Billionaire investor Ackman considering backing Trump in US election, source says

By Carolina Mandl (Reuters) -Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is considering endorsing Donald Trump as the former U.S. president seeks to return to the White House, a source familiar with the matter said. Ackman plans to announce which candidate he will endorse on the social media network X, the source said, confirming an earlier…

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Failed Wall Street trades rate roughly stable under faster settlement

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The rate of U.S. failed trades stood at 1.90% on Wednesday, a big test day for the recently implemented faster settlement cycle, roughly stable from Friday’s number, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) showed this morning. Market participants were expecting it to increase to 4.1% after T+1 implementation, from 2.9%, according…

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Salesforce plummets as weak forecast sparks concerns of AI competition

By Kanchana Chakravarty and Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) -Salesforce shares slumped about 18% on Thursday, after its lowest-ever quarterly revenue growth forecast raised fears that high interest rates and rival AI offerings were hampering demand at the cloud-based software firm. The company could lose more than $48 billion in market value if losses hold, as it…

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OpenAI responds to warnings of self governance by former board members, the Economist reports

(Reuters) – OpenAI’s board on Thursday pushed back on allegations from its former members that concerns over artificial intelligence safety at the startup necessitated Sam Altman’s shocking ouster last year. OpenAI’s board members in an article published in the Economist said the review into the events found the previous board’s decision did not arise out…

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