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FTC Takes Dollar General to Court
The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states are suing Dollar General over allegations that customers were charged more at checkout than the prices displayed.

Frontier’s Low-Cost Fare Model Faces a Price Surge as Tickets Jump 71%
Frontier Airlines reported a 71% year-over-year jump in adjusted fare revenue per passenger for the third quarter.

Wendy’s Gets a $1.4 Billion Takeover Bid and Wall Street Bites
Wendy’s shares surged roughly 15% after investor Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management offered to buy the burger chain for approximately $1.4 billion.

From Cranberries to Couture? Ocean Spray’s CEO on Its Bold Fashion Move
Abigail Buckwalter, President and CEO of Ocean Spray, discusses its “Bog Core” fashion collection, reaching Gen Z and reinventing an iconic cranberry brand.

Apple Responds as iPhone Duo Screen Failures Raise Concerns
Apple is responding to reports from users who say the screens on its iPhone Duo devices are breaking, putting the company’s hardware durability under scrutiny.

Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Workers as A.I. Rewrites the Workplace
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to as many as 60,000 employees as the tech giant looks to streamline operations and improve efficiency.

Anthropic’s IPO Could Trigger a $100B Test for the Entire A.I. Industry
Anthropic’s potential Stock Market debut could become a defining moment for the A.I. industry, with consequences reaching from Silicon Valley to Wall Street.

Billions Into AI, But Where’s the Payoff? Wall Street Puts Big Tech to the Test
Angelo Zino, SVP and technology equity research analyst at CFRA, breaks down Big Tech earnings, soaring AI spending, and the race to deliver returns.

ALSO Is Rethinking the Future of Urban Transportation
Chris Yu, founder and president of ALSO, explains how the Rivian spin-off is reinventing electric bikes and developing new solutions for urban delivery.

Verizon's $2 Billion A.I. Power Play and the Surprise Boost for Its Business
Verizon is making a multibillion-dollar bet on the infrastructure behind artificial intelligence while raising its financial outlook for the year.

Musk's A.I. Warning Sparks a Stock Selloff: Will the Neocloud Boom Collapse?
Shares of A.I. cloud companies are sliding after Elon Musk warned that hundreds of businesses in the sector could face failure or consolidation.

Meta Wants $95 Billion to Power Its A.I. Domination Plans
Meta is planning to raise as much as $95 billion through a massive stock offering to help finance its artificial intelligence ambitions.

Anthropic Takes Aim at a Record-Breaking IPO
Anthropic is taking its place on Wall Street, filing paperwork for a public offering that could become one of the biggest IPO’s in history.

How Hugging Face Is Changing Who Gets to Build Artificial Intelligence
Irene Solaiman, Hugging Face's Chief Policy Officer and SVP of Strategy, discusses open-source AI, model sharing, safety and the fight for transparency.

Flying Cars Are Finally Taking Off: Inside the Race to Build the Future of Aviation
Jack Withinshaw, CCO and co-founder of Airspeeder, explains how electric flying car racing could revolutionize motorsport and the future of transportation.

Musk is Reportedly Putting $1 Billion Into Skydance
Elon Musk is reportedly putting about $1 billion into Skydance, adding a major Hollywood investment to his already vast business portfolio.

Meta’s A.I. Bill is Coming Due and Wall Street is Losing Patience
Meta shares slid nearly 7% as investors reacted to the soaring cost of Mark Zuckerberg's artificial intelligence ambitions.
