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Stocks slip on Wall Street as rising Treasury yields pressure the market
Stocks closed modestly lower on Wall Street Tuesday as another increase in long-term Treasury yields weighed on the market.
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Congress votes to end production of the penny after 234 years, sending a bill to Trump
The U.S. Mint stopped making pennies in 2025, but legislation passed by the Senate and headed to President Donald Trump’s desk will formally end their production after 234 years.
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Judges will order on Chattanooga airport lawsuit motions with ‘haste’
Both Chattanooga's challenge to a Tennessee law that replaced the local airport board and the new state-appointed board remain in place after judges heard arguments from each side Monday.
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TVA to receive historic nuclear reactor permit with Lee, Blackburn watching
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican nominee for governor, will attend a ceremony as the Tennessee Valley Authority receives a historic nuclear reactor construction permit on Tuesday.
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Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost
The Trump administration on Monday released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks.
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SpaceX’s supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends early
SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time Monday and successfully delivered the most advanced Starlink satellites yet, but cut the flight short to ensure safety.
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Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue
Nvidia on Monday unveiled a new security platform designed to stop artificial intelligence agents from going rogue, saying it sets “boundaries” that could have stopped previous breaches.
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Bond yields crank higher and pull US stocks further from their record
Yields in the U.S. bond market cranked higher Monday and again touched their highest levels in roughly two decades, which knocked U.S. stocks further from their record high.
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US and China release $60 billion nonsensitive product lists for tariff cuts after Trump-Xi meeting
The United States and China on Monday released reciprocal lists of nonsensitive products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, from American hair products to Chinese toys, in a deal expected to help bolster bilateral trade.
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High airfares could stick around even if jet fuel prices fall
Travelers could be stuck paying high airfares even if oil and jet fuel prices fall, major U.S. airlines and industry analysts say.
