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New York Police Department (NYPD) officers are seen as they respond to an incident in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York on July 28, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty ImagesNew York City police converged on a Park Avenue skyscraper in midtown Manhattan where gunshots were reported fired on Monday inside the tower housing offices of several financial firms and the headquarters of the National Football League, police said.The New York Post and CNN, both citing police sources, reported that the gunman killed himself.The New York Post newspaper, citing unnamed police sources, reported that a gunman wearing…

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A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 9, 2022. Paresh Dave | ReutersAlphabet’s Waymo unit plans on bringing its robotaxi service to Dallas next year, adding to a growing list of prospective U.S. markets for 2026, including Miami and Washington, D.C.Rental car company Avis will be managing the Waymo fleet in Dallas, via a new partnership the companies announced Monday.Avis CEO Brian Choi said in a statement that the agreement marks a “milestone” for the company, which is now also working to become “a leading provider of fleet management, infrastructure and operations…

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U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) hold a bilateral meeting at Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 28, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersA federal trade court on Monday declined, for now, to block President Donald Trump’s decision to end a longstanding tariff exemption for low-value packages shipped to the United States, known as de minimis imports.A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that the scope of the lawsuit, brought by auto parts retailer Detroit Axle, is already covered by another ongoing case challenging many of Trump’s tariffs.In…

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A sign marks the offices of Sarepta Therapeutics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 22, 2025. Brian Snyder | ReutersSarepta Therapeutics said on Monday it will resume shipping of its gene therapy Elevidys to patients with a rare muscular disorder who can walk, after the FDA recommended the removal of a voluntary hold that was placed on the therapy.However, the use of the gene therapy remains on hold for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patients who cannot walk, the FDA said, adding that it is continuing to work with the company while investigating the death of two patients.The FDA’s recommendation for ambulatory patients…

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Wall Street has its eye on the S & P 500 Equal Weight Index — which treats every stock equally — to gauge if the current market rally is a head fake or the start of a serious bull run. The Invesco S & P 500 Equal Weight ETF , known by its RSP ticker symbol, closed Friday at an all-time high. The equal-weighted version of the broad market index — which gives less weight to buzzy technology names than the classic S & P 500 — scored its first record since late November. “It will be an important chart…

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A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 11, 2025. Jeenah Moon | ReutersStock futures were relatively unchanged on Monday on the heels of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite eking out yet another record despite a market rally failing to materialize.S&P 500 futures rose 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.2%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%.The moves come after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite hit new all-time and closing highs during Monday’s trading session, just barely seeing gains. It was the…

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Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses on display in the window of a Ray Ban store in London, UK, on Friday, July 19, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesRevenue from sales of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses more than tripled year over year, EssilorLuxottica revealed Monday as part of the company’s most recent earnings report.EssilorLuxottica said the success of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, built via a partnership with the Facebook parent stemming back to 2019, contributed to its first-half overall sales of 14.02 billion euro (US$16.25 billion), which represents a 7.3% year-over-year jump.”We are leading the transformation of glasses as the next computing…

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