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On Saturday, The Moscow Times reported that a Russian diplomat officially confirmed for the first time that Moscow seeks convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout to be a part of the proposed Brittney Griner prisoner swap. "The discussions on the very sensitive topic of an exchange are proceeding via the channels...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July, is one leader who understood that improving health makes the world safer and more prosperous, billionaire Bill Gates said in a blog post this week. The Microsoft Corporation MSFT co-founder said he had met Abe several times, and most...

Billionaire investor George Soros’ investment management firm, Soros Fund Management LLC, opened a fresh position in electric vehicle pioneer Tesla, Inc. TSLA and doubled down on beaten-down tech stocks. EV Holdings: Soros Fund bought 29,883 shares in Tesla, during a quarter when the company came under significant selling amid...

Benzinga reviews this weekend's top stories covered by leading media outlets, here are the articles investors need to read. In Barron's "At Last, Weight-Loss Drugs That Actually Work. They Could Be the Blockbusters of the Decade," Bill Alpert looks at new weigh-loss medications that could become the best-selling drugs in pharmaceutical history for Novo Nordisk A/S NVO and Eli Lilly And Company LLY.

Fox News has been slammed for sharing a doctored photo of the federal judge who signed off on the recent FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property. In the news clip, Fox News aired a photo that replaced an old image of Jeffrey Epstein getting a foot massage from Ghislaine Maxwell with the body and face of the judge, the Guardian reported.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been brisk with its rocket launches this year, and on Friday, it successfully completed another launch exercise. What Happened: SpaceX announced that on Friday, its Falcon 9 launched 46 Starlink satellites to low-earth orbit from “Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E)” at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

The recent weak performances of social platforms such as Meta Platforms, Inc. META and Snap, Inc. SNAP have been blamed on competition from China-based ByteDance-owned TikTok. The results of a new survey showed that TikTok may be losing to Alphabet, Inc.’s YouTube in captivating the teen audience. YouTube was...

One of the leading online sports betting companies was the feature of the earnings report from European gaming company Flutter Entmt ADR PDYPY. What happened: Flutter issued its first half 2022 earnings report on Friday that showed revenues increased 10.9% year-over-year to $4.12 billion, aided in part by the success of the company’s sports betting segment in the U.S. led by its FanDuel subsidiary.

Berner drew a huge and adoring crowd Saturday morning at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Cookies Miami dispensary where he soaked up some warm Florida affection. The rapper, Cookies’ founder and current Forbes cover star greeted the animated fans who gathered to welcome cannabis’ leading legacy brand to the Miami neighborhood.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he fully supports South Korea's efforts to completely denuclearize Kim Jong-un's isolated nation. Guterres was in Seoul for meetings with South Korean leaders on Friday, Reuters reported. "I would like to take this opportunity to express our full support for the complete, verifiable, and...

Microsoft Corporation MSFT co-founder Bill Gates recently shared his 1974 resume on LinkedIn. While sharing his old resume on the social media platform, he told the followers that he was sure their resume looked a lot better than his own. The LinkedIn post read, "Whether you're a recent grad or...

Tesla, Inc.’s TSLA shares will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on Aug. 25. Expectations are that the stock will trade up in the run-up to the split. Incidentally, two other big techs - Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN and Alphabet, Inc. GOOGL GOOG recently split their shares. Does the post-split trading in these stocks have any read across for Tesla?

Workers in the United Kingdom are set for the “worst real wage squeeze” among G7 nations, new Trade Union Congress (TUC) analysis of The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) figures revealed in mid-July, and one analyst thinks it’s safe to short European assets, like the Euro, — which shed nearly 10% of its value in 2022 — here’s why.

The U.S.-China relationship, which was beginning to mend, has taken a turn for the worse in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which China calls its territory. Pointing to a recent white paper published by the Xi Jinping administration, Loup Ventures co-founder Gene Munster said...

Chinese officials are reportedly planning a possible trip by President Xi Jinping to Southeast Asia in November, which includes a face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. This would be Xi’s first foreign trip since the COVID-19 pandemic hit China in 2020 and...

President Joe Biden recently signed the $280 billion dollar CHIPS and Science Act, setting aside roughly $52 billion dollars to bolster the U.S. computer chip sector. After supply chain shortages and record demand for semiconductors, the CHIPS act will boost the domestic semiconductor manufacturing industry to better compete with China.

Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investors' favorite stocks over the past week, here's a look at some of our top stories. The markets maintained an upbeat tone this week, as the S&P 500 notched its fourth consecutive weekly gain, adding 3.26% for the week. The Dow Industrials also had a positive week, closing 2.92% higher, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced by 3.08%.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is in preliminary technical discussions with Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk's SpaceX for temporary use of its launchers after Russia blocked Western access to its Soyuz rockets. "I would say there are two and a half options that we're discussing. One is SpaceX, that...

A little-known cannabinoid called THCV can trigger your brain to eat less and avoid greasy, fatty foods. Marijuana’s capability as an appetite stimulant is well-documented. And, no, we’re not talking about the “munchies.” We’re referring to its ability to kick-start appetite in potentially life-threatening situations.

Last month, Alphabet Inc GOOGL GOOG announced a hiring freeze due to global economic uncertainty. According to a new Business Insider report, the company doesn't seem to be rolling back the hiring freeze, and employees are jittery about the decision. Senior executives in the Google cloud sales department are telling...