Stocks swung wildly last week as investors wrestled with the impact of artificial intelligence on various sectors and the overall economy. This coming week is a wildcard after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran. President Donald Trump said Saturday that “major combat operations” in Iran started overnight, with American and Israeli strikes on military and…
A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) – | Afp | Getty Images Market watchers are bracing for turbulence after the U.S. confirmed it has launched “major combat operations” in Iran, a move investors say could carry far greater market consequences…
TOPSHOT – A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) – | Afp | Getty Images A U.S. official has confirmed that American forces attacked Iran, the Reuters news agency reported on Saturday. Earlier, Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran’s capital,…
An American flag flies at Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, California, on Sept. 12, 2025. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Warner Bros. Discovery board may have enriched its shareholders Thursday when it chose Paramount Skydance‘s acquisition offer over Netflix‘s, but it also terrified a lot of its employees. While some of those people own…
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said late Friday that his company has agreed to terms with the Department of Defense on use of its artificial intelligence models…
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., gestures at the United Center, on Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters House Democrats this week laid out their plans to counter President Donald Trump‘s rhetoric about “nationalizing” this year’s elections ahead of the 2026 midterms. The lawmakers convened at their…
U.S. President Donald Trump stops to speak to the media as he departs on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Feb. 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday said that “I’d love not to use” the U.S. military to attack Iran, “but…
President Donald Trump said Friday that he was ordering every U.S. government agency to “immediately cease” using technology from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic. Trump’s abrupt and unexpected order came as the AI startup faces pressure by the Defense Department to comply with demands that it can use the company’s technology without restrictions sought by…
Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) (C) speaks during a press conference with committee members (L-R) Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rep. William Timmons (R-SC) and Rep. John McGuire (R-VA) ahead of former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center on February…
Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Trump Media & Technology Group said Friday that it was exploring a spin-off of Truth Social, the social media platform of choice for President Donald Trump. Truth Social could become a separate, publicly traded company following the forthcoming closing of its merger with fusion power firm TAE Technologies, according to…
