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More than 2 million acres of public land across 11 states could go up for sale under the current version of the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45967060/senate-republicans-unveil-trump-tax-and-health-plan-with-5-trillion-debt-ceiling-hike-tighter-medicaid-rules-in-the-big-beautiful-bill">Republican budget bill</a>. The proposal has drawn criticism from conservation groups, hunting organizations, local officials and some conservative leaders, too.
What Happened: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who leads the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, included a provision in the draft budget bill that would authorize the sale of federal lands. According <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5358034-proposed-sale-of-millions-of-acres-of-public-land-under-gop-budget-bill-prompts-backlash/">to</a> The Hill, the proposal reflects a long-standing goal among Western conservatives to institute more local control over federal lands.
Though national parks and designated wilderness areas would be excluded, Lee said the targeted parcels are "isolated" and more suited for housing and infrastructure. "Washington has proven time and again it can't manage this land. This bill puts it in better hands," Lee argued in a video posted by his office.
Lee has faced opposition from within his party, and a similar land sale provision was already rejected in the House.
Rep. Ryan Zinke&nbsp;(R-Mont.)&nbsp;spearheaded the effort to remove the land sale provision from the House version, declaring himself a "hard no" on such proposals.
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Why It Matters: As per The Wilderness Society's estimates, over 250 million acres could be vulnerable under this policy. Michael Carroll of The Wilderness Society called the move "a betrayal of future generations." Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), the Senate energy committee's ranking Democrat, warned that the outcome would be the loss of public access to cherished outdoor spaces, with negligible benefit to the housing supply.
Environmental advocate Benji Backer called the proposal a "loser issue" in a social media post, adding, "I've never seen so many conservatives AND liberals stand together as I've seen in opposition to this proposed mass sale of public lands."
A recent YouGov poll showed that 71% of Americans do not agree with such land sales, including majorities of both Trump and Harris voters.
In March, the Trump administration reportedly set up a task force to identify suitable sections from 650 million acres of federal land to develop <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/03/44376829/trump-administration-plans-to-construct-nearly-4-million-affordable-homes-on-federal-land">new housing to address the nationwide shortage.</a> In the same month, President Donald Trump also signed an executive order to expand logging on <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/03/44221143/horrific-move-to-loot-our-public-lands-trump-signs-executive-order-to-clear-cut-280m-acres-of-national-fores">280 million acres of federal land</a>, bypassing environmental safeguards and aiming to boost timber sales.
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Empire Co (TSX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EMP#TSX">EMP</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.74 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.71 by 4.23 percent. This is a 17.46 percent increase over earnings of $0.63 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $7.64 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $7.66 billion by 0.30 percent. This is a 3.04 percent increase over sales of $7.41 billion the same period last year.

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Parsons Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PSN#NYSE">PSN</a>) announced today that the company was awarded a $137 million ceiling value contract by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) for cyber operations. The single award was issued under the Assessment, Exercise, Modeling and Simulation, and Support (AEMSS) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award task order contract (MATOC) with a one-year base period of performance and four one-year option periods plus one six-month option period and is new work for the company. Parsons will provide specialized cyber operations capabilities including cyber assessments and subject matter experts supporting cyber operations, development, analysis, and research.

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Neuralink, Elon Musk's BCI or Brain-Chip Interface company, has added a BCI implant on a sixth individual.
What Happened: "Absolutely amazing what I can do already in under a week with Neuralink!" said Rob Grenier in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday.
The post showcased Grenier playing a videogame on a computer as well as controlling the cursor on a computer screen with his thoughts through the help of the implant.
Grenier was involved in a vehicular accident in December 2022, which left him quadraplegic from the neck down.
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&mdash; Rob Greiner (@greiner_ro52817) <a href="https://twitter.com/greiner_ro52817/status/1935141580220117225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: The news comes in as Neuralink raised over $650 million in Series E funding, with Cathie Wood's investment firm ARK Invest among the company's key investors. The company currently has a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/health-care/25/05/45634160/elon-musks-neuralink-hits-9-billion-valuation-with-new-funding">valuation of $9 billion</a>.
The company also partnered with the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45538889/elon-musk-shares-major-neuralink-update-at-qatar-economic-forum">UAE's Cleveland Clinic</a>, where it will conduct the first human trial of its Blindsight chip in 2026. Musk had previously touted the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/biotech/25/04/44892867/elon-musk-says-neuralink-will-help-blind-people-see-again-will-exceed-the-best-human-eyes">Blindsight chipset's potential</a>.
"With Neuralink interfacing directly to the visual cortex, even those who are completely blind will be able to see again," he had said.
Neuralink also used its BCI implant on a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/45032464/man-suffering-from-als-becomes-the-first-ever-non-verbal-recipient-elon-musks-neuralink-brain-implant">man battling ALS</a>, who became the third recipient of the company's chip, as well as the first non-verbal recipient of the implant.
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Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya sparked debate on social media by polling followers about launching another Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), with 70.7% of 55,458 respondents voting &#8220;no&#8221; amid warnings about his troubled SPAC track record.
What Happened: The former Facebook executive&#8217;s X poll, posted Tuesday, drew immediate scrutiny through the platform&#8217;s Community Notes feature. Users added context highlighting that his COVID-era SPACs have delivered &#8220;horrible returns, often more than -70% since their peak,&#8221; according to community-contributed information.
Palihapitiya, dubbed the &#8220;SPAC King&#8221; <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/09/41038801/spac-king-chamath-palihapitiya-forecasts-how-ai-will-transform-healthcare-sector-its-not-all-roses-b">during the 2020-2021 market boom</a>, acknowledged the community feedback with characteristic bravado, posting: &#8220;This is trending in the right direction! And someone helped with disclosure! No crying in the casino!!&#8221;
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&mdash; Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) <a href="https://twitter.com/chamath/status/1935534117816602729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
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However, Palihapitiya&#8217;s SPAC empire has left investors with massive losses. According to Sigma <a href="https://sigma.world/news/aibc-forex-chamath-palihapitiyas-spac-empire-crumbles-leaving-investors-in-shambles/">reporting</a>, investors who put $100 into each of his SPACs at their December 2021 peak would face a 73% loss. 
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Why It Matters: Two of Palihapitiya&#8217;s most prominent SPACs, Clover and Akili Inc., now have enterprise values near zero, while Virgin Galactic stands at just $100 million, according to Sigma. 
His portfolio includes Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPCE#NYSE">SPCE</a>), SoFi Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOFI#NASDAQ">SOFI</a>), Opendoor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OPEN#NASDAQ">OPEN</a>), and Clover Health Investments Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CLOV#NASDAQ">CLOV</a>).
In September 2022, Palihapitiya closed two SPACs worth $1.6 billion after failing to find suitable acquisition targets among more than 100 companies evaluated. The closures came as rising interest rates and inflation decimated the SPAC market, forcing other notable sponsors like Bill Ackman to wind down their blank-check companies, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/spac-king-chamath-palihapitiya-shuttering-two-spacs-after-failing-to-find-deals-11663674342">according</a> to The Wall Street Journal.
Despite the losses, Social Capital Holdings Inc. generated approximately $750 million in profits from SPAC transactions, according to the WSJ report. 
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Health insurance companies have raised concerns that tariffs could lead to higher premiums for enrollees in the individual and small group markets next year.
What Happened: Health insurers are informing states about the potential rise in premiums for individual and small group market enrollees in the coming year, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/18/tariffs-health-insurance-premium-hikes">Axios</a> reported. This is due to the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, which are expected to raise the costs of prescription drugs, medical devices, and other medical products and services.
 According to Sabrina Corlette, a research professor at Georgetown&#8217;s Center on Health Insurance Reforms, the Trump administration&#8217;s trade policy, potential Medicaid cuts, and the expected end of enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act coverage are creating a &#8220;perfect storm&#8221; of factors driving up prices.
Some health insurers have explicitly attributed a portion of their planned premium increases for next year to the impact of tariffs. For example, Independent Health Benefits Corporation informed New York regulators that 3% of its projected 38.4% premium increase for individual market enrollees is directly due to tariffs. 
Likewise, UnitedHealthcare of Oregon indicated that close to 3% of its proposed 19.8% premium hike for small group enrollees stems from uncertainty related to tariffs.
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Notably, billionaire investor, Mark Cuban <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/06/45992387/mark-cuban-floats-bold-healthcare-plan-zero-premiums-to-insurance-companies-with-a-cash-pay-revoluti">proposed </a>a bold healthcare plan aimed at eliminating traditional insurance premiums and introducing transparent pricing. Cuban&#8217;s proposal, made amid growing frustration with insurance clawbacks and escalating costs, could potentially revolutionize the U.S. healthcare system
Insurers must submit their proposed 2026 ACA marketplace plan rates to federal regulators by July 16, with the rates set to be published by August 1. This will offer greater insight into how much concern tariffs are causing among health insurers. 
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Cheetah Mobile (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCM#NYSE">CMCM</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(0.11) per share. This is a 65.71 percent increase over losses of $(0.32) per share from the same period last year. The company reported $35.69 million in sales this quarter. This is a 35.43 percent increase over sales of $26.35 million the same period last year.

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Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/F#NYSE">F</a>) has recalled more than 197,000 vehicles in the latest recall over an issue affecting the backseat occupants, where they may remain locked inside the vehicle.
What Happened: The recall affects over 197,432 Ford Mustang Mach-E models from 2021-2025, where in the event of a low battery charge, the electronic rear doors may remain locked once the driver or front passenger exits the vehicle, an NHTSA filing showed on Tuesday.
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"Dealers will update the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) and the Secondary On-Board Diagnostic Control Module C (SOBDMC) software, free of charge," the agency said in its report.
Why It Matters: The news comes as Ford had issued a separate, large-scale recall, which affected over <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45643704/ford-recalls-11-million-vehicles-for-camera-software-issue-report">1.1 million vehicles </a>over a camera software issue with models like the Bronco, Ford F-150, the Edge, as well as the Mustang Mach-E, among other models.
The company also recently issued a recall for the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45739688/ford-recalls-over-29500-f-150-lightning-pickup-trucks-over-suspension-defect">F-150 Lightning </a>EV Pickup truck over a suspension defect affecting over 29,500 vehicles. "The front upper control arm ball joint nut may not have been tightened properly, allowing the front upper control arm to detach from the knuckle assembly,&#8221; the NHTSA said in a statement about the recall.&nbsp;
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Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GLXY#NASDAQ">GLXY</a>) shares climbed in after-hours trading Wednesday, seemingly fueled by optimism about its expansion into high-performance computing.
What happened: The digital asset and AI infrastructure company announced a 29 million share offering last month to<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45643594/galaxy-digital-stock-is-moving-lower-wednesday-whats-going-on"> fund the continued expansion</a> of high-performance computing infrastructure at its Helios data center campus in West Texas.
Before this, Galaxy entered into a new agreement with AI cloud-computing provider CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWV#NASDAQ">CRWV</a>), committing to an additional 260 megawatts at the Helios data center.
The company was also taking strides in its core cryptocurrency business. It announced a partnership with the staking protocol Liquid Collective to help drive the institutional adoption of liquid staking.
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Galaxy has traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and OTC markets since 2020, but the company made its debut on Nasdaq last month. The company was founded by billionaire Mike Novogratz and is <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/05/45502797/galaxy-digital-stock-is-surging-monday-whats-going-on">reportedly in talks</a> with regulators regarding the tokenization of the company&#8217;s stock.
Price Action:&nbsp; Shares of Galaxy were up 6.72% in after-hours trading after closing 2.97% higher at $19.04 during Wednesday's regular trading session, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard?_gl=1&#x2A;380nj0&#x2A;_ga&#x2A;MTEyOTAyOTcxMy4xNzEzMzY0NTYy&#x2A;_ga_V7ZK73W7N0&#x2A;MTcxNDk4MzIzMi42LjEuMTcxNDk4OTE0Ni4wLjAuMA..">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.&nbsp;Since its launch, the stock has tumbled 19%.
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Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) is transforming warehouse workers into satellite technicians through education partnerships as Washington state emerges as <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/space/25/04/44977151/jeff-bezos-space-internet-ambitions-falter-as-amazons-project-kuiper-struggles-to-increase-satellite-production-amid-launch-delays">the nation&#8217;s commercial space hub</a>.
What Happened: Three of nine March graduates from Lake Washington Institute of Technology&#8217;s aerospace manufacturing certificate program were Amazon employees, according to company spokesperson Max Gleber, <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/06/17/amazon-space-jobs-washington-kuiper">reported</a> Axios. The programs, developed with Amazon&#8217;s input, offer full tuition coverage for eligible Amazon workers through the company&#8217;s upskilling initiative.
&#8220;Washington state is becoming the Silicon Valley of space, and we want that to continue,&#8221; said Brian Huseman, Amazon VP of public policy and community engagement, according to the report. The Redmond-based Project Kuiper satellite internet initiative is betting on local talent to fill its expanding workforce needs.
Dezmond Hernandez exemplifies this transformation. The 24-year-old spent three years in Amazon fulfillment centers earning approximately $15 hourly before transitioning to Project Kuiper. 
While working full-time, he completed aerospace courses at LWTech and now operates the company&#8217;s space simulation lab in Redmond, testing satellites in vacuum chambers and troubleshooting systems.
&#8220;It really is life-changing,&#8221; Hernandez told sources last week. &#8220;I always had an interest in space, but I never thought I&#8217;d be working on satellites.&#8221; His salary has more than doubled since the career change.
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Why It Matters: The retraining effort comes as Amazon faces production challenges with Project Kuiper&#8217;s satellite constellation. The company <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/space/25/04/44977151/jeff-bezos-space-internet-ambitions-falter-as-amazons-project-kuiper-struggles-to-increase-satellite-production-amid-launch-delays">must deploy over 1,600 low-Earth orbit satellites</a> by a federal deadline, competing against Elon Musk&#8216;s established Starlink network of more than 7,000 operational satellites.
Amazon has enrolled over 250,000 global employees in upskilling programs since 2012, part of broader workforce development as the company invests heavily in AI infrastructure while announcing potential job cuts in white-collar positions due to automation efficiency gains.
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Former President Barack Obama shared his concerns on Tuesday about the state of American democracy, warning that the country may be on the brink of authoritarianism.
What Happened: Speaking in Hartford, Connecticut, with historian and Boston College professor Heather Cox Richardson, Obama said, "It is consistent with autocracies," when referring to recent political behavior under the Trump administration, <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-06-17/former-president-barack-obama-headlines-forum-at-the-bushnell">according to</a> Connecticut Public Radio. He emphasized that while the U.S. has not fully moved into authoritarian rule, "we are dangerously close to normalizing behavior like that."
Obama's criticism addressed not only the executive branch but also the Republican Party, citing false narratives about the 2020 election. "In 2020, one person won the election, and it wasn't the guy complaining about it. And that's just a fact, just like my inauguration had more people. I say that, by the way, not because — I don't care, but facts are important," he said.
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Why It Matters: Obama also cautioned that several leaders in one of the nation's two major parties are willing to ignore facts: "In one of our major political parties, you have a whole bunch of people who know that's not true but will pretend like it is. And that is dangerous."
"If you follow regularly what is said by those who are in charge of the federal government right now, there is a weak commitment to what we understood – and not just my generation, at least since World War II – our understanding of how a liberal democracy is supposed to work," Obama said.
"There has to be a response and pushback from civil society, from various institutions and individuals outside of government, but there also have to be people in government in both parties who say, &#8216;No, you can&#8217;t do that,'" he added.
Despite his concerns, Obama expressed hope for the country's future. "I'm still the ‘hope' guy. I guess the thing when I'm talking to young people that they need to hear the most is, it is important to be impatient with injustice and cruelty," he said.
Earlier this week, referencing the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/events/25/06/45878983/us-cities-brace-for-escalating-immigration-protests-los-angeles-enforces-curfew-national-guard-deployed-amid-trump-crackdown">ongoing crackdown</a> on immigrants, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45943372/obama-calls-for-dignity-in-immigration-enforcement-as-ice-crackdown-escalates">Obama called for "dignity and respect."</a> He also opposed <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/06/45765479/barack-obama-accuses-republicans-of-trying-to-weaken-obamacare-urges-voters-to-call-their-senators-a">Republican efforts</a> to scale back major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the "big, beautiful bill."
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The State Department has restarted foreign student visa processing after a month-long suspension, implementing new screening requirements that mandate applicants provide access to their social media accounts for government review.
What Happened: The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday it is resuming student visa applications suspended in May, but all applicants must now unlock their social media accounts for consular officer examination, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/us-resumes-visas-foreign-students-demands-access-social-122997822?ref=biztoc.com">reported</a> ABC News. 
Officials will review posts and messages for content deemed hostile to the American government, culture, institutions, or founding principles.
Students refusing to make their accounts public or allow review face potential rejection, with officials viewing refusal as an attempt to hide online activity. The Trump administration had <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/education/25/05/45635231/trump-administration-freezes-student-visa-appointments-will-step-up-social-media-surveillance-of-applicants">temporarily halted scheduling of new F, M, and J visa </a>interviews while preparing expanded social media vetting procedures.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio launched an <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/03/44183893/marco-rubio-led-state-department-to-revoke-visas-of-foreign-students-with-pro-hamas-views-in-ai-powered-sweeping-surveillance-effort-report">AI-driven &#8220;Catch and Revoke&#8221; initiative</a> in March targeting foreign students with &#8220;pro-Hamas&#8221; views. The program analyzes social media activity, past arrests, and media reports to determine visa revocations. 
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Why It Matters: International students face mounting scrutiny beyond social media vetting. The administration has frozen Harvard University&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/06/45827473/donald-trumps-federal-funding-freeze-for-harvard-university-is-having-a-ripple-effect-on-the-cambrid">federal funding and moved to block foreign student enrollment</a> at the institution, which relies on international students for 27% of its enrollment and significant tuition revenue.
The policy shift affects international education&#8217;s $44 billion annual economic contribution and 378,000 supported jobs nationwide. Over <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/legal/25/06/45947119/harvard-to-ask-judge-to-extend-block-on-trumps-foreign-student-ban-citing-retaliation-and-free-speech-violations">1,500 student visas have been revoked across 222 schools</a>, creating institutional uncertainty for universities dependent on foreign enrollment.
Investor Kevin O&#8217;Leary, who teaches at Harvard Business School, defended international students as &#8220;extraordinary individuals&#8221; worth investing in, calling them <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45671848/kevin-oleary-says-international-students-are-extraordinary-individuals-he-adds-they-dont-hate-america-and-i-want-to-invest-in-them">&#8220;the smartest students in the world&#8221; who &#8220;don&#8217;t hate America</a>.&#8221; 
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SpaceX's Starship 36 rocket exploded during a pre-flight static fire test at the company's headquarters in Starbase, Texas.
What Happened: "Starship preparing for the tenth flight test experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase," the company said in a post on the social media platform X on Wednesday.
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&mdash; NSF &#8211; NASASpaceflight.com (@NASASpaceflight) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1935548909805601020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Footage from the test shows the rocket bolted to the stand for the static fire test. The rocket then exploded, briefly turning the screen white before getting engulfed in a violent ball of flames, indicating the severity of the incident.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">On Wednesday, June 18 at approximately 11 p.m. CT, the Starship preparing for the tenth flight test experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase. A safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the operation and all personnel are safe and accounted…
&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1935572705941880971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
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SpaceX says the company is working with local officials to &#8220;safe&#8221; the test site and has asked people not to approach the area as "safing operations continue."
Why It Matters: The failure at the test comes as SpaceX had been working on the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/space/25/06/45943559/spacex-ax-4-launch-set-after-june-19-following-propellant-leak-delay">Ax-4 launch</a> to the International Space Station, set to carry over 4 astronauts to orbit. The launch had been delayed, citing a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/space/25/06/45878837/spacexs-ax-4-astronaut-mission-to-iss-delayed-over-propellant-leak-new-launch-date-yet-to-be-announced">propellant leak</a> and will now take place no earlier than June 19, the company said.
SpaceX has been a major player in the private space exploration sector and received a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs/specialty-etfs/25/06/45876953/cathie-woods-ark-invest-projects-2-5-trillion-valuation-for-elon-musks-spacex-by-2030-7x-growth-through-mars-starlink-optimus">$2.5 trillion valuation</a> projection from ARK Invest's Cathie Wood.
Elsewhere, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had earlier sounded out alarms over the International Space Station's safety, calling for it to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/space/25/06/45923417/elon-musk-sounds-alarm-over-international-space-station-says-it-should-be-de-orbited-within-2-years">be de-orbited </a>within the next two years.
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Economist Peter Schiff issued warnings about America&#8217;s economic trajectory during Wednesday&#8217;s Federal Reserve meeting, predicting the central bank&#8217;s decade-long policies will trigger an unavoidable crisis worse than 2008.
What Happened: The Federal Open Market Committee kept interest rates unchanged at 4.25%-4.50% for the fourth consecutive meeting, while projecting two rate cuts in 2025. However, Schiff <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/top-economist-warns-america-heading-toward-economic-disaster-fed-cant-fix?ref=biztoc.com">told</a> Fox Business that Fed Chair Jerome Powell &#8220;basically admitted that they have no idea what&#8217;s going to happen.&#8221;
The Fed&#8217;s updated projections show Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation rising to 3.0% in 2025, up from March&#8217;s 2.7% forecast, while real GDP growth was <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/economic-data/25/06/46004338/no-rate-cuts-yet-fed-flags-slower-growth-sticky-inflation">downgraded to 1.4% from 1.7%</a>. Unemployment is expected to reach 4.5% in 2025.
Schiff argued these forecasts dramatically underestimate the severity of coming problems. &#8220;All of the inflation chickens that the Fed has been releasing for more than a decade are coming home to roost,&#8221; he said, attributing inflation pressures to years of artificially low rates rather than tariffs.
The economist predicted stagflation, combining recession with &#8220;much higher inflation happening at the same time,&#8221; potentially escalating to hyperinflation. He warned of a &#8220;global exodus out of U.S. stocks, out of U.S. bonds&#8221; as foreign investors retreat from American assets.
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Why It Matters: Schiff&#8217;s warnings align with growing economic concerns about America&#8217;s economic foundations. Nobel laureate Paul Krugman recently <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45583737/paul-krugman-warns-of-emerging-market-style-crisis-in-us-housing-crash-dollar-plunge-and-stagflation-ahead">warned of an &#8220;emerging-market-type crisis&#8221;</a> featuring sudden capital flight, housing crashes, and dollar devaluation.
Concerns about America&#8217;s fiscal sustainability are mounting across Wall Street. Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk recently warned the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/macro-economic-events/25/06/45988656/elon-musk-warns-us-faces-de-facto-bankruptcy-if-37-trillion-debt-not-tackled-peter-schiff-says-we-are-already-bankrupt">U.S. faces &#8220;de facto bankruptcy&#8221;</a> as federal debt surpasses $37 trillion, with interest payments consuming 25% of tax revenue. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. CEO Jamie Dimon has warned of potential bond market disruption.
The economist insisted that lower rates won&#8217;t solve America&#8217;s problems because cheap money caused them. &#8220;The solution involves much higher interest rates,&#8221; Schiff said, acknowledging this would trigger widespread bankruptcies, defaults, and &#8220;a protracted recession, probably a much worse financial crisis than 2008.&#8221;
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Gorilla Tech Gr (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GRRR#NASDAQ">GRRR</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.23 per share. This is a 41.03 percent decrease over earnings of $0.39 per share from the same period last year. The company reported $18.26 million in sales this quarter. This is a 109.01 percent increase over sales of $8.74 million the same period last year.

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More than 200 Central banks and foreign entities have withdrawn a substantial amount of U.S. Treasuries from the New York Federal Reserve, signaling potential concerns over the stability of the U.S. dollar.
What Happened: The New York Fed&#8217;s custody holdings of U.S. Treasuries and other assets have seen a significant decline. The holdings dropped by $17 billion last week and have plummeted by $48 billion since late March, coinciding with the onset of the trade tensions sparked by President Donald Trump&#8216;s tariffs, <a href="https://fortune.com/2025/06/18/central-banks-have-dumped-48-billion-in-treasuries-as-foreign-wealth-officials-divorce-the-dollar/">reported </a>Fortune
Bank of America&#8216;s managing director and U.S. rates strategist, Meghan Swiber and fellow strategist, Katie Craig, expressed significant concern over the withdrawal of foreign private investors from the Treasury securities market. Swiber and Craig commented, &#8220;This drop is unusual.&#8221;
Typically, the cash generated from the sale of U.S. debt is placed in the New York Fed&#8217;s reverse repurchase facility, where it is exchanged for Treasuries as collateral. However, that trend has recently reversed, with foreign participation in the facility declining by $15 billion since late March. This points to a notable reduction in U.S. assets held by foreigners at the Fed — roughly $63 billion in just over two months.
Swider told Fortune, "We're of the view that deficits are going to continue to climb higher in the coming years, and what we struggle with is, ‘Who is going to help support that higher level of supply?&#8221;
As per Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, foreign buyers constitute about 30% of the U.S. Treasury market, and any decrease in their participation could compel the Treasury to offer higher yields to attract buyers, affecting interest rates across the economy, reported Fortune. 
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Why It Matters: The recent withdrawal of U.S. Treasuries by central banks and foreign entities adds to the growing concerns about the stability of the U.S. dollar and the potential impact on the global economy. This trend has been accompanied by a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/treasuries/25/06/45960637/treasury-yields-near-5-after-soft-foreign-demand-a-red-flag-for-stocks">rise in Treasury yields</a>, which could signal a weakening of foreign demand for U.S. debt, further exacerbating the situation.
These developments are particularly noteworthy given the historical relationship between the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields. However, this pattern has seen a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/treasuries/25/06/45739830/us-dollar-decouples-with-10-year-treasuries-as-trade-tensions-change-long-standing-relationships-between-asset-classes">significant divergence</a> since April 2025, potentially indicating a shift in global confidence in U.S. assets.
As the U.S. dollar&#8217;s status as the world&#8217;s reserve currency and the confidence in the U.S. government&#8217;s ability to meet its financial obligations are called into question, the U.S. may face increased borrowing costs, potentially impacting various sectors of the economy.
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