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AI Startup Midjourney Buys Astrology App Co-Star and is Building Its Own Apps

Artificial intelligence lab Midjourney Inc. has bought the popular astrology app Co-Star and is building its first standalone image-generation app, the startup’s latest moves to push into new business areas after promising an ambitious…

I lost my job, my emergency fund is running out and now I have to move back in with my parents. What did I do wrong?

I lost my job, my emergency fund is running out and now I have to move back in with my parents. What did I do wrong?

I’m 38 and thought I did everything right. What should I do now?

EU approves mechanism to confiscate and sell Russian oil from detained tankers

TASS

EU approves mechanism to confiscate and sell Russian oil from detained tankers

According to the regulation, such operations must not result "in any payment or making available of funds or economic resources for the benefit of Russian natural or legal persons"

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Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against 'premature restrictions' of open-weight models

Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against 'premature restrictions' of open-weight models

Chinese open-weight models are gaining steam against leading offerings from American companies. OpenAI and Anthropic did not sign the letter.

Intel earnings show just how dramatically the company has come back from being ‘near-dead’

Intel earnings show just how dramatically the company has come back from being ‘near-dead’

The company is impressing analysts with its profit performance.

China Has Come Through Trump’s Trade War in a Good Position

China Has Come Through Trump’s Trade War in a Good Position

Despite threats from President Trump, the overall average weighted tariff on Chinese goods remained about the same, and is now lower than countries like Brazil and Canada.

Meta, Microsoft Face Renewed Unease Over AI Spending: US Earnings Week Ahead

Microsoft Corp., Meta Platforms Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. face renewed investor anxiety over their debt-fueled capital expenditure plans after Alphabet Inc. raised the upper end of its spending forecast this year by as much as $15 billion.

U.S. economy began to speed up — until Iran peace talks failed and oil prices surged again

U.S. economy began to speed up — until Iran peace talks failed and oil prices surged again

S&P surveys show rising inflation and supply woes

Faisal Islam: The UK's Trump trade deal no longer looks world-beating

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Faisal Islam: The UK's Trump trade deal no longer looks world-beating

While the US tariffs imposed on the UK are effectively unchanged, other countries now have a better deal.

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Crucial Interest Rate Jumps to Highest Level of Trump’s Second Term

Crucial Interest Rate Jumps to Highest Level of Trump’s Second Term

The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond has risen steadily this year, as the Iran war rages, government spending worries intensify and artificial intelligence spending boosts growth.

Why Costco keeps gas prices so low—it's 'straight out of the retail playbook,' expert says

Why Costco keeps gas prices so low—it's 'straight out of the retail playbook,' expert says

Higher gas prices are driving record demand for Costco's gas stations as more Americans look to save at the pump.

Pay raises keep shrinking. Here’s how much smaller they’ll be next year.

Pay raises keep shrinking. Here’s how much smaller they’ll be next year.

One solution is getting a different job — but that’s not so simple.