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DOJ probe into Andreessen Horowitz board seats at Databricks and Fivetran catches VCs off guard

The U.S. Justice Department has spent nearly a year investigating Andreessen Horowitz over whether its partners’ board seats at two now-competing data...

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Kudlow: Trump and GOP Have a Strong Midterm Message—If They Use It

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow made the case on his show that President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have a strong...

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Swig’s dirty soda boom accelerates beyond Utah as investor sees ‘Starbucksification’ of soft drinks

Swig, the Utah-born beverage chain credited with popularizing the “dirty soda” craze, is seeing its most aggressive growth outside its home state,...

Sonic Fire Tech's acoustic fire suppression system installed in a commercial kitchen ceiling

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Sonic Fire Tech raises $15M to fight fires with sound, not water or chemicals

Sonic Fire Tech, an Ohio-based startup developing a fire suppression system that uses inaudible sound waves instead of water or chemicals, announced...

Courthouse in Oakland, California, where Meta's social media addiction trial is taking place

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Meta faces trial over claims its apps are addictive, harm children: What to know

Social media giant Meta heads to trial Tuesday in Oakland, California, facing a lawsuit from four state attorneys general who allege the...

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Miami vs. NYC: Developers say Florida’s math still works despite rising costs

Despite a recent Bloomberg analysis showing the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area’s overall cost of living has surpassed greater New York,...

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Safeway closing more stores as Albertsons reshapes footprint after failed Kroger merger

Safeway is closing additional stores as parent company Albertsons Companies reassesses its retail footprint following the collapse of its proposed $24.6 billion...

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Harvard discloses $2.2B SpaceX stake as university endowments reap IPO windfall

Harvard University’s investment arm disclosed a $2.2 billion stake in SpaceX in a regulatory filing on Friday, making the rocket company the...

California Pizza Kitchen co-founder Rick Rosenfield at a restaurant location, reflecting on the chain's history.

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California Pizza Kitchen co-founder recounts chain’s rise, bankruptcy and ‘new glory’ under fresh ownership

Rick Rosenfield, co-founder of California Pizza Kitchen, has chronicled the chain’s improbable journey from a single Beverly Hills storefront in 1985 to...

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Nat-Gas Prices Edge Higher on Warm US Forecasts, But Record Storage Builds Cap Gains

Natural gas futures closed modestly higher on Friday, August 14, 2026, with September Nymex contracts (NGU26) settling up 0.22% at $2.73 per...

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