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• Fast-food giant Yum Brands tops expectations, led by strength in Taco Bell

  Taco Bell reported same-store sales growth of 11% for the fourth quarter.
  7 minutes ago - US Top News and Analysis - Business

• Microsoft's $69 billion Activision takeover could harm gamers, British regulator says

  The U.K.'s competition regulator said Wednesday that Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard could harm competition in the U.K. gaming market.
  14 minutes ago - US Top News and Analysis - Business

• Microsoft's new Bing chatbot is fun but sometimes more cautious than ChatGPT

  Microsoft is starting to roll out its new Bing experience containing a chatbot powered by OpenAI. It's sometimes unwilling to do things that ChatGPT will.
  16 minutes ago - US Top News and Analysis - Business

• UK regulator deals blow to Microsoft’s $75bn Activision deal

  Competition and Markets Authority says tie-up could lead to higher prices and less choice
  21 minutes ago - UK homepage - Business - United Kingdom

• CVS Reaches $10.6 Billion Deal to Buy Oak Street Health

  The all-cash deal would widen CVS’s healthcare offerings and is the latest sign of the growing tie-ups between health insurers and primary-care doctors.
  30 minutes ago - WSJ.com: US Business - Business

• Need to Know: No wonder Powell didn’t commit to extra hikes. Here are five reasons the January jobs report may be too good to be true.

  Economists say the January jobs report do not point to a new acceleration in the jobs market.
  30 minutes ago - MarketWatch.com - Top Stories - Business

• Chinese food delivery firm Meituan plans to hire 10,000 workers as U.S. tech giants ax jobs

  Meituan's hiring spree is in contrast to Silicon Valley technology giants from Microsoft to Alphabet that have laid off thousands of workers.
  36 minutes ago - US Top News and Analysis - Business

• Speedy Hire launches probe into £20mn of missing equipment

  UK tools and equipment provider uncovered issue while preparing for end of year audit
  39 minutes ago - UK homepage - Business

• UK to give Ukraine fighter jet training as Zelenskyy visits

  Leader greeted by Rishi Sunak and to address parliament as Britain steps up aid
  40 minutes ago - UK homepage - Business - Ukraine

• Sunak is haunted by Tory ghosts and fantasies of cake

  MPs agitating for reheated ‘Trussonomics’ could force the prime minister off the path of fiscal prudence
  44 minutes ago - UK homepage - Business

• Uber beats estimates and the stock is up

  Uber reported fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday that beat analysts' estimates on top and bottom lines.
  44 minutes ago - US Top News and Analysis - Business

• Economic Report: Mortgage demand recovers as mortgage rates keep falling for fifth week in a row

  Mortgage applications rose 7.4% in the latest week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. The average rate for a 30-year mortgage is 6.18%
  45 minutes ago - MarketWatch.com - Top Stories - Business - Mortgage

• Mortgage refinance demand jumps 18% as interest rates drop for the fifth straight week

  Mortgage rates continued to fall last week, and both current homeowners and potential homebuyers reacted swiftly.
  48 minutes ago - US Top News and Analysis - Business - Mortgage

• Treasury Warns of Risks to Financial Sector in Cloud-Computing Services

  The department says reliance on Amazon, Microsoft or Google would have consequences in case of technical breakdowns.
  48 minutes ago - WSJ.com: US Business - Business

• Wall Street finds it easier to raise money despite rising interest rates

  Loosening of financial conditions suggests buoyant markets are at odds with the Federal Reserve
  50 minutes ago - UK homepage - Business

• Uber Posts Higher Revenue and Adjusted Profit

  The ride-hailing company beat Wall Street estimates and projected accelerated bookings growth.
  53 minutes ago - WSJ.com: US Business - Business
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  'Astonishing' New Cognitive Research Shows Gaining Knowledge, Learning New Skills, and Achieving Mastery Comes Down to the Rule of 7

  While talent matters, the good news is we all learn at basically the same rate--and can "learn anything we want."
  58 minutes ago - Inc.com - Business
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  How Did LeBron James Break the NBA All-Time Scoring Record? By Embracing the Fact That Success Is Always a Lagging Indicator

  That, in part, comes with the realization that success is always a lagging indicator.
  1 hour ago - Inc.com - Business - NBA

• UK housebuilders rally after Barratt flags ‘early signs of improvement’

  Company reports ‘modest uplift’ in reservations in January
  1 hour ago - UK homepage - Business - United Kingdom

• Adani stocks on the rise as debt repayment plans attempts to soften investor sentiment

  Shares of companies linked to Indian conglomerate Adani Group were mostly clawing back on Wednesday after a rough couple of weeks as some units unveiled plans to repay its debt.
  1 hour ago - MarketWatch.com - Top Stories - Business

• TotalEnergies puts hydrogen investment with Adani on hold

  French group will not sign planned $4bn investment until there is further clarity
  1 hour ago - UK homepage - Business

• Equinor makes record $75bn profit during energy crisis

  State-backed group’s earnings provide Norway with tax haul equivalent to $7,900 per head of population
  1 hour ago - UK homepage - Business

• Deep Dive: Biden targets stock buybacks — do they help you as an investor?

  Do stock buybacks help you as an investor?
  1 hour ago - MarketWatch.com - Top Stories - Business - Joe Biden

• Erdoğan visits quake-hit area as Turkey-Syria death toll passes 11,000

  President calls for ‘national unity’ after criticism of government’s slow response as damaged infrastructure hinders rescue efforts
  1 hour ago - UK homepage - Business - Turkey

• Azeri BTC crude loadings suspended at a major oil export hub in Turkey after earthquakes

  Crude oil loadings from Turkey's Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan terminal in the Mediterranean have been suspended, following earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria.
  1 hour ago - US Top News and Analysis - Business

• Manchester United shares surge after report Qatari investors set to bid

  Shares of U.K. soccer club Manchester United surged in premarket trade after a report of an imminent Qatari bid for the high-profile team.
  1 hour ago - MarketWatch.com - Top Stories - Business

• Microsoft gave some numbers on AI-powered search. Here’s what the company says.

  Microsoft has finally released its artificial intelligence-powered search engine, and some of the early reviews are good. But what will it mean in to the bottom line?
  1 hour ago - MarketWatch.com - Top Stories - Business - Microsoft

• Encore: Can the government’s new ability to negotiate drug prices eliminate blockbuster price tags?

  The drug companies want $26,500 per year for the newest Alzheimer’s drug; negotiations might take it to $20,000.
  1 hour ago - MarketWatch.com - Top Stories - Business

• Dow Jones Newswires: Volkswagen shares slip on missed 2022 free cash flow target

  The German car maker said free cash flow for 2022 came in at 5 billion euros ($5.36 billion), below its goal of matching the prior-year's EUR8.6 billion.
  1 hour ago - MarketWatch.com - Top Stories - Business

• Peter Morici: Powell shouldn’t let up in the fight against inflation

  Inflationary pressures remain quite powerful, so the Fed should keep raising rates for several more months and then hold steady until inflation falls to 2%.
  1 hour ago - MarketWatch.com - Top Stories - Business