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Why inclusion is the new standard for economic growth
An inclusive economy is no longer a moral aspiration or a side project. Business leaders must understand that without inclusion, we cannot…
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Samsung’s profit triples to record high as AI boom exacerbates chip shortage
Samsung Electronics said its operating profit more than tripled to a record high in the fourth quarter, as the race to build artificial…
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Meta stock price soars on strong Q4 ad sales. Spending on AI is way up, too
Meta’s fourth-quarter results jumped past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to solid advertising revenue, sending shares sharply higher in…
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Levi Strauss CEO Michelle Gass Sees ‘True Inflection’ in Business
Levi Strauss & Co. is on something of a roll — and Michelle Gass, president and chief executive officer, is looking to keep it going.…
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SpaceX weighs June 2026 IPO at US$1.5 trillion valuation: report
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is weighing a mid-June initial public offering (IPO), aiming to raise as much as US$50 billion at a valuation of…
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EXCLUSIVE: Revitalizing The Vitamin Shoppe
Sharon Leite is a member of a very exclusive club — chief executive officers who left a company for one reason or another and returned for…
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Tesla reveals plans for US$2 billion investment in Musk’s xAI
Tesla revealed plans to invest US$2 billion into chief executive officer Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, while…
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It's in Venezuela's interest to co-operate with US, Rubio says in heated testimony
The US Secretary of State remained robustly on message when asked about the legality of Maduro's removal, plans for oil sales, and the…
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Starbucks scraps $250,000 cap on boss's use of company jet
It said: "Given Mr Niccol's chief executive role, the enhanced media attention to which Mr Niccol and Starbucks are subject, and the…
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Campaigners upset over errors in learning disability deaths report
A review had found that 39% of deaths with a known cause had been avoidable. The figure has now been revised to 40%. Source link
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LVMH’s Splash of Cold Water Hits Luxury Shares
Investors reading the tea leaves in LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s fourth-quarter report took a step back from the luxury giant on…
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Another apparel brand is closing its retail stores. It was once a tech bro favorite
Allbirds shoe brand announced on Wednesday that it will close almost all of its U.S. stores by the end of February (except for two…
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Taxpayers may face issues this 2026 tax season after IRS layoffs and new laws, a watchdog warns
The national taxpayer advocate is cautioning that the 2026 tax filing season is likely to present challenges for taxpayers who encounter…
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Dr Katia Arroyo on Taking Up Space, Trauma-Informed Healing, and Redefining Professional Presence
Dr Katia Arroyo does not believe in shrinking. Not in body, not in voice, and certainly not in purpose. But before we get into her story,…
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Roundtables: Why AI Companies Are Betting on Next-Gen Nuclear
AI is driving unprecedented investment for massive data centers and an energy supply that can support its huge computational appetite. One…
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Is your hit product a ‘gateway product’?
Remember the Flip video recorder? In 2009, it was a sensation—a dead-simple, pocket-size recorder that let ordinary people capture and…
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Customers go ‘Back to Starbucks’ as company posts first U.S. growth in 2 years
Since Brian Niccol took over as Starbucks Chairman and CEO in 2024, he’s promised a grand turnaround for the coffee giant by going back to…
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On Holding Finds CFO: Frank Sluis to Join Running Brand in May
Martin Hoffmann can finally take a breath. On Wednesday, On Holding said Frank Sluis will join the company as chief financial officer on…
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Atlas V Group Raises $6 Million to Diversify Into Free-to-Play Gaming and Location-Based VR (EXCLUSIVE)
The Atlas V Group, a European leader in VR and immersive content production, has completed a €5 million ($6 million) fundraising round…
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S&P 500 crosses 7,000 ahead of Fed decision, Big Tech earnings
The S&P 500 opened at 7,000 mark on Wednesday (Jan 28), while the Nasdaq inched towards a record high, fuelled by a gain in chip stocks…
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Chip firm ASML to slash 1,700 jobs and posts record profit for 2025 thanks to AI boom
Dutch semiconductor chip machine maker ASML recorded a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in 2025 on sales of 32.7…
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What will be the impact of Universal UK on Bedfordshire sewage system?
The system that will deal with sewage from Universal UK does not currently have capacity. Source link
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Starbucks beats Q1 global comparable sales estimate as demand rebounds
Comparable sales rose 4% in North America, marking their first gains in nearly two years Starbucks reported a bigger-than-expected rise in…
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Smokey Bones and Johnny Rockets restaurant closures: See list of doomed locations after FAT Brands bankruptcy
Another day, another announcement of restaurant closures in the casual-dining space. Earlier this week, FAT Brands filed for Chapter 11…