At the NGA Show, Wakefern Food Corp. President Mike Stigers urged independent grocers to embrace AI as a critical tool for leveling the playing field, emphasizing its potential to enhance customer service and operational efficiency.
Uniform and facility services giant Cintas Corporation has launched a bold $5.2 billion takeover bid for competitor UniFirst. The proposed acquisition, offering a significant premium, aims to create an industry powerhouse with over a million customers and unlock new operational efficiencies.
BMO Capital raises its price target on NextEra Energy (NEE), citing strong earnings visibility and a strategic pivot to expand nuclear capacity to meet soaring data center power demand, against a backdrop of record U.S. electricity consumption forecasts.
As a Dividend Aristocrat, Linde plc is leveraging its industrial gas expertise and strategic investments in clean hydrogen to build a foundation for the future energy transition, while maintaining a disciplined approach to market growth.
Snowflake's stock has tumbled nearly 30% over three months, pushing its valuation close to internal estimates and sparking debate among investors. While long-term holders remain in the green, recent momentum has faded, raising questions about its premium pricing in a competitive AI data landscape.
First Solar (FSLR) shares dropped nearly 7% this week following a downgrade by BMO Capital, which cited rising domestic competition and potential new market pressure from Tesla's expanding solar manufacturing plans.
Strong quarterly results and bullish guidance from data analytics firm Palantir Technologies have fueled a pre-market surge in tech stocks, setting a positive tone for Wall Street as investors digest mixed economic signals and await key earnings reports.
The Walt Disney Company has ended years of succession speculation by appointing theme parks and experiences head Josh D'Amaro as its next Chief Executive Officer. The 54-year-old company veteran will succeed Bob Iger in March, tasked with steering the media giant through an industry transformed by AI, consolidation, and shifting consumer habits.
Under new CEO Michael Leiters, Porsche is reconsidering its plan to launch electric versions of the 718 Boxster and Cayman. Soaring development costs, softer EV demand, and strategic realignments have forced a high-stakes reassessment of the brand's electrification roadmap.
After a brutal week of sell-offs, digital asset prices edged higher on Tuesday, with the global market capitalization rising 2.5% to $2.72 trillion. Analysts point to a fragile recovery driven by spot ETF inflows and technical buying, but warn that structural concerns and deleveraging pressures continue to cast a long shadow.
Hospitality tech firm Shiji marks a significant deployment milestone for its Infrasys POS system at a U.S. Hyatt, enhancing operational efficiency and guest experience across the hotel group's global portfolio.
BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners and Sweden's EQT are nearing a deal to acquire AES Corp., a major renewable energy supplier to tech firms, in a move highlighting the intense investor appetite for power assets amid the AI boom.
The European Commission has escalated its scrutiny of China's Goldwind, opening an in-depth investigation under new powers to examine whether foreign subsidies granted to the turbine manufacturer have distorted the EU's single market.
Bellavista Resources moves to acquire a controlling 70% interest in Ontario's Pickle Crow Gold Project, eyeing expansion to 80%, backed by a capital raise aimed at funding aggressive exploration across its newly consolidated Canadian portfolio.
Investment giant T. Rowe Price has entered the competitive thematic ETF arena with the launch of the T. Rowe Price Innovation Leaders ETF (TNXT). The actively managed fund seeks exposure to companies driving transformation across technology, healthcare, and financial services.
As consumer sentiment sours, investors are pivoting to sectors like financial technology and home construction, anticipating policy moves from Washington aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures before the November elections.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures edged higher Tuesday morning, buoyed by a stronger-than-expected reading on U.S. manufacturing activity. The January ISM PMI reading of 52.6 suggests the sector is expanding, though steady Treasury yields near 4.27% remind markets that the Federal Reserve's higher-for-longer rate stance remains a headwind for some sectors.
A landmark initiative in the UAE has tokenized over a quarter-billion dollars worth of polished diamonds onto the blockchain, leveraging Ripple's custody and ledger technology. The move signals a major step toward creating a regulated, institutional-grade trading platform for real-world assets in Dubai.
Analysts highlight significant upside potential for Palantir Technologies and Microsoft, two standout names in the retail-focused platform's top 10 holdings, despite differing valuation concerns.
China's leading automaker BYD reported a sharp 30% year-on-year drop in global sales for January 2026, triggering an 18% plunge in its Hong Kong-listed shares and raising concerns over a sustained slowdown in both domestic and international electric vehicle markets.
