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Target Might Spin Up Its Own Version of Amazon Prime

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The retailing giant could launch its own subscription shopping service to keep up with rivals Amazon and Walmart.

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Microsoft May Give its AI Chatbots a Personal Touch

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Its patent to speed up interactions between you and your chatbot signals a growing interest in personalized AI.

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Young Americans’ Wealth-Building Has Outpaced Everyone Else Since Covid

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US citizens under 40 took some of that pandemic fiscal stimulus and plowed it into a booming stock market.

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Google May Bring AI to YouTube Shopping

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The filing adds to its AI-powered ad tech, and fuels growing competition to make social media shoppable.

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Robodelivery Startup Starship Technologies Raises $90 Million to Grow Beyond Pizza

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The Estonia-based company has had a good start in the US, but is now looking to expand its European operations.

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Japan Has Plenty of Jobs to Go Around, But Not a Lot of Workers

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The country’s aging and shrinking population has resulted in a dearth of workers in high-skilled sectors like tech.

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Toyota Dines Out on Excess Hybrid Demand

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The automaker posted a record quarterly profit after leaning into the idea that not all consumers are ready for EVs.

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Novo Nordisk Drops $11 Billion to Expand Weight-Loss Drug Production

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The company, now one of Europe’s biggest, is trying to keep supply up with still-astronomical demand.

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Microsoft Will Pay Semafor to Use AI for News Reports

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The deal could widen the technology’s use in news-gathering, while also heading off future copyright lawsuits.

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McDonald’s Top Line Took a Hit from the Israel-Hamas War

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The burger giant had mostly stellar growth around the world, but the volatile region has become the scene of critical boycotts.

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Europe’s Budget Airlines Are Set for Another Summer Surge

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Despite pesky inflation and higher fares, the Continent’s low-cost airlines expect a lot full planes this summer.

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Western Brands Still Have High Hopes for a Chinese Rebound

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Many American firms have taken a long time to build sustainable markets in China. They can’t let a little slump get them down.

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Earnings Season May Have Split Up the ‘Magnificent Seven’

Several of the companies have pleased investors with their profit reports, and then there’s Tesla and Apple.

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Special Report: Meta’s Many Changes

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In the 20 years since Facebook was first formed, Meta has morphed into something far larger than a simple social media platform.

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Small Town America is Paying for New Residents

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Communities are hoping that a handful of incentives might be just enough to tip the scales and create a new generation of residents.

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Google Announces Massive Wind Farm Deal

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Google announced it is signing power purchase agreements with two offshore wind farms to power its data centers in Europe.

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WeightWatchers May Be No Match for Obesity-Drug Craze

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After a solid 2023, shares of WW International just experienced their worst month ever, falling nearly 60% amid signs of waning demand.

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Amazon Could Soon Be On the Hook for Everything it Sells

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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission wants Amazon to assume liability for items sold by third-party vendors.

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Boeing’s AI Inspector Could Offer a Sharper Look at its Planes

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Amid backlash over its safety practices, AI could help Boeing catch what the human eye may miss.

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New York Community Bank’s Nosedive Has Regional Banks on Shaky Ground

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The bank’s shares plunged after it announced it set aside a huge reserve for future loan defaults.

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Can ‘Terror Management Theory’ Explain Inheritance Spending?

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Meet the BlackRock ETF Taking Aim at Invesco’s QQQ

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Neurocrine Scoops Up Hunger-Drug Maker in Latest Multi-Billion-Dollar Pharma Deal

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