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Republican Mike Rogers is pushing back hard against criticism that he ducked a televised event with Democratic Senate rival Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. Rogers appeared on CBS News Detroit and flatly denied any prior commitment to the Fox 2 Detroit town hall event held on September 15. “Well, first of all, it’s not a debate….
Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) rose more than 1% overnight Wednesday, closing at $59.27, even as investors searched for clarity on the next BlueBird satellite launch. Despite the overnight gain, ASTS remains down roughly 1% for the week, reflecting lingering uncertainty around the company’s satellite deployment schedule. Retail investors on Stocktwits largely held firm in…
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) has announced it will host Qubits Asia 2026: Quantum Realized, a full-day quantum computing user conference on October 28, 2026, in Seoul. The company describes itself as the only dual-platform quantum computing provider offering both annealing and gate-model systems, software, and services to enterprise customers. The event will spotlight production…
The second quarter earnings season for defense contractors has wrapped up, revealing a broadly strong performance across the sector with a few notable exceptions. RTX (NYSE:RTX), the aerospace and defense giant formerly focused on refrigeration technology, posted revenues of $24.71 billion, up 14.5% year on year, beating analyst expectations by 7.8%. The company also delivered…
For property owners sitting on significant home equity, a home equity line of credit can seem like an attractive way to access needed cash. A HELOC allows homeowners to borrow against the equity in a property, typically up to a set credit limit, repaying only what they use. When a rental property is fully paid…
Diesel fuel prices have surged to record highs, rattling transportation companies that form the backbone of the American economy. Prices for diesel, used to power trucks and trains, reached an all-time high of approximately $6.31 per gallon on Wednesday, according to AAA data. The spike represents a more than 70% increase from a year ago,…
The House has approved a resolution holding billionaire investor and Apollo Global Management (APO) co-founder Leon Black in contempt of Congress. The contempt referral follows Black’s refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The House Oversight Committee had previously voted unanimously 41-0 to…
Stephen Colbert has opened up about life after late night television, telling Jimmy Kimmel he has no regrets about stepping away from the format. Colbert appeared on Kimmel’s show and spoke candidly about the toll that covering the daily news cycle had taken on him personally and professionally. He described consuming the daily news as…
A hacker group calling itself stegan0gram physically removed a Flock Safety camera from above a roadway and copied its internal data. The group shared the recovered files with 404 Media, WIRED, and the nonprofit leak archiver Distributed Denial of Secrets, known as DDoSecrets. The data was made public and revealed in new detail how Flock…
SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) shares are climbing sharply Wednesday morning after the company confirmed a firm date for Starship’s most consequential test flight to date. Barron’s reported that SpaceX plans to launch Starship again on September 22, targeting the vehicle’s first attempt to place its upper stage into stable Earth orbit. SpaceX stock is trading at…