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A Strong Headline, a Narrow Market: Tuesday’s Rally in Full
The Nasdaq rose 1.2 percent and the S and P 500 added 0.6 percent on Tuesday, but six of 11 sectors fell and the Dow was nearly flat, showing a rally carried by technology.
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Apple Sets an October 13 Event as Smart-Home Hardware Takes Its Turn
Apple has announced a product launch for Tuesday, October 13, under the tagline Welcome Home, and the reporting around it points squarely at the…
Technology
Lawmakers Sound the Alarm Over Google’s Deal for a Defunct Airline’s Data
More than 120 U.S. lawmakers raised concerns this week about a deal for Google to acquire internal data from defunct carrier Spirit Airlines for…
Business
Holiday Forecasts Split: Record Online Sales, Smaller Household Budgets
Two holiday forecasts released this month describe the same American consumer from opposite ends. Online holiday spending is projected to reach a record $275.1…
Business
Fed Minutes Show a Hawkish Committee and a Market Betting on a Pause
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September meeting, released October 7, showed a committee still focused on inflation even as its next move grows harder…
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Bend Wakes Up to a Quiet Friday After the Silver Rail Elementary Shooting
In Bend, Oregon, Friday began with empty classrooms. The local school district cancelled classes across the city a day after a 16-year-old forced his…
Politics
What the Generic Ballot Lead Does and Does Not Tell You About November 3
Democrats lead by 8 to 11 points on the generic ballot depending on the poll, but that national lead is not a seat projection, and forecasters keep saying so.
Business
DeepSeek Raises $15 Billion From Tencent, CATL Days After US Federal Ban
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is raising around 15 billion dollars from investors including Tencent and battery giant CATL, according to Bloomberg reporting, in a
Technology
Who Controls AI Once It Enters a Classified Network? DeepMind Exits Raise the Question
Google DeepMind researcher Andreas Kirsch quit arguing the company has no real control or veto over how the Pentagon uses its AI in classified settings, raising a governance question for the whole industry.
Sports
Ravens Beat the Cowboys on a 56-Yard Field Goal as Time Expires
Baltimore beat Dallas 34-31 in Week 3 on a 56-yard field goal with one second remaining, a finish assembled in about seven seconds of…
Entertainment
Halloween Spending Heads Toward $13.5 Billion as Shoppers Start Early
Americans are expected to spend about $13.5 billion on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey, with roughly three in…
Health
The DuPage Breakthrough: What a Vaccinated Measles Case Tells Us
A vaccinated DuPage County resident has tested positive for measles after returning from an international trip, in what health officials call a “rare breakthrough…
Science
A Spacecraft Photographs a Complete Auroral Oval From Above the Pole
You cannot see a complete auroral oval from the ground, it is simply too large, a ring of light encircling a magnetic pole. A…
