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U.S. stock markets will be closed Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day, with trading resuming on Tuesday, September 8. Both the NYSE and Nasdaq observe the federal holiday, leaving investors without access to equities markets for the extended weekend. Bond markets, guided by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), will also…
The release of OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra model has reignited investor enthusiasm for AI hardware, with memory chip makers among the biggest beneficiaries. OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra on September 3, marking the company’s most ambitious and computationally demanding model release to date. The launch has coincided with a broader recovery in semiconductor stocks that had been…
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who later served as President Trump’s personal lawyer, has publicly attacked Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his plans to attend the 9/11 commemoration at Ground Zero. Giuliani led New York City through the devastating aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and he has positioned himself as a vocal…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) director Adriana Cisneros purchased 10,822 shares of Class A Common Stock on August 31, 2026, according to a recent SEC Form 4 filing. The transaction was valued at approximately $619,235, based on a weighted average execution price of $57.22 per share on the date of purchase. Notably, the stock closed at $59.10…
U.S. stock investors have reason to pay attention to the currency market for signs of how money may be flowing in and out of chip stocks. The semiconductor sector has long been sensitive to macroeconomic signals, and currency fluctuations can serve as an early indicator of broader capital movement across global markets. When foreign exchange…
Hirsch, host of the popular *Not Skinny But Not Fat* podcast, issued a public apology after facing significant backlash over a sponsored advertisement tied to the Lindsay Clancy trial. The controversy began after Hirsch posted a branded ad for Polymarket, an online betting platform where users wager on the outcomes of real-world events. The post…
In 2016, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump proclaimed he was the “King of Debt” and boasted he could eliminate the national debt in eight years. At the time Trump made that claim, the national debt stood at $19 trillion, a figure that now looks almost quaint by comparison. Ten years later, the national debt has…
Lockheed Martin (LMT) is deepening its presence in India through strategic partnerships aimed at expanding local defense manufacturing and strengthening supply-chain capabilities. The company, through the Javelin Joint Venture with RTX Corporation (RTX), recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Tata Advanced Systems Limited to explore co-production of the Javelin All Up Round in India….
Oil prices climbed to near seven-week highs as Iran signaled plans to increase its control over the critical Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. Iran confirmed it had rejected a 15-point US proposal aimed at ending the ongoing conflict, instead submitting its own set of conditions to negotiators. Among Tehran’s key demands is formal recognition of…
Democrats and reproductive rights groups are making Sen. Susan Collins’s vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh the centerpiece of their campaign to unseat her. Opponents argue Collins paved the way for the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade by casting a pivotal vote in Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson released…