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This week in business: from AI turbulence to airline refunds

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This week in business: Netflix shakes up Wall Street, Amazon trims down, and shoppers gear up

01.11.2025 2

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Threads wants to be the Snapchat of Twitter. It’s even borrowing the ghost

27.10.2025 9

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This week in business: Markets, machines, and mosquitoes

25.10.2025 10

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This week in business: Cinnamon scares, AI badges, and gold’s big glow-up

18.10.2025 2

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This week in business: cold fronts, cool stores, and a hot mess in Washington

11.10.2025 2

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This week in business: Taylor Swift, Tesla, and some cleaner Walmart snacks

04.10.2025 10

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This week in business: From recalls to resurrections (and an unraptured Tuesday)

28.09.2025 3

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What defined the business week: Safety, software, and strategy

20.09.2025 30

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From cheese recalls to Klarna’s IPO, this week in business had it all

13.09.2025 7

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This week in business: Markets stumble, gold glitters, and burgers get cheaper

06.09.2025 10

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The week in business: Recalls, retail woes, and record-setting deals

30.08.2025 10

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The week in business: Airlines get sued, Cracker Barrel gets a glow-up, and grocery store shrimp goes radioactive

23.08.2025 4

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This week in business: Big perks, big layoffs, and a few PR face-plants

16.08.2025 4

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Threads just achieved its biggest milestone yet

12.08.2025 7

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These no-fee travel cards are gunning for Amex Platinum and Chase Sapphire

12.08.2025 9

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From Figma’s IPO surge to SNAP cuts: 10 business stories that defined the week

02.08.2025 10

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Medicare and Medicaid may soon test coverage of weight loss drugs

A five-year experiment reportedly aims to expand access to blockbuster GLP‑1 drugs for obesity, something advocates have sought for years

01.08.2025 3

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Nintendo’s Switch 2 launch crushes expectations, with nearly 6 million sold since June

The blockbuster debut helped Nintendo more than double quarterly revenue, with demand far outpacing the company’s own forecast

01.08.2025 3

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China’s BYD production fell in July, slowing growth for the first time in 16 months

EV sales are still climbing, but hybrids fell hard as Chinese auto giant BYD faces stiffer competition at home.

01.08.2025 4

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PayPal’s new crypto feature could change how small businesses get paid

A new service lets buyers pay in crypto while merchants get near-instant fiat payouts — minus the usual fees.

28.07.2025 5

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Boeing defense workers say no to a contract offer — just days before earnings

With earnings around the corner and a 30% stock rally on the line, the company now faces the prospect of a strike at three key plants.

28.07.2025 4

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AI skills now add $18,000 to your salary, new study says

A new report shows that jobs requiring AI skills pay 28% more, and demand is growing fastest outside of tech

28.07.2025 5

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Job-hopping isn’t a red flag anymore — it’s a life strategy

A worldwide survey reveals why young workers are moving fast, learning fast, and refusing to stand still.

28.07.2025 10

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Beef costs, burrito blues, and boarding groups: The business stories everyone’s talking about this week

26.07.2025 30

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Tesla's big bet on humanoid robots may be hitting a wall

Optimus humanoid robots reportedly are behind schedule, and Tesla’s once-unshakable narrative is starting to crack.

25.07.2025 4

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Why billionaires aren’t bidding: Art sales fall to decade low

Big-ticket art is stalling, but demand for luxury items and lower-priced collectibles is on the rise.

25.07.2025 5

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Elon Musk pushes back on Trump's subsidies claim

Elon Musk fires back at Trump’s “subsidies” comment, saying his NASA contracts save taxpayers money.

25.07.2025 3

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Tesla could be fast-tracking its robotaxi service to San Francisco

From Marin to San Jose, Tesla reportedly is gearing up to launch its self-driving, ride-hailing service — just don’t expect an empty driver’s...

25.07.2025 3

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Uber is testing a new feature to let women riders request only women drivers

Called Women Preferences, the tool gives riders more control over who picks them up — and gives women drivers the option to accept ride requests...

23.07.2025 5

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The McDonald's Snack Wrap comeback is already a hit

McDonald’s traffic jumped by double digits on each of the first three days of the Snack Wrap relaunch, according to new data

23.07.2025 3

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Teens on Instagram will now see more warnings — and fewer predators

New direct messaging tools and default privacy settings aim to keep young users safer on Instagram and Facebook.

23.07.2025 5

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A Microsoft software flaw gave hackers access to the U.S. nuclear weapons agency

The Department of Energy says the impact was small — but the target couldn’t have been more high-stakes

23.07.2025 4

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Americans are stashing more cash — just not in their bank accounts

Total cash reserves are actually up, thanks to more people using CDs, brokerages, and money market funds

21.07.2025 7

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A quarter of Gen Z workers say college wasn't worth it

Nearly 1 in 5 young workers say their education hasn't helped their career, according to a new survey

21.07.2025 9

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The world's biggest earthquake alert network runs on Android phones

Android phones now detect and report quakes, offering pre-shake warnings to phone users in 98 countries

21.07.2025 6

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Alaska Airlines had to ground all planes because of an IT outage

The airline resumed operations late Sunday, but residual delays are likely as crews and planes are repositioned.

21.07.2025 10

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Eric Schmidt says AI’s real limit isn’t chips — it’s electricity

Targeting superintelligence, tech giants are scrambling for nuclear deals and water rights to power AI advances

18.07.2025 4

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The crypto market hits a $4 trillion market cap for the first time. Here's what's driving the boom

The record-breaking moment comes on the heels of a strong altcoin rally and a wave of regulatory momentum out of Washington

18.07.2025 5

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Trump’s Coke cane sugar claim puts corn on the defensive

Shares of corn refiners dropped after Trump’s post suggested a big recipe shift for Coca-Cola in the U.S.

17.07.2025 4

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Uber’s robotaxi deal sends Lucid stock soaring. But one analyst isn't sold

The multi-billion dollar deal with Lucid and Nuro could be Uber’s answer to Tesla and Waymo, but not everyone’s convinced

17.07.2025 3

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Meta’s leadership settles investor lawsuit over $5B FTC payout

Zuckerberg, Sandberg, and more reached a deal with shareholders who claimed Facebook overpaid to shield its CEO from the Cambridge Analytica scandal

17.07.2025 3

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TSMC profit jumps 61% as AI chip demand breaks records

Second-quarter profit hit a record NT$398 billion, and Q3 guidance came in well above analyst estimates.

17.07.2025 3

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We asked ChatGPT and 6 other AI chatbots if a recession is coming. Here's what they said

From ChatGPT to Claude, we asked today’s top bots to weigh in on the next economic downturn. Their answers might surprise you

17.07.2025 4

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Could AI speed up the nuclear energy boom?

The project uses Azure AI to generate key licensing documents for reactors — without replacing human oversight

17.07.2025 6

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United Airlines earnings fly past forecasts. But FAA cuts clip its wings

CEO Scott Kirby says the world feels “less uncertain,” but fuel costs, air traffic limits, and soft leisure travel keep pressure on results.

17.07.2025 6

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Your 401(k) could soon include hedge funds and private equity

A new directive aims to give retirement savers access to high-risk, high-reward investments once reserved for the ultra-wealthy.

16.07.2025 3

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This Gen Z favorite card game is coming to Las Vegas casinos

16.07.2025 4

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Top AI scientists warn: We're losing our only window into how AI thinks

Scientists from OpenAI, DeepMind, Anthropic, and Meta warn that our ability to monitor AI reasoning could disappear as models evolve

16.07.2025 20

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A DOGE staffer just leaked access to xAI’s AI brain

xAI’s private API was exposed by a government employee with a history of controversy. The fallout could just be beginning

16.07.2025 10

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