PepsiCo Blinks: Lay’s and Doritos Prices Drop After Shoppers Say No

February 3, 2026
The cost of a bag of chips has quietly become a breaking point for many U.S. shoppers, and this week, something finally gave. Prices on familiar snacks like Lay’s and Doritos are dropping after months of consumer resistance to repeated increases. The change is already appearing on store shelves, and it is happening faster than […]
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Why French prosecutors are investigating Elon Musk’s X

February 3, 2026
French prosecutors have widened an investigation into X, the social media company owned by Elon Musk, and have summoned Musk for questioning in April. The probe focuses on how X’s algorithms and AI systems operate, and whether they have been misused in ways that breach French criminal law. The case has drawn attention because it […]
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Why airlines are questioning Rolls-Royce’s jet engine pricing

February 3, 2026
Rolls-Royce is facing public pushback from airlines over the cost of repairing and maintaining jet engines, just as carriers are dealing with tight aircraft supply and long maintenance queues. At the Singapore Airshow, a senior executive defended recent price rises, saying they reflect higher costs across the supply chain rather than an attempt to profit […]
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Elon Musk Folds xAI Into SpaceX, Raising New Questions About Valuation and Oversight

February 2, 2026
Elon Musk Folds xAI Into SpaceX, Raising New Questions About Valuation and Oversight Elon Musk has moved xAI under SpaceX’s corporate structure, bringing artificial intelligence, satellite communications, and launch services onto a single private balance sheet. The deal does not create immediate financial strain, but it concentrates valuation, disclosure, and governance risk inside one of […]
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How Trafigura Missed the Warning Signs Behind a $500 Million Fraud

February 2, 2026
How Trafigura Missed the Warning Signs Behind a $500 Million Fraud The exposure facing Trafigura did not begin with a courtroom ruling. It began years earlier, when a series of trades that appeared routine inside the opaque world of metals finance went largely unquestioned until the losses became unavoidable. A London High Court judgment this […]
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How First Brands’ CEO Lost Control Before the Company Collapsed

February 2, 2026
The exposure did not begin in a courtroom. It surfaced when the financial scaffolding holding up a global auto-parts supplier suddenly gave way, leaving lenders, customers, and employees confronting a version of reality that looked nothing like the one they had been shown. The indictment of First Brands founder Patrick James has brought that gap […]
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Nicholas Mukhtar on Why Business Owners Overcomplicate Growth

February 2, 2026
Nicholas Mukhtar on Why Most Business Owners Overcomplicate Their Growth Plans  Growth remains the top priority for executives worldwide, over 70% of CEOs now cite it as their primary focus. Yet a paradox persists: the more ambitious the growth plan, the more convoluted it tends to become. Layers of initiatives pile onto one another. Dashboards […]
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The end of generic print. How Real-time personalization rescues margins in PoD

February 2, 2026
The Print-on-Demand (PoD) market has hit a wall. The traditional model, built on low entry barriers and the mass replication of static designs, no longer delivers sustainable returns. As advertising costs on Meta and Google continue to climb, the "upload a design and wait" approach leads directly to negative ROI. Today, average CAC (Cost Per […]
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Alexandr Wang Is 29, Running Meta’s AI — and Why His Authority Is Already Being Questioned

February 1, 2026
Alexandr Wang Is 29, Running Meta’s AI — and Why His Authority Is Already Being Questioned When Meta quietly handed one of the most strategically sensitive roles in artificial intelligence to Alexandr Wang, it wasn’t just a hiring decision. It was a signal that power inside Big Tech’s AI race is shifting faster than experience, […]
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Elon Musk Says Work Is Optional, but Your Rent Still Needs Paying

February 1, 2026
Elon Musk Says Work Is Optional, but Your Rent Still Needs Paying What became constrained first was not technology, but authority. As artificial intelligence accelerates and automation reshapes labor markets, control over how societies respond is no longer sitting solely with corporate leaders. This week, attention turned to who actually holds the power to manage […]
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General Motors Tightens Spending as Layoffs Spread — and Why Capital Has Stopped Cooperating

February 1, 2026
General Motors Tightens Spending as Layoffs Spread — and Why Capital Has Stopped Cooperating What became uncertain first was not demand, but cost tolerance. Across auto manufacturing, technology, and media, budgets that once absorbed expansion plans are now tightening, and leadership teams are acting quickly to reduce exposure. This week’s wave of layoffs has pulled […]
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An AI CEO Says Your Decades of Experience Are Making You Obsolete

February 1, 2026
An AI CEO Says Your Decades of Experience Are Making You Obsolete Hiring assumptions inside fast-growing tech companies are starting to shift, and that shift is quietly putting experience itself under pressure. As artificial intelligence flattens skill advantages, long-held ideas about who should be hired, promoted, or trusted are being re-examined — especially for workers […]
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