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Google is now a glorified venture-capital fund thanks to its SpaceX and Anthropic stakes

Google’s early investments in SpaceX and Anthropic look like some of the “most successful venture bets any public company has ever made,” one expert says.

Meet the unsinkable U.S. economy — oil prices are surging, Iran tensions are rising, but it won’t crack

High tariffs, stubborn inflation, government shutdowns, war with Iran, rising oil prices — nothing in the turbulent past year has poked a hole in a seemingly unsinkable U.S. economy.

EV drivers are taking a victory lap — right past the gas stations selling $4-a-gallon fuel

Electric-vehicle drivers are taking a victory lap as the war in Iran has slowed global oil supplies and pushed up the cost of gasoline.

America’s biggest oil companies are making less money than before the Iran war

Even once the Strait of Hormuz reopens, it will take months for oil and gas flows to get back to normal, Exxon and Chevron warn.

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.
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