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Clark County business briefs, June 15, 2024

June 15, 2024, 5:19am Business

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FILE - Specialist James Denaro works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 12, 2024. Global shares were mixed on Friday, June 14, 2024, after Wall Street touched fresh records, with benchmarks pushed higher by the frenzy over artificial-intelligence technology.

Stock market today: Wall Street hangs around its records after European stocks slump

June 14, 2024, 2:40pm Business

U.S. stocks hung around their record levels on Friday as Wall Street remained relatively quiet following another slide in Europe. Read story

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones wipes his mouth as he speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge Friday, June 14, 2024, in Houston. The judge is expected to rule on whether to liquidate Jones’ assets to help pay the $1.5 billion he owes for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax. (AP Photo/David J.

Alex Jones’ personal assets will be sold to help pay Sandy Hook debt as judge decides Infowars’ fate

June 14, 2024, 10:50am Business

A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ′ personal assets but was still deciding on his company’s separate bankruptcy case, leaving the future of his Infowars media platform uncertain as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax. Read story

The $119,040 price is displayed on the sticker of a 2024 Escalade utility vehicle at a Cadillac dealership on Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Lone Tree, Colo. On Friday, June 14, 2024, the University of Michigan releases its preliminary reading of consumer sentiment for June.

US consumer sentiment falls for third month on concerns about persistent inflation

June 14, 2024, 9:00am Business

U.S. consumer sentiment fell in June for the third straight month as Americans took a dimmer view of their own finances and worried about persistent inflation. Read story

The Port of Woodland is moving toward operating marine terminals, signing a lease with Wilsonville Concrete Products for space on the port’s Martin's Bar property.

Woodland port leases last section of Columbia River access for heavy industry

June 14, 2024, 8:59am Business

The remaining heavy industrial site at the Port of Woodland’s Columbia River property has been leased, following more than six decades of the port not offering deepwater access. Read story

Trump offers CEOs a cut to corporate taxes. Biden’s team touts his support for global alliances

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Washington.

June 14, 2024, 8:36am Business

Former President Donald Trump told an influential group of CEOs that he wants to further cut the corporate tax rate he lowered while in office, while President Joe Biden’s chief of staff separately told them that the Democratic incumbent’s emphasis on global alliances would help their businesses. Read story

AI startup Perplexity wants to upend search business. News outlet Forbes says it’s ripping them off

FILE - People are reflected in a window of a hotel at the Davos Promenade in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 15, 2024. The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens of millions of dollars from the likes of Jeff Bezos and other prominent tech investors for its mission to rival Google in the business of searching for information.

June 14, 2024, 8:29am Business

The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens of millions of dollars from the likes of Jeff Bezos and other prominent tech investors for its mission to rival Google in the business of searching for information. Read story