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Portland's WNBA expansion team unveiled its new branding and name -- the Portland Fire -- a rekindling of the city's previous team that played from 2000 to 2002.

Britain's Rolls-Royce announced a $75 million expansion of its engine manufacturing facility in Aiken County, South Carolina.

Mira Murati rocketed into the spotlight in 2023 when she was named interim CEO of OpenAI after Sam Altman was briefly ousted by the company's board.

The eVTOL maker has already delivered its first air taxi to the United Arab Emirates, with plans to launch service in the region next year.

"We don't sell them our best stuff, not our second best stuff, not even our third best," Lutnick told CNBC's Brian Sullivan.

The Defense Department last week agreed to buy a direct equity stake in MP Materials, the only rare earth miner in the U.S.

This follows a series of new AI-related investments.

Federal student loan borrowers who enrolled in President Biden's SAVE income-driven repayment plan have been in an interest-free forbearance for nearly a year.

Coinbase contributed $25 million to Fairshake in the first half of 2025, part of $52 million raised so far this year.

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.