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Nandi Owolo Turns Junk Journaling into Business After Layoff

📋 Key Facts ✓ Nandi Owolo is a 30-year-old who was laid off from her dream job at the UN. ✓ She started junk journaling as a hobby in J...

Dec 21CNBClifestyle

Paramount Secures Larry Ellison Backing in Amended WBD Bid

📋 Key Facts ✓ Paramount amended its WBD bid with a guarantee of Larry Ellison backing. ✓ The bid was not increased on Monday. ...

Dec 22CNBCeconomics

Private Credit Firms Enter Consumer Debt as Risks Mount

📋 Key Facts ✓ Private credit firms are piling into consumer debt. ✓ Risk-taking is mounting in these financial activities. ...

Dec 23Financial TimeseconomicsImpact

Trump's World Liberty Financial Token Down Over 40% in 2025

📋 Key Facts ✓ World Liberty Financial is the Trump family’s crypto project ✓ The project has seen its fair share of controversy ...

Dec 22CoinTelegraphPoliticsImpact

US Pushes GM Soya and Corn Sales to India in Trade Talks

📋 Key Facts ✓ The US wants to sell GM soya and corn to India. ✓ Indian farmers are wary of GM soya and corn. ✓ ...

Dec 23Al JazeeraPolitics

Hilbert Group Acquires Enigma Nordic for $25M Crypto Boost

📋 Key Facts ✓ Hilbert Group acquires Enigma Nordic for $25 million. ✓ The deal expands Hilbert's systematic trading toolkit. ...

Dec 21The Blockeconomics

Janus Henderson Acquired by Trian, General Catalyst for $7.4B

📋 Key Facts ✓ Asset manager Janus Henderson agreed to be acquired by investors Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst. ✓ The acquis...

Dec 22CNBCeconomics

India-New Zealand Trade Pact Enables Duty-Free Goods Trade

📋 Key Facts ✓ India and New Zealand have announced a trade pact making the majority of goods trade duty-free. ✓ India aims to become an...

Dec 22CNBCeconomicsImpact

Asia-Pacific Markets Climb on China's Lending Rate Decision

📋 Key Facts ✓ Asia-Pacific markets climbed on Monday. ✓ Investors are assessing China's benchmark lending rate decision. ...

Dec 22CNBCeconomicsImpact

Resolve AI Hits $1B Valuation in Series A Round

📋 Key Facts ✓ Resolve AI, founded by ex-Splunk executives, achieves $1 billion valuation ✓ Series A funding round values the startup at...

Dec 20TechCrunchTechnology

ByteDance Plans $23B AI Spending to Match US Rivals

📋 Key Facts ✓ ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese owner, plans a $23 billion AI spending initiative. ✓ The expenditure aims to build AI inf...

Dec 23Financial TimesTechnology

HYPE Rally to $200 by 2035 Amid Rival DEX Challenges

📋 Key Facts ✓ Cantor Fitzgerald predicts a HYPE rally to $200 by 2035. ✓ DEX adoption and HIP-3 fuel the case for HYPE's growth. ...

Dec 22CoinTelegraphcryptocurrency

Coinbase Acquires Clearing Company for Prediction Markets

📋 Key Facts ✓ Coinbase is buying The Clearing Company. ✓ The acquisition expands into prediction markets. ✓ It ...

Dec 22CoinTelegrapheconomicsImpact

Five Below Prices Often Exceed $5 in Holiday Shopping

📋 Key Facts ✓ 60% of Five Below's products are sourced from China, impacted by tariffs. ✓ Company stock rose 85% year-to-date as of...

Dec 21Business InsidereconomicsImpact

Jim Beam Halts Main Distillery Production for a Year Amid Tariffs

📋 Key Facts ✓ Bourbon maker Jim Beam halts production at its main distillery for a year ✓ US distillers face uncertainty after Presiden...

Dec 22BBC NewsPoliticsImpact

Foreign Investment Surge: UK Companies See Record Overseas Takeover...

📋 Key Facts ✓ 74% increase in foreign takeovers of British companies in 2025 ✓ Record-breaking year for international acquisitions in U...

Dec 21Financial Timeseconomics

Asia-Pacific Markets Climb on AI Boost from Wall Street

📋 Key Facts ✓ Asia-Pacific markets mostly climb following Wall Street's AI trade lift. ✓ Investors in Asia are watching AI-related ...

Dec 23CNBCeconomics

Interhash Acquires Stake in Neopool Mining Pool

📋 Key Facts ✓ Interhash acquired a controlling stake in Neopool during the Bitcoin MENA 2025 conference. ✓ Neopool ranks in the top 15 ...

Dec 22Bitcoin MagazinecryptocurrencyImpact

Warren Buffett's departure is putting a 'succession discount' on Berkshire Hathaway stock, a strategist says

Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is retiring at the end of this year. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images R360's Barbara Goodstein says Berkshire Hathaway's coming shake-up is an opportunity for ...

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I spent a year interviewing and listening to over 50 tech leaders talk about AI. Here are the 4 biggest lessons.

This year, I listened to over 50 tech leaders discuss AI across various conferences, podcasts, and interviews. Lee Chong Ming/Business Insider Over the past year, I listened to more than 50 tech leade...

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