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3 key takeaways from RFK Jr.’s controversial MAHA report that could change America

Increased scrutiny of childhood vaccines—credited with saving millions of people from deadly diseases— figures prominently in the report.

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Kermit the Frog’s sage advice for new grads: ‘Rather than jumping over someone to get what you want, consider reaching out your hand… life is better when we leap together’

Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets and Kermit the Frog, graduated from the University of Maryland in 1960.

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Trump blasts out bevy of threats against Apple and the EU, saying imported iPhones face a 25% hike

Writing on Truth Social, President Trump put pressure on both Apple and the EU to get behind his 'America First' policy.

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Eleanor Pringle

‘Heavy is the head that wears the crown’: Jamie Dimon says these are the two things that will change for whoever becomes JPMorgan CEO

Four candidates have emerged as potential successors for JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, and he says the next boss of the banking giant can expect two...

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Eleanor Pringle

Chanel might hold off dividend payment for 2024 as profits tumble by 30%

The French tweed suit maker saw revenues and operating profits fall 4.3% and 30%, respectively, in 2024.

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Prarthana Prakash

Trump ‘reverse Robin Hood’ tax bill is driving up the cost of buying a home, Democrats say

"Trump and Republicans are directly responsible for the spike in the 30-year Treasury bond yield and mortgage rates,” said the fourth highest...

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Christiaan Hetzner

New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien on Trump and an industry in crisis

“I never wanted the top job,” says Levien. “I just wanted to do the biggest version of the work I loved.”

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Alicia Adamczyk

Saudi Arabia has doubled the share of women in the workforce since 2015—but obstacles remain

Women in Saudi Arabia now own 45% of small- and medium-sized businesses. They're still rare, however, in the top ranks of bigger companies.

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Alicia Adamczyk

Pharma tech CFO says finance is at the center of AI strategy

Medidata Solutions CFO Josh Schwartz is steering the company toward a focus on "AI everywhere."

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Sheryl Estrada

AI M&A signals that the hype cycle is growing up

As April showers brought May flowers, they also brought a whole new wave of AI-centric M&A.

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Allie Garfinkle

Europe is on edge as Russia builds up forces on Finland’s border. Could this frontier be the next conflict zone?

Finland is "closely monitoring and assessing Russia's activities and intentions."

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Beatrice Nolan

The jet Qatar gave Trump is valued around $400 million. It might cost taxpayers $1 billion just to upgrade it to presidential standards

The U.S. government has already paid for two more aircrafts to join the Air Force One fleet in 2027.

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Stuart Dyos

The bond market is worrying that ‘something may be breaking beneath the surface’ of Trump’s tax bill

Saxo Bank’s Charu Chanana says: “The bond market is sending out distress flares."

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Jim Edwards

Meet Amazon’s 38-year-old supply chain guru, helping CEO Andy Jassy navigate tariff chaos with a giant fleet of planes, trucks, and robots

Udit Madan is Amazon's youngest and newest SVP, overseeing the most critical arms of internet retail giant's business.

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Jason Del Rey

People danced in the streets of Damascus after Trump vowed to end all sanctions on Syria. His administration is unsure how best to proceed

The country's transition government is reportedly weeks away from "collapse and a full-scale civil war" as ISIS waits in the wings.

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Abby Sewell

Trump calls Japan’s Ishiba ahead of latest tariff talks

“We have consistently requested the removal of tariff measures, and our position remains unchanged,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said.

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Yoshiaki Nohara

Britain’s 170-year-old newspaper—The Telegraph—is set to be sold to U.S. investment group for $670 million

The purchase made by RedBird Capital Partners concludes a protracted sale lasting around two years, which has involved an intervention by the...

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Yoshiaki Nohara

Top Chinese drugmaker Hengrui soars in Hong Kong trading debut

Hengrui’s debut, which comes on the heels of CATL's blockbuster Hong Kong premiere, builds on the city's hot listings market.

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Amber Tong

Queens of influence: Meet the women shaping Europe’s future

In its 28th year, the annual MPW list recognizes 100 women leading major global companies. This year, 21 listees are at the helm of European...

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Universal’s $7 billion Epic Universe theme park opens today. Here’s what to expect—and the best rides for families and daredevils

Park is likely to be one of the biggest pop culture events of the year.

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Chris Morris

Jaguar is going on a world tour to sell its controversial rebrand to wealthy art lovers

Jaguar's rebrand caused a social media storm last November as the carmaker diverged from its traditional audience in search of young customers.

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Ryan Hogg

Target’s leadership shuffle: Can a new strategy reverse sales slump and DEI backlash?

Michael Fiddelke, chief operating officer, is tasked with leading a new effort to accelerate growth.

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Sheryl Estrada

Microsoft is reducing ‘politically focused emails’ after employees discovered messages mentioning ‘Palestine,’ ‘Gaza,’ or ‘genocide’ were being blocked

Tensions have been riding high within the company after a series of protesters disrupted the company's Build event.

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Beatrice Nolan

Andy Jassy’s focus on explaining Amazon’s AI bets publicly is something other CEOs can learn from

Also: OpenAI’s $6.5 billion acquisition and two Israeli embassy staff killed in Washington shooting.

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Diane Brady

OpenFX raises $23 million led by Accel to build near-instant cross-border transactions

Why the latest stablecoin startup to raise venture funding could bring a technological breakthrough.

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Leo Schwartz

Jamie Dimon backs Fed’s ‘wait-and-see’ rate cut strategy despite Trump’s criticism of ‘Too Late Powell’

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has come to the defence of Fed chairman Jerome Powell, saying his cautious approach is appropriate.

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Eleanor Pringle

T.J. Maxx and Marshalls can ‘insulate’ themselves from tariffs because their business model is scooping up other retailers’ unsold inventory

Amid concerns of empty shelves as a result of tariff-induced shipping changes, TJX saw a 7% increase in inventory per store.

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Sasha Rogelberg

The ‘Buy America’ strategy has stopped working in the tariff era. What investors should do next

Financial advisors suggest looking beyond the Magnificent 7—and outside the U.S.

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Jeff John Roberts

How Saudi Arabia plans to become a fashion haven

The fashion industry is one of Saudi Arabia's focuses as part of its Vision 2030 program.

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Prarthana Prakash

JPMorgan launches ‘lean and mean’ geopolitics arm as Jamie Dimon warns of changing world order

Wall Street is tapping longtime Washington insiders for help navigating an increasingly uncertain landscape.

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Greg Mckenna

Jensen Huang blasts U.S. curbs on the sale of Nvidia chips to China: ‘Export control was a failure’

Since the start of the Biden administration, Nvidia's market share in China has plummeted from 95% to 50%.

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Stuart Dyos

Europe’s wealthiest billionaire Bernard Arnault hopes to use his ‘modest means’ to convince the EU to negotiate better with the U.S.

LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault said EU-U.S. talks on tariffs need to be pursued “with the aim to succeed.”

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Prarthana Prakash

Northvolt to stop production at end of June without buyer

Northvolt's Chief Operating Officer Matthias Arleth is expected to deliver the news of the final production line closure to the company's 900 staff...

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Rafaela Lindeberg

Singapore flags recession risks after strong start to 2025

Singapore maintained a recently downgraded forecast for 2025 GDP growth at 0%-2% as U.S. tariffs clouded the outlook for global trade.

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Swati Pandey

Portugal opposes further increase in Spanish banks’ presence

Spanish lenders now represent about a third of Portugal’s banking market. “I think that value shouldn’t increase" said Finance Minister Joaquim...

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Joao Lima

GOP bill cuts social spending—but popular tax break for hedge funds survives

The Senate, in reviewing Trump’s tax bill, could still make changes to the carried interest loophole.

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Luisa Beltran

Epic Universe, Florida’s newest major theme park in nearly three decades, is finally open—and Comcast executives are already thinking about expansion

Park is a big step up from its existing central-Florida projects.

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Chris Morris

Female entrepreneurs are finding new ways to build a climate-resilient local food supply in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia must import the overwhelming share of its food, and due to the withering heat, nutritious fruit and vegetables can spoil quickly.

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Christiaan Hetzner

Tesla brand damage revealed: Consumers rank its ethics and character near the very bottom of new Axios Harris poll

Even scandal-hit UnitedHealth Group and the UK oil company behind the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe are viewed in a better light.

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Christiaan Hetzner

Former U.K. prime minister Theresa May on how declining trust is tied to economic malaise: ‘You have to be able to give young people hope for the future’

Democracy "depends on people having different views, but being able to respect that other people can have different views," May said at the Fortune...

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Alicia Adamczyk

Nike’s Jordan brand chairman hid his criminal past for 40 years. Now he wants CHROs to consider second chances

At age 16, Larry Miller was sent to a juvenile correction center for gang violence. He spent the next four decades concealing that secret.

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Brit Morse

The best diet to lower your risk of prostate cancer, according to experts

Here's how to shift your diet for cancer prevention following former President Biden's diagnosis.

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Ani Freedman

VC’s eye acquisition and regional markets amid clogged IPO pipelines

Amid clogged IPO pipelines and a liquidity crunch, some venture capitalists are shifting focus to acquisitions and regional markets to find exit...

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Beatrice Nolan

Microsoft fires worker who protested company’s deal with Israeli military during CEO keynote

Protesters disrupted Microsoft's Build developer conference this week, objecting to the company's supplying technology for the Israeli military.

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The Associated Press

Trump is hosting a private dinner for the top 220 buyers of his memecoin tonight—and even the crypto lobby is grumbling

Crypto lobbyists privately acknowledge that Trump’s actions could hurt their policy goals.

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Leo Schwartz

Supreme Court gives Trump unprecedented power to fire regulators—except Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

President Trump has won a legal fight over his power to dismiss the heads of certain regulatory heads, but the Federal Reserve Board remains off...

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Amanda Gerut

Gaming industry needs more women in its ranks to become more ethical and less toxic, industry executives say

The Middle East gaming industry is growing, but it needs more women.

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Sydney Lake

Microsoft leader says adapting to the AI era requires ‘activating at every level of the organization’

Companies won’t get transformation unless leaders across all units are held accountable, says the GM of Copilot.

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Steve Mollman

Stocks swing to a flat close as bond yields spike on U.S. debt worries

Stocks closed flat on Thursday after swinging from losses to gains, while bond activity indicated worries about the U.S.' fiscal future.

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Irina Ivanova

Trump wants to expand his $600 million war chest to $1 billion—and even made calls to donors himself

Donald Trump has been busy raking in cash.

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Jill Colvin