Data centers in orbit mean no water or electric bills. But they also cost three times as much as data centers on Earth—$170 billion for one.
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‘Toy Story 5’ Opens This Weekend. It Will Be a Blockbuster.
Disney Pixar’s animated adventure is one of Hollywood’s most profitable franchises, raking in more than $3 billion worldwide from the first four movies.
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General Motors Is a Cash-Compounding Machine. Buy the Stock.
Share repurchases have boosted the stock. There are other reasons to buy.
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Smith & Wesson Stock Surges 19% After Earnings. Handgun Sales Are Picking Up.
Smith & Wesson stock jumps after the firearms company signals in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that gun demand is rising.
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A Corporate Spending Pullback Just Triggered Accenture’s Worst Day Ever
Concerns about AI disruption have taken center stage, but Accenture’s deeper problems lie elsewhere.
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Why Jabil Stock Is One of the S&P 500’s Biggest Gainers
The unconventional AI play raises its fiscal-year guidance after third-quarter results handily top estimates.
CarMax Stock Drops After Earnings. Shares of Rival Carvana Also Take a Tumble.
CarMax stock falls after the used-vehicle retailer handily tops Wall Street expectations with its first-quarter earnings. Carvana is at the bottom of the S&P 500.
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SpaceX’s Great, Big, Boring IPO
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Nestlé Finds Its Sweet Spot. How the New CEO Is Turning Things Around.
Philipp Navratil aims to restart growth in the 160-year-old food giant by focusing on core brands like KitKat, Fancy Feast, and Nespresso.
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Indexes Rewrote the Rules for Elon Musk. Ordinary Americans Are Left Holding the Bag.
SpaceX is being granted accelerated entry to several indexes, and passive funds will have no choice but to buy the stock at peak hype, Christopher Collins writes.
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Fed Chairman Warsh Should Follow the Europeans’ Lead on Inflation
The new chairman of the Federal Reserve would be wise to copy the European Central Bank’s hawkish tone on inflation, Desmond Lachman writes.
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Ryan Cohen Is Ready to Talk About eBay. For Real.
GameStop’s bid to buy eBay was loudly rejected by the company’s board. Ryan Cohen remains committed to the deal and says it will ultimately be up to shareholders.
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Cummins CEO on How to Manage the AI Boom
The diesel engine maker is no stranger to boom-bust business cycles.
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SpaceX Is Coming for Your Retirement Portfolio. Why You Shouldn’t Worry.
Investors in index funds will soon own a sliver of SpaceX. Consider these moves if you’re worried it’s a bubble.
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Americans Are Raiding Their Retirement Savings to Keep Their Homes
More Americans have been dipping into their retirement savings, about half of them do so multiple times.
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Most Americans Have Experienced Financial Fraud. Few Are Prepared.
While 71% of Americans claim they can identify phishing attacks, only 37% are confident they can detect every kind of financial fraud, a new study from the CFP board finds.
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Janus Henderson Gets Regulatory Nod for Take-Private Deal
The fund company announced it agreed in December to a deal with Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst Group Management.
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