Oracle shares fell roughly 5% on Wednesday following reports that Blue Owl Capital has stepped away from discussions to help fund a planned $10 billion data center in Michigan tied to OpenAI. While Oracle and its development partner pushed back on claims that the project is in jeopardy, the news reignited investor concerns about the mounting costs and financing structures behind the AI-driven data center boom. According to the Financial Times , Blue Owl had been in talks to b

U.S. stock futures were mostly flat Thursday night after a turbulent session that saw major indexes reverse sharply on renewed anxiety around artificial intelligence valuations. Dow futures ticked up roughly 0.1%, while S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1%. Nasdaq-100 futures fell nearly 0.3% as traders continued rotating out of megacap tech. The whiplash came just hours after Nvidia’s blowout fiscal Q3 results briefly ignited a powerful morning rally. The Dow jumped as much as 718 p

A recent Apinions interview is spotlighting a fast-growing idea in agritech: soil isn’t just a resource — it’s a patient. Agronomist Donnie Engelhardt says the path to healthier food, livestock, and people starts with the health of the ground itself. “Soil is the original patient,” he said. “If food is medicine, we need to treat the soil first.” A Clinical Approach to Agriculture Engelhardt’s philosophy began years ago in grain country, where he noticed certain farmers consi

Snap is making a comeback. The social media company’s shares jumped as much as 25% on Wednesday after it reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, announced a $500 million stock buyback, and revealed a landmark $400 million partnership with AI search startup Perplexity. For the third quarter, Snap posted revenue of $1.51 billion, slightly above Wall Street’s $1.49 billion estimate, and a net loss of $104 million, down from $153 million a year earlier. Global daily a

The electric vehicle boom is losing momentum. Over the past several weeks, major automakers and battery manufacturers have announced sweeping job cuts and plant slowdowns as demand cools and federal incentives disappear. The retrenchment follows passage of the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act , which repealed key consumer tax credits for electric cars — including a $7,500 federal rebate that expired in September. The end of those incentives, once a cornerstone of the E