Soil dug up from White House ballroom construction is now at the center of litigation over the president’s plan to renovate a nearby public golf course.
America and Iran Are Locked in a Cycle of Escalation
Plus, the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner got a do-over and companies have begun pumping the brakes on AI spending.
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See the $600 Million World of Executive Perks
From private ranch vacations to concierge medicine, these are the ultraluxury perks top executives scored last year.
Taylor Farms Called White House to Try to Delay Cyclospora Recall
Officials became convinced by the Food and Drug Administration’s findings and gave the agency the green light to make them public.
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Eyes $20 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
The tunneling startup is in talks to raise around $4 billion from investors
Corporate America Has Suddenly Decided to Stop Blowing Money on AI
Companies big and small are mixing models, and it’s changing the economics and power players of the industry.
Chevron Is Trying to Keep Its Kazak Assets Out of the Russia-Ukraine War
The company, which has a 50% stake in a giant oil-and-gas field in Kazakhstan, spoke with U.S. officials after a Ukrainian attack hit a tanker chartered by Chevron in the Black Sea.
Faircourt Asset Management Inc. Announces July Distribution
Toronto, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Faircourt Asset Management Inc., as Manager of the Faircourt Fund (CBOE:FGX), is pleased to announce the monthly distribution payable on the Shares of the below listed Fund.
We Went to the Boot Camp Where KPMG Teaches Auditors to Think Critically
The accounting firm put interns through a scavenger hunt and whodunnit fraud exercise as the career path changes
Paramount Pauses Warner Bros. Merger Over Legal Challenges
Plus, warplanes from Bahrain and Kuwait struck Iran in a rare Gulf retaliation, and a massive rustic lodge built for an equally large family is for sale.
Univest Securities, LLC Announces Closing of $9 Million Registered Direct Offering for its Client China SXT Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SXTC)
New York, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Univest Securities, LLC (“Univest”), a member of FINRA and SIPC, and a full-service investment bank and securities broker-dealer firm based in New York, today announced the closing of a registered direct offering (the “Offering”) of approximately $9 million for its client China SXT Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SXTC) (the “Company”), a China-based innovative pharmaceutical company focusing on the research, development, manufacture, marketing and sales of traditional Chinese medicine pieces.
Trident Announces Grant of Options and DSUs
Vancouver, BC, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trident Resources Corp. (TSXV: ROCK) (OTCQB: TRDTF) (Frankfurt: 6BP0) (“Trident” or the “Company”) announces that under the Company’s stock option plan dated January 2, 2026 (the “Plan”), the Company has granted a total of 1,525,000 stock options (“Options”) and 1,107,500 Deferred Share Units (“DSUs”) to certain directors, officers and consultants of the Company.
Paramount Agrees to Pause Its Warner Bros. Merger
The delay would last until June 2027, or until legal challenges to the megadeal are resolved
VERAXA Biotech Shareholders Approve All Proposals at Extraordinary General Meeting, Strengthening Strategic Flexibility for Future Growth
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND , July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VERAXA Biotech AG (NASDAQ: VRXA; “VERAXA”), an emerging leader in the design and development of next-generation cancer therapeutics, held an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) today. All resolutions proposed by the Board of Directors and previously communicated in the company’s July 2, 2026 shareholder materials were approved by an overwhelming majority of more than 99.94% of the shareholders present or represented at the meeting. In total, 102,102,301 voting shares, corresponding to 72.20% of the total share capital, were represented.
Microchip Technology Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Hailo
CHANDLER, Ariz., July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (NASDAQ: MCHP) – Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hailo, a provider of accelerated edge AI processors, advanced vision processing solutions, robotics processors and comprehensive AI software flows. The transaction is expected to close towards the end of the current quarter ending September 30, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The terms of the transaction are not being disclosed and the transaction is not expected to have a material impact on Microchip’s financial results.
Innovation Growth Partners Specialty Names David Nikolai President, Programs Division
Atlanta, GA, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Innovation Growth Partners Specialty (IGP Specialty), one of the largest specialty insurance firms in the United States, and part of the USI Insurance Services family of companies, is pleased to announce that it has named David Nikolai as President, Programs Division, effective immediately.
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How 10 Billion Pounds of Lettuce Travel From Farms to Dinner Plates
Lettuce is the most consumed leafy produce in the U.S., as Americans have been reminded by the cyclospora outbreaks.
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