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Platform Friction, the Agent Push and Cost Cuts: Markets Digest — May 13, 2026
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$AAPL $GOOGL $WMT — Today’s headlines were led by European platform friction between Apple and Google, Baidu’s push to make 'Daily Active Agents' a standard metric, and corporate cost moves at Walmart — all against a backdrop of heavy trading in several high‑volume names. Analysts note the day’s themes: regulation reshaping platform economics, the agent-era KPI race, and an ongoing focus on efficiency from retailers to enterprise software.