The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is sounding the alarm about foreign entities, mainly from China, carrying out large-scale operations aimed at stealing capabilities from advanced American AI systems.
The European Union is ramping up its scrutiny of Google, which is part of Alphabet, by urging the tech giant to let competing AI assistants have more access to its Android operating system.
Microsoft is rolling out voluntary buyouts for some of its U.S. employees, a first for the 51-year-old tech giant as it adjusts to the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence.
Following the rally seen during Wednesday's session, stocks moved mostly lower over the course of the trading day on Thursday. The major averages all moved to the downside, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 pulling back off record closing highs. The major averages regained ground after an early afternoon nosedive but remained firmly negative.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has blocked the publication of a scientific report on how well the COVID-19 vaccine works, according to news reports. The Washington Post reported that the study was supposed to appear on March 19 in the CDC's weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly...
The study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, examined vitamin levels in beer by analyzing the nutritional content of 65 different varieties. Researchers found no significant difference in vitamin B6 levels between alcohol-free lager and regular lager. However, non-alcoholic...
After moving to the downside early in the session, stocks have regained ground over the course of the trading day on Thursday. The major averages have climbed well off their lows of the session and are now lingering near the unchanged line. Currently, the major averages are narrowly mixed.
First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by slightly more than expected in the week ended April 18th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The report said initial jobless claims climbed to 214,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level of 208,000.
The UK private sector economy gained momentum in April after posting the weakest growth in six months in March, supported by moderate upturns in both manufacturing production and service sector output, survey data from S&P Global showed Thursday. The composite output index posted 52.0 in April, up from 50.3 in March. A score above 50.0 indicates expansion.
In a significant leap forward for American battlefield technology, U.S. Army infantry drone operators have successfully tested a drone-mounted new warhead with bunker-busting capacity. The live-fire demonstration of the bunker rupture and kinetic explosive round, which took place at Redstone Arsenal,...
Following the strong upward move seen in the previous session, stocks may move back to the downside in early trading on Thursday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a modestly lower open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures down by 0.2 percent. Traders may look to cash in on recent...
The Justice Department has announced $300 million in funding to prevent and prosecute fraud and other crimes nationwide. The new Special Attorneys Program notice of funding opportunity will support state, local, Tribal, and territorial prosecuting agencies in designating qualified prosecutors to serve as Special Attorneys within the Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division or Criminal Di
The euro area private sector contracted in April as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East deepened the economic woes, flash survey results from S&P Global revealed Thursday. The composite output index fell to a 17-month low of 48.6 in April from 50.7 in March. The index fell below the 50.0 no change mark for the first time in 16 months in April.
Early signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open lower on Thursday, after there are no immediate sign of ending of the conflict in the Middle East. Oil prices continue to surge amid the continued closure of the critical Strait of Hormuz. Gold was subdued at $4,721 an ounce,...
NASA has announced that its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, designed to open an entirely new window on the universe, will be launched in early September, ahead of the agency's commitment to flight no later than May 2027. "Roman's accelerated development is a true success story of what we can achieve when public investment, institutional expertise, and private enterprise come together to take
April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.