Defense
Minerals for muscle? Why Trump’s Ukraine resources deal could be a sign of things to come
An employee works at a pink salt production site on Lake Sasyk-Sivash near Yevpatoria, on September 21, 2023. Stringer | Afp | Getty Images A landmark resources deal between the U.S. and Ukraine is expected to lay the ground for further so-called “minerals for muscle” agreements. Washington and Kyiv signed a highly anticipated minerals deal […]
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Chuck Schumer pauses Trump Justice Department nominees over Qatari jet
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Democratic leadership following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC May 6, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that he is putting a hold on Department of […]
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Palantir now among 10 most valuable U.S. tech companies — its earnings multiple is astronomical
Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp appears on a Bloomberg television interview during the FoundryCon event in Palo Alto, California, on March 7, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images There’s a new member in the list of the top 10 U.S. technology companies by market cap. Data analytics software vendor Palantir jumped about […]
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China defense stocks surge as India-Pakistan tensions escalate
A J-10C fighter jet of the Chinese air force’s Ba Yi’s aerobatics team conducting adaptive training. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Tensions between India and Pakistan are rising, and Chinese defense stocks are surging after Pakistan’s apparent use of China-made weapons to down Indian jets. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar claimed on […]
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India says it carried out military strikes against Pakistan as tensions spiral after Kashmir killings
Security personnel stand guard near Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, on May 6, 2025. Basit Zargar | AFP | Getty Images India early on Wednesday said its armed forces had conducted strikes against Pakistan and what it calls Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, targeting “terrorist infrastructure.” “Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. […]
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Palantir falls 12% as analysts raise international growth concerns
Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp speaks during the Hill & Valley Forum at the US Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Palantir shares dropped more than 10% Tuesday even after the data analytics and artificial intelligence software company showed ongoing revenue growth […]
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Palantir lifts full-year guidance as CEO Karp cites ‘tectonic shift’ in AI adoption
Alex Karp, chief executive officer of Palantir Technologies Inc., speaks during the AIPCon conference in Palo Alto, California, US, on March 13, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Palantir boosted its revenue guidance Monday as the artificial intelligence software company saw commercial and government revenue boom. Shares were down about 2% after […]
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Russia’s war in Ukraine ‘not going to end any time soon,’ JD Vance says
U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves as he boards Air Force Two on May 1, 2025 in Charleston, South Carolina. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. Vice President JD Vance has warned Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is not likely to come to an end “any time soon.” Speaking during an interview […]
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U.S. and Ukraine sign landmark minerals deal after months of fraught negotiations
Earth and minerals are loaded onto trucks at an open-pit mine near the frontline, despite the threat of bombing by Russian invading forces on February 26, 2025 in Donetsk Region, Ukraine. Pierre Crom | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. and Ukraine have signed a long-awaited minerals deal, providing Washington with preferential access […]
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Palantir is soaring while its tech peers are sinking. Here’s why
Alex Karp, chief executive officer of Palantir Technologies Inc., speaks during the AIPCon conference in Palo Alto, California, US, on March 13, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech stocks have struggled in 2025, as recession and trade war fears sap investor appetite for riskier assets. Palantir is the exception. Against a […]
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