Category: Business & Markets
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Trump failed to stop inflation. Now Republicans may pay the price in the midterms
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump would prefer that voters not worry about inflation. But it’s hard for them to ignore.Filling up a basic Ford F-150 truck now costs about $100, up $30 from a year ago. Mortgage rates have jumped to levels that…
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A dot-com survivor warns retail investors against buying the tech dip: ‘You’re taking a knife to a gunfight.’
Technology-portfolio mangers are treading carefully with tech these days, retail investors should be just as cautious, says industry veteran Ted Mortonson.
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Neocloud Stock Rout Persists As Elon Musk Warns of ‘Guppy-Level Death’
Neocloud companies are sliding even lower.Shares dropped further on Monday after Elon Musk warned that many of them face “guppy-level death.”CoreWeave and Nebius have both fallen more than 30% over the…
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Meta Looks to Raise up to $95 Billion From Stock Sales for AI Build Out
Robert Scammell is a senior editor working at Business Insider’s London bureau, overseeing the tech team’s coverage of companies such as Google, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Meta.He is also the editor of Vibe Mode,…
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Meta announces $95bn fundraising drive to pay for AI expansion – business live
Meta to raise $95bn to help fund AI plansBoom! Meta has just announced plans to raise up to $95bn to help pay for its massive AI ambitions.The company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is kicking off a new fundraising drive to fund “its…
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Apollo nears deal for 10% Mubadala Capital stake
Marc Rowan, Co-Founder, CEO and Chair of the board of Apollo Global Management, Inc. speaks during CNBC’s Invest In America Forum in Washington, D.C. on April 15, 2026.CNBCInvesting giant Apollo Global Management is finalizing a deal to buy…
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The stock market’s biggest test in weeks is here
Here’s what’s I’m watching this morning: A week chockablock with enough catalysts that we might finally get some answers about the direction of the market by the end of it.
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‘We don’t have inflation’? Five charts show the US economic reality of Trump’s second term so far
US voters are exhausted by years of higher prices. Donald Trump won the presidency in 2024 on promises to lower inflation and undo the damage he said the Biden administration had inflicted on the economy.In Trump’s view, his plan is working. At…
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Should we tip on takeout? We weighed all angles and the answer is …
You arrive at a pizza place to pick up your order. The credit-card screen asks if you would like to tip and gives some choices. It seems strange to tip the cashier, who did nothing but hand over the pizza. But it also seems a little harsh to…
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Pepsi generates twice the revenue of Coca-Cola, yet its market cap is only half as big
PepsiCo has suffered many setbacks in recent years, but perhaps few were as symbolic as being jilted by a long-time partner it used to own, KFC. The fried chicken chain said earlier this month that it would begin replacing PepsiCo’s soft drinks…