TSMC posted a record $22 billion quarterly profit, up 77%, and chip stocks fell anyway. What the semiconductor slide says about soaring AI capex, thinning margins, and a market priced for a boom that never blinks.
One month after the most anticipated stock listing in years, SpaceX shares fell below their $135 IPO price for the first time. A look at what’s dragging the rocket maker back to Earth — from a $4.9 billion loss to a looming lockup and Thursday’s Starship test.
Netflix grew revenue 13% and earned $3.4 billion in profit, yet its stock fell roughly 8% after hours. Inside the Q2 2026 earnings report: soft guidance, shrinking viewership disclosures, and the ad business now carrying the streaming giant’s second act.
The American League stunned a stacked National League lineup with a 4–0 shutout at the 2026 MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia — the Midsummer Classic’s first shutout in 13 years. Cody Bellinger earned MVP honors as eleven AL pitchers silenced the NL on just three hits.
A multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell has sickened more than 1,600 people across five states, with 94 hospitalized. Here’s what the parasite is, how investigators traced it, and what diners should do now.
TSMC posted a record $22 billion quarterly profit, up 77%, and chip stocks fell anyway. What the semiconductor slide says about soaring AI capex, thinning margins, and a market priced for a boom that never blinks.
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Netflix grew revenue 13% and earned $3.4 billion in profit, yet its stock fell roughly 8% after hours. Inside the Q2 2026 earnings report: soft guidance, shrinking viewership disclosures, and the ad business now carrying the streaming giant’s second act.
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A multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell has sickened more than 1,600 people across five states, with 94 hospitalized. Here’s what the parasite is, how investigators traced it, and what diners should do now.
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A massive heat dome is threatening two-thirds of the continental U.S. with temperatures up to 25 degrees above normal, weeks after a deadly July 4 heat wave killed at least 24 people. Why overnight heat is the real danger — and how to protect yourself and your neighbors.
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Twelve states led by California have sued to block Paramount’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, defying a Justice Department that already approved the deal. Here’s what the landmark antitrust fight means for movie theaters, cable bills and everyone who watches anything.
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The American League stunned a stacked National League lineup with a 4–0 shutout at the 2026 MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia — the Midsummer Classic’s first shutout in 13 years. Cody Bellinger earned MVP honors as eleven AL pitchers silenced the NL on just three hits.
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One month after the most anticipated stock listing in years, SpaceX shares fell below their $135 IPO price for the first time. A look at what’s dragging the rocket maker back to Earth — from a $4.9 billion loss to a looming lockup and Thursday’s Starship test.
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More than 830 wildfires burning across Canada have sent a river of smoke over the Upper Midwest and Northeast, triggering air quality alerts from Minnesota to New York. Here’s where the smoke is headed, what the warnings mean, and when cleaner air arrives.
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Lionel Messi assisted two late goals as Argentina came from behind to beat England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinal in Atlanta. On Sunday, the 39-year-old faces Spain and Lamine Yamal at MetLife Stadium in what may be his final act on soccer’s biggest stage.
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The Electoral College decides the American presidency, yet most voters never see it in action. Here is how the 538-vote system actually works, why the founders designed it, and why the debate over reforming it never quite goes away.
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A new generation of Americans is choosing ownership over employment, launching ventures from spare bedrooms, food trucks, and storefronts across the country. Here is what is driving the surge in small-business formation, the obstacles founders still face, and why the trend matters for the broader economy.
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Artificial intelligence no longer announces itself with flashing lights or robot butlers. It hums quietly inside your phone, your car, your grocery store, and your doctor’s office. Here is how AI became the invisible infrastructure of American daily life, and what that means for the years ahead.
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