This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Oct 3 – USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) stock jumped more than 9% in early trading on Friday after CEO Barbara Humpton revealed the company has been in close discussions with President Trump’s administration. The momentum carried into the regular session, where shares gained another 23%, signaling investor optimism around the company’s role in the …
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Susan Monarez was fired from her role as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after refusing to strip staff members of their jobs.Credit: Alyssa Schukar for Nature When Susan Monarez took the helm of the beleaguered US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in late July, she had her work cut out for her. Public …
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Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company’s Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. April 29, 2025. Laure Andrillon | Reuters Intel is in early talks with AMD to manufacture chips for it in its foundry business, according to a report from Semafor. Intel shares rose as much as 6% on the news at one point during …
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Intel is in early-stage talks to add AMD as a customer at Intel’s factories, in what would be another vote of confidence in the struggling chipmaker, according to people familiar with the matter. In the past seven weeks, Intel has gained investment dollars and public support from the White House, Nvidia, and SoftBank, and is in talks for backing from …
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In the courtroom, there’s a legal claim called “ineffective assistance of counsel” that a defendant can make when their attorney is so bad at their job that it effectively violates their constitutional rights. Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga should look into whether the same claim can be made in NBA contract negotiations. The good news is that the Warriors-Jonathan Kuminga contract …
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Learning opportunities for young players Canales referenced a few specific examples of changes he wanted to see when asked about plays involving Chau Smith-Wade and Trevor Etienne. Smith-Wade punched and missed at the ball on Hunter Henry’s 31-yard touchdown run, rather than wrapping and tackling. “We teach first guy in’s got to make the tackle; second guy, look to punch …
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Ford’s CEO Jim Farley was interviewed on Decoder’s latest podcast episode, and guest host Joanna Stern asked about plans for CarPlay Ultra support. Here’s the update Farley gave about where Ford currently stands with CarPlay Ultra. CarPlay Ultra support seems likely at some point, but not any time soon In the lead-up to CarPlay Ultra launching earlier this year, Apple’s …
Read More »Occidental in talks to sell OxyChem unit for at least $10 billion, FT reports Reuters Occidental Petroleum in Talks to Sell OxyChem Unit, FT Says Bloomberg.com Occidental in talks to sell petrochemical business for $10 billion: FT (OXY:NYSE) Seeking Alpha Occidental Petroleum in talks to sell OxyChem unit for about $10bn Financial Times Occidental in talks to sell OxyChem unit for $10 bln- FT Investing.com …
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In 1990, the future director of the Vatican Observatory was living in a refugee camp in Jordan. Fr. Richard D’Souza, S.J., the director of the Vatican Observatory. Credit: Courtesy photo. Fr. Richard D’Souza was 12 years old at the time, and his family had just lost everything. D’Souza was born in the Indian city of Pune, but his family emigrated …
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Why is Electronic Arts, one of the biggest names in the video game business, reportedly in talks to go private? Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier notes that video game companies are moving towards consolidation and that the deal could reflect EA executives’ broader concerns over the future of the industry. Following a period of rapid growth in the 2010s and during the …
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