Among the cases highlighted by federal officials was an alleged fraudulent EKG testing scheme connected to the death of University of Mobile basketball player Kaiden Francis.

A duo of leading artificial intelligence researchers at Alphabet’s Google are planning to leave for rival Anthropic, adding to a series of high-profile departures that risk undercutting the search giant’s position in AI. 

Exposure to Medium-Term Momentum remains near record highs...

"I viewed it as a tactic to reengage with me..."

It's another Fed stress test day - which every bank passed with flying colors as usual - which in turn allowed bank to unleash a fresh flood of dividends and buybacks.

US Index futures rebounded after-hours following strong Micron earnings.

Largely symbolic... 

Crowded. Leveraged. Extended. Nothing has broken...Yet.

DARPA's new active flow control aircraft could have better survivability and enhanced stealth thanks to fewer moving parts.

"...you can have a strong dollar when rates are being cut."

This is a national embarrassment.

First day of Israel-Lebanon talks reportedly ended without any progress; Israeli Defence Minister said they will not withdraw from Southern Lebanon, even if the US asks them to do so; GOOG said to lose two more AI staffers to Anthropic; GOOG to replace VZ in DJ; OpenAI & AVGO unveil LLM-optimised intelligence processor; Mixed Aussie inflation; ECB's Schnabel views more hiking as needed to get to 2% inflation; EIA crude stocks draw more than expected; Weak US 5yr note auction.

"How management communicates the evolution of LTAs and balances near-term revenue trade-offs against longer-term stability will likely determine whether the stock can extend its re-rating from already elevated expectations."

EEM = Asia AI + volatility + leverage

Luna and her allies are using the only leverage they have: the ability to make the House floor a dysfunctional mess.

"Iran will not have the ability to close the Strait of Hormuz going forward."

 

"We expect the title to catalyze a sustainable, multi-year improvement... "