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Niamh Rowe

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M&A popped off this year: Here were the top 5 megadeals

Mergers and acquisitions value reached about $4.5 trillion, up 50% from 2024, fueled by a frenzy of megadeals

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Here's how many AI billionaires were minted this year

Artificial intelligence became a billionaire-making machine in 2025, with founders as young as 22 securing nine-figure valuations

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6 crypto predictions for 2026, according to analysts

Analysts expect the stablecoin market to balloon, an "ETF palooza," and legal bets on "essentially anything"

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Nike is losing China — and the stock falls 10%

While Nike beat analysts' forecasts, digging beneath the top line reveals a thornier picture of tariff pressures and weak sales in China

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Sony snaps up Snoopy in $475 million deal to acquire Peanuts franchise

Sony has acquired a majority stake in the 75-year-old comic strip universe, adding to the entertainment giant's ballooning IP inventory

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TikTok will avoid a U.S. ban after Chinese owner ByteDance agreed to a joint venture

The agreement is the most concrete step yet to comply with legislation that ordered ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets or face a nationwide ban

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Half of Americans are shopping less this holiday season, survey says

A large majority of consumers said they’ve seen prices climb above what’s typical for essentials like groceries and electricity

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Crypto has been collapsing. It could get even worse

An icy chill has blown through the cryptocurrency market in recent months, threatening to cut the industry's golden era short

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Apple’s record quarter hides a slowdown in China

Apple narrowly surpassed Wall Street’s estimates for the fourth quarter on Thursday, driven by an expanding services business

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Google’s quarterly revenue tops $100 billion for the first time

Google parent Alphabet surpassed analysts’ estimates for the third quarter

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Inflation accelerated in September as Wall Street finally gets some fresh data

Annual inflation hit 3% from a year earlier, the fastest pace since January. The CPI release came after a delay caused by the government shutdown

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The legality of Trump as America's CEO

Trump’s ballooning fortune highlights the weak legal guardrails against presidential profiteering, fueling calls for reform once his administration...

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AI leaders want us to get excited about universal basic income. Should we?

Universal basic income, or UBI, has been floated as a potential solution for the coming AI revolution. But experts warn it's far from a perfect fix

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The 4 industries worst hit by tariffs so far

Disney’s former CEO condemned ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air after the FCC chair threatened the company

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Intel's 8 biggest investors, ranked

After an injection of fresh capital from rival Nvidia, here's a look at who else is backing the crisis-hit chipmaker

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6 of the weirdest things you can buy on a blockchain

The tokenization of real-world assets is a booming businesses. Here are some of the unlikely items that have already made their mark

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Trump’s 'no tax on tips' law gives boost to content creators and podcasters

The "no tax on tips" provision of the Big Beautiful Bill slips a tax break to an unexpected group: online personalities

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Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk to cut 9,000 jobs amid stiff weight-loss drug competition

The Danish pharmaceutical titan will cut 9,000 jobs as rival weight-loss drugs flood the market

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Drug pricing watchdog finds weight-loss drugs are becoming more cost-effective

Popular GLP-1 weight-loss injections like Ozempic or WeGovy are now delivering greater value, according to a new report

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Amazon satellite internet service lands its first airline customer

JetBlue Airways has become the first airline to sign on with Project Kuiper, Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network

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The number of workers asking employers for financial advice is soaring, study finds

Bank of America found 26% of surveyed workers are actively seeking support with emergency savings, debt reduction, and general financial wellness

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Lawyers for the family of dead teen unimpressed by ChatGPT parental control rollout

Jay Edelson, who represents the parents, accused OpenAI CEO Sam Altman of "hiding behind the company’s blog"

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U.S. existing home sales picked up in July, amid minor price cooling

Existing home sales in the U.S. rose by 2% in July, with demand bolstered by slowing price growth and declining mortgage rates, says new report

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U.S. manufacturing is picking up — but so are consumer prices

U.S. manufacturing expanded in August at the fastest pace since 2022, early Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data shows

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Renewable energy stocks tumble, as Trump confirms no approvals for wind or solar projects

Trump said his administration will not approve solar or wind power projects, as AI data centers drive up energy demand — and prices

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Meta said to be pausing its very expensive AI hiring spree

Meta Platforms abruptly halted most hiring across its AI unit, after months of offering nine-figure salaries to top talent

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Palantir stock drops 20% in a week, amid over-valuation concerns

Shares in the artificial intelligence software maker have slid for the sixth consecutive day

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Lowe's expands construction business, acquiring Foundation Building Materials for $8.8 billion

Home improvement retailer Lowe’s is purchasing the supplier of construction products, at a time when consumer-driven DIY projects have slowed.

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Labubu maker Pop Mart predicts hitting $4 billion in revenue for the year

The Beijing-based toy maker is cashing in on the viral success of its ugly-cute dolls, as profit soars 400% in first half of the year

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Hedge funds have become unlikely fiscal watchdogs

Heavily exposed to U.S. Treasuries, hedge funds have become a headache for both policymakers and regulators

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UK caves to Trump administration over Apple encryption spat

The U.K. has dropped its demand that Apple build a "back door" that would allow its government to access encrypted customer data

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Foreign ownership of US Treasuries hits record-breaking $9.13 trillion, new data shows

Foreign holdings of bills, bonds, and notes increased by $80.2 billion in June, up by almost 10% year-over-year

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ChatGPT and Claude are entering the U.S. government. Should we be concerned?

Here's what's at stake as the federal government opens its doors for generative artificial intelligence

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AriZona Iced Tea is finding out how inflation-proof its 99-cent drinks really are

The Trump administration’s 50% tariff on aluminum imports has left AriZona CEO Don Vultaggio contemplating the unthinkable – a price hike.

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GE is investing $3 billion in domestic manufacturing amid Trump tariffs

The company is shifting some production from China and Mexico in a move that could soften the impact of tariffs.

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Anthropic gifts Claude to the US government for $1, joining list of tech firms offering discounts

The announcement comes just days after OpenAI offered federal agencies ChatGPT for $1 and AWS gave $1 billion in cloud credits

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Amazon Web Services to cut the U.S. government a $1 billion break

Federal agencies will receive credits for cloud services, modernization, and training through 2028, the U.S. General Services Administration said

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Amazon is building a shadow postal service in rural America

Amazon and Walmart are racing to reach Americans at the end of the line

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Amazon earnings surpass Wall Street estimates, led by record AI cloud sales

Amazon's profits surged during the second quarter of the year, with its cloud business recording record revenue.

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Chase credit cards can soon be used on Coinbase — despite CEO Jamie Dimon's scorn for crypto

Customers will be able to transfer money from their Chase credit cards directly into their Coinbase account

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Microsoft earnings outshine Wall Street estimates as Azure revenue surges 39%

Microsoft surpassed analysts' estimates for the second quarter on Wednesday, led by strong growth from its Azure cloud-computing unit, as demand for...

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Chase credit cards can soon be used on Coinbase — despite CEO Jamie Dimon's scorn for crypto

U.S. bank JPMorgan announced on Wednesday that Chase credi customers will soon be able to use their Chase credit cards to buy cryptocurrency, after...

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Analysts predict AWS revenue surge, led by AI infrastructure demands

Amazon will report its second-quarter earnings after the market closes on Thursday, and analysts expect revenue from its cloud computing business to...

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Consumer confidence makes modest gains in July

U.S. consumer confidence rose slightly in July, signaling a cautiously optimistic sentiment despite broader economic headwinds

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Microsoft's next big AI test is here as it cuts thousands of jobs

As the tech giant lays off workers and splurges on data centers, Wall Street gears up for strong AI revenue

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Mortgage demand holds steady despite four-week high in rates

Despite rising Treasury yields pushing up mortgage rates, buyer demand is staying resilient

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Krispy Kreme and GoPro trading explodes as meme stock craze continues

Shares in GoPro, Krispy Kreme and Beyond Meat surged in early hours trading Wednesday after experiencing massive trade volume the day before

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Leaner, faster and powered by AI: A new breed of unicorn has arrived

Startups are ditching workers for AI, raising the possibility of the world's first one-person unicorn

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A dozen Google DeepMind workers have reportedly jumped ship to Microsoft AI

Microsoft has been poaching some of Google's top talent to build its AI assistant, Copilot

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Opendoor is the hot new meme stock. Here's what to know.

Reddit's army of retail traders have taken a recent interest in Opendoor, an online real estate startup

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