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    The Canadian Press

    Seattle Kraken move games to over-the-air broadcaster with streaming on Amazon's Prime Video

    SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken will move their games to an over-the-air broadcaster and have a streaming partnership with Amazon’s Prime Video beginning with the 2024-25 season, the team announced Thursday. The Kraken will be the first NHL team to have a streaming deal with Prime Video for all non-nationally televised games and will be available to Amazon Prime members in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has a minority stake in the ownership group of the Kraken. Seattle wi

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    Yahoo Finance Video

    Merck raises 2024 guidance on cancer drug demand

    Shares of Merck & Company (MRK) are trading higher early Thursday after the pharmaceutical giant posted robust sales results in the first quarter, leading the pharmaceutical giant to raise its 2024 outlook. The company's performance was driven by strong demand for its cancer drug Keytruda. Yahoo Finance's Anjalee Khemlani breaks down the details. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance. This post was written by Angel Smith

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    The Canadian Press

    Macron outlines his vision for Europe to become an assertive global power as war in Ukraine rages on

    PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday that Europe could “die” if it fails to build its own robust defense as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on, or if it fails to undertake major trade and economic reforms to compete with China and the U.S. Macron urged Europeans to become more ambitious in a fast-changing world to face the challenges of war, fierce trade competition, energy scarcity, climate change and increasing authoritarianism. In a nearly two-hour speech at Sorbonne Un

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    Chipotle is using AI to better understand customer habits: CFO

    Shares of Chipotle (CMG) are rising as the fast-casual food chain posted its first-quarter earnings, revealing same-store sales jumped 7% year-over-year. In addition, multiple financial firms have raised their price targets over the success of the company. Is there more to the secret sauce of Chipotle's success? Chipotle CFO Jack Hartung is joined by Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi on the Morning Brief to discuss the increase in worker wages in California after the passing of the FAST Act, Chipotle's performance, and the overall health of the consumer. "We're starting to experiment with gathering customer data, gathering what are the visit habits, what are the buying habits when they do visit," Hartung elaborates on the chain's implementation of artificial intelligence. "And using AI to help us understand when customers' habits are changing, is there some action we can take like if somebody is starting to visit less or they're starting to spend less when they come? If that happens, what can we do in terms of making an offer that is relevant to that customer?" For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief. This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino