SpaceX launches massive Starship rocket in first test flight since IPO
The SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy v3 Booster lift off on its 13th test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Starbase, Texas, U.S., July 24, 2026. Steve Nesius | Reuters SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket Friday evening from its company…
Trump sued over new tariffs, experts say courts may scrap them
People watch as the Doris Ocean container ship departs from the Port of Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, May 28, 2026. Mario Tama | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s global «liberation day» tariffs were struck down in the courts, shattering the…
Moody’s: AI spending threatens credit quality of Amazon, Meta, Alphabet
Magnificent 7 tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq. Adam Jeffery | CNBC The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure at a trillion-dollar annual clip is eroding the free cash flow and increasing balance-sheet risk at so-called hyperscalers,…
Tesla, SpaceX shares decline as Musk prepares for Starship test flight
SpaceX founder Elon Musk addresses members of the media during a press conference announcing new developments of the Crew Dragon reusable spacecraft, at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, Oct. 10, 2019. Philip Pacheco | Afp | Getty Images It…
Bond market anxiety is growing over AI capex budgets
Investors are getting increasingly uncomfortable with the amount of capital needed to make the artificial intelligence buildout a reality. It’s playing out in real time in the bond market, where the biggest names involved in the blitz — Google,…
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against overregulating open-weight models
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Palantir and more than 20 other companies released a letter Friday urging policymakers to avoid «premature restrictions» on open-weight artificial intelligence models that would «stifle competition or drive innovation overseas.»…
Cyclospora: CDC says outbreak is in nine states
A customer shops for cilantro at a Walmart Supercenter on July 23, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The nation’s largest multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to shredded iceberg lettuce has expanded to nine states, the…
Treasury yields retreat, 10-year hovers around January 2025 highs
A_Carina | iStock | Getty Images U.S. Treasury yields retreated on Friday after briefly hitting the highest level since January 2025 the day before, when Brent crude oil’s climb above $100 per barrel reignited inflationary fears. The yield on the…
Trump to slap ‘sweeping’ new tariffs on 60 trade partners
The Trump administration will impose new tariffs just after midnight ET Friday on dozens of countries over alleged forced-labor violations, according to a notice in the Federal Register. The duties, set between 10% and 12.5%, will effectively replace…
Trump considering ‘massive attack’ on Iran, Tehran threatens UK
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after landing in Air Force One on July 19, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said he will soon make a decision on whether to launch a «massive…