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Statin Eligibility Reaches 87.5 Million Under New Cholesterol Guidelines

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Wall Street's fear gauge sits below 20 even as the Fed, four megacap earnings reports and inflation data converge on one of the year's heaviest weeks.

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Time-Restricted Eating Linked to Sharper Cognition in Rutgers Trial

Rutgers researchers report older women who ate within roughly eight daytime hours improved planning and problem-solving skills over six months of dieting.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
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SanDisk Stock Extends Brutal Slide as China Memory Fears Shake AI Trade

SanDisk shares plunged 11 percent Monday and now sit about 45 percent below June's record as Chinese competition and memory-cycle worries mount before earnings.

27 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
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Markets & Finance

Dow Jones Climbs Into Fed Meeting as Chip Stocks Rebound

Blue chips carried momentum into the Federal Reserve's July meeting as chip stocks rebounded and a heavy earnings slate rolled across Wall Street.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
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Fidelity Bitcoin Model Flags $56,000 Support Test as ETF Flows Waver

Fidelity strategist Jurrien Timmer says bitcoin is nearing a power law support line that has caught every major bottom since 2015 as fund flows turn choppy.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
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Markets & Finance

Applied Digital Jumps as Leases Swell Backlog to $36 Billion

Applied Digital beat fiscal Q4 estimates with 407% revenue growth and disclosed 810 megawatts of new hyperscaler leases worth $20.2 billion.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
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Opinion

Dark Money Rules Built to Hit Progressives Now Point at Freedom 250

Republican-built disclosure weapons aimed at progressive nonprofits now threaten Trump's Freedom 250, and that boomerang is exactly why they deserve to pass.

27 Jul 2026 ·11 min read
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Markets & Finance

Morgan Stanley Draws $100 Line Under SpaceX Stock's Sinking AI Premium

Morgan Stanley says a $100 SpaceX share price would value the company's entire AI business at zero as the stock probes fresh lows before earnings.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
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Opinion

Putin Approval Rating Is Now Falling Faster Than the Kremlin Can Spin

Even state pollsters now record the steepest slide in Putin's numbers since 2022. Fuel lines, prices and a lowered election target tell the real story.

27 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
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Opinion

Sam Altman's AI Singularity Claim Is Marketing, Not Measurement

Altman's declaration that the AI singularity has arrived says more about OpenAI's narrative needs than about any measurable machine milestone.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
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Opinion

Military Readiness Claims by Waltz Collide With Stockpile Arithmetic

Ambassador Mike Waltz insists the US military has everything it needs against Iran. Interceptor counts and rebuild timelines argue for less bravado.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read