Trump says Kennedy Center renovation on hold until his name is added

Wells Fargo sees improvement in a key metric — plus, Lilly gets praise beyond GLP-1s

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

U.S. oil tops $105 as Saudi Arabia reportedly cancels some crude cargoes after pipeline closure

Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, meanwhile, carried out renewed strikes on Saudi Arabia this week.

US borrowing costs hit highest level since 2007

The effective interest rate on US government bonds over 10 years, known as the 10-year Treasury yield, has risen as high as 5.04% but has eased back since.

John Healey in talks with Canada about UK joining new global defence bank

Exclusive: Britain is understood to have been formally invited to become founding member of multilateral lender John Healey is in talks with the Canadian government about joining a new global defence bank intended to help allies rearm to counter mounting security threats, just weeks after Rachel Reeves rejected the move. The chancellor is understood to be actively considering a bid to join the proposed Canada-led defence, security and resilience bank (DSRB), which proponents say could help the UK fund defence projects at lower cost, before planned talks with his Canadian counterpart this week. Continue reading...

Iran war has cost Pentagon $38 billion and depleted missile stockpiles, CBO says

AI skeptics from Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon urge action, as Congress, Trump idle

The rare pairing of a progressive leader and a MAGA voice is a sign of how worries over rapidly advancing AI are upending political alliances. But their policy proposals are far apart.