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2024-12-17

SoftBank CEO and Trump announce $100 billion U.S. investment

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announced a $100 billion investment in the U.S. over the next four years during a Monday visit to President-elect Donald Trump’s residence Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. The billionaire investor and founder of the Japanese tech-investing firm promised in the joint announcement with Trump to create 100,000 jobs at a minimum focused on artificial intelligence…

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2024-10-11

TD Bank pleads guilty, will pay $3 billion in fines

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A TD bank stands in Brooklyn on June 04, 2024 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images TD Bank pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple criminal charges and agreed to pay a whopping $3 billion in fines and other penalties to the Department of Justice and financial regulators for failing to monitor money laundering by drug traffickers and…

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2024-10-04

OpenAI raises at $157 billion valuation; Microsoft, Nvidia join round

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OpenAI has closed its long-awaited funding round at a valuation of $157 billion, including the $6.6 billion the company raised from an extensive roster of investment firms and big tech companies. While OpenAI didn’t name the investors in Wednesday’s press release, a person with knowledge of the matter said the round was led by Thrive Capital and included participation…

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2024-10-03

Eli Lilly to build $4.5 billion research and manufacturing center

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Eli Lilly will spend $4.5 billion to build a center aimed at finding better ways to manufacture its medicines.  The facility, called the Lilly Medicine Foundry, will house development of new manufacturing methods with an eye toward efficiency. It’s a strategy that’s already paying off with Lilly’s obesity and weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound, and Lilly wants it…

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2024-09-26

Etihad reveals $7 billion investment plan over five years

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An Airbus A380-800 jet airliner operated by Etihad Airways, on display at the Dubai Airshow 2017 international aerospace event.  Marina Lystseva | TASS | Getty Images Etihad Airways on Wednesday revealed a $7 billion investment plan over the next five years in a bid to “double the size of the airline until 2030.” Speaking to CNBC’s Dan Murphy, Etihad’s…

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2024-09-22

Indian ed-tech startup Physics Wallah bags $2.8 billion valuation with funding

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Alakh Pandey (R), CEO of Physics Wallah, along with the company’s co-founder Prateek Maheshwari (L). Physics Wallah Indian education technology startup Physics Wallah announced on Friday that it had raised $210 million as it looks to expand its business, in part via acquisitions, amid troubles in the sector. The funding, led by Hornbill Capital, and involving Lightspeed Venture Partners,…

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