Warren Buffett, Flush With Cash, Also Owns More Treasury Bills Than the...
By Andrew Moran and Kevin Stocklin As Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway strategically sells shares of companies such as Apple for cash, it is parking hundreds of billions in U.S. Treasury bills...
View ArticleNew Immunotherapy Shows Promise in Fighting Colon Cancer
By George Citroner In a new development, scientists have weaponized patients’ own immune cells to combat metastatic colon cancer. This innovative approach, which genetically enhances lymphocytes to...
View ArticleDow Jones Drops 230 Points Lower as Wall Street Comeback Attempt Fizzles Out
By Jack Phillips The Dow Jones Industrial Average saw early gains on Wednesday before turning negative by midday, two days after it posted a more than 1,000-point loss amid fears of a possible U.S....
View ArticleUnemployment Rate Spike Triggers ‘Sahm Rule’ Indicator, Signaling Potential...
By Naveen Athrappully An economic indicator that has historically predicted U.S. recessions with high accuracy is now signaling a potential recession for the country following the recent spike in...
View ArticleJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Warns He Stills Believes a US Recession Is Coming
By Jack Phillips Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, warned that the chance of the U.S. economy making a “soft landing” is not a certainty, coming amid volatility spikes seen in the...
View ArticleAs Gas Tax Revenues Slow, States Urged to Open Throttle on New Ways to Pay...
By John Haughey LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—State Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) revenues are flat and even declining in some states because automobiles are increasingly more fuel-efficient, ensuring the trend will...
View ArticleVirginia Governor Orders Measures to Tighten Election Security
By Jackson Richman Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order on Aug. 7 to implement security measures ahead of the November election. These measures include using paper ballots; tracking...
View ArticleNew Material Can Regrow Damaged Cartilage in Joints
By A.C. Dahnke A new material may help regrow cartilage in damaged joints, according to an animal study conducted by Northwestern University researchers. The researchers said the material may someday...
View ArticleOpenAI is a bigger threat to Google than US regulators
By Aditya Soni and Kenrick Cai Aug 8 (Reuters) – Google is facing a bigger threat from Sam Altman’s OpenAI even as it awaits a decision on how antitrust regulators in Washington plan to level the...
View ArticleRNC Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Arizona’s Citizenship Check Voting Laws
By Katabella Roberts The Republican National Committee (RNC) is asking on the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate an Arizona law requiring voters to prove their U.S. citizenship for the upcoming...
View ArticleAd Group Shuts Down After Being Sued by Elon Musk’s Company
By Zachary Stieber A group of advertisers is shutting down due to a lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X Corp. “Today we announce that GARM will discontinue its activities,” the World Federation of Advertisers...
View ArticleUS Marshals Arrest Over 230 Fugitives, Including Rapists and Murderers, in...
By Tom Ozimek The U.S. Marshals Service has announced the conclusion of “Operation Silver Shield,” a 90-day interagency operation that resulted in the arrest of 232 fugitives across Maryland, including...
View ArticleVeteran who served in Tim Walz’s battalion addresses stolen valor...
By Yael Halon A veteran who served with Harris running mate Gov. Tim Walz accused him of embellishing his time in the service and abandoning his unit just before they deployed. In an interview...
View ArticleHomebuyers Get Creative Amid Historically High Property Values
By Michael Washburn The dramatic rise in median home prices in New York City and other busy real estate markets from pre-pandemic levels, and the intense competition for desirable properties, has...
View ArticleFDA Approves First Nasal Spray to Treat Anaphylaxis
By Marina Zhang On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved neffy, a nasal spray for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including life-threatening anaphylactic shock....
View Article15 States Sue to Block Biden Admin From Expanding ACA to Cover Illegal...
By Chase Smith Fifteen states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), challenging a new rule that extends health coverage...
View ArticleRFK Jr. Says He Will ‘For Sure’ Have His Name on All 50 State Ballots
By Aldgra Fredly Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed confidence that he would secure ballot access in all 50 states, despite facing legal challenges over ballot...
View ArticleClosing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (Aug. 9)
By The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose 65 cents to $76.84 per barrel Friday. Brent crude for October delivery rose 50 cents to $79.66 per barrel. Wholesale...
View ArticleHalf of Orange County’s Residents Hope to Move, Survey Finds
By Jill McLaughlin Half of residents in California’s third-most populated county say they are considering moving, a survey published Aug. 9 revealed. The survey—conducted by the University of...
View ArticleMicrosoft Says US Presidential Campaign Targeted by Iran-Backed Hackers
By Tom Ozimek Microsoft’s cyber threat assessment unit said on Aug. 9 that a high-ranking official on a U.S. presidential campaign had been hacked by an Iran-backed group, with the Trump campaign later...
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