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Iran says it reserves all options after ‘outrageous’ U.S. strikes, launches fresh attacks on Israel
Israeli security forces and first responders gather at the site of an Iranian strike that hit a residential neighbourhood in the Ramat Aviv area in Tel Aviv on June 22, 2025. Jack Guez | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said Tehran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty and […]
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The lookahead: What next after U.S. strikes on Iran and Europe’s 5% defense problem
After a week of global market jitters, the reaction to U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities will be front and center over the coming days. Meanwhile, a trio of heavyweight events could also shape the economic and geopolitical mood. From NATO tensions in The Hague to trade talks in Tianjin and industrial optimism in Berlin […]
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FedEx founder and executive chairman Frederick Smith has died, CEO tells staff
Frederick “Fred” Smith, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Corp., listens during the 2013 IHS CERAWeek conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Friday, March 8, 2013. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images FedEx Corp’s founder and former CEO Frederick Smith, who started the global delivery conglomerate with more than a dozen planes in the […]
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Encountered a problematic response from an AI model? More standards and tests are needed, say researchers
As the usage of artificial intelligence — benign and adversarial — increases at breakneck speed, more cases of potentially harmful responses are being uncovered. Pixdeluxe | E+ | Getty Images As the usage of artificial intelligence — benign and adversarial — increases at breakneck speed, more cases of potentially harmful responses are being uncovered. These […]
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Some lawmakers in both parties question the legality of Trump’s Iran strikes
President Donald Trump in the situation room on June 21st, 2025. Source: The White House WASHINGTON — Several members of Congress in both parties Saturday questioned the legality of President Donald Trump’s move to launch military strikes on Iran. While Republican leaders and many rank-and-file members stood by Trump’s decision to bomb Iran’s major nuclear enrichment […]
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Trump says U.S. attacked three Iran nuclear sites
Portraits of Iranian military generals and nuclear scientists, killed in Israel’s June 13 attack are displayed above a road, as a plume of heavy smoke and fire rise over an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike, on June 15, 2025. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images […]
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36-year-old travels the world in a Toyota Tacoma: After 3 years on the road, this is her No. 1 takeaway
In 2015, Ashley Kaye’s father died and she inherited her childhood home in Waterford, Wisconsin. At the time, she was 27 years old, working in corporate healthcare and transitioning to a consulting job, where she worked 80 to 100 hours a week. “I worked from home, so I just walked from my bedroom to my […]
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How regime change in Iran could affect global oil prices
Senior Israeli officials said this week that their military campaign against Iran could trigger the fall of the regime, an event that would have enormous implications for the global oil market. The oil market has reacted with remarkable restraint as Israel has bombed the third-largest crude producer in OPEC for eight straight days, with no […]
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How activist Barington Capital can collaborate with Victoria’s Secret to improve shareholder value
People pass a Victoria’s Secret store in Manhattan, New York City, on June 5, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Company: Victoria’s Secret & Co (VSCO) Business: Victoria’s Secret & Co. is a specialty retailer of women’s apparel and beauty products marketed under the Victoria’s Secret, Pink and Adore Me brand names. Victoria’s Secret brand […]
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Where Goldman sees the best opportunities for income in the second half of the year
Amid the uncertainty around tariffs and the path of Federal Reserve monetary policy, investors can find attractive opportunities for income, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The central bank opted to hold interest rates steady when it concluded its two-day meeting on Wednesday. The Fed still anticipates two reductions this year , but expects higher […]
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