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Big Tech groups race to fund unprecedented $660bn AI spending spree - Financial Times
business 2026/02/08 20:00:03

Big Tech groups race to fund unprecedented $660bn AI spending spree - Financial Times

Executives face choice between cutting returns to shareholders, raiding reserves or tapping the markets

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Warsh Call for Fed-Treasury Accord Stirs Debate in $30 Trillion Bond Market - bloomberg.com
business 2026/02/08 20:00:00

Warsh Call for Fed-Treasury Accord Stirs Debate in $30 Trillion Bond Market - bloomberg.com

Kevin Warsh floated plenty of ideas for how he would run the Federal Reserve during his campaign for the job as chair. For Wall Street, few are as cryptic — or potentially consequential — as his call for a new accord with the Treasury Department.

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Washington Post Staff Starts GoFundMe For International Employees Facing “Serious Security Risks” After Layoffs: “I Was Just Laid Off In The Middle Of A War Zone” - Deadline
business 2026/02/08 19:58:00

Washington Post Staff Starts GoFundMe For International Employees Facing “Serious Security Risks” After Layoffs: “I Was Just Laid Off In The Middle Of A War Zone” - Deadline

After ‘The Washington Post’ was hit with layoffs cutting a third of its staff, its international reporters are faced with finding away home.

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Washington Post chief executive steps down after mass lay-offs - BBC
business 2026/02/08 19:42:58

Washington Post chief executive steps down after mass lay-offs - BBC

Will Lewis says “difficult decisions” had been made to ensure the newspaper’s future.

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Bitcoin price analysis: BTC likely closer to bottom than top as bears celebrate - CoinDesk
business 2026/02/08 19:41:15

Bitcoin price analysis: BTC likely closer to bottom than top as bears celebrate - CoinDesk

The Financial Times and Peter Schiff were among the no-coiners giving themselves pats on the back as crypto crashed this week.

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Amazon delivery drone strikes North Texas apartment, causing minor damage - San Antonio Express-News
business 2026/02/08 19:05:40

Amazon delivery drone strikes North Texas apartment, causing minor damage - San Antonio Express-News

Amazon launched drone delivery service in North Texas in early December, shortly after Prime Air delivery was unveiled in San Antonio.

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