Business headlines from the Apex backend, organized by sectors and major public companies for faster market scanning.
Alphabet’s Google unit is seeing an uptick in web and mobile traffic, according to figures compiled by BofA Securities, offering a counterpoint to investor concerns about AI-driven competition for search and discovery.
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The new film topped domestic ticket sales in its opening period, yet the latest figures fall short of the 2016 animated princess movie it is drawing comparisons to.
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A recent market report argues Deere is pairing a large U.S. manufacturing commitment aimed at Precision Agriculture with a timing advantage as parts of its core agricultural business sit near a downturn. The company has not, in the available material for this review, provided granular details about the spending plan’s scope, timing, or financial impact.
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A Yahoo Finance report says Meta is set to spend an additional $50 billion on AI, a move some investors see as necessary for catching up, but analysts remain unconvinced that it is yet translating into durable advantage.
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The carrier unveiled a new children’s smartwatch and paired it with a promotion that waives activation fees and can reduce the upfront cost for families who add a line.
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A new critique of Apple’s next iPhone strategy argues that rising hardware expenses and a more cautious demand outlook point to a tougher challenge: funding the business case for demand, not just finding it.
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A fresh burst of buying in India’s equity market is being attributed to supportive macro conditions, and Goldman Sachs analysts are pointing to the possibility of additional foreign capital coming into Indian stocks.
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In a July update, Salesforce said Slackbot can now reason across Salesforce’s Headless 360 platform and take actions across tools tied to customer records, including live Tableau visuals and workflows coordinated through dedicated MCP servers.
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A Yahoo Finance report says a coalition of states has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt Paramount’s proposed transaction with Warner Bros. Discovery, escalating legal pressure around consolidation in the U.S. media industry.
