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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, United States, November 2, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures fell as traders speculated that Democrats were headed for majority control of Congress and key…
Google responds to outrage over search suppression in schools that ban AI
Google is playing defense Tuesday after a political backlash to its new policy regarding the use of artificial intelligence in schools. In a blog post titled “Designing Responsible AI for Learning,” Google announced that it is introducing AI into its…
Kirkland moves closer to hiring Weil’s Ramona Nee, with 20-member team
Ramona Nee, with Weil. Courtesy photo Kirkland & Ellis is close to hiring Ramona Nee, co-managing partner of Weil Gotshal & Manges, alongside a team of about 20 others, according to several sources familiar with the negotiations. Nee, who…
Saudi Aramco profits jump despite damaging attacks on pipelines and refineries
For Saudi Aramco, the war in Iran has led to extraordinary disruptions to its exports and damaging direct attacks on its facilities. But this did not affect the company’s results. The state-owned oil giant on Tuesday reported adjusted net profit of…
Canva announces changes and layoffs affecting 22% of its staff
Canva is making significant changes affecting 1,271 people, or 22% of its staff, co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins announced today. “For some people, this will mean changes in their roles or being asked to move to centralized centers,” says Perkins.…
Please stop asking me when the AI bubble will burst
People, including on this team, keep asking me, with varying degrees of enthusiasm or apprehension, when the AI bubble will burst. I’ll tell you what I tell them: If I knew this, I would make a life-changing bet in the market, using as much as I…
Stock market election night: Futures fall as votes pour in; AMD and Arista Increase Profits (Live)
AMD, Here’s live coverage of IBD’s stock market election night. Wall Street awaits election results, with Democrats favored to regain control of Congress. The midterm elections could notably move AI stocks, as well as crypto-related names,…
Why Anthropic’s IPO ‘could be a deciding vote’ for Wall Street bank stocks
After a rally in the first half of summer, Wall Street banking stocks have lost some of their luster as rising interest rates threaten to cool the investment banking and trading booms that have fueled their profits. Despite reporting strong third-quarter…
CrowdStrike launches AI kill switch to control internal agents
George Kurtz, CEO and founder of CrowdStrike, speaks at the Economic Club of New York in New York, United States, October 23, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Crowd strike bet he has a solution to malicious artificial intelligence. The cybersecurity…
OpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search
In many circles, “Ask Chat” has replaced “Google it,” and this is reflected in a new announcement from OpenAI: the volume of search queries executed through ChatGPT is now 20% of the volume executed through Google. Adam Fry, OpenAI Consumer Product…