Industries

Consumer

JM Smucker Serves Up Underbaked Sales as Hostess’s Little Treats Go Stale

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Smucker is under pressure to sweeten its sales from activist Elliott Investment Management, now one of the company’s biggest stakeholders.

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Energy

Power-Hungry AI Data Centers Electrify Utilities’ Capital Spending

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Consumer

Home Depot Powers Past Housing Market Struggles to Notch Earnings Win

Wall Street’s latest obsession with asset-heavy stocks are buoying the home improvement company’s fortunes on Wall Street.

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Media & Entertainment

What’s the Point of Buying Warner Bros., Anyway?

Netflix, with its 325 million subscribers, swears its potential (if not likely) acquisition of Warner Bros amounts to vertical integration.

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic Tussles with Pentagon as AI Goes to War

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Anthropic is insisting that its AI shouldn’t be used for surveillance or the development of automated weapons.

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Technology

DoorDash Delivers Fresh Profits with a Soggy Forecast

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The delivery giant’s revenue in the winter quarter climbed 38% compared to the same time last year, for a total near $4 billion.

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Industries

World’s Largest Pork Producer Plans Billion-Dollar South Dakota Revamp

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Smithfield Foods announced plans to build a “new state-of-the-art” $1.3 billion processing facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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Energy

Deep Fission Wins Fresh Investor Backing for Nuclear Reactor Burial

Deep Fission wants to bury a small modular reactor a mile underground and scored $80 million in financing to help it get there.

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Autos

Detroit’s EV Writedown Woes Pile Up Over $50 Billion

According to Kelly Blue Book figures, US electric vehicle sales fell 36% to 234,171 units in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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Electric Vehicles

Who Will Win the Robotaxi Wars?

All of the major players are vying for a major share of a ridehailing market estimated at $43 billion in the US and $150 billion worldwide.

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