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cnbc.com - Katie Stockton - Low volatility stocks like insurers and REITs are suddenly turning into market leaders, Katie Stockton says
Low volatility stocks like insurers and REITs are suddenly turning into market leaders, Katie Stockton says
CNBC

Rotation from leaders into laggards is becoming more apparent in the market, and low-volatility stocks are among those that are benefiting. This is a notable shift after a technology-led advance, and it supports the idea that market leadership is…

cbsnews.com - Jon  Wertheim - China dominates the rare earth elements industry, but this American company hopes to challenge China's grip
China dominates the rare earth elements industry, but this American company hopes to challenge China's grip
CBS News

This is an updated version of a story first published on March 22, 2026. The original video can be viewed here. In May, President Trump traveled to Beijing for a summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. One agenda item that figured…

businessinsider.com - Rya Jetha - Investors ignored manufacturing startups for years. These ex-Apple engineers raised a $33 million fund to change that.
Investors ignored manufacturing startups for years. These ex-Apple engineers raised a $33 million fund to change that.
Business Insider

After years helping Apple bring products from prototype to production, two former executives are betting the next AI boom won't happen on screens but rather on on factory floors. Simon Lancaster and Sabrina Paseman's new firm, Omni Ventures, has…

businessinsider.com - Ashley Stewart - Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs across sales and Xbox. Read the memo.
Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs across sales and Xbox. Read the memo.
Business Insider

Microsoft announced plans to lay off around 4,800 employees, or 2.1% of its global workforce, on Monday, confirming Business Insider's earlier report. The cuts mostly impact the sales and Xbox gaming organizations, Microsoft HR chief Amy Coleman…

koreatimes.co.kr - Nam Hyun-woo - New KT CEO vows $12 bil. investment for transition to AI platform company
New KT CEO vows $12 bil. investment for transition to AI platform company
The Korea Times

New KT CEO Park Yoon-young pledged Monday to invest 18 trillion won ($11.77 billion) into network security and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, as part of his plan to rebrand the telecom operator as an AI transformation platform…

businessinsider.com - Ashley Stewart - Microsoft's Xbox cuts 1,600 employees, with plans to shed 20% of its workforce this year
Microsoft's Xbox cuts 1,600 employees, with plans to shed 20% of its workforce this year
Business Insider

Microsoft's Xbox division plans to cut 20% of its workforce this fiscal year, according to a memo new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma sent to employees on Monday. Microsoft announced plans to lay off around 4,800 employees, or 2.1% of its global workforce, on…

wsws.org - UK Labour government embeds arms industry in higher education through Defence Universities Alliance
UK Labour government embeds arms industry in higher education through Defence Universities Alliance
World Socialist Web Site

Higher education internationally is being reshaped to meet the needs of the arms industry as ruling elites massively ramp up rearmament in preparations for war. Britain's Labour government is directly enlisting universities as part of its…

wnd.com - Christopher Stone, Real Clear Wire - Prioritize GPS or risk losing future wars * WorldNetDaily * by Christopher Stone, Real Clear Wire
Prioritize GPS or risk losing future wars * WorldNetDaily * by Christopher Stone, Real Clear Wire
WorldNetDaily

The U.S. Global Positioning System stands as America's key part of its critical space infrastructure. It is foundational to a highly functioning society. It underpins everything from smartphones, navigation for commercial aviation, precision-guided…

digitaltrends.com - Vikhyaat Vivek - Samsung is using Galaxy smartwatches to save workers from heat-related health woes
Samsung is using Galaxy smartwatches to save workers from heat-related health woes
Digital Trends

Samsung is pushing a new feature out (after replacing one recently) for its Galaxy Watches to help workers who use its wearables. A typical smartwatch usually warns us if we've been sitting too long, but the Galaxy Watches will now warn you about…

prospect.org - Whitney Curry Wimbish - Tech Industry Transit Systems Endanger Immigrants, Advocates Fear
Tech Industry Transit Systems Endanger Immigrants, Advocates Fear
The American Prospect

Everyone aboard the M4 bus in Upper Manhattan this spring was staring at a woman in her early forties as she tried to prove she had paid the fare. Two transit cops had stopped the bus to check that no one had snuck on without paying (as more than…

phonearena.com - Johanna Romero - Samsung is working on giving the Galaxy Watch a life-saving new job, with a catch
Samsung is working on giving the Galaxy Watch a life-saving new job, with a catch
PhoneArena

If you've stepped outside anywhere in the central or eastern U.S. this week, you already know it's brutal. A historic heat dome has put more than 230 million people under a heat alert, and Samsung just gave the Galaxy Watch 8 a new job for weather…

barchart.com - Rich Asplund - Chip Stock Rally Boosts the Broader Market
Chip Stock Rally Boosts the Broader Market
Barchart.com

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.60%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.52%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.63%, and September E-mini Nasdaq…

helpnetsecurity.com - Anamarija Pogorelec - The future of payment fraud could be automated
The future of payment fraud could be automated
Help Net Security

Payment fraud is becoming more organized as criminal groups use fake websites, large-scale operations, and, in some cases, forced labor to steal money and personal information. Advances in agentic AI could automate many stages of payment fraud…

koreaherald.com - Jo He-rim - KT unveils W18tr AI push under new CEO
KT unveils W18tr AI push under new CEO
The Korea Herald

Telecom carrier bets on AI data centers, cybersecurity, next-generation networks to drive future growth KT announced Monday that it will invest 18 trillion won ($12 billion) in the next three years to accelerate its shift into an AI-driven platform…

barchart.com - Don Dawson - Has the Bond Market Missed the Oil Collapse? The Case for Lower Treasury Yields Into Early September
Has the Bond Market Missed the Oil Collapse? The Case for Lower Treasury Yields Into Early September
Barchart.com

Oil prices have moved well off their recent highs, with crude now trading in the $60-$70 range. That decline has eased concerns about headline inflation by reducing energy-related cost pressures across the economy. As inflation expectations have…

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