Business headlines from the Apex backend, organized by sectors and major public companies for faster market scanning.
The defense contractor Leidos said it is working with Rune Technologies to apply AI to forecasting and logistics planning for military organizations operating in the Indo-Pacific, aiming to improve readiness by better anticipating logistics requirements and available resources.
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The contract is tied to growing demand for protection against respiratory syncytial virus, which can lead to severe lower-respiratory disease. Moderna has not disclosed key terms in the post highlighted by the report, including pricing and delivery timing.
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A market report says Starbucks is developing in-house artificial intelligence capabilities to reduce dependence on external technology vendors such as Microsoft and IBM, as part of a broader effort to cut costs by $2 billion.
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Visa says it participated in a live commerce trial aimed at showing how AI agents could initiate and complete card payments in real time, highlighting experimentation around automation in merchant payments flows.
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Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) is back in the center of market conversations after a steep one-year run that lifted its shares by more than half and added about $400 billion in market value, a move that analysts and investors are likely to treat as a read-through for the sector’s next growth cycle.
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Mastercard is partnering with VEON to support development work focused on financial inclusion and accessibility, according to a market report dated July 9.
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A market call highlighted Chevron as the more direct vehicle for investors to benefit if Middle East disruptions keep lifting oil prices, positioning Exxon as comparatively less exposed in the near term.
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The industrial automation and aerospace supplier said it now expects 2026 earnings per share of $7.90 to $8.30, a shift from its prior guidance. Markets focused less on the range itself and more on what the update implies for near-term demand, margins, and business mix.
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An analyst note cited by Yahoo Finance suggests McDonald’s US comparable sales may have fallen to fresh lows in the second quarter, pointing to ongoing softness in demand and customer traffic.
