SoftBank shares slide nearly 7% amid renewed pressure on AI-linked stocks

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The logo of SoftBank is displayed at a company shop in Tokyo, Japan January 28, 2025.  Issei Kato | Reuters Shares of Japan’s SoftBank Group resumed their slide on Friday, following a broader slump in AI-related stocks as investors once again grew wary of the sector’s lofty valuations. The group, which holds a wide range […]


Goldman’s Marc Nachmann warns of ‘deployment pressure’ from evergreen funds

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A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and venture capital. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Wealthy individuals have been pouring into alternative assets in recent years, thanks in part to […]


Gambling puts pressure on athletes

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Hall of Fame basketball player Carmelo Anthony said Thursday, in the wake of bombshell indictments detailing illegal NBA betting, that the rapid rise of sports gambling is putting growing pressure on today’s athletes. Speaking with CNBC Sport, the former New York Knicks star said the betting culture “mentally affects” players. “They may say they don’t […]


Pressure cookers sold at Aldi recalled after customers suffer severe burns

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More than 46,000 pressure-cookers are being recalled following several reports of burn injuries, according to a federal regulatory agency. The lid of the Ambiano Electric Pressure Cookers, which were sold at Aldi stores, can be opened before sufficient steam pressure has been released, causing hot contents to escape and posing a risk of burn injuries to consumers, […]


Whoop says FDA is ‘overstepping’ with blood pressure feature warning

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The logo for the Food and Drug Administration is seen ahead of a news conference on removing synthetic dyes from America’s food supply, at the Health and Human Services Headquarters in Washington, DC on April 22, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday published a warning […]


Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Prices

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Follow live updates on today’s jobs report and the global market turmoil from Trump’s tariffs. Tariffs on imported vehicles took effect Thursday, a policy that President Trump said would spur investments and jobs in the United States but that analysts say will raise new car prices by thousands of dollars. The 25 percent duty applies […]


Meta went all in on AI in 2024. The pressure builds in 2025

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tries on Orion AR glasses at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters “Aut Zuck Aut Nihil” spanned the front of Mark Zuckerberg’s loose-fitting black shirt during his keynote at Meta’s Connect event in September.  […]


Walmart rolls back DEI policies after Robby Starbuck pressure

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Walmart is making a slate of changes to its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, becoming the latest in a growing list of major corporations to halt the so-called “woke” initiatives. Anti-woke activist and filmmaker Robby Starbuck, who has been leading a campaign exposing major corporations’ woke policies, said on X on Monday that he warned Walmart […]