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Business news • Apr 30

ExxonMobil's Q1 Earnings on Deck: Should You Bet on the Stock?

XOM to report Q1 2026 on May 1; EPS seen at $1.07 on $81.5B sales as filings flag upstream lift from higher liquids and gas prices.

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Business news • Apr 30

Oil Prices Spike, National Average Up Nearly 30 Cents in One Week

WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2026) – After ticking down for nearly two weeks, gas prices are going back up again with the national average seeing a 27-cent...

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Business news • Apr 30

'Shock coming': Trump economy grows but war fallout stokes inflation

President Donald Trump's economy is still growing, but as Americans bristle at rising gas prices, Republicans are staring at a potential slowdown less than...

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Business news • Apr 30

Eli Lilly's 'Blowout' Quarter: Here's What Has 'Overwhelming' Demand

Eli Lilly stock popped early Thursday after the drugmaker crushed first-quarter sales forecasts and hiked its 2026 guidance.

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Business news • Apr 30

Thermos Recalls 8.2 Million Stainless King Food Jars and Bottles Due to Serious Impact Injury and Laceration Hazards

Consumers should stop using the recalled Food Jars and Bottles immediately and contact Thermos to receive a free replacement pressure relief stopper or...

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Business news • Apr 30

U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP

Federal debt exceeding the size of the economy is a potent symbol of the gathering fiscal stresses on the U.S..

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Business news • Apr 30

Cigna To Exit Obamacare In 2027, Affecting Coverage For 369,000

Cigna said Thursday it will exit the ACA individual health insurance business, leaving health plan members in 11 states looking for new coverage next year.

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Business news • Apr 30

Supreme Court considers how much states can protect consumers when federal agencies won’t

A case involving the potential dangers of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed killer sold as Roundup, could affect broader consumer-protection...

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Business news • Apr 30

Oil prices hit wartime peak, pushing U.S. gas costs to highest since level July 2022

Oil prices surged to a wartime high Thursday, with Brent crude, the international benchmark, topping $126 a barrel as concerns grew that the Iran war will...

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Business news • Apr 30

The global economy has a month—eight weeks at most—to avoid a recession, warns top economist

"The irony in all this is that the U.S., which started the war, does better in relative terms than anybody else because of its energy supplies."

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Business news • Apr 30

High gas prices eating into Texans’ budgets, fueling inflation

The average price for a gallon of gas in Texas has risen from $2.55 in early February to $3.72 at the end of April.

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Business news • Apr 30

The UAE doubles down on Israel and America

The United Arab Emirates has left OPEC amid regional tensions, signalling closer ties with America and Israel while distancing itself from Gulf neighbours.

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Business news • Apr 30

2 winning Powerball tickets hit jackpot worth $143 million, dozens of others win $2 million and $1 million: See where all the lucky tickets were sold

CLEVELAND — It was a very lucky night for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, as two winning tickets matched all of the numbers and will...

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Business news • Apr 30

Wall Street ends higher, S&P 500, Nasdaq notch biggest monthly gains in years

NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday and the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logged their biggest ​monthly gains in years as solid...

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Business news • Apr 30

Penn knew Apple’s next CEO long before the world did

Decades before 1997 Engineering graduate John Ternus was named Apple's next CEO, he was a student and varsity swimmer at Penn — known to classmates for his...

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Business news • Apr 30

Meta Could Spend $145 Billion This Year Due to AI

Wednesday was a big day for the tech industry with Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft all reporting earnings at the same time in the afternoon.

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Business news • Apr 30

Google Cloud revenue is now 18% of Alphabet's business. Is this the beginning of the end of Google's search identity?

Ever since Google was founded in 1998, search has been the core of the company's identity. For much of that time, search has also been the engine (no pun...

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Business news • Apr 30

View from the courtroom: OpenAI lawyer presses Elon Musk on key timing question

OAKLAND, Calif. — The blockbuster trial in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman may come down to a question of timing: Did he drag his feet...

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Business news • Apr 30

4 things you missed from Elon Musk's testy second day on the stand at OpenAI trial

From the timing of his lawsuit to his communications with Shivon Zilis, here are some of the questions Elon Musk faced during cross-examination.

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Business news • Apr 30

Elon Musk Claims Sam Altman ‘Stole a Charity’ in OpenAI Trial

The legal drama surrounding OpenAI took a sharper turn this week, with two of tech's most recognizable figures once again on opposing sides.

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