Industries

Industries

Lab-Grown Diamonds? Turns Out They’re Not De Beers’ Best Friend

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De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer, said it plans to shutter its lab-grown jewelry brand LightBox.

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Consumer

Target Fires the Latest Shot in the Retail Value Wars

Target announced it will be slashing the prices of some 2,000 products, including food, beverages, gifts, and other home-holiday essentials.

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Energy

Hedge Funds are Shorting ESG, With Some Exceptions

A Bloomberg analysis of roughly 500 hedge funds found that patience for ESG stocks related to the energy transition has run out.

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Patent Drop

Lyft Patent Puts Self-Driving Cars to the Test

Despite the steep competition and roadblocks, the company has high hopes for expanding its self-driving services.

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International Economics

UK-US Strike Trade Deal Affirming ‘Special Relationship’

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street via CC BY 2.0.

The UK and US announced a “historic” trade deal Thursday that does little to reduce Washington’s overall global trade war.

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Inflation & Prices

CVS Names New CEO Amid Uncertain Retail Pharmacy Landscape

The leadership change comes as the retail pharmacy industry faces thin profit margins, store closures, and layoffs.

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Media & Entertainment

Women’s Sports Evolves from Moment to Movement

Women’s sports have been seen as secondary to men’s. While there’s still a lot of catching up to do, the gender gap is shrinking.

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Healthcare

Study Suggests Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic May Help Alcoholism, Opioid Addiction

A new study suggests increasingly popular GLP-1 drugs could help cut opioid and alcohol abuse nearly in half.

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix’s New Homepage Pushes Users to Watch, Not Scroll

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Netflix is rolling out the first major redesign of its home hub since 2013, hoping people might watch more if inundated with less.

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Industries

Space X’s Mars Mission Gets a Boost From Accelerated Launches at Texas Colony

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