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Most of Wall Street rises, but sinking AI stocks send it lower for the week
Most of the U.S. stock market rose Friday after oil prices eased back to where they were before the war with Iran, but drops for stocks swept up in the mania around artificial-intelligence technology kept the market in check.
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OpenAI and Anthropic limit new AI models to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Friday it is restricting the release of its new artificial intelligence model at the request of President Donald Trump’s administration, the latest in an unprecedented government vetting of AI products for cybersecurity risks.
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Toyota threatens GM’s sales crown as US hybrid demand surges
General Motors Co. is facing an uncomfortable reality: Toyota Motor Corp. has a shot at taking the U.S. sales crown once again thanks to growing demand for its gasoline-electric hybrids.
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Regional Planning Commission moves venues as county separates from city staff
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission is changing venues after the county opted to have separate staff work on zoning cases for the city and county.
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Key inflation gauge jumps to 3-year high in latest sign of affordability challenges
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose political problems for President Donald Trump and his political party as midterm elections near.
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Trump is frustrated gasoline prices don’t mirror oil’s decline. Experts say it’s not that simple
U.S. gasoline prices decreased an average of 49 cents a gallon in the last month as expectations rose for an end to the war with Iran. But they're not falling fast enough for President Donald Trump.
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Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish after Micron soars and Apple drops
The U.S. stock market meandered to a mixed finish Thursday after several artificial-intelligence stocks veered back up their roller-coaster ride, while Apple dropped after hiking prices on many of its products.
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Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against the maker of Roundup weedkiller
The Supreme Court sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people the product could cause cancer.
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Apple hikes Mac, iPad prices on memory shortage; shares fall
Apple Inc. took the extreme measure of raising prices of all Macs, iPads, home devices and the Vision Pro on Thursday, seeking to offset cost hikes caused by an unprecedented shortage of memory chips and storage.
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This model tops American-Made Index, and a Detroit brand makes big leap
For the sixth year in a row, a model from Elon Musk-led electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc. topped the 2026 Cars.com American-Made Index, while an offering from rugged Stellantis NV brand Jeep showed the greatest improvement among Detroit Three nameplates.
