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OpenAI sued by 8 states over ChatGPT safety concerns

Eight states filed lawsuits against OpenAI on Wednesday alleging that the artificial intelligence company's ChatGPT chatbot is an unsafe product that's harmed children and deceived parents.

Stocks Finish Lower Ahead of Wednesday’s CPI Report

Tomorrow’s U.S. CPI report is the next big test for the markets. Will inflation remain concentrated in energy, or will the data show price pressures spreading more broadly? That question took on added importance after S…

How high inflation became a 'fact of life' in the U.S.

U.S. consumers are in the midst of one of the longest stretches of elevated inflation of the past century. Some are beginning to act like it's a new normal, raising alarm bells for members of the Federal Reserve.

Stocks Finish Lower Ahead of Wednesday’s CPI Report

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.02% on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.35%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.31%. December E-mini S&P…