2 h. ago Iowa small business owners talk issues with policymakers in Washington, D.C.

Iowa small business owners talk issues with policymakers in Washington, D.C.  Radio Iowa

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2 h. ago White House withdraws David Weldon's nomination to be Trump's CDC director: Sources

Minutes before his confirmation hearing, the White House pulled David Weldon's nomination to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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4 h. ago Trump threatens 200% tariff on EU champagne, other alcohol products

The announcement came in response to tariffs issued by the European Union.

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4 h. ago UiPath is looking for a path to growth in agentic AI with its Peak.ai acquisition

A rush of agentic AI solutions is hitting the enterprise market, and now one of the bigger players in automation has scooped up a startup in the space in hopes of taking a bigger piece of that business. UiPath, as part of its quarterly earnings last night, announced that it acquired Peak.ai, a startup out […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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4 h. ago Omni raises $69M to design tools that help companies better analyze their data

Employees at many companies today are expected to make decisions through careful data analysis, but the tools they need to do it are clunky, slow or — in some cases — don’t exist. That’s according to Colin Zima, the CEO of Omni, a business intelligence (BI) platform that aims to help organizations simplify how they […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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6 h. ago Stock futures even Thursday amid trade war and looming government shutdown

Stocks futures were again showing jitters early Thursday, after a reprieve for the S&P and NASDAQ on Wednesday amid President Donald Trump's trade war.

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8 h. ago An ‘Untradable’ Market: Trump Sows Profound Uncertainty for Stocks

The administration’s whipsawing moves are leaving investors guessing. The risk is that this uncertainty comes at a real cost to the economy.

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8 h. ago Stock Market Remains Uncertain Amid Trump’s Whipsawing Tariffs and Budget Cuts

The administration’s whipsawing moves are leaving investors guessing. The risk is that this uncertainty comes at a real cost to the economy.

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9 h. ago The EPA has announced dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target

The Trump administration plans to reconsider about two dozen environmental rules, in what the Environmental Protection Agency calls the "most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history."

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9 h. ago President Trump's attempts to shrink government target civil rights efforts

At the Labor Department, there's a draft proposal to nearly dismantle an office that investigates discrimination by federal contractors. Some fear that women and people of color will lose protections.

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12 h. ago E.P.A. Targets Dozens of Environmental Rules as It Reframes Its Purpose

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the agency’s mission was to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses.

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16 h. ago Siblings accused of killing businessman in failed carjacking attempt

Siblings accused of killing businessman in failed carjacking attempt  NBC Los Angeles

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17 h. ago EPA announces dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target

The Environmental Protection Agency didn't provide details about what it wants to do with the regulations — whether it will try to weaken them or eliminate them entirely.

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18 h. ago Alaska Works Partnership Expands Training with Lowe’s Foundation Grant

Alaska Works Partnership Expands Training with Lowe’s Foundation Grant  Alaska Business

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19 h. ago Rising star chef Shota Nakajima to close his last Seattle restaurant

Rising star chef Shota Nakajima to close his last Seattle restaurant  The Business Journals

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19 h. ago NIH cuts funding for vaccine hesitancy research and may target mRNA research too

The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how to increase uptake. mRNA vaccine research may be on the chopping block, too.

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20 h. ago Sports bar chain opens first Seattle location near Climate Pledge Arena

Sports bar chain opens first Seattle location near Climate Pledge Arena  The Business Journals

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20 h. ago Greenland votes for opposition party that favors a gradual approach to independence

In a big shake up of Greenland's political landscape, a pro-business opposition party is the surprise winner in the country's election. The party favors a slow approach to gaining independence.

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20 h. ago Food delivery startup Wonder acquires media company Tastemade for $90M

Food delivery startup Wonder is acquiring media company Tastemade for around $90 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. Founded in 2021, Tastemade produces food, travel, and home videos and operates several free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels. The acquisition gives Wonder access to a content studio, production company, and advertising business. Wonder will leverage […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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20 h. ago S&P and Nasdaq close up, Dow closes down after turbulent day amid trade war

An escalating global trade war hammered markets in recent days.

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