Investors urged to avoid selling during market volatility amid 2026 downturn
NEW YORK — Financial advisors are warning investors that the primary driver of losses during stock market crashes is the decision to sell holdings during periods of high volatility, a message gaining ...
Iranian Activist Mahdieh Esfandiari Returns Home After French Detention
TEHRAN — Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian human rights activist, arrived in Iran on Monday following her release from a French prison, marking the end of a legal ordeal that drew international attention...
Microsoft Security Blog authors call for updated incident response practices for AI systems
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft security experts are urging organizations to overhaul traditional incident response frameworks to address the unique challenges posed by artificial intelligence systems...
Microsoft Awards $2.3 Million in Bug Bounty Rewards Following Zero Day Quest
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft Corp. announced Monday that it has distributed $2.3 million in rewards to security researchers who identified critical vulnerabilities during its Zero Day Quest hacking...
Analyst Identifies Three Stocks Resilient to Market Volatility Amid Economic Uncertainty
NEW YORK (AP) — Financial analyst David Jagielski of The Motley Fool has identified three major U.S. corporations—ExxonMobil, Eli Lilly, and Berkshire Hathaway—as potential defensive investments capab...
Plainfield Students Win 2026 Stock Market Challenge
PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Students from Plainfield Public Schools were named winners in the 2026 Stock Market Challenge on Monday, marking a significant achievement for the district's financial literacy prog...
Goldman Sachs Reiterates Sell Rating on NOV Inc. Amid Middle East Disruptions
NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs reiterated a Sell rating on NOV Inc. stock on Monday, citing significant operational disruptions in the Middle East that are impacting the oilfield services company's financia...
Raymond James Reaffirms Strong Buy on Viant Technology Following TVision Acquisition
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Raymond James reiterated a Strong Buy rating and a $17.00 price target on Viant Technology Inc. on Monday, citing the company's strategic acquisition of TVision Insights and rob...
UBS Maintains Neutral Rating on Carter's Inc. Following Q1 Earnings
NEW YORK (AP) — UBS maintained a Neutral rating and a $40 price target on Carter's Inc. stock on Tuesday, citing the children's apparel company's solid first-quarter earnings and an improved outlook f...
Vice President Vance Interrupted by Protester at Public Appearance
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance was interrupted by a heckler during a public address in the United States on Monday, April 14, 2026, when an audience member shouted an accusation regarding U.S. p...
Cryptography Expert Urges Continuous Quantum Risk Management at Black Hat Asia
SINGAPORE — Cryptography expert Jean-Philippe Aumasson of Taurus SA is set to address the Black Hat Asia 2026 conference, warning organizations that preparing for the post-quantum cryptography era dem...
Critical Nginx UI Vulnerability Exploited in Wild, Exposing Global Servers
A critical security flaw in the Nginx UI management interface is being actively exploited by attackers worldwide, allowing unauthenticated users to seize full control of vulnerable servers. The vulner...
US Destroyers Turn Back in Waters Near Iran After Ultimatum
TWO U.S. NAVY DESTROYERS turned back on their course early Monday after being given a 30-minute ultimatum to withdraw from waters near Iran, marking a sudden de-escalation in a tense maritime standoff...
Israeli airstrike on Gaza refugee camp kills at least four
GAZA CITY — Israeli forces launched an attack on the Al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City on Monday, killing at least four Palestinians and injuring several others. The strike occurred late Monday...
US Treasury to Let Iranian Oil Sanction Waiver Expire
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday it has no plans to renew the temporary authorization allowing select buyers to purchase Iranian oil, a move that will reinstate full sanction...
Trump Tells Fox News Iran War Is Over, Signals New Talks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared the war in Iran effectively over during a televised interview on Monday, signaling a potential shift in U.S. foreign policy and suggesting the administrati...
Russian Bulk Carrier Docked at Haifa Port Amid Sanctions Violation Concerns
JERUSALEM — A Russian-flagged bulk carrier transporting grain from Russian-controlled territories in Ukraine docked at Israel’s Haifa Port on Monday, drawing immediate scrutiny from Western allies ove...
Explosions Rock Tehran Near Basij Checkpoint
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Two car bombs detonated Monday night on Imam Khomeini Street in Tehran, targeting a Basij militia checkpoint, while a third explosive-laden vehicle was neutralized by security forc...
Explosion Reported in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran — A loud explosion was heard in the Iranian capital on Monday evening, prompting immediate concern among residents and authorities. The incident occurred shortly after 9 p.m. local time o...
Tech Giants Fail to Honor California Privacy Opt-Out Signals, Audit Finds
SAN FRANCISCO — Major technology companies including Google, Meta and Microsoft are frequently failing to comply with California's privacy law requirements regarding consumer opt-out requests, an inde...
IonQ Shares Surge 20% on DARPA Contract and Quantum System Breakthrough
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shares of quantum computing firm IonQ Inc. jumped more than 20% on Tuesday, propelled by the announcement of a new contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency an...
Oracle Shares Surge on Expanded Bloom Energy Partnership and New AI Tools
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oracle Corp. shares climbed significantly Monday following the announcement of an expanded fuel-cell power partnership with Bloom Energy Corp. and the introduction of new artifici...
Nasdaq Extends Winning Streak to 10 Sessions as Tech Stocks Rally
NEW YORK (AP) — The Nasdaq Composite extended its winning streak to 10 consecutive sessions on Monday, driven by a broad rally in technology stocks and a sharp decline in crude oil prices. The index c...
Generator Strike Leaves Western Gaza in Darkness
GAZA CITY — A critical power generator supplying electricity to the entire western area of the Gaza Strip was destroyed during an airstrike on the Shati refugee camp early Monday evening, plunging tho...
USAF MQ-4C Drone Lost Over Persian Gulf Amidst Uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) — A United States Air Force MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system was lost over the Persian Gulf on Monday, though officials have not confirmed whether the drone was shot down or suffe...
CISA Urges Agencies to Patch Actively Exploited Windows Vulnerability
WASHINGTON (April 15, 2026) — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent directive to U.S. government agencies to secure their systems against an actively exploit...
OpenAI Expands Cybersecurity Program, Unveils New GPT 5.4 Model
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI expanded its Trusted Access for Cyber program on Tuesday, extending advanced artificial intelligence tools to thousands of additional individuals and organizations while introdu...
Apple to Launch Entry-Level Mac Neo Desktop in 2026
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple is preparing to launch a new entry-level desktop computer, the Mac Neo, powered by an iPhone chip, as the technology giant seeks to address supply shortages in its existing M...
Iran's Neka Power Plant Achieves Full Domestic Production of Industrial Equipment
TEHRAN — Iran's Neka Electrical Power Plant has fully domesticated the production and renovation of more than 9,500 pieces of industrial equipment, marking a significant milestone in the nation's effo...
CISA Cancels Summer Cyber Internships Amid DHS Funding Lapse
WASHINGTON — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has cancelled its summer internship program for cyber scholarship students following a lapse in Department of Homeland Security...