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Four factors will need to go right to justify eye-popping investments into the sector, said Peter Hanbury, a partner at global management consulting firm Bain.


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Four factors will need to go right to justify eye-popping investments into the sector, said Peter Hanbury, a partner at global management consulting firm Bain.

To justify staggering investment sums, Americans will have to spend as much of their income on this one technology as they do on food.
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Revenue and profit forecasts fail to justify the hype baked into Moderna's share price, according to Citi's analysts.
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'No historical evidence can justify a ban'

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist darling, trotted out the old Tupac line that he'd obviously rehearsed dozens of times: I wish the…

'concerned about the debt at every level'

On the latest episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, we debated Elon Musk's vision for data centers in space.

'the court is aware'

A household with an average income of £55,000 has cut spending on leisure activities by £40 a week, offical figures suggest.

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'The goalposts have already moved several times in the wrong direction'

Hard feelings linger after the billionaire governor lifted Juliana Stratton to victory over the Congressional Black Caucus' preferred candidate.

The case has raised concerns about political pressure on the US central bank.

Mitsubishi Corporation has reported past nineâ€'month results to 31 December 2025, with sales of ¥13.68 trillion and net income of ¥607.92 billion, both lower…
Musk says the newest merger of companies he owns is necessary to create "a sentient sun to understand the universe."
The storage maker's revenue guidance was almost 60% higher than the Wall Street consensus and profit guidance was more than double that analysts had expected.
Obsbot's new gimbal webcam doesn't justify its $350 price

Officials, who are meeting this week, are divided over when the inflation data will justify further reductions.
But CEO Jim Farley leaves the door open for the sedan's return.

"My deductible is $5,000."
Japan's consumer inflation remained well above the central bank's 2% target in November, providing further justification for a widely anticipated interest-rate…
Taking inflation and wider margins into account, U.S. stocks are nowehere near as expensive as they were in the late 1990s.
The chancellor linked tough decisions "in coming months" to global headwinds and OBR productivity reassessment.

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