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(Bloomberg) -- Prediction-market trading has surged during a blowout World Cup, far outpacing the growth at traditional sportsbooks and driving home the competitive threat that companies like Kalshi now pose to the sports-gambling industry. Most Read from BloombergUS Strikes Iran to ‘Punish’ It for Attack That Killed 2 TroopsFCC Near Rulings Against Disney Over ‘The View,’ TV LicensesThousands of Trucks Haul Iraq’s Oil Through Syria in Sign of Hormuz LegacyTaylor Farms Pulls Mexican Lettuce as P

The new Fed chair's top priority is a double-edged sword for the second-priciest stock market in history.

Plus, what happens when you give an AI agent access to your passwords, tech executives fear for their lives amid AI backlash, how not to charge your phone, and more.

A portfolio paying $55,000 this year feels useful today, but inflation has a way of quietly making that same paycheck feel smaller every year you spend it. The yield you choose right now could either protect your retirement income or slowly hollow it out.

(Bloomberg) -- After last week’s wipeout in chips and the broader selloff in technology stocks, pressure is building for the biggest spenders on artificial intelligence to justify their expenditures to beleaguered traders with increasingly itchy fingers hovering over their sell buttons.Most Read from BloombergUS Strikes Iran to ‘Punish’ It for Attack That Killed 2 TroopsFCC Near Rulings Against Disney Over ‘The View,’ TV LicensesThousands of Trucks Haul Iraq’s Oil Through Syria in Sign of Hormuz

A week of tech stock crashes!

Earnings results from Alphabet and Tesla headline a busy week, amid a chip sell-off and a conflict in Iran that keeps geopolitics simmering and oil prices rising.

Wall Street is looking to earnings season for evidence that the AI trade is tact.

(Bloomberg) -- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. launched a preview version of its flagship Qwen3.8 Max model, which it described as comparable to leading frontier AI models and second only to Anthropic PBC’s Fable 5.Most Read from BloombergUS Strikes Iran to ‘Punish’ It for Attack That Killed 2 TroopsFCC Near Rulings Against Disney Over ‘The View,’ TV LicensesThousands of Trucks Haul Iraq’s Oil Through Syria in Sign of Hormuz LegacyTaylor Farms Pulls Mexican Lettuce as Parasite Cases RiseTwo US Troops

Earnings reporting season will kick into high gear this week with several major technology companies releasing results,

Investing.com -- Sterling’s break higher supports the case for further long-term gains, although the speed of its recent rally leaves limited near-term upside, Bank of America currency strategists said.

When the IPO calendar floods with splashy new tickers, even cautious retirees feel the pull to chase a catch-up trade. But a quirk in the tax code means a winning bet can quietly cost more than most retirees ever see coming.

Investors have rightly given up on companies such as General Mills and Kraft Heinz, which are squeezed by everything from inflation to GLP-1s.

The typical American household spent $78,535 in 2024. Headline PCE inflation was running at 4.1% year over year in May 2026, which means the same lifestyle can become thousands of dollars more expensive in a single year. Social Security benefits are rising 2.8% in 2026, but that adjustment may not fully offset the higher cost ... The Portfolio That Lets You Ignore Inflation

GameStop chief executive Ryan Cohen is pressing ahead with a long-shot pursuit of eBay despite Wall Street scepticism, quietly amassing a nearly...

AI stocks have driven stock market direction.

Theater company AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) will be reporting results this Monday before the bell. Here’s what to expect.

Investing.com -- Stripe could gain consumer reach, merchant-processing scale and a stronger stablecoin position by acquiring PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL), though analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, Bernstein and Mizuho questioned whether the reported $60.50-per-share offer would secure a deal.

Prosecutors have declined to charge businesses in a number of recent cases—despite believing that senior employees were involved in wrongdoing.

This evergreen stock deserves a lot more attention.

(Bloomberg) -- For fund managers in London, New York and Tokyo, a new ritual has emerged before trading gets underway: checking South Korean stocks.Most Read from BloombergFCC Near Rulings Against Disney Over ‘The View,’ TV LicensesTaylor Farms Pulls Mexican Lettuce as Parasite Cases RiseThousands of Trucks Haul Iraq’s Oil Through Syria in Sign of Hormuz LegacyChip Stocks Slide Into Bear Market in AI Unwind: Markets WrapTwo US Troops Killed, One Missing After Iran Strikes NeighborsOnce a periphe

The Trump Administration announced a 25% tariff on most Brazilian imports late Wednesday, effective July 22. The U.S. has invoked Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, targeting certain Brazilian practices, which include directives to American tech giants like...

Washington spent four years trying to convince the world's most important chipmaker to build in America. On Thursday, July 16, it got a positive answer. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) confirmed an additional $100 billion for its Arizona operations. That lifted its total US ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh was subjected to intense questioning by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) regarding potential ethics violations. On Wednesday, his second day of monetary policy testimony on Capitol Hill, Warsh was grilled by Warren about a $100 million...

Taylor Farms is a critical supplier to restaurants and retailers, with produce from a single processing facility often distributed to customers across multiple states.

Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, whom JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon once called “our Einstein", has had plenty on his plate lately. SpaceX’s (SPCX) latest Starship launch was aborted, sending the stock tumbling below its IPO price to $123.99 on Friday, 45% below its post-listing peak, according to ...

(Bloomberg) -- The European Central Bank is likely to hold off on a second interest-rate hike in the coming week while keeping that option open for September.Most Read from BloombergFCC Near Rulings Against Disney Over ‘The View,’ TV LicensesTaylor Farms Pulls Mexican Lettuce as Parasite Cases RiseChip Stocks Slide Into Bear Market in AI Unwind: Markets WrapSpaceX Slump Wipes Out $1 Trillion in Market Value From PeakGoogle Gemini Launch Delayed as Tech Falls Short of Internal GoalsAfter raising

Microsoft has been one of the worst-performing large-cap tech stocks of 2026, down about 20% year to date, even as the company keeps expanding its AI business and growing Azure at a pace most cloud companies would envy. A lot of investors have been sitting on their hands, waiting either for a ...

Intel Corporation (INTC) and Google Cloud announced an expanded partnership on Thursday 16th, deploying Gemini Enterprise across Intel’s workforce and pushing agentic AI tools into its chip design process, according to an Intel Newsroom statement. The announcement should have read as an unambiguous ...

Earnings results showed generally solid credit health among borrowers, strong dealmaking activity, and blowout trading numbers.