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QVC is betting on TikTok to help revive its live shopping business
FILE PHOTO: Signage is displayed at the entrance to the QVC Studio Park in West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 4, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters QVC Group is launching the first-ever nonstop live shopping streams on TikTok in the U.S. in a bid to revive its business and broaden its audience. Beginning Wednesday, hosts from […]
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In Trump era, companies are rebranding DEI efforts, not giving up
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, attends the inauguration of a new hub in France dedicated to the artificial intelligence sector, at the Google France headquarters in Paris, France, on Feb. 15, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters After Google scrapped its diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, hiring aspirations in February, CEO Sundar Pichai […]
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Nikola founder Trevor Milton says Trump pardoned him in securities fraud case
Trevor Milton, founder of Nikola Corp., arrives at court in New York, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton said Thursday that he had been granted a full pardon by President Donald Trump for his October 2022 conviction of federal crimes related to defrauding […]
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Novo Nordisk expands discounted Wegovy to all cash-paying U.S. customers
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Novo Nordisk said on Monday all eligible cash-paying customers in the United States can buy its weight-loss drug Wegovy at a discounted price of $499 per month at their local pharmacy. U.S.-listed shares of Novo fell more than 2.5% to $74.92 in premarket trading. Novo has also lost its spot […]
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White House forces out CEO of passenger railroad Amtrak
Amtrak CEO Stephen J. Gardner looks on during a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 6, 2023 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The White House this week forced Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner to step down as head of the U.S. passenger railroad […]
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Wall Street analysts defend Capital One stock after Monday’s selloff. Here’s where we stand
Wall Street analysts endorsed Capital One , and the Club stock bounced Tuesday — one day after a sharp slide on concerns about possible regulatory hurdles to the company’s pending Discover acquisition. The news Citi, KBW, and Jefferies all said they still expect the $35 billion deal to be completed despite a Monday afternoon report […]
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Trump could be a catalyst for a global pro-crypto shift, Binance CEO says
The CEO of crypto exchange Binance said he expects U.S. President Trump’s “pro-crypto” legislation in the U.S. to spur regulators in other parts of the world to follow suit. “We have moved from a period where there’s big regulatory uncertainty and in many sense, some regulatory hostility towards the industry, to one where the largest […]
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‘God used Donald Trump to save me’: Ex-Tenn. senator gets pardon 15 days after entering prison
Former Tennessee Sen. Brian Kelsey, left, arrives at federal court, Nov. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. On Monday, July 8, 2024, a federal appeals panel ruled to keep a 21-month prison sentence in place for the former Tennessee state senator who tried to withdraw his guilty plea on campaign finance law violations. Mark Humphrey | […]
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U.S. budget deficit surged in February, passing $1 trillion for year-to-date record
The U.S. Treasury Building is seen from the Washington Monument on a cold, winter day on Jan. 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Carter | Getty Images The U.S. debt and deficit problem worsened during President Donald Trump’s first month in office, as the budget shortfall for February passed the $1 trillion mark even though […]
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Trump to address CEOs at Business Roundtable as market sell-off continues
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on on the day he signs an executive order in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. Feb. 25, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump is set Tuesday to address a major meeting of top CEOs, many of whom have seen the value of […]
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