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Stock Index Futures Tread Water as Investors Await Key U.S. Jobs Report

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.04%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.11% this morning as trading resumed after the Independence Day holiday, with market participants bracing for the all-important U.S. payrolls reading due later in the day.

Barchart · Jul 5, 2024

Reports: David Ellison Nears New Deal for Paramount

Ellison’s Skydance Media would pay $1.75B for Paramount’s holding company National Amusements

TV Tech · Jul 3, 2024

Underground network smuggles Nvidia's AI GPUs into China despite US sanctions — some smugglers even sell entire servers

Chinese companies still have access to Nvidia's A100 and H100 GPUs due to smuggling.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 3, 2024

Walgreens To Close Underperforming Stores Amid Financial Challenges, Reports Say

CEO Tim Wentworth discussed the decision in interviews with CNBC and the Wall Street Journal, attributing it to challenges like weaker consumer spending forecasts.

International Business Times · Jun 27, 2024

Russia starts US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s trial: What’s next for him?

The reporter was arrested in March last year on a reporting trip in Russia’s Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg.

Al Jazeera · Jun 26, 2024

Russia Puts US Journalist Evan Gershkovich On Trial

US journalist Evan Gershkovich will face the start of a closed-door trial on espionage charges in Russia on Wednesday, more than a year after he became the first Western journalist since the Soviet era to be detained on such accusations.

International Business Times · Jun 26, 2024

CoPilot+ PCs won’t run various apps and games at launch — what you need to know

Various reports claim the new Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge AI laptop can’t run a raft of security apps, certain Adobe software and various popular video games.

Tom’s Guide · Jun 20, 2024

S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 Post Record Highs on Strength in AI Hardware Stocks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.77%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.49%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.24%. Stock indexes Monday settled moderately higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting...

Barchart · Jun 17, 2024

Stocks Climb, With the Nasdaq 100 Posting New Record Highs

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.48%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.50%. Stock indexes today are higher, with the Nasdaq 100 posting a new record high....

Barchart · Jun 17, 2024

Stocks Mixed on Higher Bond Yields

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.03%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.17%. Stock indexes today are mixed, with the Nasdaq 100 posting a new record high....

Barchart · Jun 17, 2024