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From farms to bakeries, egg shortages and price hikes are challenging small businesses - The Associated Press

Small business owners that rely on eggs for their products are facing sticker shock as the avian flu sparks shortages and high prices for the usually reliable staple. Avian flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens, causing U.S. egg prices to s…

Medtronic Stock Slumps as Sales Miss Estimates - Investopedia

Medtronic shares slumped Tuesday after the medical device maker missed sales forecasts.

FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Announces that the FTC and DOJ’s Joint 2023 Merger Guidelines Are in Effect - Federal Trade Commission News

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Stock market today: Wall Street flirts with a record as indexes drift - The Associated Press

Wall Street is flirting with a record again as U.S. stock indexes drift in mixed trading. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in Tuesday afternoon trading and sitting just below its all-time closing high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 7…

European Defense Stocks Rally As Military Worldview Shifts - Investor's Business Daily

European defense stocks rally as developments between President Trump and Russia prompt an emergency meeting. U.S. defense stocks rise.

United Rentals Falls After Losing $4.8 Billion Deal, Despite Consolation Prize - Investor's Business Daily

United Rentals won't up its $92 per share cash bid for H&E Equipment Services, which received a higher offer from Herc Holdings. URI stock fell.

Milei’s Crypto Defense Backfires After Aide Interrupts Interview - Bloomberg

President Javier Milei stumbled in his bid to downplay his role in a crypto scandal in which he touted a memecoin that later crashed, with fallout spreading to Argentine assets after investors returned from a US holiday.

Stocks Rise As S&P 500 Eyes Record High - Investor's Business Daily

Baidu was a big earnings mover while Nvidia rallied near a new buy point.

Memecoin Scandal Threatens Argentine President Javier Milei - WIRED

Argentinian president Javier Milei is facing calls for impeachment and a possible criminal investigation for his role in the rise and fast collapse of a memecoin.

'Cold and calculated': After 50 years, Southwest Airlines announces first mass layoffs. Here's how employees are responding - WFAA.com

Southwest Airlines announces layoffs impacting over 1,000 employees at its Dallas headquarters for the first time in 53 years.

King Soopers and grocery workers end strike for 100 days as bargaining resumes - The Colorado Sun

There’s no tentative contract yet, but the sides agreed to get back to the bargaining table. Some workers were at risk of losing health coverage.

Stock futures rise to kick off a shortened trading week: Live updates - CNBC

Investors, shrugging off ongoing concerns around trade and inflation, are searching for the next catalyst to send stocks higher.

Here's why Wall Street manager Scaramucci sees bitcoin headed to $200,000 - MarketWatch

The manager says Trump’s meme coin has helped slow positive crypto regulation

How Investors Can Defy the Naysayers and Cash In on SMCI Stock - TipRanks

Regarding sheer relevance, it’s difficult to overlook the fundamental case for Super Micro Computer ($SMCI). Specializing in high-performance servers that undergird...

Intel Stock Jumps Following Fresh Reports of Possible Broadcom, TSMC Deals - Investopedia

Shares of Intel jumped on Tuesday morning, the first day of trading since new reports emerged over the weekend that the chipmaker is the center of acquisition talks once again.

Prediction: Nvidia Stock Is Going to Drop After Feb. 26 - The Motley Fool

Grok-3, The Nvidia Shortcut, Competitive Implications - Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Grok-3 appears to be state of the art; that speaks to the power of Nvidia, and actually increases the pressure to spend more.

Alibaba (BABA) Shares Climb after Xi Tells Tech Titans He Will Help Them Be “Competitive” - TipRanks

Shares in Chinese tech group Alibaba ($BABA) climbed nearly 4% in pre-market trading today on hopes that President Xi is ready to support private firms in their bat...

Coca-Cola takes on Olipop and Poppi with new prebiotic soda brand, Simply Pop - CNBC

The U.S. prebiotic soda category has more than doubled over the last five years.

Super Micro Stock Is Rising Again. Why SMCI Investors Are Feeling Bullish. - Barron's