Lidar-Maker Luminar Files for Bankruptcy

Lidar-Maker Luminar Files for Bankruptcy

Key Takeaways The Lidar maker Luminar, which rose to fame riding on the early investor enthusiasm around self-driving cars, filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in the U.S Southern District of Texas yesterday, December 15. The bankruptcy plea was backed by approximately 91.3% of its first lien noteholders. Before filing for bankruptcy, the company agreed … Read more

US Senate Delays Crypto Market Structure Bill to 2026: Expected, But Disappointing

US Senate Delays Crypto Market Structure Bill to 2026: Expected, But Disappointing

Key Takeaways The implementation of the Crypto Market Structure Bill has been delayed as the US Senate Banking Committee has postponed the decision-making on the bill to 2026. A spokesperson for the banking committee has confirmed that the Chairman Tim Scott and the committee members have been consulting their Democratic counterparts to get clarity on … Read more

Stock Futures Are Little Changed As Big Week Of Economic Data Kicks Off: Live Updates

Stock Futures Are Little Changed As Big Week Of Economic Data Kicks Off: Live Updates

Key Takeaways The US stock futures have been trading higher as major events are about to unwind on Tuesday, with the economic reports coming in. Investors are making necessary adjustments in their portfolios in anticipation of the week’s events, with major banks around the world holding their decisions on interest rate cuts. With several economic … Read more

S&P 500 Falls From Record, Ends Week Lower as Investors Exit AI Stocks

S&P 500 Falls From Record, Ends Week Lower as Investors Exit AI Stocks

Key Takeaways The fear of an AI bubble has fueled the drawdown of the S&P 500 from its record Friday. Traders en masse pulled out of tech stocks and transitioned towards value assets. This was soon after news regarding the underperforming Broadcom and Oracle stocks came out, and a rumor regarding the AI bubble strengthened. … Read more

Fed Officials Split Over Risks to US Economy Going Into 2026

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Key Takeaways Fed officials are divided over the monetary policy stances for the upcoming year, with some rising concerns about a weakening labor market while others emphasize prevailing inflation. The diverging views are putting investors in a dilemma. Even though the central bank announced a 25 basis point cut on December 10, the investors remain … Read more

IBM Confirms $11 Billion Confluent Acquisition to Strengthen AI Data Infrastructure

IBM Confirms $11 Billion Confluent Acquisition to Strengthen AI Data Infrastructure

IBM has announced plans to acquire Confluent, the streaming data platform built around Apache Kafka, in a deal valued at approximately $11 billion, marking one of the tech giant’s largest software acquisitions since its $34 billion purchase of Red Hat in 2019. Strategic Move to Bolster AI and Hybrid Cloud Capabilities The acquisition, announced on … Read more

Why Fascists Never Think They’re Fascists — But Victims and Heroes

The Psychology of the New Global Wave of Fascism Member-only story Follow Eudaimonia and Co — 26 Listen Share “I’m not a fascist!They’rethe real fascists!! The students, the leftists, the woke mob, the anti-fascists, the teachers, the LGBTQ! They’re putting me in danger! They’re taking awaymyrights! My rights matter most of all! I’m being persecuted, … Read more