The U.S. lead over China in AI is all but gone

Travelers walk past an Alibaba Cloud advertisement at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport in Shenzhen, China, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images For much of the past several years, the debate over artificial intelligence has revolved around two foundational questions: Can American technology companies continue to innovate at the technological frontier?…

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What drove last week’s volatile market

Wall Street got back to its winning ways last week after navigating a hawkish Federal Reserve meeting, volatile swings in chip stocks, and a critical round of Big Tech earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1% for the week, snapping a three-week losing streak. The S & P 500 gained 1% last week, while…

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Why Iran’s power structure complicates a ceasefire

In the five months since the Iran war began on Feb. 28, each pause in fighting has underscored the complexities of ending it. The June 17 memorandum of understanding opened a 60-day negotiating period over the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions and Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, but frayed within weeks as Iranian attacks on shipping…

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