BlackRock's Profit Fell, Assets Hit Record $14 Trillion, in Fourth Quarter
The world's largest money manager posted net income of $1.13 billion, down 33% from a year earlier.
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Amazon Is Buying America's First New Copper Output in More Than a Decade
The copper, which is being produced in Arizona by Rio Tinto with bacteria and acid, will be used for data-center construction.
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Two Fitness Companies Are Merging With Jared Kushner's Backing
The parent company of ClassPass is combining with fitness-tech maker EGYM to capitalize on AI in the industry.
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TSMC's Blockbuster Spending Plans, Results Herald Continued AI Boom
Another quarter of record earnings puts the world's largest contract chip maker in a strong position.
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China's Alibaba Links Qwen AI App to Vast Consumer Ecosystem
Alibaba Group is rolling out a major update of its Qwen app, integrating the chatbot into its ecosystem and allowing it to carry out tasks on users' behalf.
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Richemont's Jewelry Shines Once More as Luxury Eyes Stronger Year Ahead
The group booked sales growth of 11% in a strong showing likely to spur hopes of a continued revival in luxury fortunes and drive sector stocks.
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Rio Tinto, BHP Join Forces to Unlock More Australian Iron Ore
The miners agreed to work together on some new projects at neighboring iron-ore mines that could help bolster future production of the steel ingredient.
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Verizon Resolves Hourslong, Widespread Outage
Customers reported service problems, particularly in the eastern half of the country. The carrier plans to provide account credits.
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Jamie Dimon Seemed to Have Trump Figured Out-Until This Week
JPMorgan's CEO had been rebuilding his relationship with the president, but the fight over Fed Chair Powell threatens to blow it up again.
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California Attorney General Investigating xAI Over Grok's Deepfakes
Gov. Gavin Newsom said "vile" images of women and children prompted the probe of Elon Musk's artificial-intelligence company.
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UPS Crash Probe Turns to Jet Part With Past Problems
Federal investigators are reviewing how Boeing responded to past failures of certain components on its McDonnell Douglas aircraft.
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ICE Targets Meta Site Under Construction in Rural Louisiana
Federal agents were targeting workers traveling to the site of an under-construction data center.
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