AI start-ups amass record $150bn funding cushion as bubble fears mount
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Mega funding rounds create โfortress balance sheetsโ as investors advise top groups to brace for tougher markets...
Tourists planning to spend Christmas in Hong Kong have fuelled a surge in guest house bookings since October, driving occupancy and room rates to their strongest levels in five years. But those arrivi...
Attorney Alex Spiro wrote to California Gov. Gavin Newsom saying several of his clients would relocate if a billionaire tax were implemented. Ramsay de Give-Pool/Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Gett...
Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, and many still work. Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Japan has adapted to an aging workforce with government support and job programs. Nearly ...
High cocoa prices pushed Singapore's Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie to innovate across its business. Huileng Tan/Business Insider Faced with soaring cocoa prices, Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie is turning crisis in...
Media giants are trying to solve their engagement issues as free streamers like YouTube take viewers. John Wilson/Netflix Audiences have increasingly shifted toward free streaming services like YouTub...
A fancy Starbucks coffee drink with whipped cream Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images Under new CEO Brian Niccol, Starbucks had a sometimes rocky 2025. I thought slimming down the menu length and adding after...
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Tech leaders like Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk led a workforce efficiency crusade in 2025. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic The "efficiency" m...
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Deloitte recorded 4.8% annual revenue growth in its most recent financial year. Jack Taylor/Getty Images The Big Four — EY, Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC — are the world's largest accounting and...
๐ Key Facts โ Bitcoin reached new heights in 2025 โ Interest from Wall Street and Washington grew โ Tensions ar...
Recent surveys suggest older Americans plan to unretire in 2026 or fear they may have to down the line. Kittipong Udomsom/Getty Images More older Americans are returning to work due to financial insec...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that imposed a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images Companies are revising their H-1B strategies after ...
๐ Key Facts โ The global beauty industry is valued at $500 billion. โ The climate crisis is shifting many people's purchasing patte...
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๐ Key Facts โ Unpredictable cocoa markets are affecting chocolate sourcing. โ Candy makers are rethinking their approaches to procureme...
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