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Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates? - NPR

Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates? - NPR

Are smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since the iPhone was introduced nearly two decades ago.

Adobe Stock Slides Despite Record Results. CFO Heads for Chip Company. - Barron's

Adobe Stock Slides Despite Record Results. CFO Heads for Chip Company. - Barron's

Adobe earnings beat Wall Street estimates, boosted by strong demand for AI products. It wasn’t enough for the stock.

SpaceX Shares Indicated More Than 35% Higher in Shadow Trading - Bloomberg

SpaceX Shares Indicated More Than 35% Higher in Shadow Trading - Bloomberg

Shadow markets are pricing a blockbuster SpaceX stock debut, indicating a pop of at least 35% for Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and AI company.

Seniors needed long-term care and rehab. Their private Medicare plans said no. - The Washington Post

Seniors needed long-term care and rehab. Their private Medicare plans said no. - The Washington Post

The top for-profit Medicare Advantage companies denied coverage more often than nonprofits, according to the Health and Human Services Department's Office of Inspector General.

Dow Jones Futures: SpaceX IPO To Launch After Trump Spurs Market Rally - Investor's Business Daily

Dow Jones Futures: SpaceX IPO To Launch After Trump Spurs Market Rally - Investor's Business Daily

The S&P 500 could test a key level. Oil prices dive.

Jeff Bezos's Prometheus raises $12B to build an 'artificial general engineer' for the physical world - TechCrunch

Jeff Bezos's Prometheus raises $12B to build an 'artificial general engineer' for the physical world - TechCrunch

The new round values the physical AI startup that aims to automate heavy engineering and drug design at $41 billion.

Stock futures tick higher as Wall Street gears up for SpaceX’s historic IPO: Live updates - CNBC

Stock futures tick higher as Wall Street gears up for SpaceX’s historic IPO: Live updates - CNBC

Elon Musk's rocket maker is set to debut on the Nasdaq on Friday in what will be the largest IPO in history.

Massive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest Grok - WIRED

Massive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest Grok - WIRED

Activists raised a 40-foot-tall inflatable Elon Musk in Manhattan to draw attention to the risk he allegedly poses to investors.

Rates Drop Sharply to One Week Lows - Mortgage News Daily

Rates Drop Sharply to One Week Lows - Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates began the day in uneventful fashion with the average lender right in line with yesterday's latest levels. Things might have gotten off to a slightly better start, but higher inflation in this morning's econ data and discouraging war-related hea…