US tech stocks tumble as investors fret over AI spending
Tech-heavy Nasdaq falls 2.6 percent as debate rages over whether AI is a bubble.
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US stock market hits all-time high as investors continue to bet on AI
The benchmark S&P 500 is up 14 percent this year despite elevated oil prices and US government debt sell-off.
US Fed watchdog finds no criminal wrongdoing in Powell-era renovation costs
Trump said former Fed chair Jerome Powell should resign anyway.
Gold falls amid rising oil prices and higher US dollar
Gold hits seven-week low; silver follows suit and records a nearly 5 percent loss.
Oil prices surge after Trump rejects Iran’s plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude rises more than 3 percent to top $107 a barrel as Washington dismisses Tehran’s proposal to end war.
US court upholds Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic
Conflict began in February when Anthropic refused to remove restrictions on use of Claude for fully autonomous weapons.
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Oil prices jump after Yemen’s Houthis claim attacks on Saudi facilities
Brent crude tops $106 a barrel after Iran-aligned rebel group claims to have successfully attacked Aramco facilities.
New York, Polymarket file dueling lawsuits amid illegal gambling claims
New York attorney general accuses prediction market platform of targeting ‘most vulnerable’ residents.
Wall Street’s Nasdaq hits all-time high as AI frenzy gathers pace
Investors shrug off AI safety concerns and Iran war, sending market to a new peak.
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman
Buffett will become chairman emeritus immediately and his son Howard will become chairman.
Bank of Japan raises rates to 31-year high of 1.25% as inflation rises
Bank of Japan raises benchmark interest rate from 1 to 1.25 percent, pledging to help counter inflation risks.
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