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This Japanese toilet maker seeking ‘the perfect flush’ is moonlighting as a hot AI play

Toto is “aiming to achieve a toilet that never needs cleaning.” It’s also supplying electrostatic chucks — a semiconductor-manufacturing component critical to the memory-chip boom.

Japan just put a ‘Band-Aid’ on the yen. Why high oil prices could soon rip it off.

Concerns about high oil prices are adding to inflation fears in Japan, as the BOJ just moved to rescue the yen from a roughly 40-year low.

‘We’re worried the honey pot will run dry’: Does the Trump administration use my Social Security to fund federal programs?

There are many suggestions floating around Washington on how to fix the program’s funding issues.

GameStop is hungry for relevance. Is buying eBay the answer?

GameStop is reportedly interesting in buying eBay, which has done a better job of adapting to changing consumer preferences.

It now costs $160 to fill up America’s top-selling vehicle as the Iran war nears its 10th week

Regular unleaded gas is up almost 50% since the start of the Iran war, to $4.42 a gallon late Friday morning, according to GasBuddy.

Apple just gave a subtle clue that a splashy AI acquisition may be in the cards

Apple is officially retiring its net-cash-neutral target, and some suspect the iPhone maker is preparing for a major acquisition to close the gap in the AI race.

‘Why do Americans think we can do socialism?’ says hedge-fund manager Ken Griffin

The hedge-fund manager’s recent comments came after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, singled out Griffin’s ownership of a $238 million penthouse.

Pickleball gets its largest-ever investment: $225 million. ‘It’s still a growth sport — it’s not just a fad.’

As valuations in major sports leagues like the NFL have surged, institutional investors have turned to smaller, fast-growing sports.

Wall Street is finding a new use for the latest retail-trading obsession

As more people start using prediction markets, Wall Street is finding ways to derive value from them.

New Fed chair Warsh will have a fight on his hands if he pushes for interest-rate cuts

Statements from three officials show inflation fears are giving them cold feet about any more rate cuts.

Roblox had a child-safety problem. Now it has a revenue problem.

The gaming platform lowered its annual revenue projections, saying new age-verification programs have caused engagement to drop.

Trump to talk up his push to lower costs, as analysts see bruising midterms for GOP due to economic worries

President Donald Trump on Friday is slated to give a speech about his efforts to lower taxes and other costs, as analysts predict defeats for his party in November’s midterm elections in large part due to voters’ affordability concerns.
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