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	Netflix said it has wrapped up its upfront ad negotiations, posting a 150% increase in sales commitments over 2023, in line with company expectations.Studio Ghibli's 'Grave of the Fireflies' Sets Netflix Release Date




	The presence of ads on the world’s leading streaming service is a new phenomenon, of course, putting an asterix on statistical comparisons, but the news is the latest sign that a major strategic effort is showing progress. After spending more than a decade insisting it would never run ads, Netflix reversed course in 2022, quickly ramping up an ad team and establishing a new $7 subscription tier. It...

Netflix Closes Upfront Sales, Citing Gains In Line With Its Expectations

For Alimentation Couche-Tard's proposed take-over of 7-Eleven's owner to work, divestment and approval from antitrust regulators would likely be required, says Retail Cities' Bryan Gildenberg. If the deal were completed, it would be the biggest-ever foreign takeover of a Japanese company and will possibly be followed by more acquisitions in...

Proposed 7-Eleven buyout deal will likely face antitrust scrutiny, retail analyst says

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Seven & I, parent of 7-Eleven, is in talks with Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.

7-Eleven parent company on verge of mega merger

When Jay Chaudhry sold his first company for $70 million, he focused less on his own riches, he says — and more on how the deal could turn dozens of his employees into millionaires. Chaudhry, 65, is known today as the billionaire founder and CEO of Zscaler, a cloud...

65-year-old CEO turned at least 88% of his employees into millionaires after selling his company for $70 million

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Seven & i Holdings says it will review the takeover offer from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard, which would unite the 7-Eleven and Circle K brands.

The Canadian company behind Circle K wants to buy 7-Eleven's Japanese owner in a blockbuster deal

Warren Buffett has led the Berkshire Hathaway investment company to market-crushing returns since 1965. Berkshire owns a number of private companies, but it also acquired stakes in several public companies, including Apple. Berkshire is currently valued at $922 billion, and it could become the first American non-technology company to reach...

1 Unstoppable Stock Set to Join Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta in the $1 Trillion Club

The recent failure of one of the top banks in the tech industry, Silicon Valley Bank, has led to concerns about a broader financial crisis that could have far-reaching consequences. The US Treasury, Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) have taken extraordinary steps to prevent such a...

Silicon Valley Bank Depositors to Have Access to “All of Their Money” Following Government Intervention

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

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Cathie Wood Is Buying Tons of This Hot Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock, and It Might Surprise You

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Denny's was once a staple of the American diner landscape. In recent years, it has had its ups and downs, especially post-pandemic. The dining habits of people also change. Some customers have a more discerning taste.

Denny's: a legacy of serving customers for over 65 years including 27 locations in Missouri

Advait Palepu is now covering the wealth beat in India for Bloomberg News, which he joined in March 2023. He previously was a writer for The Morning Context in Mumbai. He also worked as a correspondent for MediaNama covering digital banking and fintech. Palepu also worked at Bloomberg Quint in...

Palepu now covering wealth in India for Bloomberg

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(Reuters) - Regional lenders at the heart of last year's banking crisis are cutting more deals to shore up their balance sheets and compete with rivals, extending a wave of consolidation in the sector that may attract anti-trust scrutiny.

Analysis-US regional bank deals rise as lenders aim to bolster balance sheets

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Artificial intelligence could render many jobs such as cashiers and drivers obsolete — leading to widespread social unrest, according to a senior Wall Street finance executive.

Armen Panossian, a co-CEO of the Los Angeles-based investment firm Oaktree Capital Management, told Bloomberg News that AI poses “the biggest risk” because while it “clearly has the potential for very large economic gains,” it will also have “societal impacts.”

“Millions of people could be out of jobs. So who’s going to retrain those people?” Panossian told Bloomberg News.

“If we don’t figure that out, there could be social unrest.”



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Top Wall Street exec predicts ‘social unrest’ due to AI: ‘Millions of people could be out of jobs’

(Reuters) - Netflix saw a more than 150% surge in upfront ad commitments for this year, the streaming giant said on Tuesday, thanks in part to the National Football League (NFL) games coming to the platform on Christmas Day.

Netflix upfront ad commitments surge as NFL games, Squid Game boost appeal

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Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Bernard Arnault (LVMH) have all traded the crown in recent years. Here's who is the richest person in the world today.

Who is the richest person in the world? See net worths of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, more

Starbucks, Coca-Cola Seek Trademark Renewal in Russia(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (Credit: Getty Image) Starbucks' sales tumbled globally as more US and international consumers rejected its high-priced coffees. Starbucks sales dropped by 3% globally at all stores open for at least a year, according to its recent financial release. In North America...

Starbucks Sees Declining Sales as More Consumers Step Away From High-Priced Coffee

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

All of the investments made this year by Bezos' family office — called Bezos Expeditions — have been in artificial intelligence, according to data provided to CNBC by FINTRX, a private wealth intelligence platform. Bezos Expeditions has always tilted heavily toward tech. Fully 70% of the family office's...

Jeff Bezos' family office is making big investments in AI

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Kroger has taken legal action to block the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) internal proceedings against its planned $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos., arguing that the process is unconstitutional. According to Bloomberg, thismove marks a significant development in what could become the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history. Kroger...

Kroger Seeks to Block FTC Merger Case in Federal Court

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Reliance and Disney Seek to Smooth Over Antitrust Hurdles for $8.5 Billion India Merger

In a move to expedite the regulatory approval process for their $8.5 billion merger, Reliance and Walt Disney have proposed selling a select number of TV...

Reliance and Disney Seek to Smooth Over Antitrust Hurdles for $8.5 Billion India Merger

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