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A US Navy trained dolphin named Ten, seen above, discovered a 1800’s era torpedo in San Diego Bay. Don Bartletti | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday shut down the idea that Iran could weaponize marine mammals in the Strait of Hormuz as the war with Iran continues as he fielded a question about the potential use of “kamikaze dolphins.”Experts say the idea isn’t as far-fetched as it may seem. Several countries, including the U.S., have a history of using dolphins in conflict areas, though not as weapons.”I cannot confirm or deny whether we have…
A Spirit Airlines airplane at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) in Baltimore, Maryland, US, on Saturday, May 2, 2026.Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSpirit Airlines’ more than three-decade run ended over the weekend, but on Tuesday it was just starting the monthslong process of dismantling the company after the biggest U.S. airline collapse in a generation.Spirit and its stakeholders were in bankruptcy court in White Plains, New York, to start that process, which will take months.The carrier filed a cumulative wind-down budget of around $217 million, though that number could change. The budget went out to February…
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Over the last year, Christopher Nolan and Universal Pictures have been trickling out sneak peeks and teasers for Nolan’s forthcoming film version of The Odyssey, adapting Homer’s classic poem. The studio recently dropped a new two-and-a-half-minute trailer stuffed with the glorious visuals, high emotions, and soaring music befitting such an epic saga. As previously reported, most of us read some version of The Odyssey in high school, so we’re familiar with the story: Odysseus, legendary Greek king of Ithaca, begins the long journey home after 10 years of fighting in the Trojan War. But the journey does not go smoothly,…
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Gold pure gold bar models captured in Shanghai, China on March 15, 2026.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesGold and oil have been two of the hottest trades of the last 12 months, but one could be causing the other to falter now. What’s good for energy stocks may be bad for precious metals if the rally in crude means a rise in Treasury yields, which usually means lower gold prices.Sentiment has been shifting bearish in the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) over the past week, with put volumes approaching that of calls and almost twice as many calls being sold…
The surge in crude prices is igniting traders’ appetite for one of the energy sector’s most notable leaders.Traders piled into bullish options trades on Occidental Petroleum (OXY) ahead of its earnings report on Tuesday, with call volumes outpacing puts 7-to-1, and three times as many calls bought in Monday’s session versus sold.Among the 10 biggest trades by dollar amount, nine were buying upside exposure via calls or call spreads.In one of the biggest trades of the day, one trader spent $175,000 on a call spread expiring this Friday. They bought just under 5,000 of the 63-strike calls in OXY and…
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U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival from Miami on May 3, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Florida. Roberto Schmidt | Getty ImagesThe Center for AI Standards and Innovation on Tuesday announced agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s xAI that will allow the U.S. government to evaluate artificial intelligence models before they are publicly available. CAISI, which sits under the U.S. Department of Commerce, will “conduct pre-deployment evaluations and targeted research to better assess frontier AI capabilities and advance the state of AI security,” according to a release. The announcement builds on CAISI’s previous…
Committee Chairman Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) delivers an opening statement during the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesSenate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is making a “significant mistake” by staying on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors after his term atop the central bank ends.”He’s breaking 75 years of precedent. Every time you get a new chairman, the…