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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock has shed 31% since early July, closing at $58 on October 2 after a string of setbacks rattled investor confidence. The steepest single-session decline came on July 16, when shares plunged 17% following the company’s announcement of a $1 billion convertible notes offering the previous day. Convertible notes allow holders to…
Big technology names drove the Nasdaq Composite to a weekly gain as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 both closed the week lower. The Dow finished at 51,094.96, up 0.33% on Friday but down 1.42% for the week, with an RSI14 of 38.1 signaling a weakening trend. The S&P 500 ended the week…
A senior House Republican has raised concerns about President Donald Trump’s popularity, warning that his standing with voters is complicating the party’s midterm election outlook. Representative French Hill of Arkansas, a prominent Republican voice in the House, acknowledged that Trump’s “lack of favorability” is creating “tough” political conditions heading into the 2026 midterm cycle. The…
Republican strategist Karl Rove believes Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will lose his Senate bid if he refuses to debate Democratic challenger state Rep. James Talarico. Rove made the striking prediction during a Wednesday appearance at The Economic Club of Chicago, sharing the stage with prominent Democratic strategist David Axelrod. “If he doesn’t debate, I…
SpaceX held its ground better than any rival this week, with SPCX falling just 0.4% while the broader space sector sold off sharply. RKLB declined 5%, FLY lost 6%, PL dropped 7%, ASTS shed 8%, and RDW slid 9% over the same period. Starship Flight 14 reached orbit on Monday, successfully deploying 26 Starlink V3…
A 67-year-old retail worker earning $19.50 an hour at a big-box store is searching for a clear path out of the workforce before it’s too late. The worker’s blunt sentiment captures a frustration shared by millions of older Americans still grinding through physically demanding jobs well past traditional retirement age. The individual began claiming Social…
Senator Bernie Sanders is traveling to Maine to campaign alongside Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson, bringing national progressive firepower to a closely watched race. The Vermont independent and two-time presidential candidate will join Jackson at three separate rallies scheduled across the state in the coming days. Sanders will first appear with Jackson in Bangor, followed…
Justice Samuel Alito has revealed that he seriously considered stepping down from the Supreme Court at the conclusion of his most recent term. Alito made the admission during an interview with CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, addressing months of speculation surrounding his future on the bench. Crawford asked Alito directly whether he had…
TD Cowen has initiated coverage on IQM’s U.S.-listed shares with a Buy rating, pointing to the quantum computing developer’s early positioning as a key competitive advantage. The analyst firm’s bullish call highlights IQM’s potential to benefit from two of the most powerful forces reshaping the technology landscape: artificial intelligence and supercomputing. Quantum computing stocks have…
The Vatican and one of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence companies have collided over a deeply philosophical question that carries significant real-world consequences. At the heart of the dispute is Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah, a senior researcher at the AI company, who attempted to influence Pope Leo XIV’s position on machine consciousness ahead of…