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Tesla profit plunges 55% as it warns of ‘notably lower’ sales growth

EV maker’s first-quarter net income plummeted to $1.13 billion amid falling global sales and price cuts. Read More

I’m a venture capitalist, and here’s why I believe we need to guarantee everyone’s basic needs: The social floor is actually a trampoline that can propel our economy

Imagine how people might participate differently in the economy if the society guaranteed their basic needs Read More

Here’s who might buy TikTok as a Senate ban-or-divest order appears all but certain

The TikTok divestment bill was bundled into a massive $95 billion aid package, which helped fast-track it through Congress. Read ...

Interested in a career in helping others get fit? These are the best personal trainer certifications for 2024

Fortune analyzed nearly two dozen programs and ranked the top 10. Read More

Apple supplier Jabil benches its CEO as it investigates his conduct—but he’ll still collect his full $1 million salary

Kenneth “Kenny” Wilson, will serve a paid leave while the investigation continues. Read More

Ex-Centerview banker did not clinch partner deal at meeting, US court rules

Decision hurts David Handler’s chances of securing potentially millions of dollars in equity he sought from the elite M&A boutique

Ithaca Energy agrees £750mn deal for most of Eni’s UK oil and gasfields

The transaction should turn the London-listed company into one of the North Sea’s largest producers

Chinese speculators super-charge gold rally

Huge bullish bets on Shanghai exchanges show growing clout of Asian traders in market for precious metal

Two UK water companies lack complete maps of sewage networks

Shortage of data raises questions over condition of infrastructure as groups seek sharp increases in bills

Lackluster returns from Ray Dalio’s key investing strategy lead investors to pull $70 billion from funds—’It’s been disappointing for a long time’

Investors cut the amount in risk-parity funds to about $90 billion by the end of 2023, from a peak of ...

HashiCorp shares spike on report that IBM is in talks to buy the cloud software maker

HashiCorp’s business is growing considerably faster than that of IBM, which has been confronting a challenging economic environment.

DJT stock plunges 9% with Trump set to qualify for 36 million bonus shares

Trump will receive an additional 36 million shares, worth about $1.15 billion, if the stock closes above a $17.50 minimum ...

Summer or autumn? Rishi Sunak’s election date dilemma

Prime minister and his advisers are trying to figure out when is the best time to hold a poll

Cruise operator Viking targets $11 billion valuation as IPO market stays hot

Viking, which has $5.4 billion in debt, is planning to go public next week. Read More

Senate advances long-awaited aid for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and TikTok bill

President Biden initially proposed aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan in October.

Meet the four types of millennials, from the Great Recession-blighted set to the ‘peak’ of the generation

It helps explain the “tale of two cities” of millennials. Read More

Nvidia will soar 21% to $1000—it’s among 10 stocks set to surge after earnings, Morgan Stanley says

“We believe earnings growth is set for a healthier runway through 2024,” Morgan Stanley’s analysts wrote. Read More

Japanese ‘sugar baby’ sent to prison after swindling men out of $1 million and selling a guide on how to do it

Her case is an extreme example of disasters that can arise in a sugar relationship. Read More

Gucci-owner Kering expects first-half profit to shrink by up to 45%

French luxury group says its performance ‘worsened considerably’ in the first quarter amid Gucci reset

Lenders flying blind on private equity risk, Bank of England warns

Regulator says sector needs a consolidated view to avoid a repeat of Archegos fiasco

Investors fear Thames Water contagion, Barclays says

A potential failure at the UK’s biggest water provider could carry sector-wide risks, survey finds

ByteDance, TikTok shelled out $7 million on lobbying and ads to combat potential U.S. ban

The disclosures show how TikTok officials lobbied Congress and President Joe Biden’s executive office last quarter.

Handbag deal challenge contains warning for all serial acquirers

The FTC has defined a specific market of accessible luxury it says will be harmed if the deal goes through

Bilt Mastercard: Earn travel rewards just by paying rent

The Bilt Mastercard allows you to earn rewards by paying rent in addition to being the rare travel card that ...

BlackRock doubled security spending for CEO Larry Fink amid growing backlash to ESG investing

The world’s largest asset manager paid $780,00 last year for security guards and an upgraded security system at Fink’s home, ...

Tesla cutting around 2,700 jobs in Austin as part of broad restructuring

Tesla is eliminating about 12% of its workforce at a factory in Austin, where the electric vehicle company is headquartered.

Nearly half of all baby boomers couldn’t afford their current homes if they were to buy them today, survey finds

“Rising home prices are a double-edged sword,” a Redfin senior economist said. Read More

Dimon cautions over soft landing for ‘unbelievable’ US economy

JPMorgan Chase chief says in interview that he’d ‘love to be president, but you’d have to anoint me’

Ex-Googler and Palestinian-American fired for opposing Project Nimbus speaks out: ‘This was not my idea of what the American workplace should be’

Several fired Google employees spoke at a press conference Monday about their experiences. Read More

Prosecutors ask judge to punish Trump for violating trial gag order

Manhattan district attorney’s office accuses former US president of targeting witnesses in ‘hush money’ trial