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The dream of becoming America’s next billionaire is up for grabs this Saturday night as the Powerball jackpot climbed to $1 billion, sending ticket sales soaring across the nation ahead of the Labor Day weekend drawing. Game officials increased the jackpot estimate Friday morning from $950 million after reviewing national ticket sales, Powerball said. The winner could opt for a …

Labor Day weekend has finally arrived, and after a week of early discounts trickling in, the sales are now in full swing. From big-screen OLED TVs and outdoor gear to back-to-school essentials like the latest MacBook Air, we rounded up a guide of almost 100 deals we think are worth your time and money. But we get it. In times …

More packages of shrimp are being recalled for potential radioactive contamination — this time sold at Walmart locations across more than two dozen states, including Oregon and Washington. AquaStar, a Seattle-based seafood wholesaler, announced Thursday it was recalling 26,460 packages of cocktail shrimp, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. It follows two recent frozen …

Wall Street closed out another winning month Friday, even as stocks gave back some of their recent gains, pulling the market below its latest all-time highs. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% a day after climbing to a record high. The benchmark index ended August with a 1.9% gain, its fourth straight month of gains. It’s now up 9.8% so far …

Key Takeaways Alibaba Group’s cloud computing unit is said to have developed a new chip more advanced than its legacy products, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The news hit markets Friday, with the e-commerce giant’s stock rising as U.S. chip companies’ shares largely fell. Alibaba’s ambitions and emerging AI challengers in Shanghai and Beijing show that China won’t …

A Spirit Airlines plane taxis at New Hampshire’s Manchester Boston Regional Airport on June 2, 2023. The budget carrier said Friday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection again, months after emerging from a Chapter 11 reorganization. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Budget carrier Spirit Airlines said Friday that it has filed for fresh bankruptcy protection months …

S&P 500 dips from record highs as Dell and Nvidia drop  Reuters Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slide on inflation worries, ending 4th winning month lower  Yahoo Finance S&P 500 ends lower as Dell and Nvidia drop  Reuters Wall Street closes out a wild month on a subdued note  CNN US stocks end lower ahead of Labor Day weekend, but gain on …

Veteran Nvidia analyst drops blunt 4-word message on its future  TheStreet NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2026  NVIDIA Newsroom Nvidia’s Hyper-Growth Keeps Stock Valuation Out of Bubble Zone  Bloomberg.com Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq waver after Nvidia earnings, GDP, jobs data  Yahoo Finance Breakingviews – Nvidia is AI, but only for so long  Reuters Source link

A week of fast-moving developments has left some with questions about access to the COVID-19 vaccine. While experts and officials say the new federal guidance surrounding COVID vaccine authorization could make it more difficult for many people to be inoculated, there are still unresolved questions and wrinkles yet to emerge. But here is what we know: Can I get a …

Intel’s CHIPS Act Requirements Waived After U.S. Government Takes Stake – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Intel says it received US grant; government says it is still working on deal  Reuters Trump’s brand of US capitalism faces ‘socialist’ backlash from conservatives  BBC Trump Intel deal designed to block sale of chipmaking unit, CFO says  Financial Times Analysis | The death of Reaganomics: Trump breaks …