Feb 10, 1998 9:41 AM

Market Run...

USA: The 1998 bull run continued, with major indexes pushed higher by a surge in tech and transportation stocks. At midday, the Dow was into record territory, up 110 points, or 1.3 percent, to 8290. The Nasdaq rallied to 19, or 1.1 percent, to 1709.

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Polymarket Halted International Trading After Hackers Drained Accounts

The company says an unnamed third-party provider was compromised. Trading has resumed, and Polymarket says affected traders will be made whole.

Kate Knibbs

America’s Hybrid Hype Has Hit the Used Market

Demand is so high that some used cars are selling for more than new ones.

Aarian Marshall

Spend Elon Musk’s Money

What’s it like to be the richest man in the world? Find out for yourself.

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This Is What the GOP’s Final Midterms Push Looks Like

Republicans are spending their time and money on Senate races in historically red states—a sign they’re more nervous than ever as Election Day looms.

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The Atlantic’s Near-Record Hurricane Drought Is About to End

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Brian Kahn

WIRED Ghost Stories

Five hauntings from the other side of technology.

The MacBook Air Drops to Its Lowest Price Since June for Prime Day

At $1,099, the MacBook Air is $200 off its retail price for Prime Day, its lowest price in months.

Luke Larsen

These Midterm Races Will Decide Data Centers’ Political Fate

From the Senate to governors’ mansions, candidates are trying to outcompete each other to be the most anti–data center in races across the US.

Molly Taft

Tesla’s Roadster 2 Is Late—and Entering a Different EV World

Nine years after its reveal, the overdue Roadster is set to debut on Thursday to an EV market that has grown skeptical of electric hypercars.

Aarian Marshall

The Men Spending $50,000 Just to Reserve a Tesla Roadster

The base model—without thrusters or the flight system—will likely cost several times that amount to buy. “I’m going to do everything in my power to get the flying one,” says one customer.

Aarian Marshall

Trump’s Crazy AI Rebrand Was a Loyalty Test for Tech Execs—and It Worked

For years these billionaires gushed obsessively about AI. But they meekly went along when Trump canceled the term.

Steven Levy

Elon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms Push

Elon Musk has assembled a presidential-level field operation this midterm cycle, underscoring the extent to which he has taken over the get-out-the-vote effort for the Republican party.

Dell Cameron