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US stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday after a volatile trading session as investors weighed shifting developments surrounding the US-Iran conflict, fluctuating oil prices, and renewed concerns about inflation and global energy supply disruptions.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 278 points, or 0.56%, to close near 50,288. The S&P 500 gained 0.16%, while the Nasdaq Composite added 0.09% as markets recovered from earlier losses during the session.Investor sentiment remained highly sensitive to headlines related to ongoing diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Tehran, with markets swinging throughout the day as oil prices and Treasury yields fluctuated.Stocks spent much of the morning…

Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated:  May 21, 2026 Gold price just ran from $3,300 to $5,400 in under a year and most people still think of it as the boring safe haven asset. Grok AI looked at that chart and predicts the move is not finished. Not even close.$5,500 to $6,300 per ounce by end-2026. Another major leg higher from a price…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, California, on March 26, 2026.Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty ImagesA slew of tech mega-IPOs are ahead and traders expect they’ll push Warren Buffett aside on their first day of trading.SpaceX on Wednesday officially filed to go public on the Nasdaq. On the same day, reports circulated that OpenAI will file for an IPO confidentially as soon as Friday.After the OpenAI reports, traders on prediction market platform Kalshi now see a 92% chance that the ChatGPT owner files for an IPO this year.…

Washington — Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York introduced a bill Thursday to ban the use of federal money for paying out claims from the Justice Department’s new “anti-weaponization” fund.The bill, titled the Bipartisan Transparency for American Taxpayers Act, comes as Republicans fight over the nearly $1.8 billion fund that was established to compensate people who claim they were improperly targeted or investigated by the government. Allies and supporters of the president, including some of those involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, have said they plan to submit claims…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Georgia Christian school teacher was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison after admitting she sexually abused a 15-year-old student in a scandal that shut down the private academy.Sherri Delle Mauldin, 61, pleaded guilty in Greene County Superior Court and was also sentenced to 25 years of probation and ordered to register as a sex offender.The case centered on allegations that Mauldin abused a teenage boy while she worked at Nathanael Greene Academy, a private Christian school in Siloam, Georgia. Prosecutors said the abuse happened over the course of a…

By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted May 21, 2026 4:35 pm Updated May 21, 2026 4:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal broadcast regulator says large online streaming services must contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content. That’s three times the five-per-cent initial contribution requirement the CRTC set out in 2024, which is being challenged in court by major streamers, including Apple, Amazon and Spotify.Contribution requirements for traditional broadcasters, which currently pay between 30 and 45 per cent, will be lowered to 25 per cent. Get daily…

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Published On 21 May 202621 May 2026Residents in a town at the centre of an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have set fire to a treatment facility after being prevented from taking the body of a local man, underscoring deep mistrust and anger around the response to the virus.The attack took place on Thursday in Rwampara, in Ituri province, where health workers have been struggling to contain the disease in an area with few medical facilities and where many people are displaced by conflict.Witnesses said a group of young men stormed the centre after authorities…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are pressing pause on their push to fund immigration enforcement after a tense, closed-door meeting. But it’s not over internal divisions. This time, the fury is directed toward the Trump administration and the surprise “anti-weaponization” fund created by the Department of Justice (DOJ). It comes as Republicans were near the finish line for their $72 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. For now, Republicans are calling it a day and leaving Washington, D.C. “We will pick up where we left off,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! William Davis, the football player for the Sam Houston State Bearkats who transferred to the school after playing one year with the West Virginia Mountaineers, reportedly died from a gunshot wound to the chest.The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Virginia said it’s unclear whether it’s a homicide, and that the manner of Davis’ death is pending, according to TMZ.Sam Houston State head coach Phil Longo released a statement on Sunday confirming the 22-year-old’s death. William Davis participating in spring workouts at Sam Houston State. (Sam Houston State University)”It is with heavy hearts…