Industries

Industries

Microsoft Holds Out on OpenAI Nonprofit Plan

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Microsoft hasn’t signed off on OpenAI’s dramatic reversal of its onetime plan to become a for-profit venture.

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Energy

Oil Executives Bemoan ‘Uncertainty’ Amid Price Pressures and Tariffs

US energy executives have a lot on their plate at the moment, with tariffs, sanctions, war, and a “drill, baby, drill” agenda.

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Consumer

Walmart, Target Work to Limit the Impact of Tariffs

Setting prices is a contact sport for retailers, and companies have been warning all year that things would get a little rough.

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Electric Vehicles

Outsold By BYD and Toyota, Tesla Finds Allies Among Retail Investors

BYD’s aggressive international ambitions have set off alarm bells among the western auto manufacturers and governments.

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Industries

DoorDash Scoops up British Rival Deliveroo in Global Push

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DoorDash binged Wednesday on British delivery rival Deliveroo, which it is set to acquire in a $3.9 billion deal.

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Policy & Power

US Gains Ground in Hypersonic Arms Race

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The US is breaking past Mach 5 and catching up to China and Russia in futuristic, hypersonic military technology.

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Industries

Skechers Takes $9 Billion Buyout as Shoe Stocks Skid

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Skechers, known for its comfortable and affordable sneakers, agreed to a $9.4 billion deal to be taken private by 3G Capital.

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