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Texas Republican Senate primary pits Paxton against Cornyn
Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas (L) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.Eddie Seal | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPolls are open in the Republican Senate primary runoff in Texas as incumbent Sen. John Cornyn tries to fend off a…
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston to step down after 19 years at cloud pioneer
Dropbox Co-CEOs Ashraf Alkarmi and Drew Houston. Houston will eventually step down and assume the role of executive chairman at the company he helmed for 19 years.Courtesy: DropboxDrew Houston founded Dropbox nearly two decades ago at…
Democratic AGs snub Vance’s White House anti-fraud roundtable
U.S. Vice President JD Vance holds a press conference to discuss "anti-fraud initiatives" in the Indian Treaty Room at the White House complex in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 13, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersDemocratic state attorneys…
Micron hits $1 trillion market cap for the first time
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMicron topped a $1 trillion market value for the first time on Tuesday as shares popped 18%, driven by insatiable artificial intelligence demand for its memory chips.The stock surge came as UBS…
Judges block Alabama districts that would dilute Black vote
A demonstrator holds up a sign outside the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, May, 7 2026.Kim Chandler | APA panel of federal judges on Monday blocked Alabama from using congressional district maps that would dilute the…
How one medical supply CEO is navigating the oil price shock
A few months ago David Navazio, founder and CEO of medical supply company Gentell, had never heard of the Strait of Hormuz. But now, the narrow waterway thousands of miles away from the company's headquarters in Yardley, Pennsylvania, is…
Eli Lilly stock edges higher as company plans nearly $4 billion in vaccine
Eli Lilly on Tuesday announced plans to acquire three companies for almost $4 billion in cash, as it looks to expand its research and development business into infectious diseases.The company said it had agreed deals to buy Curevo,…
BP shares plummet after ousting chairman Albert Manifold in shock move
Trowbridge in Somerset, England, on March 15, 2025.Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesShares of British energy major BP fell sharply on Tuesday after the board announced it had removed Chairman Albert Manifold in a surprise…
Mark Carney warns of Brexit-like regret if Alberta leaves Canada
Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. David Kawai | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has labeled oil-rich Alberta's separatist…
Treasury yields slide after Memorial Day break
Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as bond markets returned from a Memorial Day break to bolstered hopes of a Middle East peace deal, even as the U.S. military conducted fresh strikes on Iran. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note —…