Early Q3 earnings show most companies beating forecasts, but analysts are rapidly raising expectations—especially for Microsoft, Google, and Amazon—as investors demand real AI-driven revenue growth. …
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A wave of bankruptcies among buy-here-pay-here auto lenders is exposing deep cracks in America’s credit market. Rising delinquencies, falling used car values, and higher interest rates are pushing lo…
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As inflation reshapes consumer spending, companies like Pepsi and Procter & Gamble are downsizing their products to attract price-sensitive shoppers. This shift marks a major transformation in how co…
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation, parent of HOKA and UGG, saw its shares plunge after issuing weak annual-sales guidance tied to consumer spending slowdowns and rising U.S. tariff concerns. The downturn r…
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Financial and tech executives report spending 37% more time managing risks from autonomous “agentic” AI this year — and plan to raise governance budgets by 24% in 2026. The surge highlights growing c…
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The ongoing U.S. government shutdown is now in its third week, costing the economy up to $5 billion weekly and shaving 0.2% off quarterly GDP growth. With hundreds of thousands of workers furloughed …
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This week, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta all report earnings as the Federal Reserve prepares for its first interest rate cut in over a year. Together, these events could trigger a massiv…
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U.S. companies are reporting a sharp divide in consumer behavior — affluent shoppers are splurging on luxury goods and travel, while middle- and lower-income Americans slash spending on essentials. T…
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The Chinese Communist Party has pledged to build a “modern industrial system” focused on self-reliance in semiconductors, AI, and advanced manufacturing. The move marks Beijing’s most aggressive effo…
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Shares of IonQ, Rigetti, and other quantum-computing firms surged up to 40% after reports surfaced that the U.S. government may take direct equity stakes to secure technological leadership. The move …
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