Industries

Industries

Southwest Ends its Famous Two-Free-Bags Policy

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Last year, the airline announced plans to do away with another uniquely Southwest policy: its open, no-assigned-seats boarding policy.

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Autos

Nvidia and Softbank-Backed Self-Driving Startup Races Toward Market

What makes Wayve stand out is that its autonomous vehicle software is designed to learn to drive while driving, sort of like humans do.

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Consumer

Whipsawing Trade Policy Sows Uncertainty in Big Box Retail

A slew of retail company earnings reports last week raised the spectre of sapped spending as executives discussed tariffs.

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Electric Vehicles

Farewell (For Now, At Least) to Tesla’s $700 Billion Trump Bump

Tesla’s stock closed down for a record seventh consecutive week on Friday, and has nearly erased a $700 billion post-election rally.

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Energy

The Leading State for Renewable Energy Generation is… Texas?

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The Lone Star state has emerged, by a long shot, as the nation’s leader in renewable energy generation, according to new data.

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Consumer

Prada Defies Luxury’s Slump

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Prada reported retail sales across its brands rose 18% last year as the company reportedly gears up to buy Versace from Capri Holdings.

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Healthcare

Eli Lilly Wants to Bring Pharmaceutical Production Back to the US

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Eli Lilly last week announced a $27 billion investment in four different domestic manufacturing plants to boost weight-loss drug production.

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Media & Entertainment

Hollywood Outgrew Los Angeles. Now It’s Outgrowing America.

As US-based streaming platforms chase audiences around the world, they’re increasingly committing to international productions.

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Media & Entertainment

YouTube Is Beating Spotify in the Podcast Wars

On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that one billion people are watching podcasts on the Google-owned YouTube every month.

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Industries

US Defense Spending Falls Out of Lockstep With Europe

European leaders are gearing up for the possibility of a sudden America-shaped hole in the Ukraine defense budget.

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