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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, during an interview at Bloomberg House on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024. Chris Ratliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland — OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman said the night he was pushed out by the board was “wild,”

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says concerns that artificial intelligence will one day become so powerful that it will dramatically reshape and disrupt the world are

In this article MSFT META AMZN GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft displayed on a mobile phone with an EU flag shown in the background. Justin Tallis | AFP via Getty Images A raft of major technology and media companies have signed an open letter

In this article GS GSBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Solomon, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Michael Kovac | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is

A picture taken in London shows gold-plated souvenir cryptocurrency tether, bitcoin and ethereum coins arranged beside a screen displaying a trading chart, May 8, 2022. Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images The CEO of Circle, the company behind popular stablecoin USD Coin, sees a strong chance that laws for stablecoin issuers like itself will

Chinese AR glasses and software company Rokid announced it raised $70 million in a funding round led by the government of Hefei city. Seen here, a demonstration for the company’s augmented reality helmet. Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese augmented reality glasses and software company Rokid this week announced it raised

In this article BTC.CB= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs this week could be a turning point for cryptocurrency investing. Ark Invest CEO and Chief Investment Officer Cathie Wood is behind one of the new ETFs. Her firm partnered with 21Shares to launch the

In this article BLK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Larry Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., gestures while speaking at the Handelsblatt Banking Summit in Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | Getty Images BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, announced Friday it is buying Global Infrastructure Partners

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman, who recently fought a high-profile battle against Harvard University, said Friday that he’s starting an activist organization to fight antisemitism and reform higher education. “It’s going to be a ‘think-and-do tank.’ It’s going to be an activist,” Ackman said in an interview with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin on “Squawk Box.” “I’m

In this article C Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 17, 2023. Adam Galica | CNBC Citigroup said it was cutting 10% of its workforce in a bid to help boost the embattled bank’s results and stock price. About 20,000 employees

In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms, in the Hart Building on Dec. 6, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase is scheduled

Containers sit at the Yangshan Port in Shanghai, China, Aug. 6, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — China’s exports rose more than expected in December, but failed to offset an overall decline for 2023, customs data showed Friday. Exports rose by 2.3% year on year in U.S. dollar terms last month, more than the

Consumers shop in Rosemead, California, on Dec. 12, 2023. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images The annual inflation rate edged higher in December following two months of declines. However, that reversal likely isn’t cause for concern — and may be somewhat misleading, economists said. “We’re still making progress in the inflation fight,” said

SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 06: In this photo illustration, the Coinbase logo is displayed on a screen on June 06, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. The Securities And Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase for allegedly violating securities laws by acting as an exchange, a broker and a clearing agency

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen (R) greets People’s Republic of China (PRC) Vice Premier He Lifeng at the start of a bilateral meeting at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on November 10, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Secretary Yellen and Vice Premier Lifeng will hold meetings ahead of

Europe’s fintech sector is fiercely competitive, with privately-held start-ups worth tens of billions of dollars vying to steal market share from incumbent banks. Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images The fintech industry saw more pain in 2023, with overall investment falling by half as higher interest rates and worsening macroeconomic conditions caused investors to

Federal Reserve Bank Governor Michelle Bowman gives her first public remarks as a Federal policymaker at an American Bankers Association conference In San Diego, California, February 11 2019. Ann Saphir | Reuters Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman, who had been one of the central bank’s staunchest advocates for tight monetary policy, said Monday she’s adjusted

CHONGQING, CHINA – JANUARY 02: People visit the 2nd International Light and Shadow Art Festival at the Fine Arts Park on January 2, 2024 in Chongqing, China. The 2nd International Light and Shadow Art Festival runs from December 29 to January 7. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty

Su Arslanoglu | E+ | Getty Images Are your unused gift cards gathering dust? You may be able to exchange those cards for cash. Gift cards are among the most popular gifts during the winter holiday season: 44% of consumers planned to give one as a gift in 2023, ranking second only to clothing (56%),

A networking and hiring event for professionals of color in Minneapolis, MN.  Michael Siluk | Getty Images The unemployment rate for Black Americans fell significantly in December, closing out 2023 on a positive note, according to data released Friday by the Department of Labor. Black Americans, the group with the highest jobless percentage in the country,