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'What the U.S. Feared Is Coming True: Huawei and Xiaomi Push China’s Chip Empire Beyond Fantasy, Defying All Sanctions' - Daily Galaxy

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'What the U.S. Feared Is Coming True: Huawei and Xiaomi Push China’s Chip Empire Beyond Fantasy, Defying All Sanctions' - Daily Galaxy
China’s tech giants are defying expectations, making surprising strides in the semiconductor race.
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July 23, 2025 at 6:34 AM
For all those who are starting their career journey, understand that where you apply your skills is just as important as the skills themselves...

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'Severn Trent boss paid £3.2m despite rise in sewage spills' - The Telegraph
Liv Garfield was awarded a basic salary of £830,000, plus a further £2.3m in bonuses and benefits
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July 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Market consolidation will not just affect your power in the goods market but also the jobs market.

🔻🔻less employers = 🔺🔺more abuse

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'Amazon interferes in Canadian union efforts, labor board rules' - Investing
Amazon.com Inc. conducted a "lengthy and pervasive anti-union campaign" at a warehouse near Vancouver, Canada
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July 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A company cannot conduct it's business based on it's hiring policies...

'DOJ ends probe into T-Mobile's $4.4 billion merger 2 days after the company committed to end DEI policies' - MSN

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'DOJ ends probe into T-Mobile's $4.4 billion merger 2 days after the company committed to end DEI policies' - MSN
The Justice Department announced on Thursday that it was closing an antitrust probe into T-Mobile's $4.4 billion merger with USCellular
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July 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
'CA representative Nancy Pelosi discloses over $1 Million in Broadcom stock purchase amid AI surge' - News Break

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'CA representative Nancy Pelosi discloses over $1 Million in Broadcom stock purchase amid AI surge' - News Break
California representative Nancy Pelosi has disclosed a purchase of Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) stock valued between $1 million and $5 million
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July 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A reminder this prime day 😌
July 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
'Cereal maker WK Kellogg shares jump 50% on report of possible $3 billion deal with Ferrero' - NBC

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'Cereal maker WK Kellogg shares jump 50% on report of possible $3 billion deal with Ferrero' - NBC
Shares of WK Kellogg soared more than 50% on Wednesday following a report that chocolate maker Ferrero is close to a roughly $3 billion deal
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July 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
'Nvidia is first company to hit $4TRILLION market value as AI boom drives demand' - This Is Money

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'Nvidia is first company to hit $4TRILLION market value as AI boom drives demand' - This Is Money
Nvidia last night became the world’s first $4 trillion company as the chip designer’s remarkable rebound continued.
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July 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
'Jimi Hendrix Experience copyright trial set for December in UK' - RTE

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'Jimi Hendrix Experience copyright trial set for December in UK' - RTE
A legal battle over the copyright of Jimi Hendrix's music is set to go to trial in December at the High Court in London.
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July 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
'Vocus clears final regulatory hurdle for $5.3b acquisition of TPG assets' - Capital Brief

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'Vocus clears final regulatory hurdle for $5.3b acquisition of TPG assets' - Capital Brief
Vocus’ proposed $5.25 billion acquisition of TPG Telecom’s Enterprise, Government and Wholesale fixed operations has been given the go ahead
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July 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
'AbbVie to Buy Capstan Therapeutics for up to $2.1 Billion' - US News Money

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'AbbVie to Buy Capstan Therapeutics for up to $2.1 Billion' - US News Money
AbbVie said on Monday it would acquire privately held cell therapy developer Capstan Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $2.1 billion
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July 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
'Apple Loses Bid to Dismiss Justice Department Antitrust Suit' - Insurance Journal

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'Apple Loses Bid to Dismiss Justice Department Antitrust Suit' - Insurance Journal
Apple Inc. lost its bid to throw out an antitrust case brought by the US Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general on Monday
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July 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Imagine getting run over by your own car...
Musk had led Trump's DOGE, tasked with cutting fraud and waste in federal spending, until May.
Donald Trump threatens to unleash DOGE on Elon Musk
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July 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
'Blackstone's Cirsa gambling company seeks $2.95 billion valuation in IPO' - MarketScreener

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'Blackstone's Cirsa gambling company seeks $2.95 billion valuation in IPO' - MarketScreener
Blackstone's gambling company Cirsa will seek a valuation of 2.52 billion euros ($2.95 billion) in an initial public offering of shares
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July 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
'Mars' $36 billion Kellanova deal gets US antitrust approval as EU opens investigation' - Street Insider

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'Mars' $36 billion Kellanova deal gets US antitrust approval as EU opens investigation' - Street Insider
Candy maker Mars' takeover of Pringles maker Kellanova was cleared by U.S. antitrust regulators on Wednesday
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June 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
'Moody's fully acquires ICR Chile, solidifying its leading position in key Latin American markets' - GuruFocus

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'Moody's fully acquires ICR Chile, solidifying its leading position in key Latin American markets' - GuruFocus
ICR will maintain its current rating methodologies and processes post-acquisition.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
'FTC approves Omnicom–Interpublic Merger, bars political ad steering' - Social Samosa

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'FTC approves Omnicom–Interpublic Merger, bars political ad steering' - Social Samosa
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has conditionally approved Omnicom Group’s $13.5 billion all-stock acquisition of rival advertising giant
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June 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Premier Grand Prix series Formula 1 and MotoGP will now be under one roof.

What kind of collaborations and crossovers can we expect moving forward?

'EU Clears Liberty Media's Dorna Sports Merger' - Wall Street Journal

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EU Clears Liberty Media’s Dorna Sports Merger
The European Commission approved Formula One owner Liberty Media’s bid for Dorna Sports more than six months after deciding to launch an in-depth probe of their merger plans.
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June 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
'Primary Health Properties: Assura board backs £1.79bn takeover bid' - Hargreaves Lansdown

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Primary Health Properties: Assura board backs £1.79bn takeover bid - Hargreaves Lansdown
Primary Health Properties has won the bidding war for Assura, as the Assura board recommends an improved £1.79bn offer to its shareholders.
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June 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Google is being sued in the UK for potential damages worth $6.64 billion alleging the company abused its dominant market position in the online search industry reut.rs/43Qzlxh
Google faces 5 billion pound UK lawsuit for abusing dominance in online search
Alphabet's Google is being sued in Britain for potential damages worth about 5 billion pounds ($6.64 billion) alleging the company abused its dominant market position in the online search industry.
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April 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Surely, a tariff on 'all countries' just translates to higher prices for the American people....
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'Trump says reciprocal tariffs will target all countries' - Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations, not just a sma
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March 31, 2025 at 9:17 AM
'Crown Castle International Suddenly Fires CEO Steven Moskowitz' - Seeking Alpha

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'Crown Castle International Suddenly Fires CEO Steven Moskowitz' - Seeking Alpha
Crown Castle International (CCI) announced last night that the board terminated president and CEO Steven Moskowitz.
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March 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
'Hawley Exposes Big Tech as Willing Collaborators in Censorship: ‘They Own It’' - Senator Hawley

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'Hawley Exposes Big Tech as Willing Collaborators in Censorship: ‘They Own It’' - Senator Hawley
Today in a hearing of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) exposed how
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March 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
'Apple sued for false advertising over Apple Intelligence' - Axios

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'Apple sued for false advertising over Apple Intelligence' - Axios
Apple has been hit with a federal lawsuit claiming that the promotion of now-delayed Apple Intelligence features constituted false advertisi
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March 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
'‘Superman’ Estate Sues Warner Bros. Discovery, Jeopardizing Release of New Film in Key Territories' - The Wrap

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'‘Superman’ Estate Sues Warner Bros. Discovery, Jeopardizing Release of New Film in Key Territories' - The Wrap
The estate of Superman co-creator Joseph Shuster is suing Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of the July release of the new James Gunn film
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March 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM