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President Trump wants action from the Fed, but one bank president says April 2 has only delayed their cuts

President of the Richmond Fed, Tom Barkin, hinted that confidence the FOMC needs to cut rates further has been hindered by President Trump's tariff...

yesterday 30

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Eleanor Pringle

Millennial multimillionaire presenter Maya Jama unwinds between hosting Love Island and running multiple ventures by binge-watching Netflix—or no-phone retreats in nature

After conquering British TV, Maya Jama’s now dipping her toes in the business world. Here’s how she spends her time and money when she’s not...

yesterday 20

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Orianna Rosa Royle

Donald Trump’s strategy to weaken the dollar could already be a success—in making it too expensive for Americans to travel to Europe

Virgin Atlantic, which made $1.3 billion from the U.S. last year, is seeing a decline in demand from Americans.

yesterday 20

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Ryan Hogg

Super Micro, which has had a bumpy ride since its auditor quit, finally hired a general counsel

The server manufacturer also recruited an audit and accounting veteran as its latest independent director to join the corporate board.

yesterday 10

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Amanda Gerut

South Korea’s president could lose his job on April 4, four months after he tried and failed to impose martial law

The court has held weeks of impeachment hearings to determine whether to officially remove Yoon from office, and then took weeks to deliberate on...

yesterday 8

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Amanda Gerut

Xiaomi shares fall after reports of deadly SU7 car crash

Xiaomi fell as much as 6.1% in Hong Kong. Shares have slumped almost 18% since Xiaomi raised about $5.5 billion in an equity sale last week

yesterday 10

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Linda Lew

Sam Altman says 1 million people signed up for ChatGPT in just 60 minutes after the company launched its viral image-generation feature

The OpenAI CEO said the new feature sparked "biblical demand."

yesterday 1

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Chris Morris

Farewell ‘ElonJet’: The FAA just made it much more difficult to track private jets from the likes of Elon Musk and Taylor Swift

This is almost certainly the final nail in the coffin of popular flight-tracking services like those created by Jack Sweeney.

yesterday 1

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Chris Morris

The starter home is going extinct in South Florida as more homes cost $1 million or more

'You show them what is available in those areas, and it's not at all filling their expectations.'

yesterday 1

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Alicia Adamczyk

Roughly half of Gen Z workers say they don’t want to return to the office because it means they can’t binge-watch their favorite TV shows during work anymore

And about half say they’ve lied to their bosses about it.

yesterday 1

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Sydney Lake

A 25-year-old DOGE staffer who resigned over racist posts is back in government with new access to sensitive systems

Marko Elez has been assigned to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since March 5, per court filings.

yesterday 20

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Beatrice Nolan

France demands Volkswagen faces new trial over Dieselgate emissions—one of the biggest scandals to hit the auto industry

Volkswagen admitted in 2015 it had sold 11 million vehicles equipped with devices designed to cheat environmental regulations.

yesterday 9

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Guillaume Daudin

Attorney General Pam Bondi tells prosecutors to pursue death penalty against Luigi Mangione, charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO

Mangione faces separate federal and state murder charges for the killing, which rattled the business community and galvanized health insurance...

yesterday 5

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Michael R. Sisak

Cory Booker just pulled an all-nighter on the Senate floor, protesting Trump’s agenda for more than 14 hours straight: ‘These are not normal times’

"The threats to the American people and American democracy are grave and urgent, and we all must do more to stand against them," he said.

yesterday 3

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Mike Catalini

Tether’s CEO says his $144 billion stablecoin is good for the U.S. dollar. Is he right?

Paolo Ardoino says USDT is a counterweight to Chinese influence in Africa and South America.

yesterday 1

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Jeff John Roberts

This ‘White Lotus’ star dropped out of college and launched his acting career thanks to a piece of junk mail from American Express

Walton Goggins has starred in "Django Unchained," "The Righteous Gemstones," and "The White Lotus." “I’m only here because of American Express," he...

yesterday 1

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Emma Burleigh

AI agents are here. How afraid should workers be of losing their jobs?

Nearly one-third of workers already think that AI will lead to fewer jobs.

yesterday 1

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Jeremy Kahn

U.S. sanctions 6 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over involvement in ‘transnational repression’ and acts to erode city’s autonomy

The six officials included Justice Secretary Paul Lam, security office director Dong Jingwei and police commissioner Raymond Siu.

yesterday 1

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Kanis Leung

Federal judge pauses Trump administration plan to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans, calling it likely ‘motivated by unconstitutional animus’

The order by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco is a relief for 350,000 Venezuelans whose Temporary Protected Status was set to...

yesterday 1

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Janie Har

EasyJet studies loyalty program after Ryanair starts new plan

Airlines across Europe are adding subscriptions or overhauling their loyalty programs as they explore ways of eking more value out of their most...

yesterday 1

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Kate Duffy

Senate Democrats force vote on nullifying Canada tariffs to test GOP support

Republicans have watched with some unease as the president's attempts to remake global trade have sent the stock market downward.

yesterday 1

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Stephen Groves

A recruiter agreed to interview what seemed like a desperate job candidate. Then she realized it was a deepfake— ‘It was very creepy’

Their eye and mouth movements appeared unnatural and not in sync with their speaking, and the edges of their face were distorted.

yesterday 1

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Hr Brew

Trump suggests Elon Musk’s DOGE could be shut down long before its expected closing date

DOGE may end after only 130 days, well before schedule, as Musk's work at DOGE has become increasingly unpopular among some of the president's...

yesterday 0

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Christiaan Hetzner

DOGE’s access to the payroll system of 276,000 federal employees puts government on path to have ‘unprecedented power and control’ over Americans’ information, experts say

The Elon Musk–led advisory’s continued retrieval of sensitive information raises questions about the group’s long-term goals and the legality of...

yesterday 0

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Sasha Rogelberg

These are the people who want to buy 23andMe

A genomics company, a crypto foundation, and the former CEO are all looking at this treasure trove of genetic data.

yesterday 0

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Lila Maclellan

CFOs name tariffs and inflation as top concerns as Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ looms

Some finance chiefs are taking precautionary actions.

yesterday 0

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Sheryl Estrada

Accenture’s top HR chief says the company’s AI tool has helped employees provide meaningful feedback

Leveraging AI has made it easier for employees at Accenture to provide more constructive feedback to their colleagues.

yesterday 0

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Brit Morse

How Ana Botin of Santander became one of the most powerful women in Europe

Ana Botín believes European business needs to change to close a productivity gap with the U.S.

yesterday 0

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Emma Hinchliffe

Mark Cuban warns Trump’s tariffs mean his Cost Plus Drugs ‘won’t have a choice’ but to raise prices for consumers

The pharmaceutical company lowers costs of medications for everyday consumers—but Trump’s tariffs might make that more difficult.

yesterday 0

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Ani Freedman

Is whole milk healthier? Why RFK Jr. wants to ditch the Obama-era requirement for lower calorie milk in school lunches

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called the federal dietary guidelines requiring low-fat milk “antiquated."

yesterday 0

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Jonel Aleccia

Wall Street hails Charlie Javice conviction—but wonders how JP Morgan failed to catch young woman’s $175 million fraud

Charlie Javice, who faces a 14 to 17.5 sentence, unsuccessfully sought to portray JP Morgan as careless.

yesterday 0

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Luisa Beltran

Why OpenAI caved to open source on the same day as its $300 billion flex (hint: it’s not just about DeepSeek)

The ChatGPT maker is trying to balance closed models and open source efforts, with plans for its first open model since 2019, in a strategic pivot...

yesterday 0

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Sharon Goldman

Maui’s mayor wants to ban Airbnbs to make housing more affordable for locals. Researchers say it could cause an economic shock

There's been a severe housing shortage on the Hawaiian island, aggravated by the 2023 wildfires.

yesterday 0

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Audrey Mcavoy

Hooters was dumped by its NASCAR team and sued for only hiring ‘Hooters Girls’ to serve customers. Now it’s filed for bankruptcy

Hooters, based in Atlanta, was founded in Clearwater, Florida, in 1983. Trouble had been brewing for a while.

yesterday 0

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Elaine Kurtenbach

AI and Trump 2.0 propel Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son back into the spotlight

Leading OpenAI's record-breaking $40 billion funding round shows the tech investor's knack for seizing big opportunities.

yesterday 0

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Clay Chandler

Trump’s trade and tariffs policies are flawed and contradictory—and the ‘Mar-a-Lago accord’ is suited for the trash bin

U.S. companies behind a tariff wall would become less competitive, not more.

yesterday 0

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Steve H. Hanke

Target can’t get its footing after its DEI program demise and a 40-day boycott against the retailer. Foot traffic at stores is down for the eighth consecutive week

For the week that began March 17, foot traffic fell 5.7% YoY for Target, according to data from Placer.ai.

yesterday 0

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Retail Brew

Bill Gates says his children will inherit ‘less than 1%’ of his wealth

Bill Gates said he wanted his children to discover their own success instead of being "overshadowed" by the good fortune of their father.

yesterday 30

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Eleanor Pringle

Australia urges universities to diversify research away from U.S.

“We have to recognize that we live in a different world,” Australian foreign minister Penny Wong said on Wednesday.

yesterday 0

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Ben Westcott

Oatly was a pioneer in the world of oat-based dairy challengers. As milk makes a comeback, it has to prove its drinks are more than a fad

Oatly was valued at $2 billion when it went public in 2021. A lot has since changed within the company—and the entire dairy vs. non-dairy landscape.

yesterday 0

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Prarthana Prakash

The mastermind behind Europe’s hottest new car brand is leaving Volkswagen in a shock departure

Wayne Griffiths, CEO of Volkswagen’s Spanish subsidiary SEAT and father of the Cupra brand, stepped down at his own request “to pursue new...

yesterday 1

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Christiaan Hetzner

Bill Ackman urges everyone to read Peter Attia’s ‘Outlive:’ Here are 3 key takeaways from the book

The billionaire endorses this book on longevity. Here's what it's all about.

yesterday 1

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Alexa Mikhail

Asia tries to prepare for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ wave of new tariffs: ‘We’re working on this matter nonstop, even on weekends’

Vietnam cut import duties on Monday while other governments like Japan and Australia have tried negotiating with Washington.

yesterday 1

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Lionel Lim

Trump’s tariffs may trigger the return of ‘shrinkflation’ with shoppers paying more for less

Companies are exploring cost-cutting options, both ones that consumers likely would notice and ones that exist too far down the supply chain for...

yesterday 0

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Anne Dinnocenzio

Will TikTok get banned again? Trump hints a U.S sell-off deal may arrive before the April 5 deadline after ‘tremendous interest’

TikTok and ByteDance have not publicly commented on the talks.

yesterday 0

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Sarah Parvini

Shake Shack founder shares the green flags he looks for in new hires: ‘I really don’t give a damn what your IQ is’

Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer has high standards for new hires: Even if they are highly capable, a lack of hospitality skills like integrity and...

yesterday 0

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Preston Fore

GM, Hyundai sales jump as Trump tariff fears spur car buying

Dealers have seen a surge in demand from would-be buyers worried about prices.

yesterday 0

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David Welch

Crypto giant Circle just filed for an IPO: Here are 5 key takeaways

Circle revealed details in its S-1 disclosure, including its revenue sources and partnerships with Coinbase and Binance.

yesterday 0

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Leo Schwartz

Microsoft turns 50 as the world’s second largest company—trying not to fall behind on AI

Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the...

previous day 30

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Julie Jammot

Trump task force will probe $8.7 billion in funding for Harvard after Columbia bowed to federal demands

A federal antisemitism task force will examine $8.7 billion in grant commitments to Harvard and its affiliates.

previous day 10

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Collin Binkley