Facing internal resistance to AI adoption, payments company MassPay linked its use directly to a profit-sharing pool. The result, according to CEO Ran Grushkowsky, was not just significant cost savings and eliminated hiring needs, but a notable boost in team morale.
Amidst market volatility, Microsoft's diversified empire—spanning cloud, AI, productivity, and gaming—positions it as a resilient long-term holding for investors looking beyond short-term fluctuations.
Raymond James Financial bolsters its wealth management platform with the acquisition of Clark Capital Management and the launch of a proprietary AI operations agent, aiming to enhance scale and advisor productivity amid fierce industry competition.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman argues that AI-native startups, by building custom solutions for precise problems, are enabling tiny teams to achieve output once requiring ten times the headcount, fundamentally reshaping productivity and competition.
Canadian National Railway reported improved revenue and operating income for the fourth quarter of 2025, citing productivity gains and recovery from prior-year port disruptions. However, the company issued a cautious outlook for 2026, forecasting 'flattish' freight volumes as U.S.-Canada trade tensions and a major regulatory review loom.
Canadian National Railway reported increased traffic, revenue, and operating income for the fourth quarter of 2025, citing productivity gains and a recovery from prior-year port disruptions. However, executives warn that ongoing U.S. trade policy uncertainty and tariffs continue to cloud the outlook for 2026.
ManpowerGroup reported a return to modest organic growth in its fourth quarter, with executives citing improving demand and the benefits of ongoing cost optimization. While stopping short of declaring a broad recovery, the staffing giant highlighted sequential improvements in key markets and pointed to AI-driven productivity tools as a key differentiator.
Air Products and Chemicals reported a 10% rise in adjusted EPS for its fiscal first quarter, driven by strategic pricing and productivity gains. While management affirmed full-year guidance, they highlighted persistent challenges in the helium market and a cautious approach to major clean energy investments.
Atlassian's stock fell over 6% following the announcement of Anthropic's AI task-management agent 'Cowork,' seen as a direct challenger to Jira and Trello. The sell-off highlights investor jitters over intensifying competition in AI-powered productivity tools, compounded by ongoing cybersecurity concerns and strategic shifts within the company.
DuPont de Nemours launches a new ion exchange resin designed to boost productivity for organic acid producers in food, pharma, and bioplastics, as its stock shows sustained momentum.
As economic anxieties mount, strategic diversification remains paramount. We examine two Vanguard ETFs that could offer stability and long-term growth opportunities should market conditions deteriorate.
Despite modest nominal gains, real wages for U.S. workers are failing to keep pace with the cost of living, with a majority reporting financial strain as structural economic shifts and technological efficiencies redirect gains away from paychecks.
Goldman Sachs' investment arm leads a major funding round in Fieldguide, an AI platform for auditors and accountants, signaling a strategic push into the automation of professional services and a potential new growth vector for the Wall Street giant.
Investor Kevin O'Leary delivers a blunt message to young entrepreneurs: glorifying overwork is not a badge of honor but a strategic liability. He advocates for sleep, nutrition, and exercise as the real drivers of founder optimization.
OpenAI has released a mobile application for its Codex AI coding assistant, aiming to close the gap with competitors like Anthropic in the lucrative and fast-growing market for AI-powered software development tools.
OpenAI has released a mobile application for its Codex AI coding assistant, aiming to capture market share in the competitive and fast-growing field of AI-powered software development. The move signals a strategic push to make its tools more accessible and user-friendly.
The Labor Department has postponed the release of January's highly anticipated employment report, citing the ongoing partial government shutdown. This marks the second major delay in recent months for a key economic indicator that markets and policymakers rely on.
Despite a soaring stock price, Warrior Met Coal's return on capital employed has plummeted from 2.8% to 0.3% over five years, significantly underperforming its industry and raising questions about its capital allocation efficiency.
While the energy sector retrenched amid falling crude prices, ExxonMobil executed a massive $20 billion share repurchase program in 2025, underlining its financial muscle and commitment to shareholder returns. The oil giant also reported earnings that beat estimates, driven by record production in the Permian Basin and Guyana, even as it takes a hardline stance on reinvesting in Venezuela.
Amid intense competition and financial pressure, NVIDIA's CEO reaffirms a "huge investment" in OpenAI, countering reports of dissatisfaction with the AI pioneer's business model as the industry's funding frenzy continues.
