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Dealmakers’ post-election optimism has fizzled amid Trump-induced economic uncertainty. Are deals dead or just delayed? https://lnkd.in/ePNWxvnf

The Senate minority leader and his wife have saved plenty over the years, building a small fortune on real estate and government service. https://trib.al/uAujbJu (Photo: Kayla Bartkowski via Getty Images)

Edible Brands, the parent company of the fruit basket outfit Edible Arrangements, is taking a bite of the cannabis industry. The Georgia-based company, which had $500 million in annual sales last year, launched Edibles.com this week, an e-commerce site that sells hemp-derived THC products made by some of the biggest brands in the marijuana industry, including Wana, Kiva and Cann. Edible Brands is not selling marijuana, which is federally illegal, but is focusing on THC products derived from hemp, marijuana’s less potent and federally legal cannabis cousin. But these products are still strong enough to get customers stoned. “This is a really natural fit for us,” Edible Brands CEO Somia Farid Silber tells Forbes. “We're already called ‘edible’, right? We know that sometimes there’s even a little bit of an expectation from a customer for [cannabis] products.” Full story: https://trib.al/9zOSwlt (Illustration: Alicia Hallett-Chan for Forbes; Image: Google Gemini AI)

Electronics of all kinds, from wires to chips to cables to computers, have been at the heart of the global economy for about the last century. The IPC is the global association for the electronics industry. It currently has more than 3,000 members and works with companies and governments to develop and enhance technology manufacturing, management and education across the globe. This week, IPC had its 25th annual conference, known as the APEX Expo, in Anaheim, California. Forbes spoke to IPC President and CEO John Mitchell about the organization and how it’s been working through complex issues of today, including tariffs, supply chains and reshoring manufacturing.

MLB clubs are now worth a record $2.6 billion on average—but uncertainty around the league’s media rights is putting them on the warning track. Get the full list of MLB team valuations here: https://lnkd.in/erqVjkSR

Inside the C-Suite 16—a group of ultra-rich fans using their combined net worth of $357 billion to bankroll the schools in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. (Photo: Rick Bowme via Associated Press) https://trib.al/e7dqp7b

Nominations for the 11th annual Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups list are now open. https://trib.al/KFAMi1y

Fourteen generations of the Beretta family sold firearms. Here’s why the head of the 15th is moving beyond, adding bullets, scopes and even clothing. https://trib.al/E0yF0ND (Photo: Levon Biss for Forbes)

Most polls taken in the past month show President Donald Trump’s approval rating is in the red, but is slightly higher than it was during this point in his first White House tenure. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla?via Getty Images) https://trib.al/6WNbRTN

Elon Musk said Friday his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform, X, for $33 billion in an all-stock transaction.