Google Is Exploring Ways to Use Its Financial Might to Take On Nvidia
As more AI companies consider Google's chips, the company wants to use deals with external partners to expand the potential market.
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LyondellBasell Slashes Dividend as Industry Challenges Persist
LyondellBasell's board has roughly halved the chemical company's rich dividend amid a prolonged industry downturn.
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Private-Credit Warning Signs Flash After Blue Owl Unloads $1.4 Billion in Assets
The sale raises fears that the industry's efforts to court individual investors will suffer.
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Danone Forecasts Steady Sales Growth, Limited Hit From Infant-Formula Recalls
The French food maker projects steady sales growth for the year ahead and a muted impact from infant-formula recalls.
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Starbucks Needs You to Buy an Afternoon Refresher
Investors are again valuing the coffee chain like a growth stock, betting it can make a comeback.
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Amazon Is Now America's Biggest Company. Its 17-Year Journey to Surpass Walmart.
Walmart had held the title as the biggest company by annual revenue since 2009.
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Anglo American Halves Value of De Beers Diamond Business
Soft economic growth in China, and the rise of cheaper lab-made diamonds has taken the shine off the storied unit.
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Moncler's Shares Surge After Upbeat End to the Year
The group delivered strong results for the crucial winter season, sending its stock soaring and prompting gains across the luxury sector.
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Theft of Trade Secrets Is on the Rise-and AI Is Making It Worse
Google, Apple and xAI are among companies that have sought to defend their sensitive information as employees are accused of stealing it.
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Air Liquide Posts Higher Profit on Sales Growth in Gas, Services Business
Air Liquide posted a rise in full-year net profit as all gas and services businesses-accounting for most of group sales-recorded 2% sales growth.
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Perseus Mining Focused on Internal Growth; Will Keep Predictive Stake For Now
Perseus Mining's chief executive said the gold producer is focused on developing its own growth options after a failed bid for Predictive Discovery and has no current plans to sell its stake in the Africa-focused explorer.
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Newmont CEO Prioritizes Margins, Not 'Starry-Eyed' About Record Gold Prices
Newmont will focus on widening margins as it capitalizes on a record rally in gold prices, its chief executive said, after the world's largest gold miner reported a drop in fourth-quarter profit on higher royalties and taxes.
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NASA Boss Blasts Starliner Mission That Left Astronauts in Space for Months
Officials prioritized agency goals over crew safety, the administrator said. A NASA report found fault with Boeing and the space agency.
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