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1. Iran war leaves U.S. gas prices at highest levels in nearly four years ahead of Memorial Day

2. Trump said he'd 'remember' companies that didn't apply for tariff refunds. Many of them are anyway

3. U.S., Iran signal peace progress — but remain at odds over enriched uranium, Strait of Hormuz tolls

4. What the AvalonBay, Equity Residential megamerger means for the apartment industry and rents

5. Microsoft’s GitHub was positioned to win the AI coding race. Outages got in the way

6. Oversight Chairman Comer launches congressional probe into insider trading on Kalshi, Polymarket

7. Stellantis CEO sees opportunity in growing partnerships, bringing China-branded vehicles to North America

8. NATO will spend hundreds of billions of dollars on defense, says Rutte, as Trump pledges 5,000 American troops to top spender Poland

9. Oil-rich Alberta to hold a vote on whether to separate from Canada

10. Donald Trump Jr.-backed 'Steroid Olympics' are happening on Sunday. Here's what to expect

11. The Club's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday

12. Crypto bros, scalpers and Logan Paul: Inside the world of Pokémon where cards are sold for millions

13. The Cuba situation is starting to resemble a pre-conflict playbook

14. SpaceX scrubs test flight of massive Starship rocket, will retry Friday

15. Eli Lilly says next-generation weight loss drug clears crucial obesity trial

16. Mega-IPOs could signal market top, say analysts as SpaceX and OpenAI prep record floats

17. IMAX has held ‘preliminary talks’ with potential buyers, source says

18. Anthropic, Microsoft in talks for AI chip deal after $5 billion investment

19. U.S. pushes its AI in China and Asia after Trump-Xi meeting

20. Guzman y Gomez shares surge as much as 20% after fast-food chain says it will exit U.S. market