By Randall W. ForsythBond funds have been a boon to the municipal bond market, especially the exchange-traded variety, attracting investors seeking an economical vehicle for tax-exempt income. But are they the best choice for everybody?Just as an increasing number of wealthy people are opting for s…
Possible deals include a merger with Charter Communications, the No. 2 cable and broadband company, or an NBCUniversal deal with Netflix. By Andrew BaryComcast's move to spin off its media-and-entertainment business this past week came after years of investor pressure and can only help the company'…
By Mackenzie TatananniCarMax insiders loaded up on shares after a quarterly earnings report that showed the used-car dealer's turnaround remains a work in progress.The first purchase was by director Peter Bensen on June 22. Bensen snapped up 2,500 shares for $52.20 apiece — $130,500 in total. The t…
By Megan LeonhardtAfter months of rising inflation, Federal Reserve officials penciled in at their June meeting expectations for a quarter percentage-point hike in interest rates later this year. But an unexpected slowdown in hiring last month may remove some of the pressure to lift rates, especial…
By Ed PriceEveryone likes to harp on about political polarization in the U.S. Ironically, that's a form of groupthink — a "follow the herd" mentality that sucks in commentators and analysts and blinds them to opposing ideas. Today, we are witnessing one of the darndest examples of groupthink among…
By Kenneth G. PringleIt all began with the Declaration of Independence.America's founding document started a political revolution that sent democracy sweeping across the globe over the past 250 years. Just as impactfully, Thomas Jefferson's 1,320-word expression of national self-determination — ado…
To the Editor: I read Al Root's article (" Cheap Drones Are Upending the Defense Sector," Cover Story, June 24) with both hope and humility. Root noted: "Views that drones will massively displace spending on manned platforms ignore institutional and political biases on military power."As we celebra…
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Investor Sentiment ReadingsHigh bullish readings in the Consensus stock index or in the Market Vane stock index usually are signs of Market tops; low ones, market bottoms. Last Week 2 Weeks Ago 3 Weeks Ago Consensus Index Consensus Bullish Sentiment 76% 7…
Guangyin Technology, a developer of silicon-based photonic integrated chips, has completed a RMB 100 million (about $14 million) Pre-A financing round, with investors including Photonics Strong-Chain Fund, Shanda Investment, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Fund, Luoyang Yingcai, CAS Star, and Xi'an…
According to Lianhe Zaobao citing Xinhua and Reuters, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces have “fully liberated” Ukraine’s Luhansk region and made major progress in Donetsk. The Kremlin said Putin visited an auxiliary command post for Russia’s joint force grouping late Friday, July…
By Ben Cohen | Photographs by Timothy Mulcare for WSJOver the past 250 years, America has produced the world's most valuable inventions.The lightbulb. The internet. The telephone and the iPhone. Since the founding of the United States, we have built airplanes, refrigerators and Costco. We dreamed u…
By Katherine BindleyThere was nothing wrong with the Madison, N.J., public school Ankur Jain's 11-year-old son attended: Arjan was happy and excelling academically. But Jain was intrigued by Forge Prep, a new school for fifth through eighth-graders in nearby Livingston that promised learning throug…
Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 3, 2026) - Enablence Technologies Inc. TSXV:ENA ("Enablence" or the "Company"), a leading provider of Planar lightwave optical chips (PLCs) used in datacom, telecom, automotive and artificial intelligence applications announced that at the Company's Annual Ge…
By Sarah AdamsIn a wedding party kept so secret, vows were exchanged under military-grade arena security, fashion details were among the first to emerge: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wore custom Dior Haute Couture for their Friday wedding.Swift paired the custom Jonathan Anderson-designed couture…
First results from SGN-2026-007 return modest grades of 76.7 ppm dysprosium oxide over 10.00 metres and 528 ppm heavy rare earth oxide over 32.20 metresVancouver, British Columbia, July 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- There’s still work to be done to determine whether North American Niobium and Critic…
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. Treasury will now accept charitable donations in the form of liquid, publicly listed company stocks to support funding for Trump Accounts for eligible U.S. children.According to Odaily, Trump said that before the program’s official launch, more than 6 milli…
A whale has closed an Ethereum short position, recording a loss of $9.39 million on the trade. According to Odaily, the whale’s overall results shifted from a total profit of $6.6 million to a total loss of $2.3 million.The whale still holds a 20x leveraged long position of 228.7 BTC.
U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned 11 people on Friday, a White House official said, all but two of whom had been convicted of violating the Clean Air Act by modifying or disabling emissions controls on trucks.Trump posted on Truth Social about six of the men, who he said had been prosecuted unde…
ENS Labs operations director Brantly Millegan said on X that he has decided to leave ENS due to recent events and other reasons. According to PANews, he said he will gradually shut down ethid.org.Millegan added that team members are currently open to new job opportunities.Regarding projects includi…
