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Business news • Apr 07

Anthropic's research shows that AI can already do a huge portion of many jobs; its top economist talks about how that could shape the future of work

Peter McCrory talks about Anthropic's latest analysis of AI's role in occupations from computer programming to groundskeeping.

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Business news • Apr 07

Asian shares are mixed ahead of Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen oil route

Asian shares are trading mixed as oil prices continued to surge ahead of a deadline that U.S. President Donald Trump set for Iran to fully reopen the Strait...

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Business news • Apr 07

Economist predicts more pain at the gas pump as Iran military action continues

On Monday, AAA reported that the average price nationally for a gallon of unleaded regular gas was $4.11. In Utah it was $4.16.

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Business news • Apr 07

The TACO fallacy

Every Trump climb-down looks like normalcy restored. But US power is being rewired, not just redirected.

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Business news • Apr 07

Stock Market News, April 6, 2026: Stocks, Oil Edge Higher Ahead of Trump’s Hormuz Deadline

Stocks and oil prices climbed as investors awaited more details on whether the Middle East war would pause or intensify this week. Oil prices finished the...

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Business news • Apr 07

Oil Holds Gains With US-Iran Deadline in Focus: Markets Wrap

Crude oil advanced in volatile trading and equities lost momentum amid uncertainty ahead of President Donald Trump's latest Iran deadline, with tentative...

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Business news • Apr 07

Exclusive: SpaceX lays out IPO details, targets early June roadshow, sources say

NEW YORK, April 6 (Reuters) - SpaceX outlined details of its highly anticipated IPO at a meeting with ‌its team of bankers Monday night, telling them it...

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Business news • Apr 07

UnitedHealth, Humana Among Stocks Getting a Boost From Medicare Decision

The Trump administration's decision to raise payments to Medicare insurers by 2.48% next year lifted a variety of health- and insurance-related stocks in...

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Business news • Apr 07

UnitedHealth, Humana, Health Insurers Jump On Higher Medicare Advantage Payments

Medicare Advantage payments will rise 2.5% in 2027, above estimates. That's good news for UnitedHealth, Humana, CVS and other health insurers.

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Business news • Apr 07

Gas prices are skyrocketing. These states had the biggest jumps

Drivers are reeling from escalating gas prices that have skyrocketed since the beginning of the Iran war. Has your state has the biggest jump?

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Business news • Apr 07

Oil prices rise as Trump reaffirms Tuesday deadline for bombarding Iran's power plants, bridges

Crude prices ticked higher after Trump repeated the Tuesday deadline for escalating attacks on Iran's power plants and bridges.

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Business news • Apr 06

US health insurer shares jump as Trump administration boosts Medicare payments

Shares in big US health insurance companies rallied on Monday after the Trump administration increased government spending for a healthcare programme for...

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Business news • Apr 06

Anonymous Sources Detail Sam Altman’s Alleged Untrustworthiness in New Report

On Monday, The New Yorker published a lengthy investigation detailing the days leading up to and following Sam Altman's brief ousting as OpenAI's CEO.

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Business news • Apr 06

Strangers raise over $76,000 for delivery driver who went above and beyond

Strangers are paying it forward, raising tens of thousands of dollars for an Idaho delivery driver who went above and beyond to fulfill a customer's order.

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Business news • Apr 06

Samsung flags eightfold jump in quarterly profit as AI chip demand pumps prices

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday projected its first-quarter earnings would exceed its entire profit for last year, beating expectations as booming demand for...

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Business news • Apr 06

Broadcom signs long-term deal to develop Google’s custom AI chips

Broadcom said on Monday it has signed a long-term agreement with Google to develop and supply future generations of ​custom artificial intelligence chips...

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Business news • Apr 06

US to raise Medicare Advantage payments to insurers by 2.48% in 2027, insurance stocks surge

The U.S. government said on Monday it would raise payments to private insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans to older adults in 2027 by 2.48% on average...

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Business news • Apr 06

Two more pharmaceutical companies, Abbvie and Genentech, to officially launch on TrumpRx

Two more drug-making giants, Abbvie and Genentech, will start selling popular medications on the White House's discounted pharmaceutical site as soon as...

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Business news • Apr 06

Middle East war means 'all roads' lead to higher prices, slower growth, IMF chief says

The war in the Middle East will lead to higher inflation and slower global ​growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund told Reuters on Monday,...

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Business news • Apr 06

Sports bets on prediction markets ruled to be "swaps," exempt from state laws

A federal appeals court ruled that New Jersey cannot regulate sports bets on prediction markets because the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...

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