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Geopolitics
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Three Senate races shift toward Democrats in Cook ratings
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AI
Trump unveils 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy
The president named his national intelligence chief as the taskforce's head as worries over AI grow.
Geopolitics
Asian shares mostly rise amid market optimism about AI, despite Iran worries
Asian shares are mostly rising amid investor interest in technology-related issues, despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran
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How Amazon's stock can fight off the AI threat and soar 46%
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Geopolitics
Global benchmarks mostly rise despite ongoing worries about the Iran war
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AI
Gina Raimondo thinks AI ultimately will create jobs. It's the initial mass layoffs wave that worries her
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AI
OpenAI agents get rebrand - as 'dots' - while safety worries delay new model
Sam Altman spoke in San Francisco during OpenAI's yearly event for tech developers.
AI
Stanford dean says AI labs are competing with universities for faculty: 'I won't lie, I worry about this'
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Technology
My startup is profitable and made over $100M in 6 months. I still worry it could all disappear.
My startup is profitable and made over $100M in 6 months. I still worry it could all disappear.
Peter Thiel says he worries it will be hard for JD Vance or Marco Rubio to win in 2028
Peter Thiel says he worries it will be hard for JD Vance or Marco Rubio to win in 2028
One Republican could hold back the party's candidates in Pennsylvania. And it's not Trump.
Pennsylvania Republicans are starting to worry that the state's lopsided race for governor is directly affecting four of the nation's most competitive House ra…
Markets
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 9/23/2026
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Macro
10-year Treasury yield rockets to 19-year high. Here's what's driving the spike
Treasury yields traded higher on Wednesday as new services and manufacturing sector data increased worry of further Federal Reserve rate hikes.
Autos
As Computers Take the Driver's Seat, Experts Worry About Safety
Self-driving systems are getting so good that drivers may overestimate the technology and not be prepared to respond when something goes wrong.
AI
What is an "AI swarm," and why it giving tech experts nightmares?
AI "agents" show a remarkable ability to share information and knowledge with other bots. That should worry us.
AI
The A.I. Industry's New Worry: 'Liability Exposure'
The prospect of artificial intelligence tools being used to do significant harm presents the companies and their leaders with a legal challenge.
Macro
The Fed's never been so confident on economic growth. What investors should do now, according to KKR.
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Crypto
Bitcoin is set to hit a key level by next year as fiscal worries prop up the cryptocurrency: VanEck
Sigel said that conversations with institutional clients, from advisors to sovereign wealth funds indicate that they are all buying bitoin.
Macro
Bessent and Warsh Take On the Bond Bears
The Treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chairman face similar tests: calming investors' growing worries about inflation and deficits.
AI
Why you should worry about Anthropic, OpenAI's proposed AI risk evaluators
Anthropic and OpenAI are proposing embedded AI evaluators to help manage risk of models causing catastrophic harm to society, but the idea has some issues.
Geopolitics
US Marine Stand-In Forces in the Pacific worry China, report details
The Marine Corps' plan to reorganize for small-unit expeditionary warfare has sparked concern among some Chinese naval officers, a recent report details.
Macro
Key U.S. Bond Rate Near 20-Year High as Oil Prices Keep Climbing
The 10-year Treasury yield breached levels last seen in 2007, with intensifying worries about energy-driven inflation contributing to bond investors' angst.
AI
The AI bubble is leaking air, some economists say. Should investors worry?
AI has fueled a stock boom in recent years. Now, some Wall Street analysts think that epic run is coming to an end.
Technology
Tech Stocks Shudder in Response to Calls to Slow A.I. Progress
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Energy
Oil prices create 'huge worry' as winter looms
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