New frontier of AI forces Trump's heavy hand

• CAISI Signs Agreements Regarding Frontier AI National Security Testing With Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI  National Institute of Standards and Technology (.gov)
• White House Opposes Anthropic’s Plan to Expand Access to Mythos Model  WSJ
• Behind the White House’s Potential Rethink on A.I.  The New York Times

Coinbase cuts headcount by 14% citing AI acceleration. The shares are gaining

• Coinbase cuts headcount by 14% citing AI acceleration. The shares are gaining  CNBC
• Coinbase Cuts 14% of Workforce in Cost-Saving Effort. The Stock Rises.  Barron's
• Coinbase is laying off 14% of staff, citing AI. Read the letter from the CEO.  Business Insider

HSBC Profit Misses on Charges Related to the UK, Middle East

• HSBC Takes $400 Million Hit From Private-Credit Alleged Fraud  WSJ
• HSBC shares drop as first-quarter pre-tax profit misses estimates on higher expected credit losses  CNBC
• HSBC’s darkest scenario: stock markets down 35% and oil at $145  MarketWatch

Ferrari tops Wall Street's first-quarter expectations ahead of EV debut

• Ferrari tops Wall Street's first-quarter expectations ahead of EV debut  CNBC
• Ferrari Q1 earnings preview: Middle East war, new Trump tariffs could hit outlook  Yahoo Finance
• Ferrari Stock Slips After Earnings. How It’s Swerving the Iran War.  Barron's
• Ferrari Maintains Guidance as New Models Help Boost Demand  WSJ

Spirit Airlines seeks approval to make retention payments as it ends operations

• Late Night Will Miss Making Fun of Spirit Airlines  The New York Times
• Every airline is Spirit Airlines now  vox.com
• Why did Spirit fail? Too many passengers hated flying it  CNN
• Why the Collapse of Spirit Airlines Means Higher Fares for Everyone  WSJ

Stock futures gain after oil pullback, strong earnings: Live updates

• Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow futures edge higher with Middle East tensions, earnings in focus  Yahoo Finance
• Wall Street falls from its records and oil prices jump after fighting flares in the Middle East  AP News
• Stock Market Today: Futures Point Higher After Down Day to Begin Week; Oil Prices Retreat After Surging on Middle East Tensions  Investopedia

GameStop shares fall 10% after CEO skirts questions over eBay acquisition details

• GameStop shares fall 10% after CEO skirts questions over eBay acquisition details  The Guardian
• GameStop’s pursuit of eBay has analysts scratching their heads | CNN Business  CNN
• GameStop stock falls after company proposes $56 billion deal for eBay  Yahoo Finance
• GameStop stock sinks after surprise eBay takeover bid, Cohen's combative CNBC interview  CNBC

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq called higher as oil dips from highs; Palantir slips after results; AMD earnings on tap.

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq called higher as oil dips from highs; Palantir slips after results; AMD earnings on tap.  MarketWatchView Full Coverage on Google News

Australia hikes rates again and warns inflation will stay higher for longer

• Australia hikes rates again and warns inflation will stay higher for longer  CNBC
• Does the RBA really have to raise interest rates? | Fiona Katauskas  The Guardian
• RBA warns of 'rough' time ahead as interest rates rise by 0.25pc to 4.35pc  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Gas prices rise to $4.46 per gallon and oil jumps as shippers stay out of Strait of Hormuz

• Gas prices rise to $4.46 per gallon and oil jumps as shippers stay out of Strait of Hormuz  NBC News
• Oil Prices Spike, National Average Up Nearly 30 Cents in One Week  AAA Gas Prices
• Why did Massachusetts gas prices jump 31 cents in one week? Expert says it could last until 2027.  CBS News
• Gas prices rising in all 50 states as average nears $5 — how much worse will it get?  USA Today

Treasury Selloff Pushes 30-Year Yield to Brink of 18-Year High

• Treasury Selloff Pushes 30-Year Yield to Brink of 18-Year High  BeInCrypto
• The long bond is back in Wall Street's danger zone  Yahoo Finance
• Treasury yields ease as investors assess Iran war's impact on economic outlook  CNBC
• Bitcoin (BTC) price analysis: Crash risk rises as bond yields surge  CoinDesk

Baltimore bakery truck hit by United Airlines jet on New Jersey Turnpike, video shows

• Baltimore bakery truck hit by United Airlines jet on New Jersey Turnpike, video shows  CBS News
• Watch the moment a United plane crashes into a truck injuring the driver  Yahoo
• NTSB investigating after United Airlines collision with light pole, truck damaged on NJ Turnpike during landing at Newark Airport  ABC7 New York
• United Airlines plane hits bakery truck during landing  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
• Newark Liberty close call spurs questions over safety at NYC area airports  Newsday

California Seeks ‘Historic’ Fine Against State Farm: Just $2 Million

• California Seeks ‘Historic’ Fine Against State Farm: Just $2 Million  The New York Times
• Regulators may seek to suspend State Farm's license, citing widespread mishandling of L.A. wildfire claims  Yahoo Finance
• California says State Farm violated the law in handling of insurance claims after Eaton, Palisades fires in 2025  ABC7 Los Angeles
• California could seek to suspend State Farm’s license over ‘mishandling’ of fire claims  The Washington Post
• State Farm has mishandled wildfire claims, state regulators say  LAist

Elon Musk’s only AI expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race

• Elon Musk’s only AI expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race  TechCrunch
• OpenAI president discloses his stake in the company is worth $30B  Dallas News
• Elon Musk foretells a 'Terminator situation’ during OpenAI trial testimony  Yahoo
• The Download: inside the Musk v. Altman trial, and AI for democracy  MIT Technology Review
• Musk Takes OpenAI Lawsuit to Trial in Oakland Court  Let's Data Science

Palantir Earnings Beat Amid Light U.S. Commercial Sales. Is Palantir Hiring Enough?

• Palantir Earnings Beat Amid Light U.S. Commercial Sales. Is Palantir Hiring Enough?  Investor's Business Daily
• Palantir tops estimates on 85% revenue growth, fastest expansion since market debut in 2020  CNBC
• Palantir Shares Slip Despite Strong Growth and Upgraded Outlook  Yahoo Finance
• Palantir’s AI Boom; Ryan Cohen’s Chutzpah  The Information
• Palantir posts its fastest revenue growth ever while calling out ‘AI slop’  MarketWatch

Meta on trial in New Mexico in landmark case over alleged harm to children

• Meta on trial in New Mexico in landmark case over alleged harm to children  NBC News
• Meta's public nuisance case in New Mexico has billion-dollar consequences  CNBC
• New Mexico seeks $3.7 billion, changes to Meta platforms in youth harm trial  Yahoo Finance
• New Mexico judge to decide if Meta's actions are a public nuisance  KOAT
• New Mexico AG criticizes Meta for threatening to shutdown platforms in state  KOMO

Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter stock disclosures

• Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter stock disclosures  Politico
• SEC and Elon Musk agree to settle lawsuit over Twitter buyout in 2022  CNBC
• S.E.C. Settles Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over His Twitter Disclosures  The New York Times
• Elon Musk will pay $1.5 million to settle with SEC over late paperwork  The Washington Post

Doris Fisher, Gap cofounder, dies at 94

• Doris Fisher, Gap cofounder, dies at 94  The San Francisco Standard
• Gap co-founder Doris Fisher dies aged 94  BBC
• Doris Fisher, Gap co-founder who helped reshape U.S. casual style, dies at 94  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Doris Fisher, Cofounder of Gap, Dies at 94  WWD

Anthropic and Wall Street Giants Join Forces to Create New A.I. Firm

• Anthropic and Wall Street Giants Join Forces to Create New A.I. Firm  The New York Times
• Anthropic takes shot at consulting industry in joint venture with Wall Street giants  Fortune
• Building a new enterprise AI services company with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs  Anthropic
• Anthropic teams with Goldman, Blackstone and others on $1.5 billion AI venture targeting PE-owned firms  CNBC
• Wall Street's $1.5 Billion Plan to Build the 'McKinsey of AI'  Business Insider

USDA Issues Nationwide Health Alert for Contaminated Frozen Pizzas as Salmonella Risk Spreads Across Major Retail Brands

• USDA Issues Nationwide Health Alert for Contaminated Frozen Pizzas as Salmonella Risk Spreads Across Major Retail Brands  Nbsla.ca
• Frozen pizza sold at Walmart, Aldi recalled over salmonella concerns  Fox Business
• Salmonella Alert Expanded by FSIS—Check Your Freezer for These Products  Good Housekeeping
• Alert issued for pizza, pork rinds sold nationwide over salmonella risk  The Hill
• Frozen pizzas sold at Walmart recalled. See the impacted flavors  USA Today

Trump family's crypto firm sues investor Justin Sun, escalating feud - ABC News

• Trump family's crypto firm sues investor Justin Sun, escalating feud  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
• Trump’s World Liberty Financial venture sues crypto entrepreneur for defamation  The Guardian
• Trump family's World Liberty Financial sues crypto billionaire Justin Sun for defamation  CBS News
• Billionaire Justin Sun Launched ‘Smear Campaign’ Against Trump’s World Liberty, Lawsuit Alleges  Forbes
• Trump’s Crypto Empire Descends Into Warring Lawsuits  Mother Jones

Berkshire shares trade lower even after Abel scores good marks at meeting, earnings jump

• Berkshire shares trade lower even after Abel scores good marks at meeting, earnings jump  CNBC
• Bizarre moment at Berkshire's annual meeting spotlights cyber risk  Yahoo Finance
• Berkshire's cash pile hits $397 billion, but post-Buffett annual meeting's attendance falls sharply  Fortune
• Warren Buffett's Successor, Greg Abel, Is Sending a 'Loud Signal' About Investing Today  money.com
• Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting sees smaller Omaha crowd under new CEO  WOWT

California investigates Trump administration’s deal to end an offshore wind project

• California investigates Trump administration’s deal to end an offshore wind project  AP News
• More Than 150 Wind Projects Stall as Pentagon Delays Reviews  The New York Times
• California investigates Trump administration's deal to end an offshore wind project  Dallas News
• Trump administration blocks US wind energy projects in switch to oil and gas  The Guardian

U.S. Senate Resolves Issue Of Stablecoin Yield

• U.S. Senate Resolves Issue Of Stablecoin Yield  Yahoo Finance
• Crypto industry calls for lawmakers to act on legislation after breakthrough agreement  CNBC
• Bank trade groups say Senate stablecoin reward fix 'falls short' amid deposit protection concerns  The Block
• ‘Go Time’—White House Quietly Confirms ‘Imminent’ May Bitcoin Price Game-Changer  Forbes

Nvidia Just Stunned the Quantum Computing Market. What Does This Mean for IonQ, D-Wave, and Rigetti?

• Nvidia Just Stunned the Quantum Computing Market. What Does This Mean for IonQ, D-Wave, and Rigetti?  The Motley Fool
• Jensen Huang Just Announced Something Big. Here's What It Means for Nvidia Stock.  Yahoo Finance
• NVIDIA's New Quantum‑AI Models Are Impressive — and the Market Doesn’t Seem Ready to Price the Step‑Change  24/7 Wall St.
• Nvidia’s CEO Is Trying to Shorten His Own Quantum Timeline  Banyan Hill Publishing
• IonQ Gets A Nod From Nvidia’s New Quantum AI Models  Finimize

Paramount Making “Great Progress” on Warner Bros. Buy, Reaffirms Deal Close Timing

• Paramount Making “Great Progress” on Warner Bros. Buy, Reaffirms Deal Close Timing  The Hollywood Reporter
• Paramount earnings, revenue beat expectations as streaming business offers a boost  CNBC
• Paramount Q1 2026 Earnings Hit Target But Streaming Sub Gains Lag A Bit  Deadline
• Paramount Q1 Profit Rises on Streaming, Studios, Despite TV’s Decline  Variety

Jerome Powell Just Threw President Donald Trump Under the Bus One Last Time Before His Term as Fed Chair Ends

• Jerome Powell Just Threw President Donald Trump Under the Bus One Last Time Before His Term as Fed Chair Ends  The Motley Fool
• Why Jerome Powell Decided to Stay at the Fed  WSJ
• Fed holds rates steady but with highest level of dissent since 1992  CNBC
• Trump fumes as Jerome Powell plots future at Federal Reserve  The Hill
• ‘Integrity is priceless’: Powell closes out eight years at the helm of the Fed  CNN

The Economy May Be ‘Sleepwalking Toward a Big Recession,’ Warns Energy Expert

• The Economy May Be ‘Sleepwalking Toward a Big Recession,’ Warns Energy Expert  TipRanks
• ‘Misplaced euphoria’: Markets are sleepwalking into a recession amid Iran war oil price shock  CNBC
• IMF Scraps Outlook for Global Economy as Iran Conflict Drags On  WSJ
• $200 oil — and two other scenarios — could tip the world into recession, says this global bank  Yahoo Finance

FedEx, UPS Shares Sink on ‘Watershed’ Amazon Logistics Move

• Introducing Amazon Supply Chain Services: Amazon’s logistics network, now open to every business  About Amazon
• Amazon Expands Logistics Offering to External Shippers; Transport Stocks Slide  Yahoo Finance
• UPS, FedEx stocks sink after Amazon expands logistics network to other businesses  CNBC
• Amazon Opens Shipping Business to All Comers. FedEx Stock Tumbles.  Barron's

Chevron CEO says shortages in oil supply will begin appearing

• Chevron CEO Warns of Emerging Physical Shortages in Crude Oil  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
• Chevron chief compares Hormuz crisis to 1970s oil shocks as shortages loom  investingLive
• Chevron chief warns Strait of Hormuz closure will soon lead to oil shortages  Middle East Eye

On a mission to maintain strong local journalism in Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Post

• On a mission to maintain strong local journalism in Pittsburgh  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• 'Devastating blow': Post-Gazette faces staff reductions after acquisition by Venetoulis Institute  WTAE
• New Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners making deep cuts to newsroom staff  90.5 WESA
• Newspaper Guild members allege anti-union discrimination in Post-Gazette offer letters  Pittsburgh City Paper
• The Venetoulis Institute goes to Pittsburgh.  Columbia Journalism Review