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Anduril gets $2.9B Navy contract after Luckey joins Pentagon group
Anduril won an up to $2.9 billion contract with the U.S. Navy on Tuesday to boost submarine production, days after co-founder Palmer Luckey was named to a Pentagon future weapons task force.The company is also investing $3.7 billion to…
Yemen forces reclaim Red Sea port city of Mokha from Houthis
Yemeni security forces escort buses carrying released Houthi-aligned detainees as they arrive in Sana'a on September 12, 2026.Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesYemen government forces said they've reclaimed the strategic…
Trade deficit hits $105.6 billion, widest since just before Trump tariffs
Trucks move goods in a shipping container next to large stacks of shipping containers and cranes at the Port of Long Beach Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesThe U.S. trade deficit widened…
Lithuania backs push to lift ban on nuclear arms
Gitanas Nauseda, Lithuania's president, during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Kremlin on Tuesday warned a preliminary decision by Lithuanian…
Russian lab worker’s suspected plague death leaves some questions
The unexplained death of a lab technician at a Russian research institute handling plague bacteria has raised questions among infectious disease experts, who say the circumstances surrounding the case are unusual and key details remain…
Deep-red Kansas is suddenly a Senate battleground
Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican from Kansas, and Democratic U.S. senatorial candidate Adam Hamilton of Kansas.Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Colin E. Braley | APIn a state that hasn't elected a Democratic senator since 1932,…
Barbie maker Mattel faces investor pressure to consider sale
Margot Robbie as Barbie in a movie from Mattel and Warner Bros.Mattel | Warner Bros.Mattel is reportedly facing pressure from an investor to consider a sale amid struggling sales and growing buyer interest in the Barbie maker.American…
Student riots engulf France as Le Pen vows fiscal turnaround
Students carry out a blocking protest at the Cesar Baggio secondary school in Lille on September 29, 2026.Sameer Al-doumy | Afp | Getty ImagesMass student riots are escalating across France, with the violent clashes leading to arson,…
U.S. Treasury yields fall as investors anticipate FOMC minutes
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Sept. 29, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesU.S. Treasury yields were lower on Tuesday morning after reaching fresh highs in the previous session, as…
Fed is urged to rethink Hong Kong’s access to dollar lifeline
The chairman of an influential congressional committee is urging the Federal Reserve to consider cutting off a potential financial lifeline extended to Hong Kong during Covid-era market turbulence.The Fed should review the Hong Kong…