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Jim Cramer says the storage-stock cycle has broken. SanDisk up 496% YTD, Micron up 208%. Gross margins hit 47-85%. He explains why the Club bought Micron.
Stripe is buying OpenRouter for over $7 billion, a deal that gives it control over model-switching infrastructure. Alphabet's CapitalG invested early, while competition for developer AI spend heats up.
Liquidators examine 235 transactions over $100,000 as dairy processor Mundella Foods collapses, leaving suppliers and staff unpaid. Director faces investigations.
Khouri's 14,101-share sale was a tax withholding, not a signal. BBB Foods' Q2 revenue rose 39% to 26 billion pesos; the durability question is how long the pace holds.
Executors can elect to value estate assets six months after death under IRC Section 2032, cutting the federal estate tax bill when markets drop. Only taxable estates qualify.
OCC approved World Liberty Financial for a national charter. Sen. Warren calls it 'brazen self-dealing'. Trump's crypto earnings hit $1.1B.
Westpac's PE and dividend discount models produce a wide valuation spread. The gross DDM, including franking, values the stock at $48.64, 37% above the current $35.37 price.
Tommy John, the MLB pitcher whose 1974 elbow injury led to the surgery that bears his name and revived his career, died Saturday at 83. The league announced his death Sunday.
Reddit jumps 13% on S&P 500 inclusion; Applied Materials and Broadcom slide on profit-taking and financing scrutiny. The broader market grinds higher on soft data and strong earnings.
NVDA and MSFT edged lower Tuesday as the tech sector paused. AlphaScala rates Nvidia Strong at 79, Microsoft Moderate at 71. Traders await CPI data for the next catalyst.
Trump attends crypto CEO meeting Wednesday as the SEC's delayed exemption process and a stalled Senate bill leave the industry's regulatory path unclear.
Stellantis swung to a Q2 profit as Ram sales revived, but a potential Brampton plant sale tied to US tariffs threatens the North American recovery. Contract talks loom.
Adm. Brad Cooper said the Lincoln has among the lowest mental health cases in the Navy but acknowledged challenges after reports of sailors going overboard. Trump and Hegseth downplayed concerns; Gillibrand demanded hearings.
The Hampton Grocer recalls Lacnola Lactation Granola nationwide after a supplier test found salmonella in an ingredient. No illnesses reported. Check lot codes LHG011126 and LHG020425.
Uber and Pony.ai plan to deploy over 2,000 robotaxis in Europe and the Middle East. The $10 billion commitment expands Uber's autonomous network. A rollout timeline has not been set.
Workers 50+ earning over $150,000 in Social Security wages must now put 401(k) catch-up contributions into Roth accounts, losing upfront tax deductions.
An AI agent named Luna fired a human employee for repeated lateness at an experimental San Francisco store, raising questions about AI management and its limitations.
The SEC postponed its crypto rulemaking meeting over Clarity Act concerns. The Senate vote is next month; the rulemaking phase could take close to a year.
Tyga's use of AI on '$tarface' drew a rare 0.0 Pitchfork rating and backlash from Doja Cat, highlighting the divide in the music industry over AI tools.
Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund trailed the Russell Midcap Value Index in Q2 as growth stocks outperformed. Top contributors included MCHP; detractors included LDOS.
Only 0.2% of euro area online sellers accept crypto or stablecoins, an ECB survey of 8,205 firms shows. Cash and cards dominate while mobile payments surged to 68% from 36% since 2024.
Citizens Bank offers $500 for new $10,000 savings deposits locked until September. The regional-lender bonus reflects intensifying competition for deposits as funding costs rise across the banking sector.
Gen Z accounts show the highest net accumulation rates on Binance's direct equities, bStocks and TradFi perpetuals, but trade less often than Millennials or Gen X, Binance Research found.
Missing TDS credit or incomplete business income details can trigger a defective return notice. Taxpayers have 15 days to respond or risk an invalid return.
Crypto exchanges hit $250B in equity perpetual volume in July, up 17x from April. Binance leads with 76% share, while Gate grows 308% month-on-month. Concentration in AI-memory stocks.
Trump's envoys met Qatari and Egyptian mediators as Israeli forces struck Gaza. Mediators proposed a phased hostage exchange for a six-week pause. No next-round date has been set.
Senate procedural vote on CLARITY Act set for Sept. 15. Banks oppose stablecoin rewards resembling interest. Prediction markets see 18.5% odds by 2026, down from prior weeks.
Camron Harris, 19, faces eight felony warrants after five were wounded near VSU's Quad Annexes. Harris is not a student; four of the wounded were not students.
Three closed-end funds from Eaton Vance, Reaves, and Cohen & Steers have paid monthly distributions for two decades, yielding 6.5% to 9%. EVT offers tax-advantaged income, UTG anchors in utilities, and RQI provides the highest yield through REITs.
Tokenized ETF market cap surged 826% to $611.5M in 12 months. Ethereum, BNB Chain and Solana lead, with BNB Chain adding $80.9M in a single month. Ondo Finance tops issuer volumes.