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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: News Corp, Alibaba, Applied Materials and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. News Corp — The media company’s shares jumped nearly 7% after…

Trump judge sets limits on what evidence he can publicly share in D.C. election case

The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case hammered out the details of a protective order at the center…

Trump-appointee David Weiss named special counsel in Hunter Biden probe as DOJ calls for trial

WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday that David Weiss, the federal prosecutor in Delaware who has led the criminal…

Aerial photos show total destruction as wildfires ravage historic Lahaina, Hawaii

Wildfires in Hawaii have devastated the historic city of Lahaina, the former capital of the islands when they were an…

Hawaii wildfires leave dozens dead, thousands homeless in one of the worst disasters in state history

Catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii have left devastation in their wake, killing dozens, leaving thousands homeless and reducing a historic town…

Wholesale prices rose 0.3% in July, higher than expected

A measure of wholesale prices rose more than expected in July, countering recent trends showing that inflation pressures are easing.…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Six Flags, UBS, IonQ, Archer Aviation and more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. UBS — Stock in the Swiss bank ticked up 4.6% before…

Biden calls China a ‘ticking time bomb’ over economic troubles

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday called China a “ticking time bomb” because of its economic challenges and said the…

‘Dangerous point for investors’: Strategist warns of overconfidence about A.I.

Market participants are “overconfident” about their ability to predict the long-term effects of artificial intelligence, according to Mike Coop, chief…

With eyes on Taiwan, new China ban shows the U.S. may be learning lessons from mistakes with Russia

LONDON — U.S. moves to de-risk from China with a new investment ban suggest that Western allies may be learning…