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Back to school: How to save on uniform costs - Published Back to school can stir up many emotions for parents, including anxiety about the extra costs it brings. Almost half of parents said they're worried about the cost of school uniforms, according to research by the charity Sa

Winter energy prices expected to rise to three-year high - Published Energy bills for millions of households are expected to rise this winter to the highest level for three years, under a price cap to be announced by the industry regulator on Wednesday. The cap will reflect the r

Trump’s pick for open House seat in Kentucky scrubs president from campaign website President Trump’s pick to replace Republican Rep. Andy Barr (Ky.) in the House has completely scrubbed the president from his campaign website. Former state Sen. Ralph Alvarado’s (R) campaign webs

Chinese AI lab Z.ai is releasing an open-weight model on Friday that it says rivals frontier Western AI in cybersecurity capabilities, reigniting debates over whether advanced technologies should be publicly accessible. After several hacking incidents, AI firms are rethinking how

AI - ON-PREM EPA to drop requirement for public notice of polluting datacentersState and local regulators would decide whether the public gets a say on minor-source permits -

Shares in Chinese robot maker Unitree have retreated more than 45% from their debut peak, inflicting pain on retail investors and prompting bubble fears. “Investors were carried away by the technology revolution narrative,” a Beijing asset manager told Reuters. China’s newest cor

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday that Dick's Sporting Goods' historic 30% plunge may represent a buying opportunity for investors willing to wait out the retailer's near-term challenges. "If you don't own Dick's, you dodged a bullet today, but based on the last time the stock fell

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri testified on Tuesday during a social media addiction trial that he doesn't direct employees to withhold information from him that could pose potential legal liabilities. "I'm not trying to encourage my team to hide anything," Mosseri said, in his firs

The chorus of voices criticizing US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s bond buyback strategy grew Tuesday, with the harshest rebuke yet coming from a former mentor. “Governments defending prices against fundamentals always lose,” investor Stanley Druckenmiller argued — with the h

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Chinese teens are turning to mind-numbing drugs to 'run away from reality' - Published At 14, *Xiaomei, a high-performing student from a coastal province in China, decided to overdose on cough medication. She wanted to impress an older boy who told her it would help her relax. Th

'We will always love you, Dolly'Published4 hours agoImage caption, The death of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton at aged 80 dominates Wednesday's papers. "We will always love you Dolly" says the Daily Star as the paper reports the singer had been struggling wi

Democrats up 7 points on the economy over GOP: Poll Democrats are ahead 7 points on the economy over Republicans, according to a new poll. In The Economist/YouGov poll, 39 percent of respondents said they believe Democrats do “a better job handling” the economy, while 32 said the

Zerodha Asset Management Pvt Ltd, the entity behind Zerodha Fund House, saw its operating revenue zoom 78.7% to ₹16.8 Cr in the fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26) as against ₹9.4 Cr in the year ago period. Meanwhile, the company managed to narrow its losses by 37.8% to ₹5.1 Cr in the fis

CIA Director John Ratcliffe was in Moscow Tuesday for unannounced talks with the Kremlin, in the first such visit by a US spy chief since 2021. Washington asked Kyiv to pause strikes during Ratcliffe’s four-hour trip. While details of his meetings weren’t released, the talks coul

GB's Dart and Jones advance in US Open qualifying - Published Britons Harriet Dart and Fran Jones both made winning starts to their bids to reach the US Open singles main draw. Dart, who has twice reached the US Open second round, came through 6-0 6-7 (1-7) 6-1 against Jordyn Haz

US President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran’s economy is doomed to fail, a former member of his Iran negotiating team argued. Washington’s effort to sanction countries doing business with Tehran “poses a greater threat to US credibility” than to the regim

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Paxton unveils data center plan Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) unveiled a plan for data centers if elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the latest GOP candidate to take a stronger stance against the controver

SpaceX made Florida’s Space Coast home to the world’s busiest spaceport for a decade, but that will change this year. The company is significantly cutting the number of launches from Florida until Starship arrives, a senior SpaceX official confirmed Tuesday. The Falcon 9 rocket h

Canada struck back against the US with retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on $20 billion worth of American products on Tuesday, as a defiant Ottawa fulfilled its vow to match US duties “dollar for dollar.” US President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America,

Search fieldHome page Seeking Alpha - Power to InvestorsAbout PremiumCreate free accountSearch for Symbols, analysts, keywordsLog in Energy Par Pacific to sell Laramie Energy assets in $485M deal Aug 25, 2026, 6:16 PM ETPar Pacific Holdings, Inc. (PARR) StockBy : Carl Surran,

Elon Musk is continuing his push into the Southern U.S. with SpaceX, his aerospace and tech conglomerate, planning a $100 billion launch facility in Louisiana. In a joint statement, the Louisiana Economic Development office said on Tuesday that SpaceX will establish its Starbase

Elon Musk is continuing his push into the Southern U.S. with SpaceX, his aerospace and tech conglomerate, planning a $100 billion launch facility in Louisiana. In a joint statement, the Louisiana Economic Development office said on Tuesday that SpaceX will establish its Starbase

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Paramount's Warner Bros. bid barrels toward antitrust trial Paramount’s bid to acquire fellow entertainment giant Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) has been mired in controversy and drew a lawsuit from critics who argue the deal is bad f

Search fieldHome page Seeking Alpha - Power to InvestorsAbout PremiumCreate free accountSearch for Symbols, analysts, keywordsLog in CommoditiesEnergy U.S. crude stockpiles rose 4.2M barrels last week, API says Aug 25, 2026, 6:05 PM ETUnited States Oil Fund LP ETF (USO), CL1:C

Earnings NewsHere are the major earnings before the open WednesdayAug 25, 2026, 6:00 PM ETDY, MOV, ANF, BBWI, KSS, WSM, SFL, PLAB, DCI, SJM, LI, JKS, NTIOF, TRMD, TIGRBy: Deepa Sarvaiya, SA News EditorMajor earnings expected before the bell on Wednesday include: Li Auto (LI) Dyco

Markets are starting to care about the 2026 midterm elections, which loom 10 weeks away and could rip full control of Congress from President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Democrats are favored to win at least one chamber of Congress come November, leading the generic ba

Toxic waste sites exposed in Michael Sheen documentary 'tip of the iceberg' - Published A former Monsanto worker who spent three years helping seal toxic waste underground said staff had "cheap" protective equipment and were not told what they were burying. Stephen Constance work

Internal watchdog finds FEMA crew violated Hatch Act by skipping homes with Trump signs A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) crew broke the law when it skipped houses with Trump signs during Hurricane Milton recovery efforts in 2024, according to an internal government wa

Alphabet's Waymo on Tuesday said it plans to roll out robotaxi rides in Germany in 2027, marking its third international market and first in the EU. Waymo will start "phased" testing in Munich over the next few weeks, with plans to launch to the public at the end of next year, th

Alphabet's Waymo on Tuesday said it plans to roll out robotaxi rides in Germany in 2027, marking its third international market and first in the EU. Waymo will start "phased" testing in Munich over the next few weeks, with plans to launch to the public at the end of next year, th

Search fieldHome page Seeking Alpha - Power to InvestorsAbout PremiumCreate free accountSearch for Symbols, analysts, keywordsLog in Energy Wilton Resources targets up to a C$625K raise in repriced financing Aug 25, 2026, 5:47 PM ETWilton Resources Inc. (WLTNF) Stock, WIL:CA S

The second AI presentation of the afternoon comes from NVIDIA, who besides doing talks on the Vera CPU and Rubin GPU, are also presenting a talk on the use of language processing units (LPUs) in their Vera Rubin racks. This talk is arguably a bit of an unusual one, because NVIDIA

Search fieldHome page Seeking Alpha - Power to InvestorsAbout PremiumCreate free accountSearch for Symbols, analysts, keywordsLog in Gold back on path to $5,000/oz as U.S. debt fears rise, Natixis says Aug 25, 2026, 5:45 PM ETSPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD), GDX, IAU, NUGT, SLVSIL,

- Southern Cross Acquisition II (SCAT) said on Tuesday it priced its initial public offering at $75 million, comprising 7.5 million units at $10 each. - The units, which are expected to begin trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday under SCATU, each include one ordinary share, one warrant

Pennsylvania attorney general accuses Snapchat of failing to protect children in new lawsuit Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday (R) announced a lawsuit Tuesday, accusing Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, of failing to protect children from compulsively using its platfo

El-Sayed distances from Piker amid high-stakes Senate race Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is taking steps to distance his Senate campaign from far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who’s facing blowback for suggesting that American Jews’ support for Israel could make antisemiti

Search fieldHome page Seeking Alpha - Power to InvestorsAbout PremiumCreate free accountSearch for Symbols, analysts, keywordsLog in Boeing wins additional $163M delivery order for B-52 radar modernization Aug 25, 2026, 5:39 PM ETThe Boeing Company (BA) Stock, BA:CA StockBy : S

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library says it will keep sending free books to kids. Here’s how to sign up (NEXSTAR) – Dolly Parton’s legacy will continue not only through her music, but through her foundation that sends free books to children in the U.S. and four other countries, re

GOP election law expert: Many more ‘low propensity voters in Republican Party’ after Trump mail-in voting ruling Election law attorney Ben Ginsberg said Monday that President Trump’s executive order imposing restrictions on mail-in voting will largely impact Republican voters. “O