Access to affordable credit helps me pay my employees, but I don't really need it.

Infliction is killing me!

But who cares? Big retailers are making record profits!

That's why we support the Durban Marshall Credit Card Bill!

See? Banks and credit unions help small businesses make payroll.

This bill would cut the vital resources they need.

While increasing megastore profits, they deserve it. Don't they?

Tell Congress, stop the Durban Marshall money grab for corporate megastores.

Paid for it by the Electronic Payments Coalition.

Here's your morning T&B Tech Minute for Friday, May 15th. I'm Danny Lewis for the Wall Street Journal.

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square has taken a new stake in Microsoft.

In a social media post this morning,

Ackman said his investment firm started building the position in February after Microsoft's shares declined following its earnings report.

He said the stake is a bet that the software giant's

AI investments aren't reflected in its slumping share price, which is down 15% this year and has

lost more than a quarter of its value since they peaked last fall. Akman said Pershing had now

made Microsoft a core holding. The firm will disclose the stake in regulatory filings later today.

Stalantis has struck another deal with the Chinese automaker to produce electric vehicles.

Under the new $1.17 billion arrangement with Dong Feng Group,

Stelantis will co-manufacture two all-new Pujo new energy vehicles and two Jeep NEVs in China. The NEV category includes

fully electric variants and plug-in hybrids. Production is set to begin in 2027. The models will be

sold in both the domestic market and overseas. The deal underscores a broader shift in the

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