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Energy

Exxon Pours Billions into Meeting Rebound in Carbon Capture Demand

Exxon is spending big to connect customers to its 900-mile-wide network of underground carbon transfer pipelines, one executive told the FT.

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Artificial Intelligence

SoftBank’s ‘Go Big or Go Home’ AI Bets Fire Up Markets as IPOs Near

SoftBank is one of OpenAI’s top shareholders, having built up a $64.6 billion, 13% stake in the ChatGPT maker.

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Advisor Upside

Industry Conferences May Be Getting Smaller. That’s the Point

Organizers are focusing on peer-to-peer connections and practical education amid a sea of industry events competing for advisors’ attention.

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Technology

Quantum Stocks Surge as US Government Arranges Cash Upload

IBM leads a slate of companies poised to benefit from $2 billion in US government grants to support quantum computing development.

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Autos

Stellantis’s Ambitious Overhaul Overshadowed by Ford’s Burst of Energy

Stellantis’s $69.6 billion revival plan includes nine North American models priced under $40,000 and refreshes of a dozen others.

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Energy

Oil Prices Slide amid Fresh Hope for US-Iran Peace Deal

Oil prices may eventually reach $200 a barrel unless a supply crisis sparked by the Iran War is resolved, experts warn.

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