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He said: “Let’s be clear, this isn’t just the potential collapse of a brand, this is people’s jobs, this is people’s rent, how they pay their bills and their childcare and yet they are being informed about the sale of their employer through the press. That is morally unacceptable.

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire in Sterling, Virginia, that prompted a large emergency response on Sunday afternoon. According to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue (LCFRS), crews were called to the 20400 block of Broad Run Drive for reports of a residential fire. SEE ALSO | Public…

(Bloomberg) — Selling software stocks before the crowd paid off for Nick Evans, a Polar Capital fund manager. His warning to potential bargain hunters: most shares are still toxic and few firms will survive. “We think application software faces an existential threat from AI,” said Evans, whose $12 billion global technology fund beat 99% of…

Apple’s leadership once thought Apple News could be an antidote to bad information online, and serve as a lifeline for a struggling news industry displaced by powerful tech platforms. And the platform, which mixes highbrow political news sites with pop culture sources like People, has quietly emerged as a major force in the US information…

Beijing pivots toward consumption-led growth as export reliance faces mounting global headwinds. While Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on Sunday, take note that Chinese markets are closed all this week: Summary: Xi pivots toward domestic demand, calling consumption and investment the “main driver” of growth. China bracing for global uncertainty, despite a record trade surplus…

A Geely-owned Zeekr-branded electric vehicle. The Chinese carmaker, which also owns Volvo Cars and Polestar, has recently suggested its entry into the US was a question of ‘when and where’ © Bloomberg President Donald Trump spooked the US automobile industry last month when he told business leaders during a visit to Detroit that he would…

Crypto markets are deep red on Monday, with industry leader bitcoin sliding lower before a packed week of economic data. At press time, bitcoin BTC$68,033.76 traded near $68,200, down nearly 3% over 24 hours, with XRP XRP$1.4656, ether ETH$1,973.23, DOGE$0.1002 registering much bigger losses. Losses hit 85 of the top 100 tokens by market cap,…

The K-shaped economy has dominated discourse lately, but the J-curve is entering the chat too amid debate over AI’s impact on productivity. The curve refers to the idea that general-purpose technologies like AI don’t produce immediate benefits. Instead, massive investment comes first, obscuring early gains. It’s only after this initial dip that productivity really takes…

Today, an increasing number of Americans across the political spectrum – from Make America Healthy Again activists to everyday shoppers – are voicing concern about the health impact of ultraprocessed foods – those boxed and wrapped in plastic, ready-to-eat items lining grocery store shelves. Leading the charge are two men who disagree on pretty much…

XRP has dropped by 25% so far in 2026. Less than two months into 2026, growth investors have been hard-pressed on where to make money. Certain pockets of the artificial intelligence (AI) realm, such as software stocks, are getting clobbered while speculative opportunities in cryptocurrency are plummeting. Bitcoin Price data by YCharts So far this…

The Warner Bros. Discovery board is leaning toward re-engaging with Paramount Skydance on the revised terms of Paramount’s offer to acquire the entire company, which inked an $83 billion sale agreement with Netflix in December. But Paramount Skydance’s latest offer — No. 9 since last year — includes a premium “ticking fee” for WBD shareholders…

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee warned AI is destroying the $450 billion software sector and job losses will follow, predicting a dovish Fed under Kevin Warsh will cut rates as core CPI is forecasted to drop in Friday’s data release. Lee told CNBC on Thursday that AI is “wreaking havoc across software” and job losses are “soon…

It’s been a bumpy road on the way to the EV future so far, and automakers around the world are bracing for an “EV winter” of slower demand. Yet there are a few positives making news as well, like the fact that real-world solid-state batteries are inching ever closer to production. What’s the difference between…

demesafrankc/Shutterstock Even though the word “steakhouse” isn’t in the name, that’s exactly what Texas Roadhouse is, and the spécialité de la maison (steak, of course) is many people’s go-to order. I, personally, am partial to the 6-ounce sirloin, which is the chain’s best-selling cut. At the nearest TR to me (in Oak Creek, Wisconsin), this…

Brizmaker/Getty Images Refrigerators are certainly one of the most important appliances you’ll find in your kitchen, and with many of them ranging upward of several hundred dollars, you want to make sure you’re getting your money’s worth when you buy one. That’s why it’s important to know which refrigerators can be trusted to last a…

The Israeli shipping giant ZIM will be sold to a German-Israeli partnership comprising Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI Opportunity Funds for approximately $4.2 billion, the Israeli business news site Calcalist reported on Sunday. ​According to the report, the German firm, which is currently the world’s fifth-largest shipping company, will acquire ZIM’s international operations, while FIMI will take…

Pedestrians stand in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s economy grew 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the previous three months, narrowly avoiding a technical…

Neysa, an Indian AI infrastructure startup, has secured backing from U.S. private equity firm Blackstone as it scales domestic compute capacity amid India’s push to build homegrown AI capabilities. Blackstone and co-investors, including Teachers’ Venture Growth, TVS Capital, 360 ONE Asset, and Nexus Venture Partners, have agreed to invest up to $600 million of primary…

The social network Moltbook allows AI agents to interact and share posts OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, the founder of OpenClaw, as the $500bn start-up seeks to expand the ability of its artificial intelligence systems to conduct work autonomously. OpenClaw is a popular open source project that lets users create personal AI agents. Formerly known…

Warner Bros. Discovery could reveal as early as Tuesday that it will engage with Paramount following the Ellison family’s latest offer, which included some significant concessions, Deadline has learned. WBD has a signed deal with Netflix but Par has been lobbing consecutive unsolicited takeover offers, all rejected outright thus far. The amended bid with a…

Deputy Mayor Greg Grimes hasn’t crossed the border from Canada into the U.S. in 18 months and he has no intention to do so any time soon. He’s one of many Canadians who want no part of the new America under President Donald Trump. Journalist Phoebe Wall Howard wrote on Substack that Grimes and his…

In recent weeks, Nvidia’s generally high-flying stock lost some momentum. Investors looking for an artificial intelligence (AI) winner over the past few years knew they could turn to Nvidia (NVDA 2.21%). As the leading designer of AI chips, the company has delivered soaring revenue every quarter, high profitability on sales, and a very clear and…

Zim’s board of directors approved on Sunday evening the sale of the company to German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd and the FIMI fund, Calcalist has learned. Hapag-Lloyd will acquire Zim in a deal valued at $4.2 billion. Concurrently, Zim will sign an agreement with the FIMI fund to sell a portion of its assets, which will…

Farmers markets and church festivals aren’t just selling pickles and crafts anymore—they’re part of a booming gray market, where you can also now go to get “free” TV. Per the Verge, devices like SuperBox and vSeeBox—plain-looking Android-centered streaming boxes sold for a few hundred dollars—have quietly spread across the US, promising lifetime access to live…

Peter Steinberger, who created the AI personal assistant now known as OpenClaw, has joined OpenAI. Previously known as Clawdbot, then Moltbot, OpenClaw achieved viral popularity over the past few weeks with its promise to be the “AI that actually does things,” whether that’s managing your calendar, booking flights, or even joining a social network full…