Salesforce expands beyond its CRM roots with a landmark $5.6 billion U.S. Army deal and a new joint venture, EMBERPOINT LLC, aiming to apply its AI and cloud platforms to national defense and wildfire response, signaling a major shift into mission-critical public sector infrastructure.
Fueled by insatiable demand for high-capacity storage from hyperscalers and the AI inference boom, Western Digital posts a 25% revenue jump and raises guidance, signaling a structural shift in the data economy.
Historical data reveals a counterintuitive trend: periods of extreme pessimism in consumer sentiment have often preceded strong stock market gains, aligning with Warren Buffett's famed contrarian advice.
President Donald Trump announces his intent to nominate former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank, seeking a policy shift aligned with his economic vision amid debates over inflation and the Fed's independence.
Knowles Corporation's top executive has sold a significant portion of his holdings, a move that comes on the heels of a 24% annual gain for the audio components maker and ahead of its upcoming earnings report.
Despite a 4.7% portfolio contribution from Alphabet (GOOG), Giverny Capital Asset Management's 2025 returns trailed the broader market, highlighting the challenges of a strategy focused on niche leaders amid a tech-dominated rally.
CIBC reaffirms its Outperform rating on Thomson Reuters (TRI) as the information giant accelerates its strategic push into AI-driven compliance and legal tools, launching new products in the US and UK markets.
The medical aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has refused to comply with an Israeli order to hand over detailed staff lists as a condition for continuing its work in Gaza and the West Bank, warning the demand jeopardizes the safety of its personnel and could cripple humanitarian operations.
Mizuho Securities reaffirms its bullish stance on Intuit (INTU) with an $875 price target, arguing that recent investor anxiety over AI's potential to disrupt the tax preparation industry is exaggerated, citing the company's strategic integrations and expanding physical retail footprint.
Investment firm Evercore ISI initiates coverage on AppLovin (APP) with an Outperform rating and an $835 price target, highlighting the mobile advertising platform's strategic expansion into e-commerce as a key growth driver.
Wells Fargo has upgraded Broadcom (AVGO) to Overweight and increased its price target to $430, pointing to the chipmaker's significant AI revenue trajectory and a robust software pipeline as key growth drivers through 2027.
GCL Global's fiscal first-half revenue nearly doubled after consolidating Ban Leong Technologies, yet the company reported a net loss as it absorbed acquisition costs. Management lowered full-year guidance, citing delays for two key game titles.
The Bancorp (TBBK) capped off fiscal 2025 with robust earnings, driven by surging fintech payments and improved credit quality. Management outlined a bullish multi-year forecast, projecting significant profit growth anchored by three core digital initiatives and sustained capital returns to shareholders.
The Trump administration's AI Action Plan sets a strategic direction, but analysts argue its success hinges on aggressive private sector investment in workforce training to avoid leaving millions of workers behind in the coming technological shift.
LPL Financial reports retaining over 80% of Commonwealth Financial Network's advisor assets, with the staying advisors described as larger, faster-growing teams. Executives express confidence in hitting long-term retention goals as integration continues.
OGE Energy Corp. posts a return on equity in line with industry peers, but a deeper dive reveals a reliance on debt that could signal heightened risk for investors in the evolving utilities sector.
Millions of sole traders and landlords face a fundamental change in how late tax submissions are penalized, as HMRC prepares to replace automatic fines with a points-based regime starting in 2026.
Hotchkis & Wiley's value fund outperformed benchmarks in 2025, with FedEx highlighted as a key contributor. The logistics giant's shares rose over 20% in the past year, buoyed by strong domestic package performance, even as the fund remains selective in a top-heavy market.
With consumer staples out of favor and a yield surpassing the S&P 500, Coca-Cola's resilient business and decades of dividend growth present a compelling case for long-term investors.
In a significant shift, Israeli military officials have privately told journalists that approximately 70,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza war, a figure that largely corroborates the enclave's health ministry data, according to local media reports.
