
Jeff Bezos is opening Blue Origin to outside money at last, in a round that values the rocket firm at $130 billion, CNBC reports. It follows Elon Musk’s record SpaceX IPO and pits the two space fortunes against each other again. Blue Origin is raising …
Semiconductor stocks slide as Wall Street questions AI capex growth, erasing $1.3 trillion and putting Intel, Micron and AMD under pressure amid rising rate fears.
The copper boom is hitting a familiar wall as substitution with aluminum gathers pace as the copper-to-aluminum price ration blows out
Volkswagen is in crisis again, as critics say it should behave like a normal shareholder-owned company. Despite the huge problems, don’t expect radical action.

The last wave of AI learned to describe the world. The next needs to learn how the world pushes back. A Cambridge startup thinks the answer hides inside video games. Worldmodeldata has raised £7m (€8m) to turn gameplay into AI training data, Tech Fundi…
Europe’s proposed SFDR rules let expanding oil companies qualify as “green” investments, ignoring Scope 3, the bulk of their emissions.
OpenAI wants to give Washington 5% of the company. Critics cry socialism, but an Alaska-style fund built on contributed equity is a deal Congress would be foolish to refuse.
Young entrepreneurs are snapping up baby boomer-owned plumbing, construction, manufacturing and HVAC companies. Plus: Tips for would-be buyers and sellers.
States sue over whether Medicaid work requirement exemptions could force medically frail enrollees to prove they are “sick enough” to keep coverage.