SpaceX picks Goldman Sachs for lead left position on record-breaking IPO, sources say

SpaceX has picked Goldman Sachs to lead what’s expected to be a record-setting IPO.
Vance defends stock-trading spree in Trump financial filings: ‘Come on, man’

Vice President JD Vance said at the White House on Tuesday that he and President Donald Trump both support banning congressional stock trading.
Trump’s past tax returns get protection from IRS enforcement under ‘lawfare’ fund settlement

President Trump agreed to drop his lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a fund that can compensate allies who were targeted under the Biden administration.
Google debuts new AI models, personal AI agents in effort to keep pace with OpenAI and Anthropic

Google made a number of AI announcements at its annual developer conference, rolling out more-advanced models and agentic tools for its expansive user base.
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Marvell, Micron, Akamai, Shake Shack & more

Here are the companies making headlines in midday trading.
Mortgage rates surge to highest level since July

Mortgage rates continued to move higher Tuesday on uncertainty over the war with Iran. They are at the highest level since last July.
Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy, former Tesla AI leader

Andrej Karpathy, an artificial intelligence researcher who co-founded OpenAI before getting poached by Tesla, said he’s joining Anthropic.
Trump flexes endorsement power for Ken Paxton after ousting Cassidy, targeting Massie

Paxton and Cornyn are locked in a bitter Texas Senate runoff that will decide which Republican faces Democrat James Talarico in November.
Trump says he was ‘an hour away’ from Iran strike decision before he postponed it

Asked how long Iran has to come to the table, Trump said it could be two or three days, or perhaps until Sunday or early next week.
Trump says it’s not a ‘war.’ Insurers with money on the line say it is

Businesses in the Middle East bought insurance that protects against terrorism or sabotage, but far fewer purchased coverage explicitly designed to cover “war.”