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Aon Posts Strong 2025, Eyes Steady Growth Amid Strategic Push

The global professional services firm reported sustained organic revenue growth and margin expansion for 2025, backed by its '3x3' strategic plan and technology investments. Leadership provided an upbeat outlook for 2026, targeting continued mid-single-digit growth and further profitability gains.

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From Bitcoin to AI: IREN's Strategic Pivot Gains Momentum as Anthropic's $20B Raise Highlights Infrastructure Demand

Fueled by a landmark $20 billion funding round for AI firm Anthropic, infrastructure provider IREN is seeing its strategic shift from cryptocurrency mining to AI data centers validated by investors. With a key Microsoft partnership and surging capital flows into AI, the company's stock performance reflects a broader market reassessment of its role in high-performance computing.

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U.S. Bets Big on Homegrown Rare Earths, Challenging Lynas Amid Leadership Shift

Major U.S. federal investment to build a domestic rare earth supply chain emerges as a direct competitive threat to Lynas Rare Earths, coinciding with the planned retirement of its long-serving CEO Amanda Lacaze. The developments test the Australian miner's strategic position in a market defined by geopolitical tensions and supply security concerns.