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How Kevin Warsh has set out to remake the Fed

TazaPulseJune 21, 2026

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks to reporters during his first news conference since taking the helm at the central bank on June 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s first big announced changes point toward a quiet revolution, with task forces set up to rethink virtually...

Pixar Toy Story 5 box office biggest opening in franchise history

TazaPulseJune 21, 2026

Still from Pixar’s “Toy Story 5.” Disney Disney’s Toy Story franchise still has some buzz. The fifth installment in the Pixar film series tallied $160 million during its opening weekend, the highest in franchise history. Internationally, “Toy Story 5” snared $152 million, bringing its estimated global haul for the three-day period to $312 million. “Toy...

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Memory crisis hits such extremes that ‘even Apple can’t be safe’

TazaPulseJune 19, 2026

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Jalen Brunson, basketball player for the New York Knicks, during the first day of in-store sales of Apple’s latest products at Apple’s Fifth Avenue store in New York, Sept. 19, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images For the past few years, consumers have been swarming to AI chatbots and...

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U.S. opens tariff probe targeting Germany’s drug pricing policies

TazaPulseJune 19, 2026

The U.S. has launched an investigation into Germany’s pharma policies over what it referred to as “persistent underpayment” for medicines as the European country looks to limit spiraling healthcare costs, including spending on drugs. “President Trump has made clear that American patients should not be shouldering a disproportionate share of global pharmaceutical research and development,”...

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Next week’s inflation data is vitally important. What’s ahead for the market

TazaPulseJune 19, 2026

Next week’s inflation data just got even more important after the latest Federal Reserve meeting. Next Thursday’s release of the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge follows this week’s FOMC meeting that marked a sea change for the central bank. After new chairman Kevin Warsh signaled a more hawkish direction than investors were anticipating from the Trump...

Amazon investigating engineers who criticized AI data center expansion

TazaPulseJune 19, 2026

People pass by The Spheres in downtown Seattle, Washington, on June 25, 2025. Juan Mabromata | AFP | Getty Images A group of Amazon engineers said they’re being investigated by the company after they criticized the breakneck expansion of artificial intelligence data centers and called for stronger government regulation. Earlier this month, five Amazon employees...

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Trump DNI pick Pulte gets U.S. intelligence access

TazaPulseJune 19, 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, during a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump‘s controversial pick serve as acting director of National Intelligence,...

Markets are set for a much more hawkish Warsh Fed than expected

TazaPulseJune 18, 2026

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s tough talk on inflation Wednesday reverberated through financial markets, with traders expecting that the central bank could start jacking up interest rates in just a few months. Tapped to serve by President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly demanded lower rates, Warsh during a news conference instead focused on the battle...

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Prediction market bet ban for members of Congress eyed for bill

TazaPulseJune 18, 2026

Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., talks with reporters outside a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A Republican House member on Thursday is set to introduce a provision that would ban congressional lawmakers and their families from placing...

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5 wild SpaceX stats from the company’s first week on the Nasdaq

TazaPulseJune 18, 2026

A live feed shows SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the day of SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Since SpaceX’s record-breaking IPO late last week, Elon Musk’s second trillion-dollar company has been the talk of Wall Street. From Musk becoming...