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For decades, companies have turned to futures markets to manage uncertainty. Airlines hedge fuel costs. Farmers hedge crops. Manufacturers hedge metals.Now a startup wants to bring that same financial machinery to artificial intelligence.Silicon Data, a company that tracks pricing across cloud providers and GPU marketplaces, has partnered with CME Group to launch what could become the world’s first futures contracts tied to the computational power needed to run AI, allowing companies to hedge against fluctuations in the cost to train and run AI models. The contracts are still awaiting regulatory approval.Early signs suggest investor interest is quickly emerging. Within days…

US president has been at the centre of this year’s midterm campaigns in a test of his influence.Published On 17 Jun 202617 Jun 2026Georgia Republicans have delivered mixed results for United States President Donald Trump in the state’s primary elections, opting for the president’s preferred US Senate candidate but rejecting his choice for governor.Trump’s influence is being put to the test in this year’s midterm elections as four states and the District of Columbia held primaries on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn the Senate race, Republican Mike Collins, 58, topped former football coach Derek Dooley and advanced…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, on Tuesday announced support for abolishing capital punishment in his state, reaffirming his change of heart on the policy he helped write as a legislator 45 years ago to reinstate the death penalty in Ohio.DeWine, who has repeatedly postponed executions during his time as governor, pointed to data showing that the death penalty does not serve as a deterrent to violent crime.”For the state to take a human life, there must, in my opinion, there must be evidence that in doing so it will help protect…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A business jet crashed on a highway in Texas and caught fire on Tuesday night, killing one person, according to police.The plane was carrying six people when it crashed on Loop 20 in Laredo, Texas, shortly after 10 p.m., according to Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo Police Department.Baeza also said a vehicle was struck by the aircraft. It was not immediately clear if the person killed was in the aircraft or on the ground.SMALL PLANE CRASHES NEAR HICKS AIRFIELD IN TEXAS, REPORTEDLY CAUSING MULTIPLE SEMI-TRUCK FIRES A business jet crashed…

Police in Medicine Hat say an 11-year-old child who went missing at Echo Dale Regional Park on Monday afternoon and was later airlifted to hospital has died. Staff Sgt. Darrel Lole said officers were called to the park, located on the city’s west side, shortly after 2 p.m. on Monday. Medicine Hat Police said officers responded to the park at 2:17 p.m. on Monday for reports of a missing child. Global News “The initial call for services was a missing person. Emergency services were deployed to the park including fire, police and EMS, as well we summoned upon Halo (helicopter…

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London —Serena and Venus Williams are bringing their doubles partnership back at Wimbledon.The All England Club announced a doubles wild card invitation on Tuesday for the sisters to take part in the tournament, which starts in less than two weeks. The move comes after 44-year-old Serena recently returned to competition after nearly four years away from professional tennis. Venus, who has still been competing sporadically, turns 46 on Wednesday. The Williams sisters have won 14 Grand Slam titles together in doubles, including six at Wimbledon – the first of them in 2000 and the last in 2016. Serena won her…

The 2026 World Cup will have 13 different kickoff times. You can use the Al Jazeera Sport widget to find out exactly when your team is playing in your local time.Who: England vs CroatiaWhat: FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L matchWhere: AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TexasWhen: Wednesday, 3pm local time (20:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listChants of “It’s Coming Home” will ring around parts of England on Wednesday as the European heavyweights begin their 2026 World Cup title bid with a…

Washington — Rep. Barry Moore won the Republican Senate runoff in Alabama on Tuesday night, CBS News projects, defeating political newcomer and U.S. Navy SEAL Jared Hudson. Moore and Hudson vied for the nomination in Tuesday’s runoff after no candidate was able to secure 50% of the votes in last month’s primary. At the time, Moore secured nearly 40% of the vote, while Hudson won almost 26%. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall was eliminated. The Republicans were seeking to replace Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who opted to leave the Senate and pursue the governor’s mansion.Tuesday’s runoff victory puts Moore, who’s represented Alabama in…

The rapid increase in bond issuance by artificial intelligence and hyperscaler companies will require strong vigilance around investment choices, according to fund firm Man Group . “Public market credit investors in the AI space face an uncomfortable asymmetry: they bear meaningful exposure to execution risk and buildout delays, yet receive none of the equity upside if the boom plays out as bulls expect,” strategists at Man Group said in an outlook for the second half of 2026. “That mispricing of risk is coiling a spring: the greater the enthusiasm today, the more violent the eventual correction is likely to be.”…