Day: January 6, 2026
Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500, Dow rally to fresh highs: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Jan. 6, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures traded near the flatline overnight after the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched fresh records. Futures tied to the 30-stock Dow added 24 points, or 0.07%. S&P […]
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Meta hires Microsoft exec, former Trump deputy as chief legal officer
Meta said Tuesday that it hired former Microsoft legal executive Curtis Joseph Mahoney to become its chief legal officer. Mahoney will replace Meta’s previous head lawyer Jennifer Newstead, who announced in December that she would be leaving Meta to become Apple’s general counsel in March. He joins Meta at a time when the company is […]
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Prediction markets show rising odds Trump seizes Panama Canal, moves on Greenland
Prediction market traders ramped up bets that more international shake-ups may lie ahead in the wake of President Donald Trump’s raid on Venezuela. Traders on the burgeoning platforms have recently committed money based on where the White House might turn its focus next. The amped-up bets come as Wall Street and Main Street note the […]
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Amazon’s AI shopping tool sparks backlash from online retailers that didn’t want websites scraped
Packages in a United States Postal Service (USPS) truck near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon has angered some online retailers that say they didn’t consent to have their products scraped and listed on the e-commerce giant’s sprawling […]
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This climate startup is taking recycling to the next level, with shower water beer
A startup in the clean-water space is making a curious bet on beer. Curious, because the beer is made from recycled shower and laundry water. San Francisco-based Epic Cleantec launched in 2015 as a wastewater recycling company using its proprietary technology to clean and reuse water in office and apartment buildings. At the time, CEO […]
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Trump weighs using U.S. military to acquire Greenland: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to address House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 6, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump and his team are considering “a range of options” […]
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Huang says Nvidia seeing ‘very high’ Chinese customer demand for H200 AI chips
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Jan. 6, 2026. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Tuesday said that the company is seeing “very high” customer demand in China for its H200 AI chips, which the U.S. government recently signaled that it would […]
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Venezuela could be sitting on a big Bitcoin stash, experts say. Here’s what could happen next
Signage for Bitcoin cryptocurrency in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty Images Following President Nicolás Maduro’s deposition last weekend, all eyes are on Venezuela and its vast oil reserves. But there’s another resource Maduro’s regime is believed to have had in abundance – an asset that, if […]
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Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20 billion from investors including Nvidia, Cisco, Fidelity
Elon Musk attends the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Elon Musk’s xAI said it raised $20 billion in a funding round, exceeding its prior target of $15 billion. CNBC reported in November that a financing would value the artificial intelligence startup at about $230 billion. Investors […]
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Resolution to block Trump from invading Greenland introduced by Sen. Gallego
Sen. Ruben Gallego said Tuesday that he was introducing a resolution to block President Donald Trump from invading Greenland. “WAKE UP,” Gallego, D-Ariz., wrote on the social media site X, as the Trump administration ratcheted up rhetoric about the United States taking over Greenland, which is a self-governing Danish territory. “Trump is telling us exactly […]
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