J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty Images A series of policy changes in the so-called “big beautiful bill” are undermining the Affordable Care Act marketplace, in ways that may at first seem relatively subtle but which add up to a major change, health policy experts say. That, in turn, has important implications…
The logos of Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude by Anthropic, Perplexity, and Bing apps are displayed on the screen of a smartphone in Reno, United States, on November 21, 2024. Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images The artificial intelligence craze faces a significant gender gap, with more men showing enthusiasm about the technology,…
The Texas Voyager oil tanker sits anchored off the coast of Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery in El Segundo, California on March 4, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration on Friday announced a $20 billion reinsurance program for oil tankers and other maritime traffic in an effort to get vessels…
Smoke and fire rise from the site of airstrikes at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on March 7, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran continued on Saturday, one week after they launched their joint campaign to rid Tehran…
Vast missed out on the first round of NASA awards for the next International Space Station, but that isn’t stopping the company from going all in on stage two. CEO Max Haot told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan this week that the company is betting on its “leapfrog strategy” and planning to build and launch a successful…
Investors are concerned about the fates of multiple experimental drugs for hard-to-treat diseases following a string of recent rejections from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA in the past year has denied or discouraged the applications of at least eight drugs, according to RTW Investments, including a gene therapy for Huntington’s disease from…
Marvell shares ripped 18% higher on Friday as the company posted an earnings beat and issued strong guidance, expecting robust artificial intelligence demand to continue. The semiconductor company reported adjusted earnings of 80 cents per share for the quarter, exceeding the 79 cents per share expected by analysts polled by LSEG. The company reported $2.2…
Tony Anderson | Digitalvision | Getty Images The average tax refund is 10.6% higher so far this season, compared to roughly the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data. As of Feb. 27, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,742, up from $3,382 about one year ago, the IRS reported on Friday. The…
Amazon said Friday it will continue offering Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology to its cloud customers, excluding work involving the Department of Defense. The announcement comes after the federal agency informed Anthropic on Thursday that it would label the company a “supply chain risk.” Anthropic responded by saying it has “no choice” but to challenge the…
Palantir was an outlier in a tough week for the stock market, as the provider of software and services to the U.S. government saw its stock rally 15% following the U.S. attack on Iran. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.2% for the week, pushed lower by names like Apple, Google and Micron, and other benchmarks tumbled…
