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Amazon Is Now America’s Biggest Company. Its 17-Year Journey to Surpass Walmart.

February 19, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Amazon Is Now America’s Biggest Company. Its 17-Year Journey to Surpass Walmart.
Walmart had held the title as the biggest company by annual revenue since 2009.

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DEI Rules That Changed Corporate Boards Are Vanishing

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Companies are back to appointing fewer women and minorities as political pressures have shifted.

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Live Nation Reports Growing Annual Concert Attendance as Federal Antitrust Trial Looms

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The live entertainment ticket provider faces Justice Department allegations that it illegally monopolized markets for concert booking and ticketing.

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The Beef Industry Has a Message for Consumers: Get Used to High Prices

February 19, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on The Beef Industry Has a Message for Consumers: Get Used to High Prices
U.S. cattle herds are at the lowest level in 75 years, putting a premium on the protein.

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NASA Boss Blasts Starliner Mission That Left Astronauts in Space for Months

February 19, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on NASA Boss Blasts Starliner Mission That Left Astronauts in Space for Months
Officials prioritized agency goals over crew safety, the administrator said. A NASA report found fault with Boeing and the space agency.

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Steel Dynamics, SGH Raise BlueScope Steel Takeover Bid to $11 Billion

February 19, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Steel Dynamics, SGH Raise BlueScope Steel Takeover Bid to $11 Billion
Under the revised offer, BlueScope shareholders would receive about $22.93 per share in cash, Steel Dynamics and SGH said.

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Top Lawyers’ Fees Have Skyrocketed. Be Prepared to Pay $3,400 an Hour.

February 18, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Top Lawyers’ Fees Have Skyrocketed. Be Prepared to Pay $3,400 an Hour.
Expertise and ego are pushing up hourly rates to once-unthinkable levels.

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Mark Zuckerberg Grilled on Usage Goals and Underage Users at California Trial

February 18, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Mark Zuckerberg Grilled on Usage Goals and Underage Users at California Trial
The Meta CEO said the company no longer issues goals for its teams for time spent by users on its platforms.

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In First Since WWII, Navy to Hire Company to Oversee Shipbuilding Project

February 18, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on In First Since WWII, Navy to Hire Company to Oversee Shipbuilding Project
The government typically handles the job, but delays and cost overruns prompted a search for new approaches.

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To Curb Microplastics, Consumers and Companies Seek More Durable Solutions

February 18, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on To Curb Microplastics, Consumers and Companies Seek More Durable Solutions
As everyday items like food containers shed tiny pieces of plastic, the public sees ‘an impossible problem,’ said plastic policy experts.

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