Industries

Inflation & Prices

Walmart Blames Upcoming Price Hikes on Tariffs

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Walmart says price hikes are coming this month and in the summer. You can thank tariffs on imports for them.

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Energy

OPEC+ Is Losing Market Share as Oil Demand Starts to Slip

OPEC+ now controls just 51% of the global oil market, good for the smallest share since the group’s creation in 2016.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft May Turn to Cryogenic Energy to Power Data Centers

Microsoft’s latest patent may keep its data centers cool and its energy even cooler.

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Healthcare

Pfizer Built a Covid Empire, But the World Has Moved On

Pfizer’s stock slumped its lowest level in more than 10 years. The world’s moved on from the pandemic, and nobody loves you when you’re down.

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Industries

Thinning Cattle Herds Drive US Beef Prices to Record Highs

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US cattle inventories have been battered by drought, leading to record beef prices and a long road to bringing them down.

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Consumer

Airbnb Reinvents Itself to Regain Rizz

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Aibnb is branching out beyond short term rentals as it faces falling travel demand and regulatory pushback from some cities.

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Industries

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gets Bite at Major Amtrak Contract

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company has held talks with the Federal Railroad Administration about building a multi-billion dollar Amtrak tunnel.

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