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L’Oreal Heiress Fortune Rises By $6 Billion As Company’s Shares Soar After Strong Earnings
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, the second-richest woman in the world, entered the top 20 on Forbes’ real-time billionaires list on Thursday after her company’s shares rose sharply.
Blue Jays Sign New Catcher After Alejandro Kirk Setback Tests Depth
The Toronto Blue Jays have added a former New York Yankees draft pick as their All-Star catcher recovers from in-season surgery.
The Gen Z Pout and the Gen Z Stare are both a warning to Fortune 500 CEOs
Two viral trends reveal a generation that's mastered personal branding — but risks tuning out the workplace fundamentals that drive careers forward.
Exclusive: Omni raises $120 million to fix one of AI’s biggest enterprise data problems
Iconiq is backing the $1.51 billion startup building a “semantic layer” that translates company data for AI agents and humans alike.
Uber riders complain they were charged more for paying with Amex cards—one viral video shows a $13 difference
Some users claim to

Will fusion power get cheap? Don’t count on it.
Fusion power could provide a steady, zero-emissions source of electricity in the future—if companies can get plants built and running. But a new study suggests that even if that future arrives, it might not come cheap. Technologies tend to get less expensive over time. Lithium-ion batteries are now about 90% cheaper than they were in…
Crypto scam lures ships into Strait of Hormuz, falsely promising safe passage
Ship attacked by Iran after possibly falling for safe passage crypto scam.
Tesla reports Q1 2026 earnings: Still profitable
Car sales are up, battery sales and emissions credits are down.
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Lawsuit: Nintendo is getting tariff refunds—its customers should get them instead
Lawsuit demands Nintendo pass Trump tariff refunds on to its customers.