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Has the gold lost its luster? Traders on both sides of the issue are battling it out in the options pit of an ETF that is trying to counter a months-long downward trend in the commodity.Both option volumes trended bullish. SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) and VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) On Tuesday, GDX rose more than 4% even as gold futures fell during trading. The bullish trend was particularly strong on GDX, with call volume outnumbering puts by more than 5 to 1 at some points during the trading day.According to ThinkOrSwim data, more than 10,000 calls traded at or…

Naruecha Gentyson | Moments | Getty ImagesA disciplinary panel found that a federal judge was disciplined for having sex in the chamber with a high-ranking law enforcement official within earshot of his staff, attending a partisan political event and lying to a senior judge who investigated the allegations.But the identities of the judges and the district courts in which they sit were kept private by the U.S. Judicial Council’s Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disabilities in a decision announced Friday, which Law360 and Reuters reported earlier.The seven-judge panel upheld judicial misconduct findings issued in February by the Judicial Council for…

Last week, after Google announced a major overhaul of search, I overheard a woman on the phone saying she was switching to DuckDuckGo because “you can opt out of using AI.” “Google is no longer Google,” she said. It seems others had the same idea. At I/O, Google’s annual developer conference, the company said the traditional list of blue links will be replaced with AI agents that answer queries, perform tasks, and run background monitoring agents. The backlash was fierce. Some argue that this will kill the open web, while others share concerns that AI summaries will surface inaccurate responses…

Check out the companies that made headlines after the bell: Box — The cloud-based content management provider expected full-year adjusted earnings per share of $1.56, compared with analyst estimates compiled by LSEG of $1.63, down 2%. However, Box reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of 37 cents per share on revenue of $306 million, beating the 36 cents per share and $304 million that analysts had been looking for. Zscaler — Shares fell 16% after the cloud security company expected revenue of $875 million to $878 million for the current quarter, falling short of the $879 million that analysts were looking for,…

Apple’s incredible eight-week march to record highs faces a big test next month. Like many investors, we want to see the company seize the moment and continue rising. The iPhone maker’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicks off on June 8, offering another chance to impress Wall Street with its rather uneven execution of artificial intelligence. The event comes in a transformative year for Apple, as longtime CEO Tim Cook prepares to take over the reins in September and a major AI partnership with Alphabet Inc.’s Google begins. The question is, can Apple finally make a truly conversational Siri a…

Piper Sandler is not buying talk that a deal with Iran is near, telling clients that the Strait of Hormuz will remain mostly closed and oil will hit new highs.”The Strait of Hormuz will still remain largely closed for many months, meaning supply shortages will become more urgent and oil prices will reach new highs this summer,” said a recent note from the investment bank’s energy macro team.West Texas Intermediate Futures It has fallen since Friday, but rebounded somewhat on Tuesday after a long weekend of mixed messages about a possible Iran deal. The US military said it carried out…

As Elon Musk prepares to lead his second trillion-dollar company into the public markets, a move that will likely put him in charge of two of the 10 most valuable companies in the United States, rumors are circulating that Musk’s ultimate goal is to combine both companies into one. SpaceX is expected to start trading on the Nasdaq just over two weeks after merging with Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI earlier this year, giving it a private market valuation of $1.25 trillion. Tesla’s Its market capitalization currently stands at approximately $1.6 trillion. The two companies already have a long list…

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Tuesday dismissed Pope Leo XIV’s warnings about artificial intelligence as the White House resists new guardrails on rapidly evolving technology, opening a new front in the Trump administration’s public feud with the Vatican.”I didn’t know that technology commentary was part of the Pope’s role,” Burgum said in an interview on Fox Business, referring to Leo’s first encyclical, a 42,300-word document, in which he called for greater oversight of AI and warned that technology could displace workers, deepen inequality and put lethal weapon decisions beyond human control.But Vice President J.D. Vance, the Trump administration’s highest-ranking Catholic…

summary Iranians reacted with skepticism and cynicism as partial internet access was restored after an 88-day nationwide power outage. President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered a restoration, but many users still need a VPN to bypass active filtering systems. In an act of defiance, some Iranians posted selfies on Instagram for the first time in months. AI-generated summaries were reviewed by CNN editors. Iranians reacted with a mix of skepticism, alarm and cynicism on Tuesday after internet monitors reported a partial restoration of online access after months of near-total isolation under a nationwide lockdown imposed by Iranian authorities. “Yes, I’m connected,…

The White House has threatened legal action against the staff members who leaked the information, in an effort to curb information leaks to journalists.Published May 26, 2026May 26, 2026President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed guidelines for federal employees that would require employees to sign non-disclosure agreements to prevent them from speaking to journalists without prior permission.A new proposal released Tuesday by the Office of Personnel Management says the White House could take legal action against workers who violate the rules.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe U.S. government also claims it is entitled to “royalties” from disclosing the information,…