Industries

Consumer

Whipsawing Trade Policy Sows Uncertainty in Big Box Retail

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A slew of retail company earnings reports last week raised the spectre of sapped spending as executives discussed tariffs.

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Electric Vehicles

Farewell (For Now, At Least) to Tesla’s $700 Billion Trump Bump

Tesla’s stock closed down for a record seventh consecutive week on Friday, and has nearly erased a $700 billion post-election rally.

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Energy

The Leading State for Renewable Energy Generation is… Texas?

The Lone Star state has emerged, by a long shot, as the nation’s leader in renewable energy generation, according to new data.

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CIO Upside

Nuclear, Microgrids Could Ease the AI Power Drain

Microgrids could offer a stopgap solution until small modular reactors are ready for the market.

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Healthcare

Coming Soon to an Internet Near You: Half-Price, Direct-to-Consumer Wegovy

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Novo Nordisk will sell its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy for under half its normal price via a new direct-to-consumer online pharmacy.

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Autos

Can the Automotive Industry Survive the Trade War?

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Here’s the bad news: Auto manufacturing is a notoriously thin-margin industry, and tariffs could tear right through those margins.

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Consumer

Bubble Tea Chain Mixue Leads Hong Kong IPO Revival

The biggest restaurant chain in the world just completed a splashy IPO — and you’ve likely never heard of it.

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Healthcare

Eli Lilly Wants to Bring Pharmaceutical Production Back to the US

Eli Lilly last week announced a $27 billion investment in four different domestic manufacturing plants to boost weight-loss drug production.

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Media & Entertainment

Hollywood Outgrew Los Angeles. Now It’s Outgrowing America.

As US-based streaming platforms chase audiences around the world, they’re increasingly committing to international productions.

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Media & Entertainment

YouTube Is Beating Spotify in the Podcast Wars

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On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that one billion people are watching podcasts on the Google-owned YouTube every month.

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