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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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Spirit says it’s operating as usual, but the Wall Street Journal reports that a potential government bailout for the airline has fallen through.

New long-term agreements are a sign that hyperscalers are willing to pay high prices for memory. They’ll also make Sandisk’s earnings less volatile.

A cyclical uptick in economic activity in May, presaged by the boom in semiconductors, should see a reversal in the most in and out of favour sectors.

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A “gold standard” trial found that semaglutide helped reduce drinking in people with obesity who sought out treatment for alcohol-use disorder.

Those companies, along with four others, have agreed to make their AI available for classified use by the Pentagon.

The “newcomer tax” is steep — and spreading.

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New CEO Greg Abel has the biggest investment shoes to fill — but he also had the best coach, which gives him “the best chance of success.”

The software company’s stock rose 20% in a boost to the sector that has been dragged down over concerns about artificial intelligence.

Fundstrat’s head of research Tom Lee says investors are underestimating how strong software companies will rise to the AI challenge.

“This letter is in memory of all the patients who died waiting for their medical appointments to begin.”

Haylie Duff has split from her fiancé, Matt Rosenberg, 12 years after the former couple announced they were engaged—and six years after they relocated their family from California to Texas.