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Google Launches Universal Cart in the U.S., Putting One Shopping Cart Across Search and Gemini Just Ahead of the Holidays

The cart saves products from multiple retailers, alerts shoppers to price drops and restocks, suggests promo codes and the best card to pay with, and checks out through Google's open Universal Commerce Protocol.

DDesk15 Oct 2026 · 10:39 ET4 min read
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Cerebras CEO Says OpenAI Wanted a Much Bigger Deployment, but the Company Lacked the Data Centers, as the Stock Sinks Near Record Lows

Andrew Feldman said OpenAI sought a major expansion after Cerebras' 750-token-per-second service worked so well, and said missing data-center capacity, not chip performance, was the problem as OpenAI reportedly turned to Nvidia GPUs. CBRS is down about 26% from its $185 IPO price.

DDesk15 Oct 2026 · 10:28 ET5 min read
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Wholesale Inflation Explodes: September PPI Surges 1.3%, the Biggest Jump Since 2022, as Annual Producer Prices Hit 6.3%

Producer prices rose far more than forecast in September, led by a 20.3% jump in gasoline, pushing the annual rate to its highest since December 2022 and adding pressure on the Fed a day after hot consumer inflation.

DDesk15 Oct 2026 · 09:09 ET5 min read
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Barclays Calls Time on the Enterprise Hardware Rally: Dell, HPE and NetApp Downgraded, With No 'Meaningful AI Inflection' Yet

Barclays cut Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NetApp to Equal Weight from Overweight, warning that their huge 2026 rallies reflect rising memory-driven prices, not AI revenue. Dell fell nearly 8%, HPE more than 4% and NetApp more than 3%.

DDesk14 Oct 2026 · 10:30 ET4 min read
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Berkshire Hathaway Adds $330 Million to Its Bending Spoons Bet and the Stock Soars Nearly 40%

Berkshire will buy 10 million new Bending Spoons shares at $33 each, lifting its stake to 4% and its total investment to $930 million. The stock jumped nearly 40% to around $53.

DDesk14 Oct 2026 · 09:54 ET4 min read
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Hotter Than Expected: September CPI Jumps to 3.7%, Core Hits 2.6% and Traders Bet on More Fed Hikes

Headline inflation rose 0.6% in September and 3.7% from a year earlier, above forecasts, while core CPI accelerated to 2.6%. Treasury yields and the dollar jumped, and traders added bets on an October Fed rate hike.

DDesk14 Oct 2026 · 08:49 ET4 min read
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