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Anheuser-Busch InBev CFO dismisses concerns over young adults’ beer consumption

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Goldstein | 7/31/2025 8:17 AM

Anheuser Busch InBev shares fell as much as 11% as the brewer on Thursday reported declining volumes in the second quarter. ... Read full Story

finance

Here’s what’s worth streaming in August 2025 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney+ and more

By MarketWatch.com | Mike Murphy | 7/31/2025 8:00 AM

‘Wednesday’ and ‘Peacemaker’ return, while ‘Alien: Earth’ lands and ‘King of the Hill’ gets revived ... Read full Story

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Why Comcast’s stock is rising despite a big loss of Xfinity internet customers

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 7/31/2025 7:46 AM

Analysts were looking for even steeper broadband subscriber losses than what Comcast reported. Plus the wireless business had its best quarter ever. ... Read full Story

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‘I told him that wouldn’t fly’: My 90-year-old mother’s adviser changed the beneficiaries on her accounts. What is going on?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 7/31/2025 6:30 AM

“He said, ‘I’m just trying to help.’” ... Read full Story

finance

Is another S&P 500 change on the horizon? Here’s what to know.

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 7/30/2025 9:44 PM

The Paramount-Skydance deal could open the door for a membership change, but Robinhood and AppLovin may once again miss out on inclusion in the index. ... Read full Story

finance

Qualcomm’s stock falls after earnings. Here’s where investors may be disappointed.

By MarketWatch.com | Britney Nguyen | 7/30/2025 9:00 PM

Handset and automotive revenue came up short, but Qualcomm’s CFO says the company is in a good spot to benefit from the rise of smart glasses and changes to the car industry. ... Read full Story

finance

Why is Meta’s stock soaring after earnings? It’s about far more than the numbers.

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 7/30/2025 8:30 PM

Meta’s heavy AI spending is boosting ad revenue — and the company is only getting more profitable in the process. ... Read full Story

finance

Robinhood takes ‘victory lap’ after big jumps in quarterly profit and revenue

By MarketWatch.com | Gordon Gottsegen | 7/30/2025 8:22 PM

Retail investors bought the recent stock market dip at record rates in response to volatility, likely helping boost Robinhood’s business. ... Read full Story

finance

Ford warns its tariff hit will grow to $2 billion, offers downbeat guidance

By MarketWatch.com | Claudia Assis | 7/30/2025 8:20 PM

Ford Motor Co. late Wednesday warned investors it will take a bigger hit this year from tariffs, and reinstated its outlook for the year. ... Read full Story

finance

These two online shopping platforms are rallying ahead of Amazon’s earnings

By MarketWatch.com | Bill Peters | 7/30/2025 8:18 PM

Shares of Etsy Inc. and eBay Inc. ran higher over the course of the day on Wednesday, as a key demand metric for both online-shopping platforms topped expectations for the second quarter. ... Read full Story

finance

Figma prices IPO at $33 a share, raising $1.2 billion

By MarketWatch.com | Mike Murphy | 7/30/2025 7:58 PM

Design-software company Figma Inc. priced its initial public offering at $33 a share late Wednesday, raising more than $1.2 billion. ... Read full Story

finance

Arm drops some clues about its future, but they’re not enough to help the stock

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 7/30/2025 7:23 PM

Arm said it’s exploring ways to expand its business, but investors seem focused on the chip-design company’s lukewarm outlook. ... Read full Story

finance

Social Security now says online-authentication rules will be encouraged — but ‘entirely optional’

By MarketWatch.com | Angela Moore | 7/30/2025 7:06 PM

The agency is amending filing that would have required extra authentication or in-person visits ... Read full Story

finance

Treasury secretary calls MAGA baby bonds a ‘back door’ to privatize Social Security

By MarketWatch.com | Jessica Hall | 7/30/2025 6:57 PM

A provision in the Republican megabill, which was signed into law earlier this month, giving each newborn $1,000 could be “a back door for privatizing Social Security,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday. ... Read full Story

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Trump crypto group’s report skips strategic bitcoin reserve, but industry remains unfazed

By MarketWatch.com | Frances Yue | 7/30/2025 6:50 PM

The report released Wednesday by President Donald Trump’s crypto working group offered no new details on the administration’s plans to establish a strategic crypto stockpile, including a bitcoin reserve. Still, industry participants appeared largely unfazed. ... Read full Story

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Popular copper trade comes to a sudden stop as Trump’s import tariff won’t include refined copper

By MarketWatch.com | Myra P. Saefong | 7/30/2025 6:37 PM

President Donald Trump’s decision Wednesday afternoon to impose a tariffs staring August 1 on imports of certain copper products, but not on refined copper itself, has likely brought a halt to a popular trading strategy for the metal. ... Read full Story

finance

This is why meme stocks have ‘bubbled back to the surface,’ fund manager says

By MarketWatch.com | James Rogers | 7/30/2025 2:10 PM

Meme-stock behavior among some retail investors never really went away, a portfolio manager at Leuthold Group said. ... Read full Story

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Fed leaves interest rates unchanged despite pressure from Trump

By MarketWatch.com | Greg Robb | 7/30/2025 2:07 PM

For the first time since 1993, two of the seven members of the Fed’s board of governors dissented. ... Read full Story

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Motorcycle sales keep falling, but Harley’s stock is soaring. Here’s why.

By MarketWatch.com | Tomi Kilgore | 7/30/2025 1:55 PM

Harley-Davidson again reported disappointing motorcycle sales, but its stock is rallying after a partnership between its financial-services business and KKR and Pimco. ... Read full Story

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Ambiq’s stock soars after IPO. Here’s where the company sees its place in the AI boom.

By MarketWatch.com | Britney Nguyen | 7/30/2025 1:55 PM

The market for edge AI devices is growing fast, and Ambiq’s IPO will help it fund more products to meet demand there, executives say. ... Read full Story

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INCONTRI at Deborah Schamoni

by Contemporary Art Daily | Aug 01 2025

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13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

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Looking for groups in ‘Looking For Group’

by BookPage | Jul 29 2025

finance

Afraid to leave your job right now? Here’s how to stay put without killing your career.

by MarketWatch.com | Aug 02 2025

food

The High-Quality Canned Fish You Should Always Stock Up On

by The Daily Meal | Aug 02 2025

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Lego Fortnite - Mecha Team Leader Available Now, Multiple Sets On Sale At Amazon

by GameSpot | Aug 02 2025

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Use Netflix Like a Pro: 16 Overlooked Tips and Tricks

by CNET | Aug 01 2025

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Pita Bowl opens its second Long Island spot with a third on the way

by greaterlongisland.com | Aug 01 2025

mental

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

by thehealthy.com | May 28 2025

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Photos show how White House gardens have bloomed in years past -- and today

by upi.com | Aug 01 2025

odd_fun

Thousands of hot dogs spill across busy highway

by Sky News | Aug 01 2025

opinion

BROADCAST BIAS: ABC compares Sydney Sweeney ad to Nazis as networks go nuts about her ‘genes’

by Opinion on Fox News | Aug 02 2025

people

Taylor Swift has Travis Kelce more excited than might be expected after her surprising latest move

by marca.com | Aug 02 2025

real_estate

Radiant’s Exterior Takes Shape at 24-01 Queens Plaza North in Long Island City, Queens

by New York YIMBY | Aug 02 2025

soccer

Why are United fans 'very worried' before Premiership start?

by Yahoo Sports | Aug 02 2025

Word of the Day

palimpsest

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 2, 2025 is:

palimpsest • \PAL-imp-sest\ • noun

Palimpsest in its original use refers to writing material (such as a parchment manuscript) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; the underlying text is said to be “in palimpsest.” Palimpsest in extended use refers to something that has usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.

// Scholars believe the motive for making palimpsests was often economic—reusing parchment was cheaper than preparing a new skin.

// The ancient city is an architectural palimpsest.

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Examples:

“My aim was to trace the course of … the Aqua Marcia, built between 144 and 140 B.C. by Julius Caesar’s ancestor Quintus Marcius Rex. … The original tuff arches carried the Marcia across a steep ravine. Subsequent retaining walls and buttresses have transformed the bridge into a palimpsest of building styles.” — David Laskin, The New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024

Did you know?

Long ago, writing surfaces were so highly valued that they were often used more than once. Palimpsest in its original use referred to an early form of recycling in which an old document was erased to make room for a new one when parchment ran short. (The word is from the Greek palimpsēstos, meaning “scraped again.”) Fortunately for modern scholars, the erasing process wasn’t completely effective, so the original could often be distinguished under the newer writing. De republica, by Roman statesman and orator Cicero, is one of many documents recovered from a palimpsest. Nowadays, the word palimpsest can refer not only to such a document but to anything that has multiple layers apparent beneath the surface.

Anheuser-Busch InBev CFO dismisses concerns over young adults’ beer consumption

Here’s what’s worth streaming in August 2025 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney+ and more

Why Comcast’s stock is rising despite a big loss of Xfinity internet customers

‘I told him that wouldn’t fly’: My 90-year-old mother’s adviser changed the beneficiaries on her accounts. What is going on?

Is another S&P 500 change on the horizon? Here’s what to know.

Qualcomm’s stock falls after earnings. Here’s where investors may be disappointed.

Why is Meta’s stock soaring after earnings? It’s about far more than the numbers.

Robinhood takes ‘victory lap’ after big jumps in quarterly profit and revenue

Ford warns its tariff hit will grow to $2 billion, offers downbeat guidance

These two online shopping platforms are rallying ahead of Amazon’s earnings

Figma prices IPO at $33 a share, raising $1.2 billion

Arm drops some clues about its future, but they’re not enough to help the stock

Social Security now says online-authentication rules will be encouraged — but ‘entirely optional’

Treasury secretary calls MAGA baby bonds a ‘back door’ to privatize Social Security

Trump crypto group’s report skips strategic bitcoin reserve, but industry remains unfazed

Popular copper trade comes to a sudden stop as Trump’s import tariff won’t include refined copper

This is why meme stocks have ‘bubbled back to the surface,’ fund manager says

Fed leaves interest rates unchanged despite pressure from Trump

Motorcycle sales keep falling, but Harley’s stock is soaring. Here’s why.

Ambiq’s stock soars after IPO. Here’s where the company sees its place in the AI boom.

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13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

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Lego Fortnite - Mecha Team Leader Available Now, Multiple Sets On Sale At Amazon

Use Netflix Like a Pro: 16 Overlooked Tips and Tricks

Pita Bowl opens its second Long Island spot with a third on the way

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

Photos show how White House gardens have bloomed in years past -- and today

Thousands of hot dogs spill across busy highway

BROADCAST BIAS: ABC compares Sydney Sweeney ad to Nazis as networks go nuts about her ‘genes’

Taylor Swift has Travis Kelce more excited than might be expected after her surprising latest move

Radiant’s Exterior Takes Shape at 24-01 Queens Plaza North in Long Island City, Queens

Why are United fans 'very worried' before Premiership start?

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10 Odd & Fun

1.Wild Pennsylvania Highway Spill Leads To Commuters' Wurst Nightmare

2.Thousands of hot dogs spill across busy highway

3.'This shouldn't have happened': Bishop who interrupted church choir in dressing gown apologises

4.Watch: Newborn squirrel rescued after falling out of tree

5.Watch: Paddleboarding pooches break three world records

6.Look: Escaped monitor lizard returns to Massachusetts, evades capture

7.Look: Firefighters rescue bobcat stuck in front grill of vehicle

8.Watch: Giant baseball with 6,750 signatures breaks world record

9.South Africa Hopes Injecting Horns With Radioactive Material Curbs Rhino Poaching

10.Wayward sea lion found wandering in California road