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How David Gitlin turned Carrier into one of America’s biggest industrial growth stories

Gitlin’s turnaround of the US air conditioning and refrigeration group has earned him a reputation as one of the country’s most effective industrial executives.
Dave GitlinScreenshot/Carrier

‘Nobody got any joy from our products’: John Hancock’s CEO on nudging behavior

John Hancock nudges its customers to get more exercise, eat healthier food, and go for preventative health screenings. That’s helped its business, too.
Brooks TingleCourtesy of John Hancock

Wall Street’s animal spirits start to stir — selectively

The dealmaking revival is real, but not very broad, with companies sticking to terrain they know well.
A view shows the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Wall Street entrance in New York City.REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo

Stablecoin issuer Circle soars in public market debut

The IPO pop reflects crypto’s newfound importance to the US financial system and investors starved for new issuances during a long listings drought.
Jeremy Allaire, CEO and co-founder of Circle Internet Group, the issuer of one of the world’s biggest stablecoins, attends an interview, on the day of his company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange.Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Bank of America dropped private-prison clients. Now it’s taking them back.

Six years after backing away from doing business with prisons, gun manufacturers, coal companies, and other companies then out of political favor, banks are edging back in.
A graphic showing CoreCivic’s CEO and BofA’s CEO.Al Lucca/Semafor

Bipartisan House group urges Fed, OCC to revamp leverage rules

It’d be a big win for Wall Street.
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UnitedHealthcare lawsuit accuses Guardian of trying to ‘capitalize’ on CEO’s killing

UnitedHealth is being represented by Clare Locke, a firm that’s made a name for itself aggressively pursuing defamation lawsuits against the media.

How vibe coding is tipping Silicon Valley’s scales of power

The rise of AI coding assistants puts software development into the hands of anyone with a good idea, with the next unicorn founder possibly having no technical background.

The Treasury Secretary underestimates Jamie Dimon’s soothsaying

Jamie Dimon’s track record isn’t as bad as Scott Bessent says it is, but the CEO has a consistently gloomy outlook.

Trump administration lays groundwork to make CEO perks easier to hide

Trump’s SEC aims to roll back rules requiring detailed disclosure of private-jet use, security, and other lifestyle benefits for executives.

‘If we don’t innovate, we die’: Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving a 30-year-old dot-com star

His challenge is to breathe new life into an old brand by persuading advertisers and users to look at it afresh.

Universities’ nightmare scenario: it’s not just federal funding cuts

Trump’s multi-front attack on nearly all college revenues is exacerbating an existing liquidity crunch.

Sports owners set to lose tax perk

The tax bill passed in the House last week would close tax loopholes for owners of sports teams, a group that includes many of President Trump’s backers.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink raises fresh cash at $9B valuation

The company, which implants experimental brain chips to help paralyzed patients, raised $600 million from private investors, people familiar with the matter said.

This startup is offering mortgages for 401(k)s

“I am allowed to finance a Coachella ticket,” Basic Capital’s founder tells Semafor. “Why can’t I finance Berkshire Hathaway?” He sees a role for government guarantees.

Crypto kidnappings leave investors, executives on edge

A set of brazen attacks in France and New York have prompted a deregulatory call from some, but fear from most.

‘You can shear a sheep many times, but you can only slaughter it once’: Jonathan D. Cohen on sports gambling

The author spoke to Semafor about how sports betting conquered America, and how it should be regulated.

Cognizant’s CEO on staying ahead of the tech jobs ‘tsunami’ in an AI world

Ravi Kumar S expects AI to have profound implications for the 350,000 people he employs — and for who he decides to hire in the future.