Elon Musk’s Terafab Will Be the Biggest Building Ever Built on Earth
A Factory Unlike Anything the World Has Seen SpaceX has announced that its planned semiconductor plant, expected to become the largest building in the world at more than 100 million square feet, will be built in Grimes, Texas, outside of Houston. The project, called Terafab,…
Trump Launches Second Bid to Remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook After Court Setback
A New Push to Oust a Federal Reserve Governor The White House isn’t giving up. Less than six weeks after the Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s first attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the administration has formally restarted the process — this…
Senate Punts Landmark Crypto Bill to September as Ethics Fight Stalls Deal
A Last-Minute Push Falls Short The most ambitious attempt to regulate the U.S. cryptocurrency market in history has been pushed back — at least for now. The Senate failed to vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before heading into its August recess, a…
The Yen Is Already Giving Back Its Historic Intervention Gains
A Historic Move That Markets Are Already Testing The US and Japan carried out their first coordinated yen-buying intervention in nearly three decades, stepping into currency markets after the yen weakened to a 40-year low against the dollar. It was a dramatic, headline-grabbing moment —…
America’s First mRNA Flu Shot Gets FDA Approval After a Rocky Road
The FDA has approved a new mRNA-based flu vaccine from Moderna, marking a significant shift in how influenza shots are developed and manufactured. However, the approval is already facing controversy, as the agency’s former top vaccine regulator declined to review the shot, and it is expected to encounter resistance from allies of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Asian Chip Stocks Tumble Hard But Analysts Say AI Boom Is Still Intact
A Sharp Selloff Ripples Across Asia’s Tech Markets Asian technology stocks fell on Thursday, tracking U.S. peers that pulled back in overnight trading, underscoring the heightened volatility in tech names globally. The selloff was swift and broad, sweeping from Seoul to Tokyo to Taipei and…
SpaceX Wants a Piece of America’s $600 Billion Wireless Market
A New Competitor Enters the Wireless Arena The announcement came during SpaceX’s first earnings call following its IPO, with President and COO Gwynne Shotwell and CEO Elon Musk providing the clearest signals yet of the company’s intent to move beyond partnerships and into full-fledged competition…
Wall Street Surges to New Records Fueled by AI Earnings and Middle East Deal Hopes
A Historic Rally Rewrites the Record Books Wall Street delivered a stunning performance on Tuesday, August 4, as two of the market’s most closely watched indexes simultaneously broke through to all-time highs. The S&P 500 closed at a record high, supported by strong corporate earnings,…
Big Oil Rakes In Record Profits While Trump Fumes Over Gas Prices
BP reported a dramatic surge in profits, more than doubling its earnings even as President Donald Trump publicly criticized Big Oil companies for profiting from higher fuel prices. Trump’s comments came in the context of rising costs linked to tensions surrounding the Iran conflict. The strong results highlight the ongoing tension between energy company profits and political pressure over consumer fuel costs.
China’s AI Surge Is Squeezing American Model Makers Out of the Market
A wave of new AI model releases from China is rapidly closing the gap with Silicon Valley’s top developers. The surge is putting intense pressure on American AI companies, with analysts warning that only those with cutting-edge technology or aggressive pricing strategies will be able to survive the increasingly competitive landscape.
