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ESG Hiring Isn’t What It Used to Be

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Facing the need to cut costs and amid swirling political backlash, many companies are shrinking roles dedicated to governance issues.

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Texas Oil Rivals Hook Up In Another Massive Energy Merger

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Diamondback Energy is picking up Endeavor in a deal that will create a $50 billion player in the Permian Basin.

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Selling Cost-Consciousness is at the Forefront of Earnings Season

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Companies are consistently tossing out the phrase “operational efficiency” to show investors they’re protecting profit margins.

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Nvidia CEO Expects AI to Get Cheaper as Computing Power Expands

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Jensen Huang seems to think that Sam Altman’s quest for $7 trillion to invest in AI chips is maybe a little overkill.

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Roku Patent Could Make Ads Better Without Violating User Privacy

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Roku wants its previews to make you feel the same way the movie does.

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US Lenders Have $1 Trillion Tied Up in Shadow Banks

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The total reflects big banks’ increasing use of alternative financial institutions that are using the funds for riskier bets.

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Amazon Prime Scores NFL Playoff Game for 2024 Season

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After a trial run with Peacock, the league will step up to a bigger base of streaming spectators.

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Nvidia’s Neural Network Patent Adds to AI Software Expansion

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Nvidia may use AI to troubleshoot its games with its patent to analyze and respond to feedback using neural networks.

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Psychedelic Biotech Firms Record Major Fundraising Mark

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The growing sector scored its second-highest month ever for total money-raising.

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Baidu’s Data Generation Tech May Sharpen its Self-Driving Reflexes

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Baidu’s patent to tune up self-driving cars could help its fleet account for crazy drivers.

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Will Hollywood’s Labor Peace Be Short-Lived?

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This year, a slew of unions representing Hollywood’s less heralded below-the-line workers have their turn at the negotiating table

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Big Brands Gear Up For Another Super Bowl Ad Rush

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The cost of a 30-second spot is going up, and so is the use of celebrity endorsers.

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Top US VC Firms Invested Billions in Problematic Chinese Startups

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A House committee report says that big investors were helping grow Chinese companies that were tied to rights abuses.

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Meta and TikTok Take EU to Court Over Content Moderation Fees

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The sector’s top platform say that Europe’s decision to charge fees based on profit could distort which sites need policing.

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Ford Balances Charging Demand to Get More EVs on the Road

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The lack of charging infrastructure in the US has hurt consumer sentiment towards EVs. Ford may be looking at ways to fix it.

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New York Community Bank Scrambles for Stability

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The company’s stock reversed a weeklong decline, as it prepares to shift leadership and offload riskier assets.

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Target Might Spin Up Its Own Version of Amazon Prime

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The retailing giant could launch its own subscription shopping service to keep up with rivals Amazon and Walmart.

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Microsoft May Give its AI Chatbots a Personal Touch

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Its patent to speed up interactions between you and your chatbot signals a growing interest in personalized AI.

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Young Americans’ Wealth-Building Has Outpaced Everyone Else Since Covid

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US citizens under 40 took some of that pandemic fiscal stimulus and plowed it into a booming stock market.

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Google May Bring AI to YouTube Shopping

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The filing adds to its AI-powered ad tech, and fuels growing competition to make social media shoppable.

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Trump Media Delays Registration for Bitcoin ETF

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Vanguard’s Joe Davis on AI and the ‘Second Half of the Chessboard’

Joseph Davis, Vanguard’s global chief economist and global head of the Investment Strategy Group.

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China’s Revolutionary DeepSeek Turns to American Hardware for Upgrade

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