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A deposit account at a bank you already recognize can be a safe way to earn interest on your money.

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CFO Aradhana Sarin breaks down the building blocks behind the revenue target and reflects on a strong Q1.

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When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

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Silver is a (comparatively) safe and reliable asset that can help you to preserve the value of your money during times of inflation.

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The public company, AI Financial, struck a deal in August with a Trump family crypto outfit to stockpile $1.5 billion in Trump-linked cryptocurrency.

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As geopolitical shocks and a fractured workforce test his industry, Mark Hoplamazian tells Fortune that caring for people isn’t soft — it’s strategic.

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Most enterprises are burning AI budgets on tools they’re not ready to use. The constraint isn’t compute — it’s the messy, siloed data underneath.

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Illuminant—founded in 2021 to build “X-ray vision” for doctors—has raised an $8.4 million seed round, Fortune has exclusively learned.

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In today’s edition: Google Cloud crushes, Meta spend stumbles, AWS opportunity. Plus: Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft, Musk v. Altman, Parallel, Qualcomm, Samsung, SoftBank.

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A peek inside the halls of Rice Business School