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Salesforce to Buy m3ter in Nod Toward AI-Native Business Models

Salesforce agreed to acquire m3ter, a platform built to support consumption-based monetization, in a bid to help customers update their business models in response to artificial intelligence.
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Inflation could top 4% this week. The bond market wants Fed Chair Warsh to prove he'll fight it.

Kevin Warsh, the new chair of the Federal Reserve, may need to defy President Trump and talk about rate hikes next week Will new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh follow President Trump or the market?
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An inflation storm is brewing in the Pacific Ocean - and your portfolio isn't ready

A looming climate shock threatens to drive up global commodity prices. These investments can help protect your purchasing power. A forecasted "super" El Niño could severely disrupt global crop yields ...
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Trump's Washington is suddenly moving toward taking stakes in AI companies. Will it actually happen?

Could taxpayers soon have an equity stake in AI chatbots? President Donald Trump has joined other influential figures in talking about setting up U.S. taxpayers with ownership stakes in ...
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S&P 500 Rises 0.30% to 7405.73 — Data Talk

The S&P 500 Index is up 21.99 points or 0.30% today to 7405.73 --Up 11 of the past 13 trading days --Off 2.68% from its record close of 7609.78 hit Tuesday, June 2, 2026 --Up 28.07% from the Election ...
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Amazon, Corning Sign Multibillion-Dollar Optical Fiber Deal for Data Centers — Update

Amazon.com said it entered a multibillion-dollar agreement with Corning to get optical fiber, cable and connectivity solutions to support its growing data center footprint. The investment, disclosed ...
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BofA sees 'red flags' in the U.S. stock market. Here's what to buy now.

The BofA team sees opportunity in some individual S&P 500 stocks rather than the broader market-cap-weighted index Most investors who pile into the S&P 500 in 2026 think they own the entire stock ...
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Social Security is looking at a $500-a-month cut. Could a new bipartisan commission make a difference?

Social Security provides benefits to more than 70 million retired workers, people with disabilities and others. A new legislative proposal would create a bipartisan commission to strengthen the ...
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My golf buddy worked as a financial adviser. Here's how I really knew his friendship was fake.

'He always mentioned how popular I was' "Another tip-off for me about our friendship was that he never mentioned politics or religion." (Photo subjects are models.) Dear Quentin, I read your response ...
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Global oil prices erase most gains after topping $98 a barrel as Iran announces end of current attacks after exchanging fire with Israel

Israel and Iran traded fire overnight, testing a fragile truce and threatening hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war. Oil prices were erasing most of their earlier gains on Monday morning after ...
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'I have no experience with investing': I inherited $2,000. I'm 42 with two children. What should I do with this money?

If you received a very small inheritance from a grandparent ($2,000), what would you invest in? I have no experience with investing, so any advice would be helpful. I am 42 and have two living ...
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The U.S. stock market is facing historic downside risk - these 10 low-volatility stocks can protect your portfolio

Low-volatility stocks produce returns almost as good as the S&P 500 with far fewer gut-wrenching price swings. Low-volatility stocks promise to dampen investors' portfolio risk while nevertheless ...