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Musk lost his previous lawsuit after the court found it had no authority to amend or end the FTC’s order. Musk is trying again with new arguments, complaining in a May petition to the FTC that they should set aside the order “without delay.” According to Musk, the FTC should stop its monitoring because Twitter no longer exists, as X was merged into xAI, and then xAI was folded into SpaceX. Musk also argues that since none of the leadership or engineers responsible for the two-factor authentication error remain at the company, and “X has since built a world-class privacy…

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Lululemon’s troubles are far from over. The athletic apparel retailer lowered its full-year guidance and issued a weak current quarter outlook on Thursday as interim CEO Meghan Frank pointed to undisclosed “headwinds.””We have been navigating headwinds that have led us to adjust our outlook for the full year,” Frank said in a news release. “We have assessed the business and are taking additional actions to reposition where needed and further strengthen our product engine. We remain confident in our path forward.”The company’s shares dropped nearly 10% in extended trading following the report. Lululemon’s stock has plunged about 40% this year as…

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Bitcoin is getting pummeled to kick off June as the market loses its dominant narrative and liquidity continues to rotate into other assets.The combination has left the flagship cryptocurrency vulnerable to further downside pressure as investors scale back risk and capital shifts toward markets with more momentum or more obvious near-term catalysts, like the chip rally or the SpaceX IPO. Bitcoin is down 13% this week and heading for its worst week since February, according to Coin Metrics.It’s a familiar feature of crypto cycles: when the main narrative loses momentum, liquidity shifts quickly to other parts of the market. And…

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William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said Thursday that Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte will not be appointed to that position permanently.Trump’s comment came two days after he tapped Pulte as acting DNI, which sparked criticism on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers decried his lack of intelligence experience and his history as an attack dog for Trump.”It’s not a permanent,…

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Nearly 40 ships previously stranded in the Persian Gulf have exited through the Strait of Hormuz over the past three weeks as vessels quietly coordinate with the U.S. Navy, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence.Some shipowners are submitting their transit plans to the Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping group in Bahrain, said Richard Meade, editor-in-chief of Lloyd’s List, in a briefing Thursday. The assumption is that the U.S. Navy is providing limited assurances that it will intercept incoming threats against commercial ships, Meade said. “Transit decisions remain solely with ship operators,” Meade said. “Industry operators tell us that they are not…

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Investing.com — Wall Street had pushed largely higher on Thursday, as a surge in defensive healthcare stocks and improving sentiment around the Middle East outweighed a fall in the technology sector on a post-earnings plunge in Broadcom.  At 14:46 ET (18:46 GMT), the benchmark index added 0.5% to 7,592.98 points, while the blue-chip climbed 1.7% to 51,551.17 points. The tech-heavy had reversed course and turned higher, last up 0.2% to 26,907.70 points.   Get more insights into Wall St and the AI boom by subscribing to InvestingPro Broadcom declines as earnings underwhelm lofty expectations The furious rally in the artificial intelligence trade…

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Not very agricultural Ironically, that extra refinement makes the Solterra feel less like a true Subaru, at least to me. Its distinctive boxer engines aren’t the most refined in the world, but they do add character, as does the mechanical all-wheel drive. Here, the drive experience is rather anodyne, albeit entirely acceptable for a daily driver. There’s nothing that feels Subaru about this interior. Subaru There’s nothing that feels Subaru about this interior. Subaru Apple CarPlay is present and correct. Jonathan Gitlin Apple CarPlay is present and correct. Jonathan Gitlin I wasn’t trying very hard, but I also didn’t get…

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