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CHINA LAUNCHES AN AI COMEBACK

DeepSeek and other Chinese tech firms have erased much of Silicon Valley's lead in artificial intelligence-showing how China's \"fast followers\" can still win a business race.

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MIDDLE EAST MONEY FLOWS EAST

GEOPOLITICS IS DRIVING MIDDLE EASTERN MONEY TO ASIA AS WEALTHY INVESTORS SEARCH FOR A WAY TO HEDGE A U.S.-DOMINATED SYSTEM.

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LEADING A NEW ERA FOR SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL

SD Guthrie is going “Beyond Zero” to raise the bar for greener practices across the industry.

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PROFIT PILOT

CEO Ed Bastian has turned Delta Air Lines into the biggest cash machine in the industry, and delighted employees by sharing the wealth. Can he keep the good times rolling in rough economic weather?

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MALAYSIA'S DATA CENTER POWER PLAY

THE COUNTRY ASPIRES TO PROVIDE THE BACKBONE OF THE GLOBAL AI BOOM. WILL THE BET PAY OFF?

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THE RESTLESS MIND OF THE SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR

MARC LORE AND HIS QUEST TO CREATE THE AMAZON OF FOOD DELIVERY

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INVEST THE SANE PERSON'S GUIDE TO INVESTING IN CRYPTOCURRENCY

THERE HAVE ALWAYS been plenty of reasons for prudent investors to steer clear of the crypto markets. Most obviously, there are the rampant, ongoing, and widely publicized scams.

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INVEST THE SANE PERSON'S GUIDE TO INVESTING IN CRYPTOCURRENCY

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TECH AI AGENTS ARE HERE. HOW AFRAID SHOULD WORKERS BE?

AT MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, the telecom industry trade show held each March in Barcelona, AI agents were everywhere. Or rather, signs touting AI agents were everywhere.

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No.1 Cosmetics ODM Company Behind the Korean Beauty Wave

The Korean beauty industry is surging. Cosmetics exports surpassed $10 billion in 2024, a tenfold rise since first exceeding $1 billion in 2012.

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TECH THE NINE LIVES OF MASAYOSHI SON

THE FIRST DAYS of the second Trump administration offered the newly elected president a chance to share the spotlight with some of his most important allies.

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LEVI STRAUSS CEO MICHELLE GASS IS COUNTING ON WOMEN TO BOOST THE DENIM BRANDWITH HELP FROM THE BAGGY JEANS BOOM AND BEYONCÉ

OUTSIDE LEVI'S flagship store in New York's Times Square, the sidewalks are teeming with tourists, buskers, and unauthorized Elmo impersonators. Inside, the store is teeming with mannequins.

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A PIED-À-MER FOR LIFELONG TRAVELERS

IN 2019, the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan created Comedian, a series of three identical pieces, each consisting of a fresh banana diagonally duct-taped to a wall.

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HOW TO SURVIVE A TRADE WAR

THE FIRST FEW MONTHS of President Donald Trump 2.0 have drawn comparisons to the deregulation era of Ronald Reagan, the industrial policy of Alexander Hamilton, the roaring ebullience of the 1920s, the fervid patriotism of the 1950s, and the harsh cultural divisions of the 1960s.

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INVEST WITHOUT ELON MUSK, WHAT'S TESLA REALLY WORTH?

IN THE WEEKS bracketing Donald Trump's victory on Nov. 5, Tesla’s stock enjoyed one of the most explosive rides in the annals of publicly traded equities, gaining over 50% and almost half a trillion dollars in valuation in the span of just over a month.

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HOW TO PLAN YOUR NEXT $100,000 VACATION

ON AN EXCURSION to the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, clients helicoptered in after-hours so they could tour the ruins alone.

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ELLIOTT HILL JUST DOING IT

Staffers and brand loyalists cheered when Nike’s new CEO came out of retirement to lead the company he has had an irrational love” for since he began there as an intern. Turning it around will take more than good vibes.

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RUNNING ON FUMES

GM'S CENTURY-OLD CHINA BUSINESS CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE COUNTRY'S EV BOOM.

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The Blackstone Edge

90 DAYS. DOZENS OF INTERVIEWS. BILLIONS ON THE LINE. HOW BLACKSTONE'S CEO-MAKER GETS THE JOB DONE.

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Meet the next Warren Buffett.His name is Greg Abel.

The folksy business builder wowed his mentor to win the most closely watched succession race in corporate America. But can anyone really replace Warren?

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When Elon Musk has a really tough job, he turns to Steve Davis. DOGE might do the same.

IT WAS THE FALL OF 2022 when employees at Elon Musk's Boring Company began to notice Steve Davis wasn't around.

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AN INCOMPLETE ACCOUNTING: WHAT LOS ANGELES LOST IN THE FIRES

ROSS SIMONINI carried his 3-month-old baby, his dog, and some clothes. He had some hard drives and his computer, but the charger never made it out of his house, which had stood in Altadena, Calif., for almost 100 years.

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ASK ANDY SHOULD MY STARTUP RAISE MONEY FROM VCS? IF SO, WHICH ONES DO I CHOOSE?

A FRIEND'll call him Allen-spent years bootstrapping his real estate enterprise software company. After a long struggle to get to $1 million in sales, his business recently surged to $10 million, and revenue is now growing 100% year on year.

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AN INCOMPLETE ACCOUNTING: WHAT LOS ANGELES LOST IN THE FIRES

ROSS SIMONINI carried his 3-month-old baby, his dog, and some clothes. He had some hard drives and his computer, but the charger never made it out of his house, which had stood in Altadena, Calif., for almost 100 years.

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How much can DOGE do?

Elon Musk and Donald Trump aim to cut as much as $2 trillion in federal spending. It'll be even harder than it sounds.

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YOUNG PEOPLE ARE DRINKING LESS ALCOHOL. CAN CEO MICHEL DOUKERIS PERSUADE THEM TO KEEP DRINKING AB INBEV'S BEERS?

SOME TIME AGO, top CEOs at an invitation-only seminar at Harvard Business School were asked to imagine the four crises they would likely confront during their tenure at the top: a health emergency, a geopolitical conflict, an economic downturn, and a trade war.

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AI MAY NOT TAKE OUR JOBS AFTER ALL

JUST LOOK AT THE PHILIPPINESc

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Trump's first trade war caused U.S.firms to flee China.Now comes round 2.

DURING HIS FIRST TERM as president, Donald Trump shook up global trade by imposing new tariffs on China, the world's epicenter for manufacturing.

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TECH AI'S HIDDEN BIASES MAY BE INFLUENCING WHAT YOU THINK. HERE'S WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO STOP IT

TRISTAN HARRIS, cofounder and executive director of the Center for Humane Technology, has been called \"the closest thing Silicon Valley has to a conscience.\"

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THE LILLY PALOOZA

Not long ago, it looked like the best days of Eli Lilly were behind it. But tirzepatide, a drug for diabetes and obesity, has sent the 148-year-old pharma giant on awild ride. It’s now the ninth most valuable company in the world.