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What OpenAI scrapping its Sora video generator tells us about AI

The idea that anyone can develop a scaled social, video, music or marketplace business has been exaggerated, one analyst says.

Merck to buy Terns Pharmaceuticals for $6.7 billion to boost cancer pipeline

Merck is trying to bulk up its portfolio ahead of its best-selling cancer drug Keytruda losing patent protection in 2028.

Mortgage demand drops more than 10% as rates hit the highest level since October

Mortgage demand continued to tumble last week, as mortgage rates surged higher and affordability weakened further.

Sen. Warren: DOD answers show no anti-corruption protocols for Trump children

Democrats have been hotly critical of the Trump family's business dealings while President Donald Trump serves in the White House.

Citrini made a famous call about AI. The new bet is that the market is wrong on the Fed.

Firm recommends buying March 2027 rate futures while shorting U.S. stocks

I’m 30 and forgot to pay my dad for my cellphone bill for a year. He charged me $975. Is that fair?

“Something about a parent suddenly acting like a $1,000 debt collector feels weird.”

Arm jumps 13% in premarket after saying first in-house chip set to generate $15 billion in revenue

Arm said it expects its new chip to generate six times more revenue in 2031 than the $4 billion it …

How the Iranian war may lead to the last days of the petrodollar

“A world that becomes self-sufficient in defense and energy could also be a world that holds less dollar reserves,” says …

Recession odds climb on Wall Street as economy shows cracks beneath the surface

Economists have pulled up their risk assessments of a contraction amid heightened uncertainty over geopolitical risk and a labor market …

Treasury yields tumble as Trump talks up Iran ceasefire plan

U.S. Treasury yields ticked lower on Wednesday amid hopes of a potential peace plan in the Middle East.

Oil prices fall on reports of a U.S. ceasefire proposal with Iran

Brent crude traded 5% lower on reports of U.S. ceasefire proposal.

Larry Fink on why he won’t cash out private-credit investors: ‘Those are the rules, live with it.’

BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink has an unforgiving message to private-credit investors who want to exit their funds.