Iran's Parliament Speaker Condemns Civilian Strikes, Labels US 'Great Satan'
TEHRAN — Iranian Parliament Speaker Bagher Ghalibaf issued a scathing condemnation on Tuesday of recent military strikes targeting civilian areas within Iran, explicitly designating the United States ...
Dutch Central Bank Relocates 86 Tons of Gold Reserves to London Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions
LONDON — The Dutch central bank has completed the transfer of 86 tonnes of gold reserves from storage facilities in New York and Ottawa to its vaults in London, a strategic move driven by escalating g...
Xi Jinping Arrives in Cairo for First State Visit in a Decade Amid Shifting Regional Alliances
CAIRO, Sept. 2 — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for his first state visit to Egypt in ten years, marking a significant diplomatic push by Beijing to deepen bilateral ties wit...
Hezbollah Drones Target IDF Troops in Southern Lebanon; Airstrikes Follow
NABATIEH, Lebanon — Hezbollah launched first-person-view drones against Israeli Defense Forces infantry near 'Ali AlTaher' Ridge on Tuesday, prompting immediate retaliatory airstrikes by Israel that s...
CrowdStrike Reports Record $333 Million in Net New ARR Amid AI Security Surge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. reported record net new annual recurring revenue of $333 million for the second quarter of 2027, marking a 51% year-over-year increase driven by accelera...
Iran Red Chief Demands Legal Action After US Airstrike Hits Wedding in Hormozgan
TEHRAN — The head of Iran's Red Crescent Society called for international legal action against the United States on Tuesday following a reported airstrike that targeted a wedding ceremony in southern ...
Shootout in Kiev Leaves One Military Intelligence Officer Dead Amid Agency Rivalry
KIEV, Ukraine — A violent confrontation between officers of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) and the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence (GUR) erupted in Kiev on Tuesday, leaving one GUR officer...
Israeli Airstrike Hits Ruweis Neighborhood in Southern Lebanon
NABATIEH AL-FAWQA, Lebanon — An Israeli airstrike targeted the Ruweis neighborhood in south Lebanon's Nabatieh al-Fawqa early Tuesday morning, intensifying military activity along the border region. T...
Dell Shares Surge Nearly 10% as AI Server Demand Drives Massive Forecast Hike
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell Technologies shares climbed nearly 10% in premarket trading on Tuesday following the company's announcement of a dramatic upward revision to its annual financial outlook, driv...
Piper Sandler Upgrades Amazon Outlook, Citing Capital Efficiency Edge Over Rivals
NEW YORK (AP) — Piper Sandler reiterated an Overweight rating on Amazon.com Inc. shares on Tuesday, setting a price target of $320 as the investment bank highlighted the e-commerce and cloud giant's s...
BofA Raises Microsoft Price Target to $600 on AI Infrastructure Gains
NEW YORK — Bank of America Securities raised its price target for Microsoft Corp. to $600 per share on Wednesday, citing robust fourth-quarter results for 2026 driven by surging demand for cloud compu...
IDF Confirms Interceptors in Northern Israel Targeted False Signal
TEL AVIV, Sept. 2 — The Israel Defense Forces confirmed Tuesday morning that interceptor missiles launched overnight in northern Israel were directed at a false target following the activation of air ...
IDF Strikes Hezbollah Infrastructure After Drone Attack in Southern Lebanon
BEIRUT — The Israeli Defense Forces launched retaliatory strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon early Tuesday after the militant group fired two explosive drones toward Israeli t...
Iran's First Vice President Credits Technology in Recent Conflicts, Prioritizes AI
TEHRAN — Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref stated on Tuesday that the nation's scientific and technological advancements played a decisive role in recent military engagements, marking art...
China-linked Silver Fox Group Deploys Malware via Fake Software Sites
BEIJING — A China-based cyber threat cluster known as Silver Fox, also referred to as Yinhu, has launched a campaign using counterfeit software download sites to infiltrate Windows systems and comprom...
DA Davidson Maintains Neutral Rating on Elastic Despite Earnings Beat
NEW YORK — DA Davidson maintained a Neutral rating on shares of Elastic N.V. on Wednesday, citing execution risks and concerns regarding the sustainability of recent growth, even as the search and obs...
Energy Secretary Wright Reports 17 Million Barrels of Oil Transit Through Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced on Monday that approximately 17 million barrels of crude oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz, marking a significant volume of maritime traffic ...
Coatue Management Expands Stakes in Micron and Amazon Amid AI Infrastructure Push
NEW YORK — Coatue Management significantly increased its holdings in Micron Technology Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. during the second quarter, a strategic move by fund manager Philippe Laffont to capture ...
Tiger Global Shifts AI Strategy by Trimming Alphabet Stake to Boost AMD Position
NEW YORK — Tiger Global Management, the prominent New York-based hedge fund, executed a strategic realignment of its second-quarter portfolio this week, significantly reducing its holdings in Alphabet...
Gold Options Trader Nets $58 Million Profit Amid Market Volatility
NEW YORK — A major market participant executed a sophisticated options strategy on Tuesday, securing a net profit of approximately $58 million by selling upside potential on the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (...
One Dead, Five Injured Including Two Officers in Minneapolis Mass Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS — A mass shooting in downtown Minneapolis left one person dead and five others injured on Tuesday night, including two police officers who were struck while responding to the scene. The in...
NVIDIA Invests $2 Billion in Coherent Corp. to Secure AI Optics Supply
SAN JOSE, Calif. — NVIDIA Corporation announced on Wednesday a $2 billion investment in Coherent Corp., marking a significant expansion of their strategic partnership to address the surging demand for...
Repeated Strikes Hit Firefighters Extinguishing Warehouse Blazes Near Bucha
BUCHA, Ukraine — Three warehouse buildings caught fire Tuesday morning following a strike in the Kiev region, with emergency crews reporting that the site was struck two additional times while firefig...
Fourth Air Raid Alert Sounded in Kiev Early Tuesday Morning
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A fourth air raid alert was issued across Kiev early Tuesday morning, signaling renewed aerial threats as the conflict continues to intensify in the Ukrainian capital. The alarm, ...
U.S. Forces Sink Vessel Acting as Drug Trafficking Refueling Station in Eastern Pacific
UNITED STATES — U.S. Southern Command forces interdicted and sank a vessel operating as a floating refueling station for illicit drug trafficking on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in international wate...
Brookfield and Bloom Energy Expand AI Power Framework to $25 Billion
NEW YORK — Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Bloom Energy Corporation announced on Tuesday a major expansion of their joint artificial intelligence infrastructure framework, increasing the commitme...
AI Coding Agents Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Git Flaws
Security researchers have disclosed eight critical vulnerabilities in popular command-line artificial intelligence coding agents that allow attackers to execute malicious code on developer machines th...
Banner Corporation Finalizes Acquisition of Pacific Financial to Expand Western U.S. Footprint
SEATTLE — Banner Corporation completed its acquisition of Pacific Financial Corporation on Tuesday, securing control of the lender and its subsidiary, Bank of the Pacific, in a move designed to solidi...
Putin Arrives in Vladivostok for Eastern Economic Forum Amid Strategic Push East
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Far East city of Vladivostok on Tuesday morning to attend the annual Eastern Economic Forum, marking a significant diplomatic and ...
Rising Treasury Yields Cast Shadow Over Wall Street's Record Rally
NEW YORK — U.S. stock investors are growing increasingly wary as a sharp rise in Treasury yields threatens to derail Wall Street's historic rally. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield is approaching c...