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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator speaks during a talk at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo (Reuters) -Ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former President Greg Brockman joined executives at the company’s San Francisco headquarters on Sunday after interim CEO Mira Murati told staff she invited Altman, The Information reported on Sunday. Altman is discussing a possible return to the company behind the ChatGPT bot even as he considers launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) venture, Reuters reported on Sunday. The board of the company…

miniseries A survey of October credit card metrics shows that the average credit card delinquency rate remains slightly below prepandemic levels, but the average net charge-off rate has risen above the 2019 level. Both show a continued deterioration of credit card metrics. “October card results pointed generally towards above-trend higher NCOs (net charge-offs), possibly tied to student loan repayment resumptions and ongoing inflationary/macro exhaustion for the consumer,” Jefferies analyst John Hecht wrote in a note to clients. Overall, the total credit card loans outstanding at eight lenders amounted to ~$483B, up 1.2% M/M and 12% Y/Y. Some companies, though, may…

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter died with her family by her side at her home in Plains, Georgia on Sunday, according to a statement by The Carter Center. She was 96.The wife of the 39th President of the United States died after she was admitted to hospice care on Friday. “Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” President Carter said. “She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.” She is survived by her husband, her four children, 11 grandchildren and…

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (not pictured), amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 4, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Pho (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday demanded rapid changes in the operations of Ukraine’s military and announced the dismissal of the commander of the military’s medical forces. Zelenskiy’s move was announced as he met Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, and coincided with debate over the conduct of the 20-month-old war against Russia, with questions over how quickly a counteroffensive in the east…

Rosalynn Carter, a true life partner to Jimmy Carter who helped propel him from rural Georgia to the White House in a single decade and became the most politically active first lady since Eleanor Roosevelt, died on Sunday in Plains, Ga. She was 96. The Carter Center in Atlanta announced her death. It had disclosed on May 30 that Mrs. Carter had dementia. “She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones,” a statement by the center said at the time. On Friday, the center said she had entered hospice…

Sam Altman was forced out as CEO of OpenAI on Friday, in dramatic fashion.Altman and some loyalists (or those wanting to look it) have since made cryptic posts to X. Even interim CEO Mira Murati joined in posting ❤️ emojis to Altman amid rumors he may return. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Emojis can contain multitudes — emotion, subtext, irony. Just ask Sam Altman.The OpenAI co-founder, who was just ousted in dramatic fashion as CEO of the company that kicked off the…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Global X ETFs, the $39bn US asset manager owned by Mirae Asset Global Investments, is replacing its chief executive officer with an interim leader from the parent company. Luis Berruga is stepping down effective from Monday after five years as CEO of Global X, the New York-based company confirmed. He spent nearly 10 years in total with the company, a provider of more than 100 exchange traded funds known for its thematic offerings and which has become one of the 15 largest…

© Reuters. A girl poses next to a photo of singer Taylor Swift, before a concert, following the death of a fan due to the heat during the first day concert, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 18, 2023. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Taylor Swift fans headed to her eagerly expected show in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, the first concert since a fan died in sweltering conditions that led to a last-minute postponement of Saturday’s performance. Temperatures were significantly lower on Sunday following two days of record-breaking heat in Brazil’s second-largest city. Fans outside the Nilton…

A_Carina The S&P 500 Materials sector jumped +4.04% this week, with the Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) also up +4.29%. The sector was buoyed by strength in precious and industrial metals amid better-than-expected China industrial data and market sentiment that the Federal Reserve would stop raising interest rates. Gold and silver prices made large gains this week after higher U.S. unemployment claims for November and weaker producer prices reinforced expectations that Fed interest rates would stay stable. Front-month Comex gold (XAUUSD:CUR) ended +1.2% to reach a two-week high of $1,983.90/oz, while silver (XAGUSD:CUR) settled +1.7% to $23.892/oz, the highest…