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In 2004, I was a boot (translation: brand new) first lieutenant in 1st Battalion, 7th Marines at a retransmission site in the middle of nowhere, al-Qa’im, Iraq. I heard a sudden explosion and small-arms fire two kilometers away. The battalion radio net burst with chatter, with someone saying there w

European stocks fell Tuesday, snapping a six-day winning streak, as traders grew concerned that a US-Iran deal will remain elusive.

TikTok owner issues shares tied to AI business unit as China’s tech talent war heats up

Explainer: What's involved in talks to end the Iran war? Reuters

Karen Ward, JPMorgan Asset Management's EMEA chief market strategist, says that investors are looking beyond the current geopolitical uncertainty to the investment opportunities resulting from increased public and private spending. "The more chaotic the world becomes, the more that's creating spendi

Three months in, is Trump losing the Iran war? Reuters

I’ve lost count of the praise heaped on US hedge funds for their “historic performance” in April on artificial intelligence-related bets and alleged foresight of a ceasefire in the Iran war. The fact that one month’s performance was so celebrated, particularly when hedge funds as a group generated l

The SpaceX initial public offering prospectus is more than 400 pages of rocket fuel-grade ambition. It is also an extended warning for investors in Tesla Inc. who aren’t named Elon Musk.

This was their first time at an awards show as five members, not six, with founding member Manon Bannerman still absent.

US Central Command says the strikes were taken in "self-defense". It comes as senior Iranian negotiators arrive in Qatar for talks to end the war.