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Illinois Lieutenant Governor and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Julianna Stratton speaks at a primary election night event on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA major cryptocurrency PAC was dealt a blow after the Illinois Senate Democratic candidate it spent millions of dollars against won Tuesday’s primary and is likely to take office next year.fair shake, sponsored coinbaseRipple Labs and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz spent more than $10 million on ads against Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Stratton received an “F” rating from Stand…

Sky Sports and Zuffa Boxing have announced a ground-breaking new multi-year UK broadcasting deal.This landmark deal promises to usher in a new era for the sport, with new promotional powerhouse Zuffa Boxing confirming Sky Sports as the broadcaster for its events in the UK and Ireland. The deal adds to the broadcaster’s already world-class sports entertainment offering and means customers can look forward to action-packed match nights across the UK mainland, including at least five shows a year. Sky Sports is the home of British sport and has been at the heart of boxing for over 30 years, bringing fans…

At Etsy, Zoe Weil helped increase $1 billion in gross merchandise value in one year by improving the online marketplace’s AI ranking system. Her new startup, Sequen, aims to bring her and her co-founder’s years of AI research and product development to other businesses in the consumer space. The company, which just closed $16 million in Series A funding, provides real-time personalization technology and ranking infrastructure. The technology is used by some of the world’s largest tech companies, but other large consumer companies have not had access to it because it requires large data sets. Those outside the tech industry…

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 10, 2025 in New York City, USA, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference after the Fed’s interest rate announcement is broadcast on a screen.Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersStocks fell after Wednesday’s producer price index beat expectations and traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rate policy.of Dow Jones Industrial Average Lost 401 points (0.9%). of S&P500 It fell 0.5%. Nasdaq Composite.The producer price index, which measures changes in wholesale prices, rose 0.7% in February, well above the 0.3% forecast by economists compiled by…

Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investment Club hosts a “Morning Meeting” livestream every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET. A recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks fell on Wednesday after big, better-than-expected inflation data and rising oil prices due to Middle East conflict. Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, edged higher after Iran said some of its energy facilities had been attacked and warned of retaliatory missile attacks. Jim Cramer called this a “one-two punch” for stocks, but argued that the market will rebound within days as investors move on and ignore the headlines. “I feel a little more bullish than others…

Concerns about US involvementThe war has reignited debate in the Iranian diaspora about what role the United States should play in Iran’s future.For Iranians living in Los Angeles, the issue is more than a distant geopolitical issue.Many residents explained that their families’ histories have been shaped by U.S. involvement in the region, whether through U.S. support for Iran’s fallen monarchy or the U.S. decision to support Iraq’s invasion of Iran in 1980.Aida Ashouri, a human rights lawyer running for Los Angeles City Attorney, was among those who publicly condemned the recent U.S. campaign against Iran at a protest at City…

There is a proverb around the African continent that says, “When an elder dies, the library burns down.” For Nigerian artist and filmmaker Malik Afegbua, that loss is more than just a metaphor. “I don’t know what my great-grandfather looked like,” he told CNN. “There’s no story about him.” “There’s no data, there’s no library,” he said. Afegbua has launched a project called Legacy Link that hopes to not only preserve the experiences and lives of older people across the continent, but also enable them to “live forever,” he says. He has interviewed elders about their lives, recorded their stories,…

Every new technology creates a new environment for us to work in, but it’s not clear how AI will do that. One possibility is that the interface disappears completely. That’s Josh Sirota’s vision. He founded the startup Eragon in August, which just raised $12 million at a $100 million post-money valuation to build an agent AI operating system for enterprise customers. There is a simple theory. “Software is dead,” Sirota says. Buttons, dialog boxes, and pull-down menus are a thing of the past; the future of business is driven by prompts. Eragon seeks to offer its entire suite of business…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday that the stock market is showing notable changes, with stocks rising even as oil prices rise. This is a departure from the typical relationship that has linked rising energy costs to weak markets since the outbreak of the Iran war.”We continue to see emerging patterns,” Kramer said on “Mad Money” from San Jose, Calif., where he is participating. NvidiaThe annual GTC developer event takes place this week.”What I’m talking about is an increasingly positive situation. After three weeks of negative conditions, is today a new pattern? Even though oil prices rose by 3%, many stocks…

President Donald Trump has granted a 60-day waiver to long-standing U.S. shipping laws in an effort to stabilize oil markets amid the Iran war, the White House confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday.White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt said in a statement that the suspension of the Jones Act “will allow critical resources such as oil, natural gas, fertilizer and coal to flow freely into U.S. ports for 60 days.”Levitt said the Trump administration “remains committed to continuing to strengthen critical supply chains.”The Jones Act, signed by then-President Woodrow Wilson in 1920, mandated that transportation of goods between U.S. ports must…