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Luxury cruise operator Kimberley Pearl Tours entered receivership in January; its boat seized. Customers lost deposits. Mediation set for August 31.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI could be controlled by a few powerful players, cautioning against trading liberty for safety. The open-weight model debate divides Silicon Valley.
Angelo Ciaramello closes Rev One Trading citing tech stack costs; prediction-market infrastructure vendors are already expanding as 13% of prop firms enter the space.
Dukes says her 'Westies' character Birdie Polk learned everything about her target before manipulating him into working for the FBI.
Senior staff departures could leave Trump's White House vulnerable as Democrats eye House control and investigations loom.
The Metals Company holds $23.6B NPV in seabed nodules but burns $20M/quarter with no revenue. Its NOAA permit path bypasses the ISA, drawing international opposition. Cash runway and legal risks loom.
Two Brown-Forman family members drafted a withering letter to the board, criticizing CEO Lawson Whiting for poor performance and a failed Pernod deal. Three days later, Whiting announced retirement. The brothers demanded a strategic plan and accountability.
A Fair Work Commission ruling reveals Allianz's Speed2Value initiative cut Australian IT headcount by 36% as roles moved to HCLTech in India.
The AFL freezes entry-level finals tickets at A$35 for an 11th year, leaving money on the table to build fan loyalty. The strategy contrasts with concert dynamic pricing and relies on long-term value from memberships and broadcast revenue.
Most hotel PIP budget overruns trace to outdated drawings. Scanning before design starts lets owners get accurate bids and avoid change orders, Data Capture Service says.
UBS raised its year-end S&P 500 target to 8,100, citing 35% earnings growth and broadening gains beyond megacap tech. The bank sees 5.5% upside.
Johnson & Johnson's 64-year dividend streak tops Abbott's 54, and its revenue is on track to exceed $100 billion this year. The two Dividend Kings diverge on risks and catalysts.
Five-year AI cloud bet: Amazon's diversity and cash-flow buffer beat Oracle's debt-heavy reliance on the OpenAI deal, even at a higher P/E.
CEO Sanjay Mehrotra sold 40,000 shares at ~$906-$966 in late July. A month later he announced $22B in customer deposits with demand exceeding supply by 50%.
Druckenmiller's family office holds 16.6% of its portfolio in Natera, nearly three times its second-largest stake. He added shares last quarter even as the stock neared records.
Netflix dropped the final season of Outer Banks while Apple TV+ launched Ted Lasso season 4. HBO Max and Paramount+ also added new titles this weekend.
FHLC charges 0.08% expenses vs. 0.57% for PJP. One fund holds 300+ stocks across healthcare; the other concentrates on 33 pharma names. Performance divergence favors PJP recently.
Vistra shares are down 38% from highs despite locking in $5.5B in new power capacity and 20-year AI data center deals. Alpha Score 32 signals execution risk.
The program replaces about 40% of pre-retirement earnings. A 22% cut would drop that to 31%. The article advises boosting personal savings as the only hedge. The next trustee report will show if the timeline has shifted.
Data center electricity demand has outpaced every grid forecast. Constellation Energy's nuclear fleet and GE Vernova's power hardware backlog are the two clean ways to play the gap.
New US tariffs on $20B Canadian goods take effect after talks collapse, sparking warnings of higher prices and political fallout ahead of midterm elections.
Jeffries met Kushner as Democrats lead the generic ballot by six points. A House flip would block GOP legislative pushes and complicate the debt ceiling. The White House did not comment.
Eric Webster sold 15,830 shares with no trading plan cited; 48% went to RSU tax withholding. Q3 user growth will test the restructuring of his team.
U.S. national debt crossed $40 trillion in August, with interest payments now rivaling major budget categories. The S&P 500's CAPE ratio of 42.2 reflects the distortion from sustained fiscal and monetary expansion, while the dollar's purchasing power has declined 28% in a decade.
UAL Alpha Score: 64 out of 100. United's 167 Max 10s won't arrive until 2027, leaving lie-flat seats in storage while Kirby targets JFK and South America.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says AI data centers deserve the backlash they face, blaming the industry for failing to win over local communities before building.
Maxpeedingrods' IDDS Series coilover system brings electronic damping to the aftermarket with four selectable modes and 10ms response time, available September 2026 for select vehicle applications.
SEBI is likely to examine liquidity concerns before granting PTT status to NSE, which would let the exchange trade its shares on its own platform without listing there, a source said.
SoundHound AI trades at $7, down from highs over $24, with a $3.12B market cap. Revenue rose 45% in Q2, but the stock's valuation at 15x sales raises questions about the growth narrative.
LEIGH wrote the Christian pop single during treatment for severe Lyme disease. The track drops September 4 on all major streaming platforms.