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Business news • Apr 18

Trump, When Asked About White House Meeting with Anthropic’s Dario Amodei: ‘Who?’

The White House is in a tricky position with Anthropic right now.

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Business news • Apr 18

Activists Urge Boycott of ‘Bezos Met Gala’ With Posters Around NYC

On sidewalks and subway cars, posters began popping up this week urging New Yorkers to boycott this year's Met Gala over the tech billionaire Jeff Bezos'...

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Business news • Apr 18

Exclusive | Greg Abel Has Been Leading Berkshire for 100 Days. Things Are Already Changing.

Abel is scrutinizing businesses and investments established under Warren Buffett's long run.

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Business news • Apr 18

Markets Climb As Risks Ease And Earnings Deliver

Equities rise as geopolitical sentiment stabilizes. Early earnings results point to continued strength.

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Business news • Apr 18

I Tried American Airlines’ Centennial Beef Wellington In First Class

I recently had the chance to try beef Wellington on an American Airlines first class and against all odds, it turned out very well.

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Business news • Apr 18

Ranked: The Busiest U.S. Airports by Flights

Discover the busiest U.S. airports by takeoffs and landings in 2025, led by Chicago O'Hare's nonstop flight activity.

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Business news • Apr 18

Airline industry faces a shakeup as jet fuel hits hard

The competitive landscape for U.S. airlines is confronting seismic turbulence as energy price spikes wreak havoc on the industry.

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Business news • Apr 18

American Airlines Says It Won’t Merge With United

American issued the statement after news reports that United Airlines' chief executive had discussed the idea with the Trump administration.

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Business news • Apr 18

Experts send strong message about decreasing mortgage rates

Housing market experts dive into what mortgage rates could do next and how they affect the home-buying season.

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Business news • Apr 18

Marvel Studios’ Former Art Staff Discuss ‘Shortsighted’ Layoffs

While Marvel Studios stood tall at Cinemacon, its visual development staff shared their thoughts on being let go.

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Business news • Apr 18

Experimental drug doubles one-year survival in pancreatic cancer

A new drug that works by making tumors more susceptible to chemotherapy and the immune system has increased survival in those with advanced pancreatic...

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Business news • Apr 18

Trump expects his Fed chair nominee to cut interest rates. Here’s how Kevin Warsh might try to do it.

Warsh will be pressed on his outlook for rates at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.

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Business news • Apr 18

Berkshire shares left behind as S&P 500 rallies to record high

While the overall market was soaring over the past two weeks, Berkshire wasn't doing much of anything, as its shares slipped to MTD drops of just under 1%.

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Business news • Apr 18

This traveler has flown business class more than 500 times. But is it worth the splurge?

Since 2010, frequent flyer Richard Robinson has logged 945 flights. Here's what he says travelers should consider before splurging on an upgrade.

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Business news • Apr 18

Reed Hastings created a work culture that made Netflix a giant. Can it survive without him?

When Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix as a mail-order DVD business in 1997, he wanted to create a work environment that didn't limit employees with rigid...

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Business news • Apr 18

The AI Doomers Who Are Playing With Fire

For years, the dangerous rhetoric has been out of control. And things are turning violent.

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Business news • Apr 18

Corporate Profits Are at Record Highs. These 4 Factors Could Sink Them.

Times are good for big business. In the last quarter of 2025, even though economic growth and job creation slowed to a crawl, pretax corporate profits set a...

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Business news • Apr 18

'It's just scale': Local mom-and-pop car dealerships are growing or dying amid industry consolidation, rise of mega-retailers

Multibillion-dollar dealerships have been on the rise amid a decadeslong consolidation that has led to a grow-or-die mentality for many U.S. auto retailers.

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Business news • Apr 18

Social Security's 2027 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Estimate Is Getting a "Trump Bump" -- Here's How Much Extra You Might Receive

In March, the average retired worker brought home a Social Security benefit of $2,079.49. Though this annualizes to less than $25,000, this income is...

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Business news • Apr 18

Tired of waiting for your EV to charge up? One Chinese company has a novel solution

Chinese car company NIO is putting up EV battery swapping stations all around the world. NPR took a ride in one car for the experience.

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