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Sam Altman got served with a subpoena onstage at a live event

The OpenAI chief was unexpectedly called to testify in a criminal case linked to protests over the company’s AI work

10.11.2025 4

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Markets breathe a sigh of relief with an end to the government shutdown in sight

At 40 days, the current shutdown is the longest ever in the U.S., and until this weekend Republicans and Democrats had been at an impasse

10.11.2025 4

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Americans hoping for $2,000 checks from Trump's tariffs could be disappointed

After the president talked up a tariff-related windfall, his Treasury chief was a lot less certain about how that money reaches Americans

10.11.2025 3

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Even AI hype has its limit. Pinterest just found it

The company said a new AI shopping tool was "paying off." With tariffs hitting ad spending, investors didn't see it that way

05.11.2025 1

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The stock market selloff goes global as AI bubble concerns grow

Tech stocks led falls around the world as worries spread that recent lofty valuations are in line for a correction

05.11.2025 3

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Government shutdown delays Magnum ice cream's listing by nearly a month

The ice cream brand's IPO that was scheduled for Nov. 10 has been pushed back to Dec. 8

05.11.2025 4

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‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry is betting big against Nvidia and Palantir

Burry, who rose to fame for his bet against the U.S. housing market before the 2008 crash, appears to have made another major prediction

04.11.2025 1

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Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley bosses see a big stock market correction coming

The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the Nasdaq have all hit record highs this year. Bank bosses think they are due for a reality check

04.11.2025 3

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Sam Altman is tired of people questioning OpenAI's business model

Altman said OpenAI’s revenue is “growing steeply” and that the company expects strong demand across its consumer and enterprise businesses

04.11.2025 3

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Tesla's future hangs in the balance as Elon Musk's trillion-dollar payday goes to a vote

Investors will vote on a proposal to grant the world’s richest person a pay package that would be the largest ever awarded to a chief executive

04.11.2025 10

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Trump says he'll skip Supreme Court hearing on tariffs

Trump’s tariff blitz faces perhaps its most serious test yet this week when arguments against it will be heard by the high court

03.11.2025 3

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Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue for more than $48 billion

The deal will create a new consumer health giant, bringing Kenvue under the wing of the maker of Kleenex tissues and Huggies diapers

03.11.2025 3

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OpenAI has restructured as a for-profit company

The shift resolves a year of uncertainty about how the company behind ChatGPT would raise the enormous sums needed to develop AI technology

28.10.2025 4

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PayPal to launch digital wallet feature inside ChatGPT, sending shares soaring 14%

Chief executive Alex Chriss said: “It’s hard to imagine that agentic commerce isn’t going to be a big part of the future” 

28.10.2025 10

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Jamie Dimon renews JPMorgan's return-to-office push as staff calls for hybrid work

Dimon doubled-down about a week after an internal petition calling for more flexibility reached 2,000 signatures

28.10.2025 4

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Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs in a big AI push

Bosses at the e-commerce and tech giant said they are "convicted that we need to be organized more leanly" to move quickly on AI

28.10.2025 5

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Stocks rise on hopes that the U.S. and China will strike a trade deal this week

U.S. and Chinese officials said they reached agreements on contentious points including export controls, fentanyl, rare earths, and shipping fees

27.10.2025 9

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Striking Boeing workers rejected another offer as earnings loom

The strike by about 3,200 workers complicates matters for Boeing, which is trying to rebuild after a slew of scandals in recent years

27.10.2025 9

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Bernie Madoff is still costing banks billions, as HSBC sets aside cash to cover legal costs

Madoff ran the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme, paying old investors with money from new ones rather than real profits

27.10.2025 8

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Sam Altman wants to make ChatGPT an 'everything app.' He's made big promises before

The OpenAI boss has a pattern of walking back artificial general intelligence timelines, safety promises, and regulation

23.10.2025 6

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Missed car payments, GoFundMe for groceries, booming pawn shops, and more recession clues

The government shutdown has halted official data releases. These alternative signals could hint at the next downturn

22.10.2025 10

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Coca-Cola's growth is coming from prices. But demand is still flat

The world's largest soda maker saw flat sales volumes in North and Latin America and a decline in Asia Pacific in the third quarter

21.10.2025 2

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Walmart joins the Thanksgiving price wars with cheaper turkeys

Walmart is also launching a Thanksgiving meal bundle for less than $4 per person, as retailers target price-conscious shoppers

21.10.2025 2

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iPhone 17 sales are off to a strong start thanks to steady prices and trade-in deals

Sales across China and the U.S. were about 14% higher than the previous model over the first 10 days of availability

20.10.2025 4

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Trump has demands for China before trade talks

Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet later this month in South Korea. China is betting Trump will blink first in the trade war

20.10.2025 3

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Consumers are getting gloomier — just before the holidays

A majority of consumers polled by Deloitte said they think the economy will weaken over the next 12 months. Many are planning to spend less this year

15.10.2025 2

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Even fund managers say the AI stock boom is a bubble, BofA survey says

About 54% of fund managers polled by Bank of America said tech stocks were overvalued. Stocks have soared this year amid a flurry of AI announcements

14.10.2025 4

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Stocks swoon again as the U.S.-China trade war has markets on a rollercoaster

Beijing sanctioned American shipping units, after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Beijing wants "to pull everybody else down with them"

14.10.2025 4

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General Motors counts the cost of faltering U.S. electric vehicle market with $1.6bn hit

Washington scrapped subsidies for EV buyers last month, and many U.S. manufacturers have been forced to pare back production plans.

14.10.2025 3

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Trump says 'don't worry about China' — and stocks surge

Major indexes had posted their worst one-day performance since the spring following a string of combative comments from Trump toward China

13.10.2025 10

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China is getting around U.S. chip export rules, lawmakers warn

Foreign chip makers sold to Chinese firms that U.S. firms were banned from supplying, lawmakers said, hindering efforts to curb Beijing’s progress

08.10.2025 4

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Bitcoin’s record high has investors predicting these key milestones are next

Standard Chartered sees the price pushing to $135,000 in the weeks ahead, with traders betting the rally has further to run this year.

07.10.2025 3

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Trump picks another company for the U.S. to invest in — and the stock soars 230%

A 10% stake in Trilogy Metals comes after the Trump administration took holdings in Intel, rare earth company MP Materials, and mining firm Lithium...

07.10.2025 30

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America’s latest recession warning is a brown cardboard box

Falling demand for cardboard boxes — long a proxy for consumer spending — is raising concerns over the U.S. economy

07.10.2025 10

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Tesla stock climbs on cryptic videos hinting at possible new car launch

The posts sparked speculation that Elon Musk’s company is preparing to unveil a long-promised entry-level vehicle, seen as key to boosting demand

06.10.2025 2

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OpenAI signs a multi-billion dollar chips deal with AMD — and the stock skyrockets 37%

It's the latest in a string of infrastructure deals for OpenAI, which has pledged roughly $1 trillion in the last two weeks to expand its computing...

06.10.2025 4

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‘The weekend is disappearing’ for Silicon Valley’s AI startup workers

Once outlawed in China, the grueling "996" workweek is gaining traction in San Francisco as startups race to ship AI products

02.10.2025 10

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Trump yanks his BLS pick, throwing the agency into further chaos

The president had nominated EJ Antoni last month, after removing Erika McEntarfer following employment numbers that showed the jobs market stalling

01.10.2025 4

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The AI boom will require $7 trillion in global investment, Brookfield says

Brookfield is one of the major players involved in the buildout of AI infrastructure such as data centers

01.10.2025 4

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Private sector sheds jobs, says ADP, as shutdown halts official data

With the government shutdown canceling the official jobs report, policymakers are turning to data from the private payroll firm

01.10.2025 4

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New York Fed president says tariffs haven't fueled inflation as much as feared

John Williams’ remarks came after Cleveland's Fed president warned inflation may stay elevated until 2027, highlighting divisions among policymakers

30.09.2025 3

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Markets brace for a government shutdown as stock futures and the dollar slip

The vice president warned of a likely shutdown after talks with Trump and congressional leaders failed to break a deadlock

30.09.2025 3

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OpenAI adds parental controls to ChatGPT after teen's death

The measures, including a "potential harm" notification system, follow a lawsuit by a U.S. family claiming ChatGPT played a role in their son's death

29.09.2025 3

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J.D. Vance is 'confident' that Trump’s TikTok deal will protect U.S. user data from China

The Trump administration insists the deal shifts TikTok’s U.S. operations to American control, though ByteDance would still retain a minority share

29.09.2025 10

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Don't expect inflation back at 2% for another 2 years, Cleveland Fed president says

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said she doesn’t expect prices to retreat to the Fed’s target of 2% inflation until the end of 2027 or early 2028

29.09.2025 4

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'You’ve been workslopped': Study warns AI is wasting workers’ time

As companies push new tech into daily tasks, workers say useless, AI-crafted content is draining hours every time it lands on their desk.

24.09.2025 3

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Sam Altman on OpenAI’s rapid growth: 'People are worried. I totally get that'

The CEO’s comments come as OpenAI pushes ahead with $850 billion in data center plans that will demand vast amount of power

24.09.2025 3

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Trump threatens to sue Disney-owned ABC over Jimmy Kimmel's return to TV

The president wrote on Truth Social: 'Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 million dollars'.

24.09.2025 10

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Nvidia's deal with OpenAI sparks a chip stock rally

The surge came despite a warning from consultants at Bain & Co. that AI firms face an $800 billion revenue gap by 2030

23.09.2025 20

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Tylenol maker's stock bounces back after Trump baselessly links painkiller to autism

Trump's advice for pregnant women to avoid Tylenol alarmed doctors. A lack of scientific proof for his claims sent Kenvue's shares higher

23.09.2025 20

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