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On Friday, a Pennsylvania state-court jury in Philadelphia ordered Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) to pay $250,000 to the family of Gayle Emerson, finding the company liable in a case blaming its talc baby powder for her ovarian cancer. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

On Saturday, The Kraft Heinz Company drew fresh attention after Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel backed CEO Steve Cahillane for halting work on a previously announced plan to split Kraft from Heinz. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has canceled his appearance at India's Feb. 16–20 AI Impact Summit for unspecified reasons, though other top tech leaders are still expected to attend. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

On Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security entered a funding lapse that keeps Transportation Security Administration officers on the job at U.S. airports without pay, as lawmakers remain deadlocked and a Kalshi betting contract tied to a shutdown drew more than $6 million in wagers. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

Marco Rubio told Europe at the Munich conference to back a Trump-aligned, conditional alliance focused on border control and reshaping global institutions. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) may have been hammered in the ongoing slump, but is it enough to swap your digital fortune for a beachfront luxury pad? Importance Rank:  1 read more...

Sundas Khalid tripled her Big Tech pay, became a principal at Google, and earned $302K through her content business, providing leverage in a volatile job market. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

Retail investors talked up five hot stocks this week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 13) on X and Reddit's r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, earnings, AI buzz, and corporate news flow. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors' favorite stocks over the last week — here's a look at some of our top stories. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

Crypto miner Cango is pivoting to AI infrastructure. A senior Cango executive cites growing power demand as a reason. This shift hides ETF opportunities. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

The Donald Trump administration has shifted Venezuelan oil revenue from a U.S.-controlled account in Qatar to the United States Department of the Treasury after sales topped $1 billion, following the detention of Nicolás Maduro. Importance Rank:  2 read more...

Sherwin Wu says AI will likely drive a surge in smaller startups, reshaping the startup and venture capital landscape. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

President Donald Trump could authorize weeks-long military operations against Iran as the Pentagon boosts forces in the Middle East, even as nuclear talks continue in Oman and new diplomatic meetings are set in Geneva. Importance Rank:  3 read more...

Dan Ives said Wall Street is overestimating AI's near-term threat to enterprise software, calling the selloff in Salesforce and ServiceNow a major buying opportunity despite recent stock declines. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

Federal funding for the $16 billion Gateway rail tunnel will resume after a four-month suspension, though construction remains paused until the $205 million in overdue payments arrives. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

The DOJ has filed a new lawsuit against Harvard, alleging the university withheld admissions data needed to assess potential discriminatory practices following a 2023 Supreme Court ruling. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

President Donald Trump said he may issue an executive order mandating voter ID and proof of citizenship if the Senate blocks the House-passed SAVE Act, as the bill faces uncertain prospects amid opposition from key lawmakers and criticism from Barack Obama, while Elon Musk has urged stricter voter registration rules. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has open-sourced what it calls the largest Medicaid dataset in its history, covering provider-level claims from 2018 through 2024 and designed to help detect fraud. Importance Rank:  2 read more...

The Pentagon briefly added Alibaba and BYD to its list of companies with alleged ties to the Chinese military, a move that could heighten U.S.-China tensions ahead of the April summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Importance Rank:  1 read more...

Cathay Home Inc. withdrew its "Swift Home" trademark application after Taylor Swift's company, TAS Rights Management, opposed it at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, arguing the logo resembled her signature and could mislead consumers into believing she endorsed the bedding products. Importance Rank:  1 read more...