Industries

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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Healthcare

Healthtech Startups Score Big Fundraises

The pandemic saw a flurry of investment in biotech startups but the past three years have seen shrinking investments in the sector.

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Healthcare

US Withdrawal from World Health Organization Has Health Funds Scrambling for New Cash

The US is the WHO’s biggest donor, chipping in roughly 18% of the organization’s $2 billion to $3 billion annual budget.

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Energy

Wind Power Shares Slip, But the Industry Remains Stoic

Donald Trump’s promise to “drill, baby, drill” came with a simultaneous gutting of support for the renewables industry.

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Media & Entertainment

Scary Movie ’25? Trump Threatens Tariffs on Foreign Films

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President Trump wants to bring film-making back to Hollywood by imposing 100% tariffs on movies produced outside of the US.

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Industries

KPMG Wants to Open Up its Very Own Law Firm

Rest assured, competitors Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and PricewaterhouseCoopers are likely to follow in KPMG’s tracks.

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Energy

What Does It Mean to Live Under a National Energy Emergency?

President Donald Trump used the first hours of his second term in office Monday to make the emergency declaration.

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Technology

The State of the Billionaire Space Race

Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

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Technology

Grand Theft Auto VI Delay Steals the Thrills From Video Game Industry

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The delay of Grand Theft Auto VI’s release threw a multibillion dollar wrench in forecasted revenues for a gaming industry in need of a hit.

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Markets

Coca-Cola Sees Glass Half Full Even as Trade War Drains Fizz From Pop Sales

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Coca-Cola was one of several companies whose earnings last week flashed positive signs, despite the hail of uncertainty around tariffs.

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