‘Democrats should do the right thing,’ Speaker Johnson says

‘Democrats should do the right thing,’ Speaker Johnson says

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) accompanied by Vice President J.D. Vance, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, speaks during a press conference following a meeting between President Trump and Congressional Democratic leaders on funding the government, in Washington, DC on September 29, 2025. Nathan Posner |…

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Retail traders’ incredible support of the stock market continues with biggest options volume day ever

Retail traders’ incredible support of the stock market continues with biggest options volume day ever

Friday’s selloff in the stock market resulted in the biggest options volume day ever and the latest sign of the retail trading crowd’s incredible support of the stock market. Scott Rubner, head of equity and equity derivatives strategy at Citadel Securities, said Friday, Oct. 10 resulted in over 108 million contracts traded, only the second…

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The Final Before the Final: What the Club World Cup Told Us About 2026

The Final Before the Final: What the Club World Cup Told Us About 2026

Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s hard to cut through the clutter in America’s greatest metropolis, but one of soccer’s biggest summer events did take a super-sized bite out of the Big Apple.  Passengers streamed off planes at LaGuardia Airport wearing Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain jerseys. Outside the swanky midtown Manhattan hotels…

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European firms turn to smaller M&A deals in pursuit of growth

European firms turn to smaller M&A deals in pursuit of growth

Flush with cash from a period of resilient earnings, a growing number of European companies are shunning high-stakes deals in favor of smaller and targeted “bolt-on” acquisitions to pursue growth. Executives from industrial giants to consumer goods firms are deploying capital on strategic deals designed to snap up competitors and acquire technologies instead of staking…

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Anthropic was the Pentagon’s choice for AI. Now it’s banned and experts are worried

Anthropic was the Pentagon’s choice for AI. Now it’s banned and experts are worried

Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Ruhani Kaur | Bloomberg | Getty Images Last August, Pentagon technology chief Emil Michael, a former Uber executive and attorney, took on the added role of overseeing the Defense Department’s artificial intelligence portfolio. A…

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