Europe’s boosting defense spending. One company just lost all of its stock-market gains this year.
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Uncertain Shoppers Slow Spending as Retailers Temper 2025 Expectations
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Wide receiver Mike Williams is heading back to Chargers on one-year deal
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Super Micro’s stock has its doubters, but it just got a vote of confidence
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US listings often fail to boost European companies’ valuations
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Sen. Mark Kelly says he's giving up his Tesla
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Apple Just Did Something Truly Unexpected, and It’s Very Good News for Customers
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German Arms Maker Rheinmetall Has Record Sales in ‘Era of Rearmament’
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Slotkin likens current state of the country to its 'angry, teenage years'
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Trump Media stock has lost half its value since Inauguration Day
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Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, report says
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No. 2 Houston leans on its defense to shut down No. 17 BYU and return to Big 12 title game
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