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While more US companies and businesses apply to receive tariff refunds, the Trump administration is seeking to appeal the federal court order and bring these payouts to a screeching halt. The administration has already issued $20.6 billion in refunds, while US Customs reports that another $85 billion in refund applications have been submitted. Yahoo Finance Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul tracks the payouts that President Trump while reporting on the administration's latest tariff cuts on farming equipment.

(Bloomberg) -- Oil flipped between gains and losses as traders parsed discordant signals on the prospects of a US-Iran peace deal. Most Read from BloombergRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableCanada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020Alphabet to Raise $80 Billion in Equity for AI SpendingAndrew Left Found Guilty in Case That Spooked Short SellersUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedWest Texas Intermediate traded above $92 a

D-Wave noted a second funding award from the government in May, as the quantum computing company continues to build on its R&D efforts.

FedEx Freight began trading as an independent company this week, but analysts say stronger margins and operating performance are needed before they become more bullish on the stock.

(Bloomberg) -- Shareholders at Palo Alto Networks Inc. have a recurring beef with the company over how much it pays the chief executive officer and other senior leaders. Most Read from BloombergRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableCanada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020Alphabet to Raise $80 Billion in Equity for AI SpendingAndrew Left Found Guilty in Case That Spooked Short SellersUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedA ma

The gargantuan funding requirements of developing artificial intelligence has already set records for the funding rounds in private markets. Now the list of largest-ever equity issues on the stock market is set to be rewritten too. The largest component of Alphabet’s proposed $80 billion equity issue—$40 billion, to be sold into the market—will be roughly on par with the size of Saudi oil giant Aramco’s 2019 initial public offering, adjusted for inflation.

Increased spending on data center expansion and road building projects bolstered equipment sales during the second quarter.

Amazon was sued on Monday by a Virginia resident over what he said were privacy violations after the company's Ring ‌doorbell cameras at friends and family members' homes collected and stored images of his ‌face using facial recognition software. The plaintiff, Charles Sigwalt, who is seeking class-action status, sued Amazon in federal court in Seattle ​alleging a feature known as “Familiar Faces” retains images of passersby without their consent. Familiar Faces, which is optional, uses artificial intelligence to identify and remember people so that when they return to a home or a business, notifications can include specific ‌names.

(Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin dipped below $70,000 for the first time in almost two months, as concerns about the conflict in Iran and selling by major holder Strategy Inc. dented investor appetite.Most Read from BloombergRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableCanada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020Alphabet to Raise $80 Billion in Equity for AI SpendingUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedAndrew Left Found Guilty in Case That Spoo

(Bloomberg) -- Extended positioning in US technology stocks is putting investors at risk of a reversal, according to Citigroup Inc. strategists. Most Read from BloombergRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableCanada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020Alphabet to Raise $80 Billion in Equity for AI SpendingUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedAndrew Left Found Guilty in Case That Spooked Short SellersSustained enthusiasm over the

(Bloomberg) -- SK Hynix Inc. plans to double its memory chip capacity over the coming half-decade, a major expansion that should help ease a global shortage of an essential component of AI.Most Read from BloombergRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableCanada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020Alphabet to Raise $80 Billion in Equity for AI SpendingUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedAndrew Left Found Guilty in Case That Spooke

(Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is working on a potential initial public offering of a Kuwaiti online beauty and fashion retailer, a deal that could mark the Wall Street bank’s first listing mandate in the Gulf nation as it seeks to expand there.Most Read from BloombergRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableCanada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020Alphabet to Raise $80 Billion in Equity for AI SpendingUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz T

The US Senate has returned from recess with the Digital Asset Clarity Act at the top of the legislative calendar, and the bill’s most consequential provision is not market structure-it is the explicit prohibition on the Federal Reserve issuing a retail Central Bank Digital Currency. That CBDC block, if enacted, ...

The new head of the Fed has a virtually impossible task of appeasing the president and Wall Street concerning interest rates.

Broadcom is set to be the final semiconductor giant to report earnings for the quarter, as a historic rally in chipmaker stocks shows little signs of abating. Investors will also watch Friday’s jobs report—one of the first major economic indicators that will inform the Federal Reserve under its new chairman, Kevin Warsh.

June 2 (Reuters) - European shares opened higher on Tuesday as strong forecasts from chipmaker STMicroelectronics lifted technology stocks, while investors awaited a key inflation report later in the

(Bloomberg) -- Arm Holdings Plc may achieve its target of $15 billion in sales of its own chips earlier than anticipated, its chief executive officer said, reflecting stronger-than-projected demand from the AI boom.Most Read from BloombergRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableCanada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020Alphabet to Raise $80 Billion in Equity for AI SpendingUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedAndrew Left Found

Real income growth has slowed to a pace "rarely seen outside of recession," Goldman Sachs warns — and Americans are only beginning to feel the squeeze.

(Bloomberg) -- Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said he pays his workers as much as possible, weighing in on a growing global debate about how profits from the AI infrastructure boom should be shared.Most Read from BloombergRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableCanada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020Alphabet to Raise $80 Billion in Equity for AI SpendingUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedAndrew Left Foun

Fast food has become more of a luxury for U.S. consumers in recent years, as menu prices have continued to climb amid inflation. The average restaurant menu prices increased by 31% between February 2020 and April 2025, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data analyzed by the National ...

(Bloomberg) -- China is pitching itself as the global fulcrum for the next phase of artificial intelligence and a legion of robotics companies is lining up initial public offerings to test investor appetite.Most Read from BloombergRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedBerkshire Hathaway to Buy Taylor Morrison for $6.8 BillionAlphabet to Raise $80 Billion in Equity for AI SpendingStocks Rise on Trump’s Iran Re

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1% while the S&P 500 was up 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.4%. The tail end of a robust first-quarter earnings season, ongoing artificial intelligence strength, and inflation figures roughly in line with expectations were enough to push equities higher today—familiar trends that have helped push the Nasdaq to its best two-month stretch in decades.

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FedEx’s much-awaited Freight spin-off is finally here, but can newly listed FDXF become the next premium trucking giant?

Anthropic, maker of the chatbot Claude, said Monday that it had filed confidential paperwork with federal regulators in preparation for selling its stock to the public. The company is expected to be one of three trillion-dollar debuts on the stock market this year, along with Elon Musk’s rocket and AI venture SpaceX and OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT. SpaceX filed to go public in April and OpenAI is expected to do so soon. (The Washington Post has a content partnership with OpenAI.)Subscribe to The Po

After two years of testing, “the technology is there,” says CEO John Smith. Now the ball is in the regulators’ court.

(Bloomberg) -- A data center tied to CoreWeave Inc. is set to get funding from a $850 million junk-bond sale by Elk Grove Village Property LLC, which joins a wave of high-yield issuers tapping debt markets to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure.Most Read from BloombergUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedBerkshire Hathaway to Buy Taylor Morrison for $6.8 BillionA Rare ‘Super’ El Niño Is Looking More Likely. Here’s What to ExpectRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin

Alphabet is seeking federal approval to release up to 32 million treated mosquitoes across California and Florida to curb the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. Here’s why — and what to consider.

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Investing.com -- Citi has turned bullish on copper after several months of a broadly neutral stance, raising its near-term price forecast to $14,500 per metric ton and targeting $15,000 per ton within the next six to twelve months, driven by U.S. tariff tailwinds, tighter supply and resilient demand from energy transition and AI infrastructure.