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Mark Zuckerberg Stands Firm on WhatsApp Deal In a high-profile antitrust trial between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent three days on the witness stand defending the company’s acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram. Speaking in a Washington, D.C. courtroom, Zuckerberg pushed back on claims that the purchases…

Consumer Spending Beats Expectations U.S. retail sales rose significantly in March, offering a positive signal for the economy amid growing uncertainty. According to the latest government data, retail sales climbed 1.4% last month, outperforming the Dow Jones forecast of 1.2% and marking the strongest monthly gain since January 2023. This comes …

April 16 Payouts Scheduled for Group 3 Beneficiaries The Social Security Administration (SSA) is set to disburse payments to Group 3 beneficiaries on April 16, 2025. This group includes individuals whose birth dates fall between the 11th and 20th of any month. Social Security payments are distributed in stages based on recipients' birthdates, en…

Major Expansion and Modernization Plans Announced Sam’s Club, the membership-based retail warehouse owned by Walmart Inc., has announced bold plans to revamp all of its 600 existing locations and open approximately 15 new clubs annually. The announcement came during Walmart’s 2025 Investment Community Meeting, where Sam’s Club CEO Chris Nicholas…

China Halts Exports of Crucial Minerals Amid Tariff Retaliation As trade tensions between the U.S. and China intensify, Beijing has taken a decisive step by suspending exports key of China’s Rare Earth minerals and magnets vital to global manufacturing. These materials are indispensable in producing electric vehicles, semiconductors, drones, aer…

Retail Egg Prices Hit New High as Holiday Demand Surges In a surprising twist for American consumers, wholesale egg prices have soared to record levels just ahead of two major spring holidays—Passover and Easter. The average price for a dozen grade A large eggs reached $6.23 in March, marking a significant increase from $5.90 in February and $4.…

Premarket Dip Follows Rally Cooldown Crypto stocks–related equities such as MicroStrategy (MSTR), Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), and Riot Platforms (RIOT) opened Thursday’s premarket trading on a softer note, reflecting a broader retreat in the cryptocurrency space. This comes after a sharp rally fueled by former President Donald Trump's anno…

Introducing Ironwood – Google’s Seventh-Generation AI Accelerator At its annual Cloud Next conference, Google introduced its most advanced AI accelerator to date—Google Ironwood, the company’s seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU). Unlike previous generations that focused heavily on training large AI models, Ironwood is purpose-built f…

Apple Market Value Slips Behind Microsoft Amid Market Turmoil Apple Inc. has lost its long-held position as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, following a sharp decline in its stock price linked to escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China. On Tuesday, Apple shares tumbled by 5%, dropping the tech giant's market capita…

Market Rebound Follows Beijing’s Intervention After days of financial turbulence, Asian stock markets showed signs of recovery on Tuesday, buoyed by intervention from Chinese authorities. The rally came despite intensifying global trade tensions stemming from new U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. In a move aimed at restoring inv…