Year: 2026

RFK Jr.’s peptide policy could boost Hims & Hers as its GLP-1 business evolves
Business

RFK Jr.’s peptide policy could boost Hims & Hers as its GLP-1 business evolves

Piotr Swat | Lightrocket | Getty Images As its high-margin compounded GLP-1 business evolves, Hims & Hers Health may be finding a new opportunity in peptides. Shares of the telehealth company jumped Thursday after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday that the FDA plans to convene a Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting to […]

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Michael Burry buys the dip in Salesforce and other software stocks after AI-fueled sell-off
Finance

Michael Burry buys the dip in Salesforce and other software stocks after AI-fueled sell-off

Famed investor Michael Burry is wading back into beaten-down software stocks, betting the recent sell-off was driven more by technical factors than deteriorating business fundamentals. The “Big Short” investor said in a Wednesday Substack post that a “reflexive positive feedback loop” between falling equity prices and stress in bank debt tied to software companies helped […]

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Vance’s Iran and Orbán setbacks raise questions about his standing with Trump
Politics

Vance’s Iran and Orbán setbacks raise questions about his standing with Trump

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center on April 14, 2026 in Athens, Georgia. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump this month sent Vice President JD Vance to Hungary to boost its embattled prime minister and then to Pakistan for […]

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Judge blocks above-ground construction of White House ballroom
Politics

Judge blocks above-ground construction of White House ballroom

The demolition of the East Wing of the White House during construction of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom is seen from the reopened Washington Monument, following the longest shutdown of the government in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 15, 2025. Jessica Koscielniak | Reuters A federal judge in a revised order on Thursday blocked the […]

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Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, Trump says
World

Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, Trump says

The leaders of Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire after officials from the two countries met in Washington, President Donald Trump said Thursday. The temporary truce will start at 5 p.m. ET, Trump said in a Truth Social post. In a follow-up, Trump added that he will be inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]

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Netflix reports earnings after the bell. Here’s what to expect
Business

Netflix reports earnings after the bell. Here’s what to expect

The Netflix logo is seen on an office building in Los Angeles, California, on Feb. 5, 2026. Michael Yanow | Nurphoto | Getty Images Netflix kicks off earnings season for media companies on Thursday with a quarterly report that Wall Street hopes will give more updates on the company’s path forward after walking away from […]

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Retail traders pile into Allbirds after odd AI pivot. History shows it won’t end well
Finance

Retail traders pile into Allbirds after odd AI pivot. History shows it won’t end well

Key Points Retail investors were quick to embrace Allbird’s shocking pivot into AI. Net purchases hit a record $5.2 million in a single day, surpassing even demand seen during the company’s 2021 IPO. “The market is not pricing risk. It is pricing narrative,” said Mark Malek, CIO at Siebert Financial. Source

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U.S. Navy stopped 13 ships from passing Iranian port blockade, Pentagon says
Politics

U.S. Navy stopped 13 ships from passing Iranian port blockade, Pentagon says

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks as a map of the Strait of Hormuz is displayed during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Navy has turned back 13 ships since its blockade of […]

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Anthropic rolls out Claude Opus 4.7, an AI model that is less risky than Mythos
World

Anthropic rolls out Claude Opus 4.7, an AI model that is less risky than Mythos

Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Ruhani Kaur | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic on Thursday announced a new artificial intelligence model, Claude Opus 4.7, which the company said is an improvement over past models but is “less broadly capable” […]

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Quantum stocks on pace for a massive week after Nvidia debuts AI models to boost the tech
Technology

Quantum stocks on pace for a massive week after Nvidia debuts AI models to boost the tech

A Rigetti quantum computer displayed at the Nvidia booth during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Quantum stocks climbed on Thursday, adding to a massive week-to-date rally fueled by enthusiasm for Nvidia‘s new open-source artificial intelligence models designed to […]

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