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Dell family donation to offer 25 million kids $250 to open ‘Trump accounts’

December 4, 2025

Tech billionaires Michael and Susan Dell announced Tuesday that they are pledging $6.25 billion to create some 25 million additional ‘Trump Accounts’ for children across the country. These accounts will be seeded with $250 each, and available for children who missed the eligibility cutoff for the $1,000 federally funded ‘Trump Accounts’ for babies born after […]

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Prada Group says it has purchased fashion rival Versace in a deal worth nearly $1.4 billion

December 4, 2025

MILAN — The Prada Group announced Tuesday that it has officially purchased Milan fashion rival Versace in a 1.25 billion euro (nearly $1.4 billion) deal that puts the fashion house known for its sexy silhouettes under the same roof as Prada’s “ugly chic” aesthetic and Miu Miu’s youth-driven appeal. The highly anticipated deal is expected […]

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Shopify says a daylong Cyber Monday outage has been resolved

December 4, 2025

Outages on Shopify’s e-commerce platform have been resolved, the company said late Monday, bringing to an end a daylong glitch on the annual ‘Cyber Monday’ shopping day. Some merchants that use Shopify’s service to sell goods online said they experienced issues with checkouts through the company’s point-of-sale system. Businesses that run on Shopify also had […]

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Apple’s AI chief abruptly steps down

December 3, 2025

Apple’s top artificial intelligence executive is stepping down and will retire in 2026, the company announced Monday. John Giannandrea had been at Apple since 2018, where his official title was senior vice president for machine learning and AI strategy. He will be replaced by Amar Subramanya, who comes to Apple after a brief stint as […]

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Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law

December 3, 2025

Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, city officials announced Monday. The company will also pay $3.4 million in civil penalties under the agreement with the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. It also […]

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Airbus says most of its recalled 6,000 A320 jets are now modified

December 2, 2025

PARIS — Airbus fleets were returning toward normal operations on Monday after the European plane maker pushed through abrupt software changes faster than expected, as it wrestled with safety headlines long focused on rival Boeing. Dozens of airlines from Asia to the United States said they had carried out a snap software retrofit ordered by […]

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Campbell’s fires executive accused of racist remarks and labeling food for ‘poor people’

November 29, 2025

Campbell’s has fired an executive accused of making racist comments and mocking its products and customers, the company announced on Wednesday. The termination follows a lawsuit filed in Michigan by former employee Robert Garza against Campbell’s, the company’s then-vice president of information technology Martin Bally and another manager. The complaint alleges retaliation and a hostile […]

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Stock market sinks as AI and interest rate worries grip investors

November 24, 2025

What began as a banner day for stocks turned into a major rout, as investors signaled ongoing skepticism about the longevity of the artificial intelligence boom and trimmed hopes of support from the Federal Reserve. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 2%, and the broad S&P 500 index dropped by more than 1.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial […]

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Bitcoin and other crypto assets sink in flight from risk

November 24, 2025

Bitcoin and ether slumped to multi-month lows on Friday, with cryptocurrencies swept up in a broader flight from riskier assets as investors worried about lofty tech valuations and bets on near-term U.S. interest rate cuts faded. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, fell 5.5% to a seven-month low of $81,668. Ether slid more than 6% to […]

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U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September, but there are signs of a weakening labor market

November 22, 2025

The United States added 119,000 jobs in September, a stronger-than-expected figure and a sign that the economy was adding jobs at a healthy clip before government shutdown. But the details of the report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics paint a more mixed picture, that of a labor market that has recently begun to look […]

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Bargain hunters drive Walmart sales and outlook higher

November 22, 2025

Shoppers are still flocking to Walmart. The company raised its full-year earnings and sales outlook Thursday, heading into the crucial holiday shopping season. Walmart also offered fresh signs that it is shedding its original identity as a strictly down-market brick-and-mortar operation by growing its e-commerce business and increasing its market share of higher-income shoppers. Walmart’s […]

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What AI bubble? Nvidia’s strong earnings signal there’s more room to grow

November 21, 2025

U.S. stock markets were poised for lift off Thursday, after a strong earnings report from computer chip giant Nvidia signaled that there is still plenty of room to run in the artificial intelligence boom that has powered markets higher for much of the year. Prior to the opening bell, bets on the S&P 500 were […]

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Longtime Walmart CEO to step down in January

November 18, 2025

Walmart announced Friday that longtime CEO Doug McMillon will retire at the end of January — which came as a surprise to some given the company’s success in a rapidly evolving retail landscape. John Furner, Walmart’s U.S. CEO, will assume the role of overall CEO on Feb. 1, the company said. McMillon will continue to […]

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More than 1,000 Starbucks workers strike at 65 stores on Red Cup Day

November 15, 2025

More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company. The strike was intended to disrupt Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year. Since 2018, Starbucks has given out free, […]

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October monthly job cuts surged to a 22-year high

November 7, 2025

U.S.-based companies announced more than 153,000 job cuts in October, the research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Thursday. “This is the highest total for October in over 20 years, and the highest total for a single month in the fourth quarter since 2008,’ the firm said in a news release. From January through the […]

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Dell family donation to offer 25 million kids $250 to open ‘Trump accounts’

Prada Group says it has purchased fashion rival Versace in a deal worth nearly $1.4 billion

Shopify says a daylong Cyber Monday outage has been resolved

Apple’s AI chief abruptly steps down

Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law

Airbus says most of its recalled 6,000 A320 jets are now modified

Campbell’s fires executive accused of racist remarks and labeling food for ‘poor people’

Stock market sinks as AI and interest rate worries grip investors

Bitcoin and other crypto assets sink in flight from risk

U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September, but there are signs of a weakening labor market

Bargain hunters drive Walmart sales and outlook higher

What AI bubble? Nvidia’s strong earnings signal there’s more room to grow

Longtime Walmart CEO to step down in January

More than 1,000 Starbucks workers strike at 65 stores on Red Cup Day

October monthly job cuts surged to a 22-year high

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