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The rally has erased some recent gains. AI, chip stocks had flashed buy signals.

Investor's Business Daily

Futures: After Painful AI Losses, Indexes Near Key Test - Investor's Business Daily

Costco will soon offer Medicare plans to certain members as part of a new, first-of-its-kind health insurance venture. 
The warehouse giant has teamed up with SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s l… [+3361 chars]

In a first-of-its-kind venture, Costco is partnering with SCAN Health Plan on senior-focused insurance products that could include pharmacy, vision and hearing benefits.

Fox Business

Costco plots major expansion into senior healthcare with Medicare partnership - Fox Business

Robots are also seen as a potential solution to issues posed by China's ageing population, which is expected to lead to a shortage of workers in the country, according to Fei Qin, an associate profes… [+29 chars]

Shares in the world's biggest humanoid robot maker started trading on Shanghai's Star market on Wednesday.

BBC News

Chinese robotics giant Unitree soars in stock market debut - BBC

Preliminary Route Report with Lane Akre, eastern Tour leader
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Indiana: Hancock, Shelby, Johnson, Putnam
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Check out the highlights from the second day of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.

Profarmer.com

Day 2 recap: Crop Tour finds both Indiana and Nebraska lagging last year's corn yields, pod counts - Pro Farmer

In a global first, Chinas leading commercial rocket company LandSpace has recovered a stainless-steel booster after an orbital launch, marking a major step in the countrys efforts to develop lower-co… [+1099 chars]

Zhuque-3 reaches orbit and has its first stage recovered, pulling off a dual-track strategy even the US has yet to execute.

Post Magazine

China’s LandSpace beats SpaceX with steel-booster recovery after orbital launch - South China Morning Post

Financial markets and investors are reacting to the rapidly growing U.S. national debt, which is approaching a record of $40 trillion, by requiring greater returns for those who invest in America's d… [+4055 chars]

Treasury yields hit multi-decade highs as the U.S. national debt nears $40 trillion, with the federal budget deficit projected at $2.1 trillion this year.

Treasury yields hit multi-decade highs amid surging national debt - foxbusiness.com

The Wall Street Journal

JBS Proposes to Acquire Remaining Stake in Pilgrim’s Pride - WSJ

Asian stocks dropped as a semiconductor selloff deepened, with investors retreating from one of the years hottest trades amid elevated bond yields and geopolitical uncertainty. Treasuries stabilized … [+291 chars]

Asian stocks dropped as a semiconductor selloff deepened, with investors retreating from one of the year’s hottest trades amid elevated bond yields and geopolitical uncertainty. Treasuries stabilized following recent losses.

Bloomberg

Asian Stocks Set for Losses as Bond Jitters Linger: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg

Some Outshine Fruit Bars distributed nationwide have been recalled amid concerns over potential contamination with glass, according to parent company Dreyers Grand Ice Cream.
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Some Outshine Fruit Bars distributed nationwide have been recalled amid concerns over potential contamination with glass, according to parent company Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream.

Outshine fruit bars recalled for possible glass contamination - CNN

Attorneys representing four states argued that Meta (META) developed its products to hook young users on its platforms and harvested the data of children under 13 to its benefit in the latest social … [+4348 chars]

Meta is in court again, as it faces another social media addiction suit.

Yahoo Entertainment

Meta social media addiction trial kicks off with major implications for company’s future - Yahoo Finance

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Talks over the financing continued until Guggenheim chief reached a deal to sell the holding in the basketball team

Financial Times

Mark Walter sought loan from Apollo backed by Lakers stake - Financial Times

The Trump administration, focused on economic pressure, has sidestepped provocations in the strategic waterway that are keeping traffic to a trickle

Iran’s Attacks on Ships in Hormuz Mount, Testing U.S. Military Restraint - WSJ

SAN FRANCISCO -- California energy regulators have approved new rules that will phase out some replacement tires sold in the state that do not meet energy-efficiency requirements.
The standards targ… [+1021 chars]

"Families in California that are struggling with affordability, it's going to increase their costs by hundreds of dollars in phase 2, and we've highlighted that, even using the CEC's own data, you can see that; we're rather disappointed that they moved forwar…

KABC-TV

California approves rules phasing out some tires; manufacturers warn could increase upfront costs - ABC7 Los Angeles

JetBlue, meanwhile, has kept seatback TVs. Analysts say those choices have helped shift passenger expectations, making screens feel less like a luxury and more like a standard feature on many US flig… [+3 chars]

It is also adding more premium seats, with the changes aimed at improving the travel experience and boosting revenue.

American Airlines to bring back TV screens on US flights - BBC

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OpenAI is updating its research environments, monitoring, and alignment techniques to avoid another security fiasco.
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OpenAI is improving its research environments, monitoring, and alignment techniques to beef up security after its AI accidentally hacked Hugging Face.

The Verge

OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face - The Verge

Analysts Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of S&amp;P 500, MSFT, GOOGL, NVDA, AMZN, AGIX either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this artic… [+768 chars]

Anthropic’s profitability challenges the AI loss-leader narrative, supporting hyperscaler spend and quality-driven revenue. Click for an updated market outlook.

Seeking Alpha

The Math Of The AI Bubble Is Changing - Seeking Alpha

Millions of customers are now receiving checks from State Farm after the company announced its largest dividend in history earlier this year. 
More than 7.2 million checks have been mailed since pay… [+1569 chars]

More than 7.2 million checks have been mailed so far, with millions more expected to go out this week, according to State Farm.

CBS News

State Farm is sending $5 billion in dividend checks to customers. Here's who qualifies. - CBS News

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