Summary: Russian efforts to interfere in the 2024 U.S. presidential election have increasingly targeted Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign with fabricated videos spreading disinformation, according to a report by Microsoft.
Full articleSummary: Zach Curry, director and portfolio manager at Greenrock Capital Partners, discusses his top picks: Canadian Natural Resources, American Tower, and Amazon.
Full articleSummary: Zach Curry, director and portfolio manager at Greenrock Capital Partners, discusses his past picks: Tourmaline Oil, Constellation Software, and Bank of America.
Full articleSummary: Zach Curry from Greenrock Capital Partners discusses his past stock picks including Tourmaline Oil, Constellation Software, and Bank of America
Full articleSummary: Starbucks argues that NLRB does not have the authority to order employers to pay for consequences beyond back pay and reinstatement due to unfair labor practices.
Full articleSummary: William Blair analyst initiated coverage of Nvidia with an Outperform rating due to the rising demand for GPUs and parallel computing driven by AI technology.
Full articleSummary: Investment Committee provides their top stocks to watch for the second half
Full articleSummary: FedEx is set to report its first-quarter financial results, with analysts expecting revenue of $21.96 billion and EPS of $4.80. Analysts are concerned about seasonal pressure and macro softness in the results. FedEx has made progress in cost savings and there is potential value unlock from a strategic review of FedEx Freight.
Full articleSummary: U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) raised its quarterly dividend by 2% to 50 cents per share, marking the 13th consecutive year of dividend increases. The bank also initiated a $5 billion share repurchase program in 2025.
Full articleSummary: BlackRock and Microsoft plan to launch a more than $30 billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence infrastructure for data centers and energy projects due to the high energy consumption of AI models.
Full articleSummary: Bank of America has become a Champion Partner of the Masters Tournament starting in 2025, and CBS Sports will expand coverage hours for the event on Saturday and Sunday. The tournament will now have five additional hours of live coverage during the third and final rounds.
Full articleSummary: Meta, the owner of Facebook, has agreed to purchase up to 3.9 million carbon offset credits from Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual's forestry arm through 2038. The deal is valued at up to $16 million based on the current average price for such credits.
Full articleSummary: An eight-year-old girl took her family’s car on a joyride to visit a Target store, ending with no injuries but a damaged mailbox. The girl was found shopping inside a Target store in Ohio and safely escorted home by police.
Full articleSummary: Tottenham Hotspur will debut their new 2024/25 Nike third kit featuring a unique design with the Nike logo rotated vertically and two swooshes in one to symbolize the link-up with the women's team.
Full articleSummary: Starbucks is offering a special promotion at Amazon in celebration of National Coffee Day where customers can save $10 when they spend $50 on eligible Starbucks coffee products at home.
Full articleSummary: Coca-Cola is falling behind in its 2030 targets for recycled content and collection, although it has shown some improvement in its usage of recycled materials. The company also faces challenges in collection for recycling of beverage packaging, particularly due to competition from imported virgin resin in the U.S.
Full articleSummary: AI technology such as IBM SkillsBuild is democratizing access to education, highlighted in the Smart Talks with IBM featuring experts discussing lifelong learning and ethical implications of AI in education.
Full articleSummary: General Motors is offering adapters to its electric vehicle owners to access Tesla chargers, providing access to over 17,800 Tesla Superchargers in the United States, enhancing the EV charging network and customer experience. Other automakers, including Ford and Rivian, have also started using Tesla's network.
Full articleSummary: United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) stock has declined by 27% since the start of 2023 due to declining delivery volumes in its core U.S. domestic package market.
Full articleSummary: Warren Buffett's investment activity has made investors richer with a cumulative return in Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares (BRK.A) of more than 5,400,000%. Buffett looks for sustainable moats, strong management teams, and time-tested businesses with exceptional capital-return programs.
Full articleSummary: Lockheed Martin Corp. secures a contract to build next-generation GeoXO Lightning Mapper instruments for NASA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, aimed at detecting and locating lightning flashes.
Full articleSummary: GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen to pay nearly $1 million penalty for failing to report acquisition of over $100 million worth of Wells Fargo & Co shares to the US Federal Trade Commission.
Full articleSummary: Bank Of New York Mellon Corp (BK) stock reached its highest point at $70.61 on 09/17/24 and the lowest value was $39.66 on 10/17/23. The stock is currently 0.28% away from its 52-week high and 78.54% away from the low. The company has experienced a quarterly rise of 21.73% in revenues and has a total market capitalization of 52.25B. The stock's price performance shows a gain of 36.04% year to date.
Full articleSummary: Vonage joins Salesforce's BYOC for CCaaS pilot program, enabling omnichannel solutions for Service Cloud Voice customers to improve customer experience, agent productivity, and contact center capacity.
Full articleSummary: Yellow Light Coffee & Donuts will open in Michigan Central's historic retail arcade later this year, becoming the first food-and-beverage tenant since the building's closure in 1988. Michigan Central's 30-acre campus is aiming to accommodate larger tenants and established companies while attracting diverse businesses. Guided tours of the revitalized Michigan Central Station are now available in partnership with Detroit History Tours, offering inside anecdotes and access to areas not previously open to the public.
Full articleSummary: Microsoft Copilot will be presented in a webinar by Information Technology and Analytics to showcase its AI capabilities and how it can enhance productivity.
Full articleSummary: T-Mobile announced a collaboration with NVIDIA, Ericsson, and Nokia to develop AI-RAN Innovation Center in Bellevue, Washington, with a focus on revolutionizing mobile networks with AI, improving network performance, capacity, and efficiency.
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