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All-time highs

Stocks hit all-time highs, Anthropic, SpaceX announce computing deal, AMD soars after earnings on strong demand, corporate America shrugs off economic uncertainty, and 30 charged in massive insider-trading ring...

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May 6, 2026

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Blockbuster forecast

Wall Street remains bullish on AI, gas prices climb toward $5.00 a gallon, Anthropic unveils AI agents targeting financial services, AMD rallies anew after blockbuster forecast, and Intel and Micron are poised to break major milestones...

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May 5, 2026

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Watershed moment

US and Iran trade fire in Gulf, Amazon’s ‘watershed’ logistics move, Palantir revenue jumps 85%, Musk settles SEC lawsuit, and Michael Burry sells all GameStop stock...

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May 4, 2026

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Unsolicited offer

GameStop offers to buy eBay, investors rethink ‘sell in May and go away’, Pentagon strikes deals with 7 Big Tech companies, Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down, and emerging-market stocks are powering past the war...

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May 1, 2026

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Investors are split

Markets rally to cap best month for stocks since 2020, Apple tops earnings estimates, Google wraps up best month since 2004, AI earnings bonanza is splitting investors, and Warsh set to inherit a Fed that looks ready to fight rate cuts...

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Apr 30, 2026

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Move over TACO

Fed holds rates steady, Traders brace for $800B in earnings-related stock movement, oil hits wartime high soaring past $123, Uber expands into hotels in "everything app" push, and NACHO is the new word on Wall Street...

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Apr 29, 2026

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Bracing for next move

Wall Street braces for Fed's next move, UAE quits OPEC in a blow to the oil cartel, US pump prices near 4-year high, Dimon warns of 'some kind of bond crisis' ahead, and Elon gets his day in trial against OpenAI...

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Apr 28, 2026

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Call buyers defy dip

Xi blocks Meta deal that’s already done, major central banks set to hold interest rates steady, Nvidia and Intel call buyers defy the dip, Microsoft, OpenAI rewrite partnership deal, and oil prices top $108 after Iran peace talks unravel...

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Apr 27, 2026

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Make-or-break

Big Tech’s earnings week is make-or-break for rally, AI stock enthusiasm heats back up, oil tops $107 per barrel, path cleared for Trump's Fed pick, and US Mint buys drug cartel gold and sells it as ‘American’...

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Apr 24, 2026

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High stakes

American soldier arrested for Polymarket bets, Oracle’s AI debt pushes Wall Street to the limit, Trump: Americans should expect higher gas prices, Intel’s stock soars 20% as results top estimates, and Meta, Microsoft plan cuts, affecting 23,000 jobs...

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Apr 23, 2026

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'Biggest product ever'

US says no deadline for Iran proposal, US could own up to 90% of Spirit Airlines in $500M rescue plan, Musk: Optimus robots will be 'biggest product ever', Bessent: Gulf allies requested currency swap lines, and Lululemon names former Nike exec as new CEO...

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Apr 22, 2026

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No clear path

Trump extends Iran ceasefire, Warsh still has no clear path to confirmation after Senate hearing, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rises to record high, Adobe announces $25 billion stock buyback, and Amazon launches GLP-1 weight loss program...

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