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Jain sells stake

The Fast Five → Berkshire vice-chair sells more than half of his stake in company, ECB cuts interest rates to 3.5%, SpaceX performs historic first spacewalk, OpenAI releases new model with reasoning capabilities, and Interest payments on the national debt top $1 trillion...

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Sep 12, 2024

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Inflation see-saw

Strong open eyed after inflation see-saw, OpenAI fundraising vault’s valuation to $150 billion, ex-Google exec said goal was to 'crush' competition, Trump trades roiled after fiery debate, and surging demand for Nvidia’s Blackwell chips sparks customer frustration...

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Sep 11, 2024

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Clash on economy

Harris, Trump clash on the economy in first debate, the billionaires backing Trump and Harris, Google and Apple face billions in penalties, Nippon Steel exec flies to Washington in last attempt to save deal, and AMD’s CEO says the AI supercycle is just beginning...

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Sep 10, 2024

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Smartphone face-off

Trial Day 1: US argues Google created ad tech monopoly, Apple event shows off iPhone 16 with not-quite-ready AI, Huawei’s trifold phone gets 3 million pre-orders ahead of Apple iPhone event, Disney’s ‘playing hardball' with DirecTV, and Big Lots files for bankruptcy...

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Sep 9, 2024

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Bull market limps

Biggest rate cut in 16 years comes down to next inflation report, Boeing reaches deal with union to avoid strike, Fed must decide if quarter-point cut will be enough, bull market limps into 2-yr birthday, and Trump pledges ‘100% tariff’ for countries that shun dollar...

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Sep 6, 2024

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New force on Wall Street

Markets are uneasy as a recession looks more likely, Trump says Musk would head a gov’t efficiency commission if elected, family offices are about to surpass hedge funds, top airlines' loyalty programs are under investigation, and China creates its largest brokerage to take on Wall Street...

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Sep 5, 2024

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Takeover blocked

Biden to block Nippon Steel’s takeover of US Steel, Harris pushes 28% capital gains tax, Nvidia denies receiving DOJ subpoena, Wall Street is unsettled again, and leaks reveal Russia built covert trade channel with India...

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Sep 4, 2024

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Pressure is on

Nvidia gets DOJ subpoena, a conscious uncoupling on Wall Street, the jobs report is back as king, firms pile into bond market in busiest day on record, and Trump Media stock slides to new low...

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Sep 3, 2024

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Disney goes dark

VW weighs first-ever Germany plant closures, Elliott now owns enough of Southwest Airlines to call special meeting, Disney networks go dark amid ongoing feud, Ford recalls 90,000 vehicles, and HP to pursue $4 Billion damages after Mike Lynch yacht death...

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Aug 30, 2024

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Tech titans team up

Apple, Nvidia in talks to join OpenAI funding round, Warren presses Finra to explain decline in enforcement, bond markets face a reckoning, Yelp sues Google over local search dominance, and Dell’s on fire...

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Aug 29, 2024

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Market 'meh'

Nvidia beats expectations but fails to impress, Berkshire Hathaway closes above $1 trillion market value, 401(k) millionaires reaches record high, labor union disapproval hits 57-year low, and Telegram CEO charged with allowing criminal activity...

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Aug 28, 2024

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PE tackles NFL

NFL decides on private equity, Zuck says WH ‘pressured’ Meta to ‘censor’ Covid-19, shares of Temu parent plunge, Eli Lilly slashes weight loss drug prices by half, and Nvidia aims for "show stopper" in earnings report...

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