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Business news • Apr 09

S&P 500, Nasdaq Extend Win Streaks Amid Ceasefire Hopes; 3 New Breakouts To Watch

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite extend win streaks Thursday amid Iran ceasefire hopes. Three new breakouts include Applied Materials.

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Business news • Apr 09

Has the cease-fire rally pushed stocks too high, too quickly?

Investors are hopeful that the worst of the Middle East conflict may be over as markets have stabilized in the wake of a cease-fire.

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Business news • Apr 09

McDonald’s CEO blames his viral tiny burger bite on his mom

McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski says his mother and her lessons on manners is to blame following the Big Arch burger taste test controversy.

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Business news • Apr 09

Volkswagen Shuts Down Tennessee Plant’s EV Production at the Worst Possible Time

The American EV industry continues to shrink, even while gas prices soar.

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Business news • Apr 09

Volkswagen drops all-electric ID.4 in the US in pivot back to gas SUVs

Volkswagen will no longer produce the all-electric ID.4 at its U.S. factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the German automaker shifts its resources into...

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Business news • Apr 09

xAI sues Colorado over first state AI anti-discrimination law

Elon Musk's xAI has filed a lawsuit challenging Colorado's landmark AI bill as the Trump administration and leading industry players try to stop US states...

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Business news • Apr 09

'Why is this so high?' Electric bills in West Virginia now top mortgages despite Trump's promises

West Virginians are angry and perplexed over soaring utility costs in one of the most energy-rich, yet poorest, corners of America, where families have been...

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Business news • Apr 09

U.S. Postal Service seeks hike in price of first-class mail stamps to 82 cents in July

First-class mail stamps would increase from 78 cents to 82 cents effective July 12 if the proposal by the U.S. Postal Service is approved.

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Business news • Apr 09

Bay Area institution Philz Coffee to remove Pride flags from all cafés

Philz Coffee, the San Francisco-born coffee company, is drawing criticism for a decision to remove Pride flags from its cafés.

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Business news • Apr 09

Property taxes are rising faster than inflation. See what homeowners pay across the U.S.

Property taxes across the U.S. are rising faster than inflation, with the average homeowner last year paying $4,427, up 3.7% from 2024, according to a new...

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Business news • Apr 09

Markets News, April 9, 2026: U.S. Indexes End Higher, Oil Pares Gains on Iran Ceasefire Optimism; Dow Turns Positive for Year

Stocks rallied to end higher and oil prices pared gains amid optimism the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran would hold. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite,...

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Business news • Apr 09

Meta AI app climbs to No. 5 on the App Store after Muse Spark launch

The app was ranking No. 57 on the App Store just before Meta AI's new model launched. Now it's No. 5 — and rising.

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Business news • Apr 09

America barely uses Middle East oil. So why did gas prices rise?

If the United States buys so little oil from the Persian Gulf, why would a war in the region cause gas prices here to spike?

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Business news • Apr 09

Michael Burry says Anthropic is 'eating Palantir's lunch' as enterprise AI spending shifts

Palantir's stock is down. Michael Burry said Wednesday that Anthropic's rapid rise is a threat to Palantir as enterprise AI spending shifts.

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Business news • Apr 09

American Airlines updates bag fees and Basic Economy fares

American Airlines is adjusting its checked bag fees and further differentiating its Basic Economy fare from its standard Main Cabin offering.

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Business news • Apr 09

Amazon Stock (AMZN) Pops on $25B Data Center Buildout in Mississippi

Amazon's ($AMZN) shares jumped about 5% on Thursday afternoon after the e-commerce heavyweight said it has accelerated its data center investments in...

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Business news • Apr 09

Software stocks selloff: PLTR, MSFT drop on Anthropic’s ‘Mythos’ model fears

Investing.com -- Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) fell 7% Thursday as software stocks declined following new AI product launches and comments from short...

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Business news • Apr 09

Amazon Rises Toward Key Level; CEO Says This Is 'On Fire'

Amazon stock climbed as CEO Andy Jassy said in the annual shareholder letter that the in-house AI chips business is "on fire"

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Business news • Apr 09

David Zaslav Paramount Deal 'Windfall' Payout: ISS Says Warner Bros Shareholders Should Vote Against Measure

ISS recommends Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders vote against CEO David Zaslav's "golden parachute" payout package worth more than $550 million,...

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Business news • Apr 09

U.S. Mortgage Rates Ease Lower on U.S.-Iran Ceasefire

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) fell by 9 basis points this week to 6.38%, according to Freddie Mac. That marks the first drop in five weeks...

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