Netanyahu Rejects Gaza Plan: Israel Won't Withdraw Until Hamas Is 'Genuinely Disarmed'

Futures Slide After Bond Yields, Oil Prices Jump Around The Globe Futures are lower, but off their overnight lows as markets focus on soaring global yields after US/Iran talk progress remains stalled (but at least armed hostilities did not resume contrary to some speculation). Yields also spiked on rising oil prices, concerns of an extra budget in Japan and continued political chaos in the UK. As of 7:00am ET, S&P futures are -0.5%, while Nasdaq futures drop 0.3%; semis are bid, Mag7 are mostly lower ex-NVDA which reports earnings this...

BMW Puts Next-Gen Humanoid Robots To Work On Factory Floors In South Carolina Before humanoid robots enter the modern battlefield alongside ground bots and low-cost suicide drones, these bipedal robots are first being unleashed on factory floors and inside warehouses, where the physical world of AI is beginning to take shape.  The latest development in humanoids entering factory floors comes from BMW's Spartanburg factory, where the Figure 03 robots were deployed earlier this week.  "Following the successful deployment of Figure 02 on the assembly line in 2025, our latest generation robot...

Feared Free-Market Activist Warns Texas Stock Exchange Against Going Woke Authored by Will Hild via The Center Square, As the Texas Stock Exchange begins its launch, Texans have every reason to celebrate. Soon, the TXSE will join Nasdaq Texas as a fully functioning venue, and the NYSE has signaled a strong commitment to Texas as well. It is clear that Texas is emerging as a serious challenger to New York as the nation's financial capital. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rings the Closing Bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in celebration...