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$800B Tech Selloff Puts Enterprise AI in the CFO Spotlight

$800B Tech Selloff Puts Enterprise AI in the CFO Spotlight
$800B Tech Selloff Puts Enterprise AI in the CFO Spotlight
February 06, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Enterprise software has spent the past decade promising transformation while mostly delivering optimization. But artificial intelligence is now coming for the “mission critical” workflows of...

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Consumer Sentiment Improves but Workers See Little Income Growth Ahead
Consumer Sentiment Improves but Workers See Little Income Growth Ahead
February 06, 2026  |  Economy

The latest consumer confidence data points to a public that is cautiously recalibrating expectations for 2026, encouraged by cooling inflation yet unsettled by a volatile...

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SoftBank Earnings Results Could Clarify $30 Billion OpenAI Funding Rumors
SoftBank Earnings Results Could Clarify $30 Billion OpenAI Funding Rumors
February 06, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

When SoftBank Group reports its third-quarter earnings results Thursday (Feb. 12), it may reveal whether it is considering increasing its investment in OpenAI, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Feb. 5). Get the Full Story...

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Amazon Leverages New Tax Laws to Fuel AI Buildout
Amazon Leverages New Tax Laws to Fuel AI Buildout
February 06, 2026  |  Amazon

New tax laws around research and capital investment reduced Amazon’s U.S. corporate income taxes by more than half in 2025, even as the company’s profits rose,...

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Bitcoin Slides Below $70K as Stablecoins Gain Ground in Payments and Payroll
Bitcoin Slides Below $70K as Stablecoins Gain Ground in Payments and Payroll
February 06, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency market’s familiar boom-and-bust cycle has entered another pronounced downswing. Capital is leaving digital assets at a pace not seen since the depths of...

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Bank of America Warns Middle Class Wages Are Stalling
Bank of America Warns Middle Class Wages Are Stalling
February 06, 2026  |  Economy

Wage growth for middle-income households showed some weakness in January, while that of lower- and higher-income households remained steady, the Bank of America Institute said...

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Apple Scales Back AI Health Coach Plans
Apple Scales Back AI Health Coach Plans
February 06, 2026  |  Apple

Apple Inc. is scaling back plans for an AI-based health coach, a retreat that underscores the difficulty of turning health tracking into a paid service....

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Citi Argues Tokenized Deposits Belong at the Core of Finance
Citi Argues Tokenized Deposits Belong at the Core of Finance
February 06, 2026  |  Blockchain

Watch more: The Digital Shift With Citi’s Biswarup Chatterjee Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Nearly Two-Thirds of Credit Unions Turn to FinTechs to Upgrade Core Products
Nearly Two-Thirds of Credit Unions Turn to FinTechs to Upgrade Core Products
February 06, 2026  |  Credit Unions

Not long ago, FinTechs and credit unions often approached each other from opposite sides of the same market. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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