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US wholesale prices arrive hotter than expected, up 0.5% from December and 2.9% from a year ago - AP News
business 2026/02/27 16:49:00

US wholesale prices arrive hotter than expected, up 0.5% from December and 2.9% from a year ago - AP News

U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month. The Labor Department reported Friday that its producer price index, which measures inflation before it hits consumers, rose 0.5% from December and 2.9% from January 2025. Economists had forecast a…

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Nvidia CEO delivers blunt 7-word rebuttal on software stocks - thestreet.com
business 2026/02/27 16:03:00

Nvidia CEO delivers blunt 7-word rebuttal on software stocks - thestreet.com

The man who built the AI boom says investors are misreading software stocks.

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Here’s Why CoreWeave (CRWV) Is Dragging Down Nebius and Iren After Its Mixed Q4 - TipRanks
business 2026/02/27 15:32:01

Here’s Why CoreWeave (CRWV) Is Dragging Down Nebius and Iren After Its Mixed Q4 - TipRanks

AI cloud company CoreWeave’s ($CRWV) shares plunged over 21% on Friday afternoon, pulling down peers Nebius ($NBIS) and Iren ($IREN) following the release of its mixed fourth-quarter earnings. The results

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Jack Dorsey's Block cuts 40% of staff, 4,000+ people — and yes, it's because of AI efficiencies - Venturebeat
business 2026/02/27 11:50:25

Jack Dorsey's Block cuts 40% of staff, 4,000+ people — and yes, it's because of AI efficiencies - Venturebeat

Executives should begin by auditing their own internal workflows to identify where agentic AI can consolidate roles and flatten management hierarchies.

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Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI - AP News
business 2026/02/27 06:34:00

Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI - AP News

Shares in the financial technology company Block have soared more than 20% in after-hours trading after its CEO announced it was laying off more than 4,000 of its 10,000 some employees due to efficiency gains from artificial intelligence. Jack Dorsey said tha…

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Asian Stocks to Ebb as Nvidia Decline Dulls Mood: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com
business 2026/02/27 04:00:00

Asian Stocks to Ebb as Nvidia Decline Dulls Mood: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com

The S&P 500 is set for a monthly loss after a whirlwind February in which twin fears of a bubble in the artificial-intelligence trade and of the technology’s disruptive power drove sharp swings.

Bloomberg
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