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Short Sellers Bank $5.6B Betting Against AI Stocks

Short Sellers Bank .6B Betting Against AI Stocks

Short sellers made huge profits this week by betting against artificial intelligence stocks, as the recent hype around AI started to cool off. More specifically, according to data from S3 Partners, traders shorting AI-related stocks made $5.6 billion in profits over just two trading days. Interestingly, many experts are starting to question whether the AI trend is becoming a bubble. …

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Walmart Stock Slips as Q2 Profit Comes Up Short

Walmart Stock Slips as Q2 Profit Comes Up Short

Shares of Walmart (WMT) fell about 2.5% in premarket trading Thursday after the giant retailer reported fiscal 2026 second-quarter profit below expectation.  The Bentonville, Ark.-based firm posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.68, below the $0.73 expectation of analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha. Revenue increased nearly 5% year-over-year to $177.40 billion, ahead of the $175.97 billion consensus. U.S. comparable sales …

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Martin Short, Kathie Lee Gifford Awkward Interview

Martin Short, Kathie Lee Gifford Awkward Interview

Martin Short, Kathie Lee Gifford Awkward Interview Martin Short’s 30-year marriage to his wife, Nancy Dolman, was one of the most wholesome relationships in Hollywood, with Martin and actor Nancy meeting back in 1972 when they starred in the Toronto production of Godspell. They got married in 1980, and Nancy retired from showbiz five years later to be a stay-at-home …

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Electric Corvette CX falls short of Chinese hypercar hype [video]

Electric Corvette CX falls short of Chinese hypercar hype [video]

The Corvette CX making its debut at this weekend’s The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering, generates more than 2,000 combined hp from its four, individually controlled and torque-vectoring electric motors. It’s staggering power, draped in beautiful bodywork, at a point in time when Corvette is rapidly climbing through the supercar ranks. There’s only one problem with this latest rendition of America’s …

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Saints training camp Day 15: Saints take a short day as they prepare to practice against Rams – NewOrleans.Football

Saints training camp Day 15: Saints take a short day as they prepare to practice against Rams  NewOrleans.Football Saints Training Camp 2025: Key Takeaways from Thursday, August 14  New Orleans Saints Spencer Rattler leads the way in a short Saints practice; Jake Haener clearly the odd man out  NOLA.com Saints John Ridgeway had “choice words” with new defensive line coach  Louisiana Sports Saints camp …

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The Auctioneer and the Treasury Chief: How Billy Long Fell Short at the I.R.S. – The New York Times

The Auctioneer and the Treasury Chief: How Billy Long Fell Short at the I.R.S.  The New York Times Billy Long’s IRS ouster follows clashes with Treasury  The Hill IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted  The Washington Post Stuff ‘Nixon only dreamt of’: Maddow questions Trump’s removal of handpicked IRS chief  MSNBC News The IRS faces unprecedented leadership turnover  Brookings …

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The World’s Only Hybrid Elephant Whose Short Life Still Haunts Science

The World’s Only Hybrid Elephant Whose Short Life Still Haunts Science

In July 1978, a quiet corner of the Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom became the setting for a biological first. Researchers and zoo staff documented the birth of Motty, the only confirmed hybrid between an African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). According to the Guinness World Records, no other case has been verified in the …

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Did life start on the ocean floor — and what does that mean for alien life? : Short Wave : NPR

Did life start on the ocean floor — and what does that mean for alien life? : Short Wave : NPR

In a cold, dark ocean, life thrives near hydrothermal vents. Ralph White/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ralph White/Getty Images How did life start on Earth? The answer is a big scientific mystery scientists are actively investigating. After talking with many scientists, host Regina G. Barber found that an abundance of water on Earth is most likely key, in some …

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