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States crack down on tax break for wealthy investors
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act turbocharged the tax break on QSBS, but states including New York and Oregon have taken aim at the incentive.
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Intel CEO Who Won Over Trump and Musk Now Needs a Breakthrough
After Lip-Bu Tan became chief executive officer of Intel Corp. in March of last year, the struggling company’s shares went nowhere for seven …
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Sony targets double-digit profit growth despite slowdown in PlayStation 5 sales amid memory price crunch
While hardware sales took a hit in Sony's fourth-quarter, strong revenue from its image sensing and music businesses offset the dip.
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US businesses urge Trump to intervene over new EU consumer rules
American companies fear an update to Brussels’ ‘Product Liability Directive’ will make it easier for consumers to sue
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Tech stocks could offer their best value in years, analysts say, after stellar earnings season
A succession of strong earnings seasons since then has allowed tech stocks to "grow into" their stock prices.
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Nintendo hikes Switch 2 prices and expects console sales to decline as memory crunch bites
Nintendo said the price of the Switch 2 in the U.S. will rise from $449.99 to $499.99. In Japan, Nintendo will hike the price from 49,980 …
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US Said to Suspect Nvidia Chips Smuggled to Alibaba Via Thailand
A key company behind Thailand’s national AI effort is suspected of helping to smuggle billions of dollars worth of Super Micro Computer Inc. …
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Anthropic weighs deal for near $1tn valuation as revenue surges
Start-up behind Claude tool is fielding inbound investment offers that could lead to it surpassing rival OpenAI in value
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Big Tech’s $725bn AI spending spree sends free cash flow to a decade low
Silicon Valley giants have transformed from asset-light cash machines to huge infrastructure investors
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Code and cargo: How AI could change freight logistics
AI-fueled software platforms are transforming how freight brokers and forwarders operate. Incumbents have strong, built-in advantages—but …