Google shows it’s not out of the AI race just yet

The conglomerate that Warren Buffett built rallied to an eight-month high this week. There could be more gains ahead if they play catch up with the S&P 500.

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Key insight: Visa says the World Cup boosted payments, particularly in host cities such as New York and Boston.  What’s at stake: The card brand sponsors large sporting events and showcased payment technology.  Forward look: Visa, Mastercard, Amex and PayPal report earnings in the coming days.  Visa is touting what it calls “pop-up” economics, which…

An experimental personalized cancer vaccine from Merck and Moderna showed positive initial results in its first-ever late-stage trial, the companies announced Wednesday, bringing them one step closer to filing for approval of the treatment option.   The mRNA-based shot in combination with Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda met key goals in the phase three trial in more than…

Tuolumne County, CA, in the Yosemite foothills, lost more residents than any other fire-prone U.S. county in 2025. It was followed closely by Sutter County, also in rural Northern California. Just one-third of the country’s 308 fire-prone counties lost more residents than they gained, while the other two-thirds gained population.  Pinal County, AZ, located between…