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Vladimir Putin says Russia needs to ‘strangle’ Western tech companies still operating in his country

Many U.S. firms cut back or eliminated operations in Russia after it invaded Ukraine in 2022.

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Before he revolutionized tech with Steve Jobs, Jony Ive wanted to quit Apple. Now he’s forging a new power pair with OpenAI’s Sam Altman

After a $6.5 billion acquisition, Ive is joining Altman at OpenAI to create new AI-native devices.

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Elon Musk flip-flops on DOGE, says it has no power: ‘We are merely advisors’

“We’re not the dictators of the government, we are the advisors,” Musk says after backing way off his initial goal to save $2 trillion

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Pope Leo XIV may face a six-figure tax bill for his $33,000-a-month paycheck

Filing a tax return is obligatory for all U.S. citizens, no matter where they live.

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JPMorgan lowers its recession odds as Trump strikes a temporary deal to drop tariffs on China

The investment bank had previously predicted a 60% chance of a recession in 2025.

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Mastercard exec says AI agents helping you make your next purchase could be key to solving online shopping’s $750 million fraud problem

Jorn Lambert, Mastercard’s chief product officer, said people will increasingly buy things with the help of AI.

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Trump calls Fed Chairman Powell a ‘fool’ but despite relentless attacks, he may be keeping him around for one key reason

Trump previously said he could remove Powell “real fast,” but has since backed down.

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AI’s advances may improve the world, but without the right protections, the tech could threaten children everywhere, experts warn

Experts said the proliferation of AI-generated sexual-abuse material is worrying.

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A group of anonymous traders scored a $100 million payday by buying Melania Trump’s memecoin just before it launched publicly

$MELANIA is down 98% from its peak of $133.73 on the day after its public launch.

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President Trump says he will call CEOs personally as he gets more involved in corporate America: ‘Wouldn’t you want me to call?’

Trump has previously warned carmakers not to raise prices due to tariffs.

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This low-profile CEO is the highest-paid in America with a $101 million paycheck that beat out Starbucks, Microsoft, and Apple chiefs

Jim Anderson received more than $100 million in stock awards in 2024.

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Elon Musk says DOGE should ‘definitely’ take a close look at the Fed

Musk criticized the Fed’s $2.5 billion remodeling of its Washington, D.C., headquarters.

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Pope Francis could have been paid as much as the president, but instead gave his substantial salary away to the poor and needy

The pope also refused to live in the papal apartments or visit the papal summer residence.

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Trump’s tariffs fueled unhealthy uncertainty, but soon markets will ‘settle down,’ says Goldman CEO David Solomon

CEOs are tightening their belts because of the current market uncertainty, Solomon said.

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OpenAI says it would be happy to scoop up Google’s Chrome if Alphabet is forced to sell the world’s most popular web browser

OpenAI’s ChatGPT boss said Google would not share its search index information with the company.

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The $6 billion Vatican Bank was beset by scandals, disastrous investments—and ties to the Mafia. How Pope Francis tried to fix it

The Vatican Bank has been plagued for years by financial scandals.

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American Express CEO says his business is in great shape because its wealthy Gen Z clients aren’t hurting at all

Younger customers spent 14% more on their AmEx cards in the first quarter, outpacing older cardholders.

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European users’ public content and conversations will be used by Meta to train its AI models

Users have until 27 May to opt out of the data-mining project.

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The Trump administration defied the courts twice in one day, and experts say it could hurt America’s sterling reputation as an attractive place to invest

Experts say a diminished legal system could scare off investors.

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Masters winner Rory McIlroy woke up $4.2 million richer. Here’s the Gen Z career advice he shared helped him get to his over $200 million success

With his first Masters win, McIlroy became the sixth player to ever complete a career grand slam.

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A 92-year-old refuses to sell her home to the Masters golf course that’s spent $200 million on expansion: ‘Money ain’t everything’

Elizabeth Thacker has lived in the home for more than 60 years.

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Apple airlifted 600 tons of iPhones to the U.S. to try to beat Trump’s tariffs as customers scramble to secure devices before possible price increases

The company produces most of its iPhones in China, which is subject to 145% tariffs.

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Trump trade guru Peter Navarro says Vietnam’s zero-tariff offer ‘means nothing’ because ‘it’s the non-tariff cheating that matters’

Navarro said trading partners cheat the U.S. via methods like currency manipulation and export subsidies, but also through levying VAT.

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Larry Summers says Trump’s ‘masochistic’ tariffs will cost $300,000 per family of four

The former Treasury Secretary said an hour of rhetoric cost the economy $30 trillion.

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Analysts unanimously denounce Trump’s liberation day tariffs: ‘Worse than the worst case’

Analysts at Wedbush Securities and Goldman Sachs as well as top economist Larry Summers predicted much economic pain ahead.

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Analysts at Trump ally Howard Lutnick’s former firm call RFK Jr. ‘an anti-vax, conspiracy theorist with inadequate training’

RFK Jr. was reportedly behind the ouster of FDA’s top vaccine official and said last week that around 10,000 employees will be laid off at the...

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After the devastating LA wildfires, KB Home unveils a ‘fire-resilient’ community just outside San Diego—and a third of the homes have already sold

The homes have fire-rated roofs, noncombustible gutters, and buffer zones.

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The winner from auto tariffs is ‘no one’ as ‘pure chaos’ will reign over the industry, analysts say

Elon Musk’s Tesla would not be immune to the tariffs, the analysts said.

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Delta’s secret trading card program has a new design for its 100th anniversary—but you’ll need to ask your pilot to get one

The trading cards feature a photo and a fun fact about the planes in Delta’s fleet.

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Tesla analyst says CEO Elon Musk is ‘back in charge’ after surprise all-hands meeting, and investors are rewarding the company’s stock

Tesla stock jumped 12% for its best day since November.

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Elon Musk’s companies have billions in federal contracts but also deep ties to China. Trump said it makes him ‘susceptible’ as a businessman 

Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has $22 billion in contracts with the federal government.

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Commerce Secretary Lutnick reportedly told friends in private he’s ‘not thrilled’ with Trump’s whipsaw approach to tariffs

Howard Lutnick is reportedly worried Trump’s rhetoric could make it harder to strike a trade deal with Canada and Mexico.

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Proposed Trump policy could force thousands of citizens applying for Social Security benefits to verify their identities in person

While the move could potentially protect against fraud, it could also cause long wait times and mass disruption.

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Scott Bessent says he’s not worried about the stock market’s ‘healthy correction,’ insisting the Trump administration is only trying to avoid an even bigger financial crisis

The stock market saw its first correction since 2023 last week.

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China is ‘laughing’ at the U.S. trade wars and has the most to gain from Trump’s ongoing European tariffs, top diplomat says

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the EU was “ready to act” to defend itself against U.S. tariffs.

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Tech and banking insiders cash in more than $800 million in stock—missing the worst of the market collapse

CEOs like JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg sold stock recently.

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Nvidia says America’s trade war with China is hurting revenue, warning Trump’s tariffs have added a big ‘unknown’ to its future outlook

CEO Jensen Huang said Nvidia sales in China are half of what they were before export controls.

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Starbucks’ layoffs weren’t about cutting costs, CEO tells remaining workers: ‘We’re not effective’

CEO Brian Niccol said it's up to employees whether Starbucks grows or not.

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China says it is ready to fight any type of war with the U.S. ‘to the end’ as Trump’s additional 10% tariff takes effect

China’s embassy said fentanyl was a “flimsy excuse” for tariffs.

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Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico just went into effect. Here are the products that could suddenly get more expensive

The tariffs are set to hit staples like groceries and cars.

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Chipotle’s CEO vows to keep prices the same for as long as possible even though Trump’s tariffs will hit guacamole hard

Scott Boatwright didn’t rule out that prices could rise if costs become a “significant headwind.”

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Michael Saylor once told people to mortgage their home to buy Bitcoin—now the cryptocurrency is down so much he’s wants them to harvest a kidney

Saylor’s company, Strategy, owns more than $41 billion worth of Bitcoin.

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Tesla to acquire part of bankrupt German automotive supplier Manz—in a move to rescue hundreds of jobs in the region

Manz, which makes batteries and on-board electronics for cars, filed for insolvency in December 2024 in the face of slowing demand for its products.

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Tokyo is turning to a 4-day workweek in a desperate attempt to help Japan shed its unwanted title of ‘world’s oldest population’

Tokyo even introduced a government-sponsored dating app to help people find partners.

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Berkshire Hathaway paid the biggest tax bill in history last year, and Warren Buffet wants the government to ‘spend it wisely’ on burdened Americans

The 94-year-old said the company out-paid even the deep-pocketed American tech titans.

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S&P 500 notches a comeback after Friday blowout marks its worst trading session of the year 

All major indexes fell as much as 1.5% early Monday.

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Delta is offering $30,000 with ‘no strings attached’ to passengers on the Toronto flight that crash-landed. Legal experts say they should read the fine print

Passengers should search for words like “release,” “waiver,” and “arbitration,” among others.

21.02.2025 2

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Elon Musk says he’s going to ‘fix’ Community Notes on X after claiming without evidence they’re being manipulated by governments and legacy media

Musk, as recently as November, called Community Notes "awesome" and boasted how everybody’s content gets checked.

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After the Palisades fire burned down this L.A. home, the plot sold for more than $1 million as a ‘blank canvas’

The original home was purchased in 2005 for $1.54 million.

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Larry Ellison wants the U.S. to ‘unify all the national data’ and then feed it to AI

Ellison is a Republican donor and friends with Trump’s federal cost-cutter Elon Musk.

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