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Americans split on using AI for personal finances

Americans split on using AI for personal finances

By Kurt Woock, NerdWallet

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Most U.S. adults say AI has a role to play in a number of high-stakes tasks, including weather forecasting, developing new medicines and rooting out criminals, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey.

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But what about using the technology to improve your personal finances? According to a NerdWallet survey conducted online by The Harris Poll in October 2025, the answer depends on who you ask. read more

Wall Street drifts as Intel tumbles and gold’s price rises to another record

Wall Street drifts as Intel tumbles and gold’s price rises to another record

By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is drifting in mixed trading on Friday, as a zigzag week punctuated by loud threats and pullbacks heads toward a quieter close.

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The S&P 500 rose 0.2% but was still on track to finish a second straight week with a modest loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 240 points, or 0.5%, as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% higher.

The majority of stocks on Wall Street fell, and Intel weighed on the market after tumbling 15.8%. The chip company reported better results for the end of 2025 than analysts expected. But more attention was on its forecast for the first three months of this year, which fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. read more

Economic leaders at Davos say global growth is resilient despite Trump disruption

Economic leaders at Davos say global growth is resilient despite Trump disruption

By DAVID McHUGH and JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world where trade will continue to flow and international cooperation is still badly needed.

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The global economy is showing unexpected resilience despite the noise, European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund head Kristalina Georgieva and World Trade Organization head Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in a panel discussion Friday. But while growth is holding up, troubles like worrisome levels of government debt and inequality loom. read more

TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity

TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity

By KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Reporter

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on the platform now used by more than 200 million Americans.

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The social video platform company signed agreements with major investors including Oracle, Silver Lake and the Emirati investment firm MGX to form the new TikTok U.S. joint venture. The new version will operate under “defined safeguards that protect national security through comprehensive data protections, algorithm security, content moderation and software assurances for U.S. users,” the company said in a statement Thursday. American TikTok users can continue using the same app. read more

Under Armour looking into data breach affecting customers’ email addresses

Under Armour looking into data breach affecting customers’ email addresses

BALTIMORE (AP) — Clothing retailer Under Armour is investigating a recent data breach that purloined customers’ email addresses and other personal information, but so far there are no signs the hackers stole any passwords or financial information.

The breach is believed to have happened late last year, and affected 72 million email addresses, according to information cited by the cybersecurity website Have I Been Pwned. Some of the records taken also included personal information that included names, genders, birthdates and ZIP codes.

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In an Under Armour statement acknowledging its investigation into the claims of a data breach, the Baltimore-based company said: “We have no evidence to suggest this issue has affected UA.com or systems used to process payments or store customer passwords. Any implication that sensitive personal information of tens of millions of customers has been compromised is unfounded.” read more