Business headlines from the Apex backend, organized by sectors and major public companies for faster market scanning.
At a 2014 conference, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos described early missteps, including the failed Pets.com investment, as costly experiments he expected to lose. The remarks highlighted a broader philosophy that setbacks are part of building a long-term business.
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A House Select Committee on China has opened a national security inquiry into Eli Lilly’s clinical trial activities, seeking details on how trials are overseen and how trial data is accessed.
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A report highlighted how the AI race is increasingly about building the underlying computing and cloud-style infrastructure, not just shipping software features. Meta (META) is expected to make its next major move as investors compare it with peers including Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet.
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GM said it struck a strategic partnership with Micron Technology aimed at strengthening semiconductor supply for vehicles, a move investors appeared to view positively on Wednesday.
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The stock jumped after a Bloomberg report said the Facebook and Instagram parent is preparing to enter the cloud infrastructure market, turning surplus compute into a new line of business.
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CoreWeave (CRWV) fell about 10% in early trading Wednesday to roughly $90, extending a period of sharp market swings. Investors looking for a peer read-through are also turning to other AI-and-cloud-focused names such as Oracle (ORCL) and Cloudflare.
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A report says Meta plans to launch a cloud computing effort, a move that would put the social-media and AI giant more directly in line with enterprise cloud competitors. Meta has not publicly confirmed the plan or its scope.
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The Patent and Market Court in Stockholm found Google unlawfully favored its own shopping comparison service. The damages award was far below what PriceRunner had asked for.
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The company’s stock climbed sharply on Tuesday, renewing investor chatter about whether AMD can be next to join an exclusive market-cap club as semiconductor investors weigh the fast-moving AI compute cycle.
