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Google plans up to $40B more for Anthropic in expanded AI partnership
Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude family of models, is on track to receive up to $40 billion from Google in what would rank...
States ramp up new millionaire-tax pushes, reshaping high-earner bills
Washington state now has a millionaire tax on the books. Massachusetts is already spending the proceeds of one. And California may ask voters to go...
Higher gas prices push 50%+ of buyers to EVs, hybrids
By the third week of March 2026, filling up a midsize SUV cost north of $65 in most of the country. The national average for...
Ilhan Omar husband’s winery closes as House GOP probes finances
Ilhan Omar husband’s winery closes as House GOP probes finances The California winery linked to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband jumped from a reported value of...
First Western sees 2026 growth like 2025, targets 1% ROA by 2027
First Western Financial (NASDAQ: MYFW) posted a profitable first quarter on April 23, 2026, and delivered a message investors had been waiting to hear: this...
Warsh Fed hearing shifts 2026 rate-cut bets, rattling portfolios
Warsh Fed hearing shifts 2026 rate-cut bets, rattling portfolios Kevin Warsh sat before the Senate Banking Committee on April 21, 2026, and delivered a five-word...
Hardee’s franchisee files Chapter 7 after closing 77 locations
A Hardee’s franchisee that operated 77 restaurants has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation, choosing to shut down entirely rather than attempt a restructuring. ARC...
Ford builds record U.S. volume but still posts an $8.2B loss
Ford Motor Co. delivered more vehicles to American buyers in 2025 than in any year in the company’s 122-year history. It also lost $8.2 billion....
Honda to exit South Korea after 23 years as car sales slump
On a quiet Wednesday morning in late April 2025, staff at a Honda dealership in Seoul’s Gangnam district began removing promotional banners from the showroom...
Priced out, some Americans are importing prefab homes from China
When a flat-pack house arrives from Guangdong Province in a pair of 40-foot shipping containers, it does not look like anyone’s dream home; it looks...
U.S. chip stocks hit records as Intel forecast supercharges AI rally
Intel delivered the jolt that semiconductor investors had been waiting for. On Friday, April 25, 2026, the chipmaker’s better-than-expected earnings forecast sent its shares sharply...
China to curb U.S. funding for local tech firms after Meta-Manus deal
China to curb U.S. funding for local tech firms after Meta-Manus deal For years, Chinese AI startup founders chased Silicon Valley money as a badge...
2 major loan defaults deepen losses for private-credit funds
In the span of roughly 90 days, a direct-to-consumer brand aggregator’s loan went from performing to worthless on the books of one publicly traded credit...
New York sues U.S. over canceled $73.5M in federal highway funding
New York sued the federal government in mid-May 2026 to recover $73.5 million in highway funding that Washington pulled after the state refused to revoke...
Lock 27 Brewing files Chapter 11, adding to craft beer bankruptcies
Downtown Dayton, Ohio is known for breweries, restaurants, and live-music venues that have long competed for customers. Some of these venues, however, are struggling to...
Report: Google weighs up to $40B more for Anthropic as Claude gains
Google is in talks to pour as much as $40 billion into Anthropic, the maker of the Claude chatbot, according to The Wall Street Journal....