Industries

Consumer

Home Depot Powers Past Housing Market Struggles to Notch Earnings Win

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

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic Tussles with Pentagon as AI Goes to War

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

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Healthcare

Gilead Strikes $7.8 Billion Deal for Control of Cancer Biotech Arcellx

The pharma giant already held an 11.5% stake as part of a 2022 effort to co-develop and co-commercialize the cancer treatment anito-cel.

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Media & Entertainment

Roku Is Quietly Becoming a Media Power Player

In its fourth-quarter earnings call last week, Roku announced its platform revenue grew 18% year-over-year to reach $1.2 billion.

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Consumer

Is Walmart’s Yearly ‘Humble Brag’ Obscuring the Retailer’s Strength?

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The majority of Walmart’s gains came “from households making more than $100,000,” continuing a trend of wealthy shoppers turning to bargains.

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Media & Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery Gives Paramount (Yet) Another Chance

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Netflix retains the ability to match any Paramount offer moving forward, and WBD shareholders won’t vote on either bid until April.

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Electric Vehicles

Who Will Win the Robotaxi Wars?

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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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