President Donald Trump’s alliance with health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. helped deliver Make America Healthy Again voters. But the movement Trump spent years cultivating is showing signs of splintering. Now the question is whether Kennedy could reconsolidate the same voters if he launches a new bid for the presidency. ...
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Trump turned the government into an investor. Democrats have shopping plans, too.Trump turned the government into an investor. Democrats have shopping plans, too.
The News As President Donald Trump continues buying government stakes in private companies, the rest of Washington is starting to appreciate the power of his new tool. The Trump administration has so far announced 43 equity stakes in firms producing everything from minerals to semiconductors, 36 of which were negotiated ...
US stock futures retreat on AI concernsUS stock futures retreat on AI concerns
US stock futures and Asian markets fell on growing concern that an AI boom is turning to bust. Worries have coalesced around whether public opposition or supply chain constraints will limit the buildout, and if revenues will keep up with Big Tech’s breakneck infrastructure spending. An Australian data center operator’s ...
China’s AI leader DeepSeek raises $15BChina’s AI leader DeepSeek raises $15B
Chinese AI champion DeepSeek raised around $15 billion in one of the country’s biggest-ever financing rounds as part of efforts to keep up with Western frontier firms. The Hangzhou-based firm — which last year shocked markets by unveiling a model that could compete with Silicon Valley’s leaders at a fraction ...
Gulf attracts finance firms controlling $5.8 trillion since warGulf attracts finance firms controlling $5.8 trillion since war
The News Finance firms controlling over $5.8 trillion have established their first offices in the Gulf in the nearly eight months since the Iran war disrupted the region’s economies, a sign that money managers are still betting it will remain a source of new cash. In that time, all the ...
Trump and an oil shock aren’t enough for Texan drillersTrump and an oil shock aren’t enough for Texan drillers
The Scene MIDLAND, TX — This should be a glorious era for Diamondback Energy. In the 15 years since the oil company went public, it has leveraged savvy fracking skills and astute acquisitions to grow from a scrappy West Texas driller — its stock ticker is FANG — to a ...
Poll shows big lead for South Dakota Republican RoundsPoll shows big lead for South Dakota Republican Rounds
Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota leads in his Senate race by more than 20 points, according to a new poll shared first with Semafor, a sign that any blue wave in November will have its limits. Rounds is trouncing independent candidate Brian Bengs 57% to 36% in the ...
Batterymaker CATL tumbles on earnings miss, competition fearsBatterymaker CATL tumbles on earnings miss, competition fears
CATL shares plunged after the company reported slower-than-expected profit growth, as China’s battery champion reckoned with intensifying domestic competition and EV price wars. Its stock has nearly halved since May, as investors fret over expiring tax carve-outs and a trend dubbed “de-CATLization,” whereby former customers like Xiaomi and Li Auto ...
AI helps find vulnerability affecting up to 70% of websitesAI helps find vulnerability affecting up to 70% of websites
France, Denmark, Finland, and the Netherlands took government websites offline Wednesday after web developers used AI to identify a bug affecting up to 70% of the world’s websites. The exploit is “the most severe AI vulnerability… ever found,” the co-founder of Google’s Wiz cybersecurity team told The Wall Street Journal, ...
FT: Netanyahu pushing the US to bomb Iran before electionsFT: Netanyahu pushing the US to bomb Iran before elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing US President Donald Trump to resume strikes against Iran, as both leaders contend with worrying polls ahead of critical elections. Netanyahu, who is trailing in polls, was preparing to bomb Iranian civilian infrastructure and nuclear facilities earlier this month, the Financial Times reported. ...