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Petrol pumps in forecourts across the country are running dry. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described the protests as an “act of national sabotage.” Recognized industry bodies, including the Irish Farmers’ Association and the Irish Road Haulage Association, are not involved Protests around fuel prices in Ireland are entering their fourth day, with three of the […]

Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with the heads of major U.S. banks to discuss the cyber threat of Anthropic’s recent Mythos model. Anthropic rolled out Mythos this week in a limited capacity over concerns that hackers could exploit its capabilities. JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon was the only major banking CEO who […]

Revolution Medicines expects to soon report results from a Phase 3 trial of its daily pill daraxonrasib for pancreatic cancer. Former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse this week noted he’s taking daraxonrasib. Pancreatic cancer has the lowest five-year survival rate of major cancers. RevMed’s drug targets a major driver of the disease. Revolution Medicines could be […]

Vice President JD Vance commented he thinks that upcoming U.S. negotiations with Iran in Pakistan to end the six-week war will be “positive.” But Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliamentary speaker, noted the U.S. must fulfill two key conditions “before negotiations begin”: halting attacks by Israel in Lebanon, and releasing Iranian assets. A two-week ceasefire in […]

The White House, in a March 24 email, warned staff not to build bets related to the U.S. war with Iran on prediction markets. Prediction economy bets placed on the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and on the Iran war have raised concerns that government officials could be profiting from insider trading. More than […]

JetBlue Airways was the first airline to raise checked baggage fees in response to increasing fuel prices. Now, nearly all of the biggest U.S.-based carriers have followed suit. Carriers have raised the cost of a first checked bag by up to $10 each way. With most airlines, you’ll pay at least $90 to check a […]

Latest government data shows the pace of inflation climbed to the highest level in nearly two years. That could prompt a higher Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027, particularly due to rising gasoline prices, one estimate finds. The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 could climb higher as latest government data shows a jump in […]

CoreWeave published a multi-year agreement with Anthropic Friday to power its Claude AI models. The deal comes one day after the AI cloud provider revealed a $21 billion expansion of its agreement with Meta. CoreWeave now provides services to nine of the 10 leading AI providers, according to the firm. CoreWeave stated Friday that it […]

The average tax refund is about 11% higher so far this season, compared with about the same period in 2025, according to IRS filing data. As of April 3, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,462, up from $3,116 about one year ago, the IRS reported on Friday. These figures reflect about 99.8 […]

“Big Short” investor Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish bet against defense tech organization Palantir Technologies. Burry stated in a Substack post that he’s still holding long-dated put options on Palantir. He stated he’s been betting against the organization since the fall of 2025. The investor’s comments come as President Donald Trump touted the […]