Business Warren Buffett Calls Bill Gates’ Epstein Ties Distasteful but Stands by Friendship July 15, 2026 Billionaire Investor Acknowledges Mistakes While Restructuring Philanthropy Warren Buffett described Bill Gates’ association with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as “distasteful” after excluding the Gates Foundation from his sizable…
Business SpaceX Secures $300 Price Target as UK Forms Tokenization Taskforce July 15, 2026 Morgan Stanley Sets Street-High Target for SpaceX Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of SpaceX (SPCX) on Tuesday with an Overweight rating and a $300 price target, marking the most bullish call…
Business Black Mandala Expands Horror Slate With Five International Feature Acquisitions July 15, 2026 New Zealand Distributor Strengthens Genre Portfolio New Zealand’s Black Mandala has acquired five horror features for its international sales slate, significantly expanding its genre portfolio. The new titles include The…
Business Anya Taylor-Joy Stars as Con Artist on the Run in Apple TV’s Gripping New Thriller ‘Lucky’ July 15, 2026 High-Stakes Crime Drama Debuts with Star-Studded Cast Apple TV Plus launched its newest limited series Lucky on Wednesday, July 15, delivering a sophisticated crime thriller that merges intense action with…
Business Taco Bell Removes Lettuce as Michigan Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Infects Over 3,000 Residents July 15, 2026 Michigan Health Crisis Expands Across Midwest A parasitic gastrointestinal illness outbreak has infected 3,309 people in Michigan since June 22, state health officials confirmed. The cyclosporiasis outbreak has prompted multiple…
Business Stripe and Advent Submit $53 Billion Takeover Bid for PayPal July 15, 2026 Major Payments Consolidation Move Stripe teamed up with private equity firm Advent International to submit a joint takeover bid for PayPal Holdings, offering $60.50 per share in what would become…
Business ASML Raises Annual Forecast Again as AI Chip Demand Powers Record Growth July 15, 2026 Dutch Chipmaking Giant Posts Stronger-Than-Expected Quarterly Results ASML, Europe’s most valuable company, raised its full-year guidance for the second time this year on Wednesday after delivering quarterly results that exceeded…
Business Meta Faces Lawsuit Over AI-Driven Layoffs Targeting Workers on Protected Leave July 15, 2026 Federal Court Challenge Alleges Discrimination Against Protected Workers A group of 26 Meta employees has filed a federal lawsuit against the social media giant, alleging the company used artificial intelligence…
Business Lucid Denies Bankruptcy Report as Stock Plunges 56 Percent in Hour July 14, 2026 Electric Automaker Faces Dramatic Market Selloff Electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid confronted a severe market crisis on Tuesday when an unverified bankruptcy report triggered a catastrophic stock collapse. The company’s shares…
Business Wall Street Banks Post Record Earnings as AI Investment Boom Fuels Trading Surge July 14, 2026 Major Financial Institutions Capture Windfall From Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Spending American megabanks delivered compelling evidence Tuesday that the global artificial intelligence boom extends far beyond technology giants and semiconductor manufacturers.…
Business Frontier Airlines Upgrades Fleet With Starlink Wi-Fi and New Routes After Spirit’s Exit July 14, 2026 Budget Carrier Embraces Premium Upgrades With SpaceX Partnership Frontier Airlines announced Tuesday it will outfit its aircraft fleet with Starlink satellite internet, with installations beginning in early 2027. The Denver-based…
Business Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise by Targeting Tau Protein July 14, 2026 An experimental drug shows promise in slowing early Alzheimer’s disease through a markedly different mechanism than current treatments. Biogen’s diranersen lowers levels of the brain protein tau, researchers reported Tuesday…
Business Warren Buffett Sets 2034 Deadline to Transfer Entire Berkshire Stake to Family Foundations July 14, 2026 Buffett Establishes Hard Deadline for Complete Divestment Warren Buffett has announced a definitive timeline to transfer his entire Berkshire Hathaway stake by December 31, 2034, marking a pivotal moment for…
Business IBM Shares Plunge 23% After Company Misses Revenue and Earnings Targets July 14, 2026 Tech Giant Reports Disappointing Second-Quarter Performance International Business Machines shares experienced a dramatic decline on Tuesday, dropping in premarket trading after the hardware, software and consulting provider released preliminary second-quarter…
Sports Blair Conklin’s Alaska Surf Expedition Reveals Surfing’s Final Frontier July 14, 2026 The Last Unmapped Waves Modern surf culture faces an unusual problem. Nearly every surf break across the globe now appears on maps and satellite imagery. Crowds pack lineups from Malibu…
Business Five Major US Banks Report Q2 Earnings Tuesday Amid Market Volatility July 14, 2026 Wall Street Braces for Major Banking Event Wall Street’s biggest earnings event of the summer lands all at once this week. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Bank of America, and…
Technology Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Screens Developing Mysterious Red Tint as Privacy Display Faces Scrutiny July 14, 2026 Samsung Investigates Display Discoloration Affecting Flagship Device Samsung has officially launched an internal investigation after multiple Galaxy S26 Ultra users and retail store display units reported a distinct, localized reddish…
Sports North Carolina Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Bill Belichick’s Daughter-in-Law After Missed Court Date July 14, 2026 A Brunswick County judge issued an arrest warrant for Jennifer Belichick, daughter-in-law of North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick, on Monday after she failed to appear for a scheduled…
Business Federal Regulators Warn Banks Against Lending to Unauthorized Workers July 14, 2026 Trump Administration Issues Joint Banking Guidance on Immigration Status The Trump administration released coordinated guidance on Monday from multiple financial regulators, warning banks and credit unions about the elevated credit…
Environment Arizona Monsoon Storms Unleash Category 3 Dust Wall, Ground Flights in Phoenix July 14, 2026 Monsoon season arrived in Arizona with dramatic force over July 12 and 13, sending massive walls of dust across the Phoenix metro area. Severe thunderstorms knocked out power to nearly…