Why Intel Stock Popped Today

Why Intel Stock Popped Today

Qualcomm is reportedly interested in a buyout. There’s no end to the excitement for Intel (INTC 3.31%), it seems. After shares surged earlier this week on a partnership with Amazon and a $3 billion contract with the Defense Department, they jumped again late Friday on reports that Qualcomm (QCOM -2.88%) had approached its rival about…

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Fed Governor Waller says inflation softening faster than he expected put him in half-point-cut camp

Fed Governor Waller says inflation softening faster than he expected put him in half-point-cut camp

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he supported a half percentage point rate cut at this week’s meeting because inflation is falling even faster than he had expected. Citing recent data on consumer and producer prices, Waller told CNBC that the data is showing inflation in the Fed’s preferred measure is running below 1.8%…

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Three Mile Island is reopening

Three Mile Island is reopening

Three Mile Island, the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history, is opening up once again. Microsoft and Constellation Energy, which owns the plant, have struck a deal that will see the plant’s undamaged reactor resume operations to power Microsoft’s AI data centers. Microsoft has signed a 20-year power-purchase agreement with Constellation, which…

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