The US economy is surging – but problems elsewhere could still torpedo profits for big companies like Apple and Tesla

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory groundbreaking ceremony in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019, holding a microphone in front of a large red banner.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the EV maker's Shanghai gigafactory.

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There's one thing Taylor Swift isn't talking about

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Taylor Swift performs her Eras Tour in Glendale, Arizona.
Taylor Swift performs her Eras Tour in Glendale, Arizona.

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Telegram rarely bans channels. Israel-Gaza forced it to step in.

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Pro Palestinian protesters burn an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 20, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Bad news keeps coming for Kyiv as problems far from the battlefield risk making things worse for Ukraine

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A Ukrainian tank drives down a street in the heavily damaged town of Siversk which is situated near the front lines with Russia on January 21, 2023 in Siversk, Ukraine.

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For days Sam Bankman-Fried, the MIT grad who founded FTX, repeatedly told a jury he couldn't remember actions from his time as CEO

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Putin wants the world to think the wars in Gaza and Ukraine are a Western plot — and it’s working

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) chairs a meeting with members of Security Council, Russian government and law enforcement agencies.

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Sam Bankman-Fried can't get past the fundamental flaw in his defense strategy

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, Thursday, Feb. 16
Sam Bankman-Fried.

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A tumultuous withdrawal from Afghanistan gave independents a reason to ditch Biden. The conflict in Israel and Gaza could do the same thing for Democrats.

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President Joe Biden speaks to the press aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop at Ramstein Air Base on October 18, 2023 as he returns from a visit to Israel.

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Mike Johnson is the first Republican House speaker from the South since Newt Gingrich, putting the region back in the driver's seat of GOP politics

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, left, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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The biggest cruise ships keep getting bigger and it's splitting the industry in two

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Seven Seas Mariner and the Icon of the Seas
Smaller cruise ships have an easier time meeting environmental and port requirements.

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