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With the DOJ expected to approve the $110 billion Hollywood megamerger, political concerns over turmoil at Paramount’s CBS may push Democratic AGs to act, experts say.

The U.S. economy may be more fragile than a raging bull market suggests.

Also: A way to invest in SpaceX before its IPO and advice from the Moneyist.

As work crews put up a temporary arena on the White House grounds for an Ultimate Fighting Club event next month tied to America’s 250th anniversary, supporters and critics of the event are in agreement that its prime placement in front of an American icon is an unprecedented opportunity for a company.

Dell’s blowout earnings report is highlighting how the AI buildout is also driving demand for old-school computing.

Even stocks in the beleaguered software industry have been on fire.

ServiceNow shares are up 40% this month, leading an industrywide relief rally among enterprise software companies.

Index funds popular with retirement plans are poised to buy SpaceX’s stock rocket-fast.

For two retailers that both saw their stock slide by a double-digit percentage after earnings, what may be most surprising is that executives at both Gap and American Eagle Outfitters say nothing is wrong with the economy.

The S&P 500 is flashing a green light to investors.

The Iran war could soon draw to a close. Oil prices, however, may not roll back with it.

Okta’s first-qarter earnings cleared Wall Street’s expectations, and the company believes a massive market for AI-agent identity management is brewing on the horizon.

The company’s AI-server revenue was up 757% in the first quarter, while profit beat expectations by the widest margin in at least five years.

The Protect College Sports Act bill could ‘materially harm the earnings potential of top college athletes,’ one sports attorney says.

A $65 billion Series H funding round follows a sharp three-month revenue surge for the Claude creator, pushing Anthropic to a fresh $965 billion valuation.

The unwinding of the TV bundle was bad for cable companies, but Charter’s reassembling of a bundle of streaming services is helping it dig out and may ultimately be a money saver for consumers.

Washington’s ‘fuzzy math’ impacts inflation and your wallet.

“I should get some money for my labor. But it feels a little icky to me.”

The U.S. economy wasn’t all that great in the first three months of the year. But it wasn’t terrible, either.

Americans get less bang for their bucks

The main inflation barometer preferred by Federal Reserve rose to a three-year high in April and it could rise even higher, posing a stiff challenge for households, businesses and the broader U.S. economy.

Dollar Tree’s stock soars after earnings beat expectations and the full-year profit outlook was raised.

Dan Loeb, the hedge-fund veteran famed for boardroom fights and valuing investing, admits Sam Bankman-Fried fooled him.

The Russell 2000 is beating the S&P 500 this year, but that outperformance is masking a disturbing trend of falling earnings estimates

Snowflake’s stock soars toward a record gain after an earnings beat, a raised outlook and a $6 billion commitment to expand its collaboration with Amazon’s AWS.

Equities had been prone to larger upswings when President Trump previously talked positively about the two sides getting closer to ending the Iran war

The custom-chip maker says revenue growth is expected “to continue accelerating each quarter” for the rest of the fiscal year.

While the company’s Agentforce offering is picking up steam, Salesforce didn’t deliver the top-line growth investors wanted to see

Most people think of emergencies as job loss or a hospital bill. For many today, it’s soaring energy costs.

Inflation-protected funds don’t always protect against inflation. As consumer-price inflation hits a three-year high due to the Iran war, the premise in their names is being tested.

Shares of Zscaler were headed for a record one-day decline of more than 31% after the cybersecurity company shocked investors with a downbeat revenue outlook.

Shares of travel names Delta, United and MGM were among the S&P 500’s biggest gainers on Wednesday. But one strategist called the market’s optimism misplaced.

The hype surrounding SpaceX and the scale of its ambitions will surely drive short-term demand for shares in the IPO.

A recent Anthropic partnership could provide a $43 billion revenue opportunity for Microsoft Azure by 2030, according to HSBC

An unexpected power crisis facing 49,000 California households could be just one of many as tech giants monopolize local electricity.

The company’s leadership in optical connectivity and the ramp-up of custom chips should deliver a strong quarter, according to analysts.

Big Tech’s structural mistakes are costing stock investors and fueling a massive talent crisis.

Since the start of the war in Iran, investors have favored U.S. stocks over international equities, but a deal could help to reduce the gap.

The U.S. Space Force on Tuesday awarded SpaceX a new, pricy satellite contract, further tying the company to its biggest customer.

The bond market is tied up in knots about the Iran war and inflation, as well as what the Federal Reserve under new chair Kevin Warsh might do about it.

Lack of awareness, social stigma, application struggles and eligibility concerns prevent people from getting benefits

Strong memory chip demand is leading to “enhanced” long term agreements that should benefit Micron’s stock and earnings power, UBS says.

SpaceX, which is planning to go public soon, recently tested the latest version of its massive 407-foot rocket for the first time.

“I don’t want to make it awkward.”

There have been five significant shifts in the market in the past decade, per strategists at Piper Sandler.

Plus: What’s going on with ‘grade inflation’?

Quantinuum sets terms for its IPO, in which the quantum computing company looks to raise up to $1 billion.

Spiking S&P 500 profits often signal the final innings of a bull market. History says stocks are on thin ice.

Pony AI on Tuesday reported a quintupling of robotaxi revenue and increased sales targets as the Chinese vehicle company also saw widening losses.

Ever since Big Tech went all in on artificial intelligence more than three years ago, seven companies have done the heavy lifting for overall S&P 500 earnings growth. But more recently, the other 493 names in the index have started to pull their weight.