Elon Musk on Thursday sparred with an attorney for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in the…
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Current price of oil as of May 1, 2026
At 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time today, oil was priced at $116.10 per barrel with Brent serving…
The fruit fly cancer researcher who built his first prototype out of lollipop sticks and straws
Or perhaps those fruit flies are crowding a fermenting sourdough starter, or swarming a banana that’s…
‘Cut up the credit cards:’ Members of Congress call for action after US debt surpasses GDP
The value of debt held by the public has officially surpassed the size of the U.S.…
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel: Tech leaders vastly underestimate ‘societal pushback’ to AI
Snap, the tech company behind the social media app SnapChat, introduced on Tuesday AI Sponsored Snaps,…
The national debt is the same size as the economy. It’s a ‘disturbing warning and a call to action,’ watchdog says
Six months before Election Day, America’s $39 trillion national debt has moved from an abstract fiscal…
Supermicro—accused of smuggling $2.5 billion in Nvidia chips to China—has been here before, in Iran
Supermicro has spent the past three years riding the AI wave in Silicon Valley but before…
Investors shrug off Iran worries to return to Asia, ‘backbone of the whole AI value chain’
Asia’s stock markets have rebounded since the outbreak of the Iran war over two months ago,…
High earners are feeling the pain of wealth creep—leading to a new trade-off in their spending
Some of investing’s top voices have always warned against lifestyle creep. You have Warren Buffett still…
China dominates the world’s lithium supply. The U.S. just found 328 years’ worth in its own backyard
Lithium is everywhere: It’s in the battery powering the device on which you’re reading this article.…
Two days before early voting starts, Louisiana suspends congressional primaries
Louisiana suspended its congressional primaries Thursday as early voting was about to get underway while pressure…
Tim Cook’s advice to Apple’s next CEO: The most important decision is ‘where he spends his time’
Apple’s incoming CEO introduced himself to Wall Street on Thursday, in a brief earnings-call debut in…
‘This is not normal’: Former Fed economist sounds alarm on Kevin Warsh after one-sided confirmation
The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 along party lines Wednesday to advance Kevin Warsh’s nomination as…
A ‘no-brainer’: Senate unanimously bans members and staff from using prediction markets
The Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution to prevent its own members from using prediction markets, banning…
Wind energy exec says company ‘must adapt’ as Trump offers $2 billion to kill offshore wind projects
As the Trump administration considers shelling out billions to shutter offshore wind projects, energy executives are…
House approves bill to fund DHS after warnings of the TSA running out of funds, but leaves out ICE
After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security,…
Your laundry bill is about to get more expensive—and Unilever says the Iran war is partly to blame
Consumers may be feeling the effects of global energy disruptions not only at the pump but…
‘The national debt is now larger than the economy’: Watchdog marks milestone for $39 trillion burden
The United States has crossed a grim threshold: the national debt now exceeds the size of…
Jamie Dimon: Greatest threats to the economy are geopolitics and cyber.
When Jamie Dimon is asked about the greatest risk he sees to the global economy, his…