Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon clears a key hurdle in the Senate

President Donald Trump extended a deadline requiring China-based ByteDance to sell U.S. TikTok operations, marking second time Trump taken such an action.

The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NBI) has gained 6.5% this year, outpacing gains from both the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite.

Omead Afshar, Tesla’s head of manufacturing and operations, has been fired from the company by CEO Elon Musk after declining car sales.