Paramount wants a $1.9 billion bond from state AGs fighting the Warner Bros. merger - CNN
Paramount wants the states that are suing over the Warner Bros. Discovery deal to post a $1.9 billion bond. The states are scoffing at the idea.
CNN · 17 Aug 2026After Powerball winner in Illinois, Florida, results for Monday, Aug. 17 - tcpalm.com
Powerball jackpot winner in the $1 billion drawing for Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026! A ticket from Cape Coral, Florida, also scored $1 million. Was it you?
TCPalm · 17 Aug 2026NYC tourist was stabbed at infamous 'murder McDonald's' near Penn Station: 'It’s like a little slice of hell' - nypost.com
The Eighth Avenue McDonald’s outlet where a teen from Australia was stabbed is known to locals as a dangerous place, especially after hours.
New York Post · 17 Aug 2026Jane Street’s $15 Billion Loss Lays Bare Its Hedge Fund Side - Bloomberg.com
The question pinged around Wall Street trading desks as they watched their rivals at Jane Street shatter record after record: Had they cracked the game, or were they playing a different one?
Bloomberg · 17 Aug 2026L3Harris ousts CEO Kubasik over conduct violation - Fox Business
L3Harris Technologies CEO Christopher Kubasik stepped down after a board investigation found he engaged in misconduct unrelated to financials.
Fox Business · 17 Aug 2026Trump's crypto company made him $800 million. Now it's a real bank - USA Today
The cryptocurrency company that made President Trump nearly $800M since he returned to the White House has received the green light to become a bank.
USA Today · 17 Aug 2026Bank of America Sees 50% Upside in Micron - Yahoo Finance
The bank sees structurally higher earnings ahead.
Yahoo Entertainment · 17 Aug 2026SpaceX Stock, Recovering From Post-IPO Slump, Rises Ahead of Another Share Unlock - Barron's
About 319 million more shares of SpaceX become available to trade later this week.
Barron's · 17 Aug 2026Warren Buffett's Portfolio Is Looking Even More Like The Dow Jones Index. This Is Why. - Investor's Business Daily
Berkshire Hathaway's Dow-heavy equity portfolio has grown even more so of late. That is thanks to Warren Buffett's fixing a mistake.
Investor's Business Daily · 17 Aug 2026Amazon Is Buying Up Older Books and Destroying Them After Scanning. The Orders Go Back to 2024 - inc.com
Inc. · 17 Aug 2026Egg prices finally came down. Now nearly 19 million eggs have another problem - Fortune
The FDA classified a recall of nearly 19 million eggs as Class I after a salmonella outbreak sickened 98 people and hospitalized 26.
Fortune · 17 Aug 20263 things to look out for on Tuesday (SP500:) - seekingalpha.com
Track Tuesday’s market catalysts: Home Depot Q2 earnings, Reddit joining the S&P 500, and Danish Defence Industry Day with LMT, RTX & GD—read now.
Seeking Alpha · 17 Aug 2026Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine - Ars Technica
Despite loss, carriers still claim selling device-location data isn't illegal.
Ars Technica · 17 Aug 2026Tourist stabbed inside Midtown McDonald’s in unprovoked attack - amNewYork
A young tourist visiting the Big Apple was stabbed inside a Midtown McDonald’s early Monday morning, authorities said.
amNY · 17 Aug 2026Why it pays to stay invested: No amount of bad news could stop the stock market’s strongest run in more than 25 years - marketwatch.com
This bull market has really climbed a wall of worry
MarketWatch · 17 Aug 2026Major retail meat company closes plants, lays off over 3,200 - thestreet.com
TheStreet · 17 Aug 2026A mechanic left a work light in the wing of a Qantas jet. It flew for two days before anyone found it - CNN
A passenger jet flew for two days and carried hundreds of people after a mechanic’s work light was accidentally left inside of its wing, Australian investigators reported Monday.
CNN · 17 Aug 2026State Fair of Texas cuts prices for admission, parking - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The State Fair of Texas says 2026 admission and official parking will cost less after 2025 fairgoers said prices were too high.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · 17 Aug 2026DOJ Investigating Billionaire-Led Andreessen Horowitz—Despite Its Trump Ties, Report Says - Forbes
Forbes · 17 Aug 2026Disney's new parks boss outlines investment strategy, with superfans at the fore - CNBC
Disney Experiences chief Thomas Mazloum is focused on balancing the needs of its most ardent parkgoers with its less frequent visitors.
CNBC · 17 Aug 2026Nvidia Will Back First Phase of OpenAI Project With as Much as $105 Billion - Bloomberg
Nvidia Corp. has agreed to spend as much as $105 billion to support a massive new data center campus in Ohio set to be leased by OpenAI, marking the latest tie-up between two dominant forces driving the AI boom.
Bloomberg · 17 Aug 2026EyePoint Stock Craters 69% After Drug Trial Failure. It May Be an Overreaction. - Barron's
Duravyu, EyePoint’s candidate for wet age-related macular degeneration, misses the mark, but muddled trial data may be to blame.
Barron's · 17 Aug 2026Nike's stock plunge is relentless - Yahoo Finance
The only thing Nike is 'just doing' is serving up stretches of weak quarters and outlooks.
Yahoo Entertainment · 17 Aug 2026U.S. strategic reserves are getting so low it threatens damaging the 60 underground salt caverns storing American oil - Fortune
“We should be highly concerned about the integrity of the caverns anytime crude inventories drop below 300 million barrels."
Fortune · 17 Aug 2026