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OpenAI wants to build a social-media business. Can its Sora app take on Meta and Google?

OpenAI likely needs ads to bridge the gap between its revenue and spending plans. But its AI-video generator app Sora faces heavy competition from Facebook, TikTok and more.

Government shutdown means Fed lacks crucial data as it considers rate cuts

It’s a bad time for the data to disappear.

Amazon, Palo Alto Networks — and 36 more hot stock picks from Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank’s list of fourth-quarter high-conviction picks also includes 2025 laggards like Visa and standouts like Lam Research that could have more room to rally.

Why investors don’t need to play defense during the government shutdown — even if it lasts

Even if the government shutdown lasts a long time, history suggests investors don’t need to move toward defense sectors.

I don’t want to pay the new $895 American Express Platinum fee — but will canceling the card hurt my credit score?

If you tell Amex you want to cancel, the company might offer you some cash, points or miles as an incentive to keep your card.

Does Elon Musk’s call for a Netflix boycott signal a new front in the culture wars?

Netflix is facing calls of a boycott from Elon Musk over an animated show it aired that featured a transgender character.

DoorDash’s expansion into restaurant reservations and robots offers new benefits, but risks ‘commoditization’

As DoorDash moves into new lines of business, delivery services from apps are starting to overlap — but one analyst notes “good companies run these kinds of experiments.”

‘The bank’s behavior doesn’t seem right’: I inherited a $30K trust. My adviser says I’ll pay $10K in taxes if I cash out. How is that possible?

“The question is whether to take the cash or leave it to be managed by the bank.”

What’s the economic damage from a government shutdown? These numbers tell the tale.

The threat of mass layoffs make this shutdown different, but most agency plans so far point only to furloughs, not layoffs.

AT&T’s stock trades at a notable premium to Verizon’s. Should you still buy?

Barclays just downgraded AT&T’s stock over concerns about industry competition and debt levels.

Supreme Court allows Lisa Cook to stay on at Fed, for now. What’s next as Trump tries to fire her.

The White House has been trying to fire Cook since late August, with Trump and his allies arguing that she engaged in mortgage fraud in loan documents she signed before she joined the Fed in 2022.

FOMO-driven stock-buying spree helps market avoid September slump

“Fear of missing out” on more gains driven by artificial intelligence and excitement about the return of the “Fed put” have helped stocks avoid the traditional September slump this year, according to a team of equity strategists at Barclays.
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