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Starbucks launches beta app in ChatGPT to fuel new drink discovery
A sample prompt in ChatGPT using Starbucks’ beta app Source: Starbucks Starbucks has launched a beta app in ChatGPT to provide inspiration for customers’ drink orders, the company said Wednesday. To use the beta app, customers need to enable the Starbucks app through ChatGPT’s app directory and then enter a prompt on the chatbot that […]
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United CEO had been considering a merger last fall, months before bringing it up to the Trump administration
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, joined by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, speaks to reporters outside the White House on Oct. 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby raised the idea for an airline merger with the Trump […]
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Luxury stocks fall as Iran war weighs on earnings; Hermes sinks 14%
A woman walks in front of the Gucci store on Fifth Avenue in Trump Tower on February 24, 2021 in New York City. John Smith | Corbis News | Getty Images Luxury stocks tanked early Wednesday after Gucci-owner Kering and Hermes reported first-quarter earnings that disappointed investors amid a conflict in the Middle East that […]
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Chinese robotaxi companies forge ahead with UAE expansion despite Iran war
Key Points At least three Chinese robotaxi companies are pushing ahead with their expansion into the Middle East. The UAE and China held a business cooperation forum in Beijing earlier this week. Chinese robotaxi companies have ramped up their global expansion plans in the last two years, making the most progress in the Middle East. […]
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DA wants Sam Altman arson suspect Daniel Moreno-Gama held without bail
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., speaks during BlackRock’s 2026 Infrastructure Summit in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prosecutors plan to ask a judge Tuesday to ask a San Francisco judge to hold the man accused of trying to murder OpenAI CEO Sam […]
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David Einhorn signals caution as his hedge fund Greenlight prioritizes capital protection
Key Points Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn warned that investors may be underestimating potential downside risks. “It probably won’t surprise anyone that we are again putting capital preservation at the top of our priorities,” Einhorn said in his latest investor letter. Source
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What a United-American merger would mean, from antitrust hurdles to airfare
American Airlines and United Airlines airplanes at the Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Aristide Economopoulos | Bloomberg | Getty Images United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby reportedly floated the idea of a potential tie-up with rival American Airlines to the Trump administration earlier […]
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Lucid names auto industry outsider as CEO, expands Uber deal
Lucid electric vehicles are seen at the New York International Auto Show on April 2, 2026. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Lucid Group has named the former chairman and CEO of Schindler Group, an industrial manufacturer of escalators and elevators, as its new chief executive. Silvio Napoli, who spent nearly 31 years at Schindler, is set […]
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Investor survey shows most bearishness in 11 months. So the contrarian call is to buy
Investor pessimism has surged to the highest level in nearly a year, a development that could paradoxically signal further gains for risk assets, according to the latest Global Fund Manager Survey from Bank of America. Sentiment fell to its most bearish reading since June 2025, with the bank’s composite measure — based on cash levels, […]
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Seeing huge demand for world’s fastest plane, says Bond CEO Papariella
CNBC’s “Squawk Box” team discusses demand for private aviation with Bond CEO Bill Papariella. Source
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