Eaton jumps as its earnings and outlook signal hope for the AI buildout
Eaton delivered an excellent quarter on Friday, reinforcing our view that the AI data center buildout remains alive and well. The power management company also raised its sales outlook to reflect a bigger-than-expected contribution from a recent…
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ box office: Record $72M preview sales
Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man in Sony and Marvel’s «Spider-Man: Brand New Day.» Sony Spider-Man is already webbing up a massive box-office haul. Sony and Marvel’s «Spider-Man: Brand New Day» secured $72 million in preview…
Trump AI executive order nears key deadline regulation debate heats up
CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners, and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI, during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Anna Moneymaker |…
Clear Street launches pre-IPO platform, lists AI giant Databricks
Close-up of Databricks company logo on building facade, Rincon Hill, San Francisco, June 7, 2024. Smith Collection/ gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Clear Street, the prime brokerage startup that recently shelved plans for its own IPO, is now aiming…
Trump appeals order slamming IRS lawsuit, referring lawyer to bar
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after landing in Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 19, 2026. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday appealed a federal judge’s blistering order finding he filed a…
Pirro moves to drop Reflecting Pool vandalism case, says damage due to flawed installation
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., and FBI Director Kash Patel conduct a news conference at the Department of Justice on Monday, April 27, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images U.S. Attorney for the District of…
FIFA World Cup subsidiary tests limits of private equity in sports
Global soccer may be finding the limits to private equity’s stampede into sports. A plan by FIFA to sell a minority stake in a new subsidiary — FIFA Forward Enterprise, or FFE — that would control the business side of the World Cup has faced swift…
Hamas says Trump’s Gaza disarmament proposal depends on Israel
Palestinians sit in a damaged house, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2025. Ramadan Abed | Reuters An agreement for the «complete disarmament» of Hamas in Gaza can only be agreed…
Leopold Aschenbrenner Situational Awareness fund: $45B to fire sale
Leopold Aschenbrenner Photo: Josh Edelson Two years ago, Leopold Aschenbrenner argued he was one of few people in the world who saw the future clearly. In a sprawling, 165-page essay that became required reading in Silicon Valley, the former OpenAI…
Trump: U.S. has ‘not agreed to’ grant Ukraine Patriot missile licenses
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Maryland, on July 31, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. «has not agreed» to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot…