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Soho House Members’ Club Nearing a Deal to Go Private

The company helped spark a wave of private clubs in New York and boasts more than 200,000 members worldwide.

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Air Canada Flight Attendants to Defy Back-to-Work Order

The airline is facing a crisis after its flight attendants walked off the job over the weekend and rejected a government order to return to work.

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Your Wait for a Tesla Robo-Taxi Ride Is Almost Over, Musk Says

Tesla’s robo-taxi offering in Austin, Texas, should expand in September.

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Welcome to the Fast-Food Industry’s Crispy Chicken Summer

The crispy chicken sandwich wars are heating up, with fast-food heavyweights quickly expanding their offerings while upstart chains plot to capture more territory.

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Disney’s Marvel Abandons Georgia, Taking Livelihoods With It

Tax incentives lured studios to help build the ‘Hollywood of the South,’ but now Marvel and others are going overseas for cheaper labor costs.

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Getting to the Moon or Mars? Musk and Bezos Tackle Space Travel’s Refueling Problem

Spacecraft that could fuel up in orbit would be less weighed down at liftoff and fly deeper into space; making those refills happen is a big challenge for SpaceX and Blue Origin.

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Walmart and rivals report earnings, for the clearest look yet at tariffs’ impact on consumers. Will CEOs talk about the elephant in the room?

The nation’s biggest retailer reports results on Thursday as signs emerge that U.S. tariffs could be nudging prices higher.

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A2 Milk Targets Margin Growth, Buys Manufacturing Facility

A2 Milk raised hopes of an expansion in profit margins as it doubled down on Chinese demand for infant formula by buying a manufacturing plant in New Zealand’s North Island.

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NAB Flags Higher Costs as Credit Impairments Hit Profit

National Australia Bank flagged higher annual operating costs due to continued payroll problems, while a steep rise in credit impairment charges sparked a 13% fall in third-quarter profit.

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Shein and Temu Face Tougher Times in the U.S. That’s Good News for Amazon.

Both companies saw a drop in U.S. web traffic and sales after a change in tax and trade policy in the spring. Amazon, Gap, and others are benefiting.

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Big Tech Is Eating Itself in Talent War

The scramble by tech companies for top AI talent is using unorthodox methods that imperil Silicon Valley’s startup culture.

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Six Flags Is Having a Seriously Scary Summer

The theme-park chain is grappling with declining attendance, bad weather, broken rides and construction delays. Plus its hot new ride is going viral for all the wrong reasons.

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The Palantir Mafia Behind Silicon Valley’s Hottest Startups

The network connects founders and venture capitalists with ‘Palantir Pals’ and a Russian River camping trip

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U.S. Steel Plant Explosion May Have Occurred While Flushing Gas Valve

The company said pressure likely built up inside the valve, causing it to fail and leading to coke oven gas filling the area, which then exploded after being ignited.

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Winklevoss Twins’ Crypto Platform Gemini Submits Public IPO Filing

The cryptocurrency exchange plans to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol GEMI, according to a filing with the SEC.

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UnitedHealth Stock Is Having Its Best Day in Years. It Still Needs More to Cure Its Problems.

Even though Warren Buffett seems to think the value of UnitedHealth stock is about right, that doesn’t mean investors should ignore the long list of unresolved issues facing the company.

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Intel’s Move Toward Nationalization Won’t Work-at Least for the Long Haul

Federal support could get the troubled chip maker over some hurdles, but risks great harm to the U.S. tech sector.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 17, 2025 21:15 ET (01:15 GMT)

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