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This Thrive-backed startup says it aspires to be the “Amazon of homes”

You can buy a house online—not a dollhouse or a Roblox mansion, but a real one. And I don’t just mean look online....

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Crypto wallets, long a painful experience, now feel a lot more like Venmo

Crypto wallets are having a moment. The latest example is Kalshi announcing an integration with Phantom to offer event contracts to the wallet’s...

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Earnings calls citing ‘AI’ surge in 2025 as ‘uncertainty’ mentions fade

Good morning. CEOs and CFOs are clearly focused on AI—it is the most-used term in S&P 500 earnings calls this year. FactSet examined...

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Unlimited vacation policies can work—it just depends on where employees are based

Good morning! For years, the prevailing theory amongst workers about “unlimited vacation” is that it actually encourages workers to take less time off....

The Magnificent 7 isn’t that magnificent: 5 of the stocks have underperformed the market this year thumbnail
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The Magnificent 7 isn’t that magnificent: 5 of the stocks have underperformed the market this year

S&P 500 futures were up 0.44%  this morning after the index lost 1.07% on Friday, a day after setting a new all-time high...

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Leon to close sites and cut jobs as fast-food chain enters administration

Fast-food chain Leon is set to close a number of restaurants and cut jobs after entering administration, just weeks after being bought back...

EU set to soften 2035 petrol and diesel car ban amid political pressure thumbnail
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EU set to soften 2035 petrol and diesel car ban amid political pressure

The European Union’s planned ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 is set to be watered down, according...

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The Twelve Days of Business

On the first day of Christmas, my mentor taught to me, resilience as a growth strategy… Christmas is a time for slowing down,...

Hello Vet raises £15m to expand transparent-pricing clinics across the UK thumbnail
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Hello Vet raises £15m to expand transparent-pricing clinics across the UK

A London-based veterinary start-up aiming to bring greater price transparency to pet care has raised £15 million to accelerate its expansion across the...

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Northern Ireland faces new car shortages as Brexit rules bite under Windsor framework

Northern Ireland is facing the prospect of new car shortages and higher motoring taxes as post-Brexit provisions under the Windsor Framework come into...