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These 2 budget airlines just announced a major merger—Amazon’s involved, too
Shares of the budget airline Sun Country were flying today after the carrier announced an upcoming merger with Las Vegas-based competitor…
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Aldi is opening 180+ new stores — here’s what’s driving the sudden surge
Americans stressed by high grocery bills have one bright spot to look forward to in 2026. Value-minded grocery chain Aldi is coming to…
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Meta taps Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman
Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as president…
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Vandale Acquires Skin Worldwide, the Luxury Lifestyle Brand
Vandale, a New York-based global leader in intimate apparel and activewear, has acquired Skin Worldwide, the luxury intimate apparel…
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What Emotionally Mature Founders Do When Everything Feels Uncertain
There is a specific kind of uncertainty that only founders experience. Not the hypothetical kind, but the lived version where the runway…
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Michael Carrick: Is he the right fit for Manchester United?
He didn't change as a manager. Always polite and friendly but not generating headlines for the sake of it. His exuberant celebration after…
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US Consumers Will Soon Be Able to Shop From JD Sports Directly on ChatGPT, Copilot + Other AI Platforms
JD Sports is set to launch a new way of shopping its assortment directly through AI platforms. On Monday, the British sportswear retailer…
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Former Fed chairs condemn criminal investigation into Jerome Powell
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Three former heads of the US central bank have decried federal prosecutors' criminal investigation into…
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As U.S-Canada relations strain, P.M. Mark Carney looks to rebuild ties with China
A leader of the Canadian government is visiting China this week for the first time in nearly a decade, a bid to rebuild his country’s…
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CES showed me why Chinese tech companies feel so optimistic
CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, is the world’s biggest tech show, where companies launch new gadgets and announce new developments,…
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QXO secures US$1.8 billion financing led by Temasek, Apollo amid building products consolidation
[GREENWICH, Connecticut] Billionaire Brad Jacobs’ QXO said it has secured an additional US$1.8 billion in financing, led by Singapore’s…
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Unifrance President Gilles Pélisson on Securing the French Org’s Financial Base, Growing French Cinema’s Theatrical Play and Nurturing Rising Talent
A former heavyweight of French broadcasting, Gilles Pélisson arrived at Unifrance at a moment of transition for France’s film and TV…
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Jane Lauder’s TAW Ventures Partners With Leap Venture Studio
Just two months after announcing her next act, TAW Ventures, Jane Lauder is getting to work. The former chief data officer and executive…
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Goldman, JPMorgan and UBS lead Golden Goose’s buyout debt
Temasek Holdings will take a minority stake in the Italian high-end sneaker producer Goldman Sachs, Group JPMorgan Chase and UBS Group are…
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Wall Street falls at open on worries over Fed autonomy
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jan 12) after the Trump administration renewed its attacks on the Federal Reserve,…
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Rings Every Alarm Bell About DOJ Investigation
“It’s too bad that the Ballroom hasn’t completed because, if it were, it would be PACKED,” Trump continued. “We apologize to those Oil…
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DOJ subpoenas the Federal Reserve, threatening criminal indictment, says Jerome Powell
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it…
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StanChart is preparing crypto expansion with prime brokerage
It will house the new business within its wholly owned venture capital unit, SC Ventures Standard Chartered plans to set up a prime…
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Volkswagen drops to third in China sales as fast-growing Geely Auto pips it
Legacy foreign carmakers such as Volkswagen have ceded share to Chinese rivals due to a slower shift to EVs Volkswagen was overtaken by…
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Bold predictions and book recommendations from you, our readers
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter…
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JPMorgan forecasts 2027 Fed hike; Barclays, Goldman postpone rate cut calls
Data suggests the labour market is holding, aiding belief that the Fed will leave borrowing costs unchanged at its January meeting…
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U.K. Regulator Opens Probe Into X Over Alleged Illegal Content From Grok AI as Malaysia, Indonesia Block Chatbot
Britain’s media regulator Ofcom launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk‘s X on Monday to determine whether the social media…
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Not another dotcom bubble: DBS CIO doubles down on AI, healthcare
Hou Wey Fook is confident that AI-related optimism is based on sound fundamentals The so-called “artificial intelligence (AI) bubble”,…
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Singapore Exchange proposes bond futures for India, South-east Asia
THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) held multiple calls with treasury officials from global banks about introducing futures tied to some Asian…