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Pirro moves to drop case against Olympian, says Reflecting Pool damage caused by 'flawed installation'

David Hearn (golfer)former U.S. Olympian
Its dismissal today does not erase the abuse of government power in arresting and charging a patriotic American who did nothing wrong,
Had DOI been forthcoming with the information clearly in its possession, the government would not have sought a grand jury indictment,
Jeanine Pirroa new court filing from DC US Attorney
DOI provided less than fulsome information at the outset of this case,
The motion speaks for itself."
David Hearn (golfer)former U.S. Olympian
The Trump administration's case against Davey Hearn should have never been brought."
The government's approach was ready, fire, aim. The administration owes Mr. Hearn an apology,

Trump's AI executive order nears key deadline as regulation debate intensifies

When President Donald Trump signed his AI executive order in early June, he gave federal agencies 60 days to develop a key framework as part of its implementation

Kush Desaipost from spokesperson
BREAKING: Trump White House to meet a deadline we set for ourselves."

Trump appeals order that slammed his IRS lawsuit and referred his lawyer to bar

Donald Trumppresident
They've agreed to not have a fund. But there are a lot of people that are very upset about it,
I will always feel that these victims of government abuse should be paid back for what they were forced to endure, their lives have been ruined!"
Donald Trumppresident
The fund is dead, but, you know, I wish it weren't,
Kathleen Williamsjudge
The Court determines that Plaintiffs improperly employed this lawsuit to justify a particular award in this matter — access to taxpayer funds and exemption from audits and other investigations — which was accomplished by leveraging control over Defendants,
Donald Trumppresident
President Trump continues to hold those who wrong America and Americans accountable."

Scoop up more yield amid Fed rate uncertainty with these portfolio tweaks

Callie Coxmiss Missouri 2021
On the whole, a lot has changed in fixed income in the past six months, so it's good to check in and make sure your portfolio is working for you,
Our view internally is that we're likely to see the Fed be patient right now and through the end of this year,
Callie Coxmiss Missouri 2021
The long part of the yield curve is a little dicey, but the short- to medium part of the curve has been an ideal place to hedge your stock losses,
Callie Coxmiss Missouri 2021
It's smarter to think on the safety side of fixed income,
If we're talking to long-term investors looking at their bond portfolio and thinking about setting it up for the long term, we point to the belly — two years to seven years — as the best opportunity from a risk-reward standpoint,
Investors can earn meaningful income while limiting their exposure to the price swings that longer-term bonds may experience if interest-rate expectations change,

Investors may want to focus on front end of yield curve — as Street anticipates next Fed meetings

Opportunity always lurks where uncertainty is found. The market [moving] in short-term Treasury yields between these two Fed meetings is a good example of this, and our strategies have been tactically adjusting our exposure to this part of the curve in an effort to take advantage of that volatility,
You see a market that's pricing in a couple of hikes for the Fed here over the next couple of years,
Particularly in Latin America, you can find yields that are at [double digits] so there's a lot of opportunities,
We like [U.S.] credit, whether that's investment grade or high yield, more than we like European credit at this time,

Analysis: Markets heard a dovish Kevin Warsh. The Fed chairman's own words suggest a rate hike

The overwhelming response to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's comments on Wednesday was that he would go easy on inflation

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ sets domestic box office preview record with $72 million

While pre-shows are a very strong indicator of potential opening-weekend success, several factors can come into play, including a heavily front-loaded preview and opening day driven by fans motivated by the shared urgency of opening-weekend FOMO, [fear of missing out],
The demand for 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is nothing short of astonishing,

A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon

Jonathan McDowellastrophysicist
This impact will not be a problem,
The gravity on the moon is low and there is no wind to blow the dust away,
Bill Grayspace tracking expert
Things are getting crowded up there,
Part of the reason for our interest in this event is to figure out how much of a hazard debris impacts pose to future astronauts,

Analysts see Coinbase miss driven by crypto market weakness, not business fundamentals

AI equities and commodity activity needs to cool off to bring retail trading back into crypto."
Deepening crypto weakness drove widespread top line underperformance,
We're six months into products where the other products are 10 plus years old,
The pressure for COIN to monetize its 'Everything Exchange' is mounting as peers with more diversified, multi-asset offerings (e.g. Robinhood) continue seeing strong growth in the face of the crypto winter,
It's anyone guess when activity will rebound,

Linde's post-earnings slide is a buying opportunity. Here's why

Sanjiv Lambaceo
Even though we have been actively pruning this portfolio, it simply has not been enough to overcome the continued headwinds led by higher cost inflation and policy changes,
We're not satisfied with our margin performance this quarter,
Jim Crameramerican stockbroker, television personality, author
You buy the stock" on this decline
Sanjiv Lambaceo
Overall, I expect electronics to remain our largest backlog contributor and one of the fastest growing markets for the foreseeable future,

As Warsh’s Fed faces pressure to act on inflation, these indicators show it’s at its lowest in years

The fact that underlying inflation is still slowing toward target — as indicated by a broad set of indicators — is now even more relevant given Chair Warsh's suggestion that he would analyze inflationary pressure by looking across a broad range of metrics,

Stocks whipsaw as bond yields jump, Apple shares tumble: Live updates

U.S. stocks whipsawed on Friday, eventually resuming their earlier rally as bond yields jumped and investors digested earnings from hyperscalers, including Apple

On one hand, there's much to like about the market environment. Inflation is relatively steady, interest rates are range bound, and earnings are robust,
As [yields] moves toward 5 percent, 5 percent is perhaps a level that will cause angst for sentiment and pressure valuations,
Kevin Warshfederal Reserve Chair
We've got no magic wand."

450,000 defrauded student loan borrowers are eligible for debt forgiveness — here's who qualifies

That program allows defrauded federal student borrowers to get their debt excused

How Leopold Aschenbrenner built a $45 billion AI hedge fund — and lost most of it in days

At its peak earlier this month, his fund sat atop $45 billion in assets

U.S. lawmakers request information from DoorDash on use of Chinese AI models

In a letter obtained by CNBC, the chairmen of two House Select Committees conducting a joint investigation into security implications of U.S. companies using Chinese AI models asked DoorDash to share "information and documents" relating to its evaluation and deployment of AI systems from China

DoorDash proudly supports American AI leadership and is working to ensure AI benefits Main Street, not just the biggest companies,

Momentum stocks score one of their best days in history after the 'Leopold liquidation'

The iShares MSCI Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM) also jumped 5.5% Thursday, its biggest daily advance since April 9, 2025

Dashes of that size have historically been the property of [a] downtrend, not the starting gun for a fresh race,