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On Jim Continenza’s first day on the job as Eastman Kodak executive chairman in 2019, he got a call from a star Hollywood filmmaker telling him the company was making a big mistake. The photography technology company was in the process of shutting down its acetate factory, which makes one of the key ingredients used […]
The 2027 Infiniti QX65. Courtesy: Infiniti Japanese brand Infiniti on Thursday unveiled a new midsize luxury SUV, called the QX65, as it tries to mount a comeback in the U.S. The vehicle will have a 268-horsepower VC-Turbo engine with 286 foot-pounds of torque, as well as dual 12.3-inch displays. The QX65 “accelerates INFINITI into its […]
Huge swathes of cash are flowing from Japan to European tech startups as risk-averse investors favor a more mature entrepreneurial ecosystem, helping to scale the continent’s booming deep tech cluster. While the European startup and venture capital ecosystem has long operated in the shadow of Silicon Valley, it has become fertile ground for Japanese corporates, […]
Fed Governor Lisa Cook is standing up to Donald Trump, suing to keep her job because she says the president is trumping up a scandal and she’s fighting for Fed independence. Trump has called for Cook’s head for allegedly committing mortgage fraud by signing documents that she had two primary residences. We should let the […]
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. As the world’s rich have gotten richer, their investment firms have doubled down on private assets such […]
Artificial intelligence robot looking at futuristic digital data display. Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Businesses are turning to artificial intelligence tools to help them navigate real-world turbulence in global trade. Several tech firms told CNBC say they’re deploying the nascent technology to visualize businesses’ global supply chains — from the materials that are […]
A tech industry veteran, Mike McCue sees an opening for a different kind of internet where algorithms don’t call the shots. Mr. McCue, the chief executive of the internet company Flipboard, is challenging social media’s automated grip on our attention, betting that humans, not machines, should curate online experiences. Three decades ago, as vice president […]
Macy’s needs to reignite its creativity by featuring more exciting products in stores and hosting engaging events to attract younger generations back, according to activist investor Barington Capital. Those are just two of several changes the activist investor says are necessary to turn around Macy’s, which once established itself as a premier department store but […]
