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Canada has officially activated retaliatory tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of American goods, escalating an already bitter trade dispute between the two longtime allies. The new duties range from 15% to 50% across hundreds of U.S. products, covering dairy, agricultural equipment, paper, household appliances and electronics. U.S. steel, aluminum and iron products were among the…
Cybersecurity has become a core part of how modern organizations operate. Businesses, government agencies, healthcare providers, technology companies, and critical infrastructure operators all depend on connected systems that can expose sensitive information when poorly protected. As digital threats continue to evolve, organizations need clear ways to identify weaknesses and strengthen their defenses. In the United…
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…
China’s trade growth picked up in August, though imports fell short of expectations, underscoring persistent weakness in domestic demand within the world’s second-largest economy. Exports grew 25% in U.S. dollar terms in August from a year earlier, according to official customs data released Tuesday, in line with Reuters-polled analysts’ forecasts and quickening from a 23.9%…
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…
The satellite industry’s most important competition is not happening on launchpads — it is unfolding across radio frequencies racing to reach smartphones in billions of pockets worldwide. The FCC’s authorization of Supplemental Coverage from Space has unlocked a new competitive category where orbital constellations beam service directly into ordinary handsets without specialized hardware. Four publicly…
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…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), a developer of low Earth orbit satellites, went public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company in April 2021. Since its market debut, ASTS has risen more than fivefold, drawing significant investor attention as the LEO satellite sector gains momentum globally. Unlike SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, AST’s BlueBird satellites are considerably…
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…
When multiple siblings inherit an IRA together, one of the first questions they ask is whether they can simply liquidate the account and split the proceeds immediately. The short answer is yes, beneficiaries can cash out an inherited IRA in a lump sum, but the financial consequences of doing so can be significant and long-lasting….