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Carlyle Joins $1 Billion Investment Round in Missile Startup Castelion

The funding round, which also includes JPMorgan Chase and Andreessen Horowitz, values the hypersonic munitions maker at $13 billion.

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OpenAI's Latest Bid to Fight Anthropic: A Promise Not to Keep Customer Data

The ChatGPT maker hopes to win business customers who are upset that Anthropic is keeping their data.

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Why a Payments Giant Is Paying $7 Billion for the 'Stripe of AI'

The Stripe deal for OpenRouter, founded by an NFT entrepreneur, is a bet on a future where users turn to a mix of AI models.

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Strategy, Coinbase Stocks Rose After Trump Met Crypto Execs

Shares of Strategy were the best performer in the Nasdaq 100.

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Women at L3Harris Shared Concerns About CEO's Behavior Years Before Ouster

Chris Kubasik was ousted after an investigation into conduct with a subordinate. Years earlier, another employee had made a harassment complaint.

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Spirit Flight Attendants Fight Google's Data Bid for AI

The flight attendants want assurance that their confidential information will be removed from the sale of the defunct airline's digital records.

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Coty Looks to Finish Strategic Review, Guides for First-Quarter Sales Decline

The company guided for revenue to decline by a low- to mid-single-digit percentage as consumers become increasingly selective with their purchases, despite resilient demand for beauty overall.

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Walmart Earnings Could End the Stock's Summer Slump

Walmart stock is down 15% since mid-May. A few factors could help the retailer's shares change direction.

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Deere Earnings Won't Be Good, but There's a Silver Lining

Deere will report fiscal third-quarter earnings Thursday morning. Wall Street expects earnings per share of $4.69, little changed from a year ago.

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Moderna Shares More Than Double on Success of mRNA Cancer Vaccine

The results from a Merck-Moderna partnership validate years of research into a new approach to cancer treatment.

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Target Raises Fiscal-Year Forecast Again as Turnaround Gains Traction

On the heels of a positive quarter, the retailer now expects sales growth of about 5% this fiscal year.

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Lowe's Lowers Full-Year Targets as Homeowners Scale Back DIY Projects

Lowe's trimmed its full-year sales and profit targets, signaling that price-conscious homeowners are delaying major renovations and compounding back-half headwinds.

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T.J. Maxx Parent TJX Says Self-Inflicted Issues Hurt Sales

The company's U.S. apparel business fell short of quarterly expectations, signaling a pullback among shoppers even as the discount retailer raised its full-year earnings.

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Estee Lauder to Double Down on Turnaround Efforts as Sales Climb

The company narrowed its fiscal fourth-quarter loss as sales rose on broad-based strength across geographies and categories.

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August 19, 2026 21:00 ET (01:00 GMT)