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[ad_1] After years of drought, dealmaking is returning to the U.S. banking sector, and Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo broke down which firms could be the next target. Mayo, one of the industry’s most closely followed bank analysts, said the setup reminds him of the 1990s, when consolidation swept through regional and community banks following waves of regulatory relief. “I lived and worked through that period,” he said on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” Monday. “It starts a little bit, and other people look at it, but it creates a domino effect. Merger Monday is back for banks. Lookout for the next…

[ad_1] For the release of her twelfth album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” Taylor Swift sent fans on an online scavenger hunt this weekend, which began by searching for “Taylor Swift” on Google. But as fans unveiled secret videos as part of the campaign, some fretted that the clips looked like they were AI-generated — and they were not pleased. A Google search for the singer’s name yields a cryptic message: “12 cities, 12 doors, 1 video to unlock.” Fans had to figure out the location of the doors, then physically find them and scan a QR code, which surfaced…

[ad_1] 2025-10-06T20:47:53Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. The US has diverse architecture across its 50 states. Some buildings are grandiose and elegant, while others are quirky and unique. These buildings make for some cool and striking tourist attractions. The United States, with its extensive history, has given rise to some striking and unique architecture.From preserving…

[ad_1] The last six months for my fellow Temu victims have been a roller coaster of emotions. Denial, bargaining, anger, acceptance … I’ve been through it all since April when President Trump announced big plans to close a shipping loophole. But now, I bring good news on my ongoing journey of buying cheap plastic garbage for low, low prices: I was able to get a new Temu order in — with no big extra fees. The sweet, sweet smell of bargains and microplastics was once again filling my nostrils, and my heart is full.To explain how we got here, I have…

[ad_1] 22V Research believes the current macroeconomic backdrop is particularly favorable for growth-at-a-reasonable price stocks such as Nvidia . Stocks characterized within the growth-at-a-reasonable price strategy, or GARP, combine features of both growth and value stocks while avoiding the extremes of either practice. Specifically, GARP companies tend to have strong earnings growth but still have relatively reasonable valuations. In a Sunday note, 22V Research made the case that now is as good as time as any for investors to consider buying GARP stocks, which the firm says have already started to rebound. “The S & P GARP basket has gained…

[ad_1] OpenAI unveiled new API updates at its Dev Day on Monday, introducing GPT-5 Pro, its latest language model, its new video generation model Sora 2, and a smaller, cheaper voice model.   The updates were part of a series of announcements geared toward wooing developers to OpenAI’s ecosystem, including the launch of an agent-building tool and the ability to build apps in ChatGPT.  The addition of GPT-5 Pro might appeal to developers building applications in finance, legal, and healthcare — industries that need “high accuracy and depth of reasoning,” per OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.  Altman also noted that voice capabilities will be essential in the future as it quickly becomes one of…

[ad_1] Top YouTube creator MrBeast is worried about AI’s impact on creators’ livelihoods, despite having dabbled with using the technology himself. On Monday, the creator posted his concerns on social media, where he openly wondered how AI-generated videos could affect the “millions of creators currently making content for a living.” “Scary times,” he added. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is No. 1 on Forbes’ 2025 list of top creators, with $85 million in earnings and 634 million followers. What he says and does, as a result of his position, has an outsized influence across the industry. So if…

[ad_1] Legendary investor Peter Lynch built a reputation for routinely beating the market while overseeing Fidelity Magellan Fund in the 1980s. Decades later, he has some advice for the next generation of investors.The artificial intelligence boom has dominated the market for the past three years, but Lynch, who averaged a 29.2% annual return in his 13 years at the helm of Magellan until 1990, has been happy to watch from the sidelines.”I have zero AI stocks,” Lynch said on “The Compound and Friends” podcast with investor Josh Brown . “I literally couldn’t pronounce Nvidia until about eight months ago.”Lynch, who…

[ad_1] 2025-10-06T18:28:28Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. I’ve worked at Costco for 20 years and love browsing the aisles for great new products. This month, the retailer is stocking its shelves with cold-weather essentials like cozy clothing. I also saw yummy soups, seasonal pillows, and a roadside emergency kit. As a Costco employee of 20…

[ad_1] If OpenAI wants to win the AI race, it may need to bring its own power supply.The ChatGPT maker has signed a multibillion-dollar partnership deal with AMD to deploy 6 gigawatts of the semiconductor company’s artificial intelligence chips. Just last week, OpenAI and chip designer Nvidia announced a deal for 10 gigawatts of computing power.OpenAI has said that it desperately needs access to more compute in order to realize its ambitious growth strategy, but its recent chip deals have begotten another crucial need: more power.In the US, the AI race has strained the electric grid to a near-breaking point.…