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All eyes turn to Fed chair Kevin Warsh and his first moves on interest rates
Ever since Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump in late January to lead the Federal Reserve, a question has lingered: Will he seek to raise interest rates to tame inflation or cut them as Trump has long demanded?
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Oil drops below $80 per barrel, while tech stocks weigh on a mixed Wall Street
Oil prices sank again Tuesday and dropped below $80 per barrel for the first time since early March, while U.S. stocks drifted near their all-time highs in mixed trading.
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SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAI
SpaceX will move forward with its $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Cursor as Elon Musk's space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge against rivals Anthropic and OpenAI after its Wall Street debut last week.
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Higher prices for gas, groceries and flights will likely outlast the Iran war
A tentative deal to end the Iran war makes it reasonable to ask how soon prices will drop for gasoline, groceries, airline tickets and other items that got more expensive during the conflict.
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Nvidia’s Huang pledges AI will boost manufacturing jobs. A test will come in Texas
Jensen Huang’s company Nvidia makes the computer chips that unleashed a revolution in artificial intelligence. Now he's wagering that an AI buildout can revive U.S. manufacturing, pushing past limits facing science and society.
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McDonald’s is serving fried apple pie again for America’s 250th birthday
McDonald’s is frying up some apple pies to honor America’s 250th birthday.
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Pizza Hut, overtaken by the arrival of delivery culture, will be sold for $2.7 billion
Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands.
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What to know about the demining and escort mission that US allies want for the Strait of Hormuz
The naval mission for the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. allies are proposing as a follow-up to a deal to end the Iran war would aim to reassure crews and shipping insurers that vessels can safely navigate the narrow waterway again, by removing any explosive mines and potentially providing military escorts.
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Google invests $1.5B to expand Alabama data center powered by TVA
Google announced plans on Monday to invest $1.5 billion to expand an Alabama data center located at a former Tennessee Valley Authority coal plant and powered by the federal agency.
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Still Hollow development is Chattanooga area’s first ‘agrihood’
Local developer Burgin Homebuilders is creating the Chattanooga area's first "agrihood," a residential community built around features involving the production of fresh food and a growing trend in real estate across the country.
