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Consumer

Cruising for Trouble: Activist Investor Elliott Chastises Norwegian Board for CEO Picks

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In a letter, Elliott said that they see a path for the stock to hit $56 per share, a roughly 159% increase from its current price.

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Media & Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery Gives Paramount (Yet) Another Chance

Netflix retains the ability to match any Paramount offer moving forward, and WBD shareholders won’t vote on either bid until April.

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Industries

World’s Largest Pork Producer Plans Billion-Dollar South Dakota Revamp

Smithfield Foods announced plans to build a “new state-of-the-art” $1.3 billion processing facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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Energy

Deep Fission Wins Fresh Investor Backing for Nuclear Reactor Burial

Deep Fission wants to bury a small modular reactor a mile underground and scored $80 million in financing to help it get there.

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Autos

Detroit’s EV Writedown Woes Pile Up Over $50 Billion

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According to Kelly Blue Book figures, US electric vehicle sales fell 36% to 234,171 units in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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Electric Vehicles

Who Will Win the Robotaxi Wars?

All of the major players are vying for a major share of a ridehailing market estimated at $43 billion in the US and $150 billion worldwide.

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Energy

Utilities Soar On Surging Power Demand From Data Centers

The good times may not last as the dynamic between AI firms and utility companies draws bipartisan scrutiny.

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Media & Entertainment

DraftKings is Taking The Prediction Market Industry Head-On

In December, DraftKings launched a predictions market platform of its own, turning the disruptors like Kalshi into direct competitors.

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Media & Entertainment

Mattel Struggles As Hasbro Wins With Adults

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Shares of Barbie-maker Mattel plunged 25% on Wednesday following a massively disappointing after-the-bell earnings call the day before.

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Consumer

Is Coca-Cola’s Unmatched Pricing Power Finally Fizzling?

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Volume growth has flattened out, and even turned negative, in major markets in recent quarters, suggesting a consumer pullback.

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