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“China AI Chip Leader Soars 20% Limit as Beijing Warns on Nvidia”

“…Chinese regulators have discouraged companies from purchasing Nvidia’s H20 chips, which are used to develop and run AI models, Bloomberg News reported late Friday. That policy has taken the form of guidance rather than an outright ban, as Beijing wants… Continue Reading…

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“NIO Shares Jump After Unit Secures $1.9 Billion Investment”

“NIO’s shares in Singapore and Hong Kong surged after a unit of the Chinese electric vehicle maker secured a capital injection…” https://finance.yahoo.com/m/5f41df4f-9a28-32ee-85ac-4f1e41f77a45/nio-shares-jump-after-unit.html News behind paywall. Just know it’s good news for this company.

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“Elon Musk’s X will be allowed back online in Brazil after paying one more fine”

“X has to pay one last fine before its ban is lifted in Brazil, according to a decision out Friday from the country’s supreme court justice, Alexandre de Moraes. The platform was suspended nationwide at the end of August, a… Continue Reading…

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“Salt water is making electric cars blow up after Hurricane Helene”

“…Salt water exposure can damage the battery components in electric vehicles, potentially leading to dangerous chemical reactions that could cause the vehicle to catch fire. Residents who may have left electric vehicles behind when they evacuated from affected areas are… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Extra legroom, assigned seats, overnight flights: Inside Southwest Airlines’ plan for its future”

“…Southwest said its three-year plan will add $4 billion to earnings before interest and taxes in 2027. The airline also raised its third-quarter revenue forecast and said its board authorized $2.5 billion in share buybacks. Southwest said it expects unit revenue to… Continue Reading…

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“Is Energy Transfer Still a Buy After Its Nearly 20% Rally?”

“…Energy Transfer is having a strong year. Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) increased 20% in the second quarter to almost $3.8 billion. Meanwhile, its distributable cash flow surged 32% to over $2 billion… Energy Transfer’s capital project… Continue Reading…

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“Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners to acquire software maker Smartsheet for $8.4 billion”

“Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners will acquire Smartsheet in an $8.4 billion deal. The all-cash bid of $56.50 per share is about a 41% premium to the company’s unaffected average share price. The collaboration software maker went public in 2018… Continue Reading…

Business, Cryptocurrencies

“Former FTX executive jailed for participating in ‘biggest financial scam of all time’”

“A former top executive of fraudulent cryptocurrency empire FTX has been jailed for two years after apologising for her role in one of the biggest financial scams of all time… Ellison, who turned on Bankman-Fried and served as the case’s star witness,… Continue Reading…

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“…California sues ExxonMobil, alleging deception about plastics recycling”

“…“Exxon Mobil knew that 95% of the plastic in the blue bin was going to be incinerated, go into the environment or go into a landfill,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in an interview. “They knew and they lied.”… Continue Reading…

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“The potential investor upside of a Google breakup — if John Rockefeller is any guide”

“… John Rockefeller’s Standard Oil more than a century ago. The empire that controlled nearly all US oil production during America’s industrial revolution had to split into 34 smaller companies after the Supreme Court in 1911 sided with the Justice Department in an… Continue Reading…