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Consumer

Lego Sales Surge as Toymaker Shuns Design Help from AI

The toymaker whose brick sets let buyers build anything from Hogwarts to Porsches attributes its success to staying human.

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Recent News

Amber Waves of Grain Are Up By 28%

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What’s the Deal with Long-Term Treasurys?

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United Steps Up Its Game in Competition for Jet-Setting US Travelers

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Big Tech

Amazon Aims to Spread Drone Delivery Fleet Across America

Hundreds of thousands of drone deliveries have already been completed so far this year, well up from years past, Amazon said Wednesday.

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Social Media

Upvoted Into S&P 500, Is Reddit Getting Ratioed?

As companies tried to make their AI chatbots sound more human, Reddit posts have become a blueprint for the human experience.

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Semiconductors

Sandisk Leads Memory Chip Rally as July Selloff Fades Into History

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Consumer

Malls Regain Rizz as Gen Z Embraces Style of Yesteryear’s Teens

Gen Z’s interest in brands that styled teens of an earlier era is revitalizing once-beleaguered shopping mall retailers.

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