Chief financial officers remain broadly optimistic about the US economic outlook but are unconvinced that President Donald Trump’s decision to replace Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will enhance the central bank’s effectiveness, according to CNBC’s Q4 2025 CFO Council Survey. The majority of CFOs expect economic stability in 2026, with 73% describing their outlook as…

CVS said at an investor day on Tuesday that it plans to introduce a new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform that aims to bring its various services – including its health insurance, pharmacy and healthcare delivery offerings – into one app. The firm has been working to strengthen its core businesses and is looking to simplify…

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned that the combination of gold and share prices soaring together has not been seen in at least half a century and raises questions of a potential bubble in both. “The past few quarters represent the only time in at least the last 50 years in which gold…

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he would have a say whether a proposed $82.7bn merger between Netflix and Warner Brothers should proceed. “I’ll be involved in that decision,” Trump told reporters. Trump did not say whether he favored the deal’s approval, but indicated a potential concentration of market power in the entertainment industry….

Netflix has agreed an $82.7bn takeover of the studios and streaming businesses of Warner Bros Discovery, in a deal set to reshape Hollywood and create a new global entertainment powerhouse. Netflix’s deal with Warner would combine the largest global streaming service with its smaller rival as entertainment companies seek ways to add new subscribers and…

A new edition of the Future of Life Institute’s AI safety index says the safety practices of artificial intelligence companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI and Meta are “far short of emerging global standards.” Max Tegmark, MIT professor and Future of Life president, observed: “Despite recent uproar over AI-powered hacking and AI driving people to psychosis…