Industries

Media & Entertainment

Nelson Peltz Scores Major Ally in Disney Fight

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Activist investor Nelson Peltz has earned a huge win in his protracted battle of wills with Disney CEO Bob Iger.

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Autos

Nikola’s Hydrogen Trucks Hit Production Snags

A shortage of pressurized fuel tanks and electric batteries has significantly disrupted production.

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Consumer

Luxury Brands Can’t Bank on China Anymore

Gucci’s parent company expects sales to slump by 10%, largely due to a downturn in Chinese demand.

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Consumer

Unilever Jettisons Iconic Ice Cream Brands

The international consumer giant has decided that an entire ice cream portfolio has just become too costly.

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Autos

Bentley’s Profit Buoyed by Customized Cars

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The British car maker said seven out of 10 customers spent more than $43,000 on customizing their new rides.

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Energy

Bill Gates’ TerraPower to Build First Small Reactor in US

The company plans to have one of the newfangled small modular reactors up and running in Wyoming by 2030.

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Geopolitics

My Kingdom for a Sport: Saudi Arabia Goes All in on Athletics

Why is Saudi Arabia spending a king’s ransom on sports? The Middle East powerhouse doesn’t care if you call it sportswashing.

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Energy

Shell Backtracks Again on Climate Targets

The energy titan has extended the timeline for its plan to reduce its “carbon intensity.”

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Energy

Cheap Chinese Solar Panels Are Flooding the US Market

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Despite tariffs, the US imported a record number of panels through November of last year.

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Industrials

Deep-Sea DNA Is Becoming the World’s Buried Treasure

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Bioprospecting for genes of new species in the world’s oceans has become complex and extremely lucrative.

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Photo via Connor Lin / The Daily Upside

Consumer

Temu Emerges as Major Ad Client for Meta, Google

Temu is now one of the biggest ad clients for both Google and Meta, according to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

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Healthcare

Novo Nordisk May Have Found an Even Better Anti-Obesity Drug

Novo Nordisk has announced a new drug in its pipeline performed much better than Wegovy in helping participants to lose weight.

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Photo via U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Autos

Hyundai’s Cybersecurity Could Protect Self-Driving Cars from Hacks

The future of the connected car may come with a lot of driver data collection for the sake of personalization.

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