Business headlines from the Apex backend, organized by sectors and major public companies for faster market scanning.
In a fresh note, Morgan Stanley projects better-than-expected performance from credit-ratings firms Moody’s (MCO) and S&P Global (SPGI), pointing to favorable near-term conditions while maintaining its more cautious stance on the stocks.
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U.S. stock futures were steady in early Tuesday trading as investors weighed whether the artificial intelligence rally can keep building momentum amid renewed Middle East tensions.
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Emilee De Martino, most recently Chief People Officer for McDonald’s International Operated Markets, will join Kroger as executive vice president and lead the company’s people strategy as her predecessor prepares to retire.
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RTX’s removal from the Russell 1000 Dynamic Index has triggered renewed debate over whether the stock’s recent rally is pricing in its defense-growth story or leaving room for more upside.
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President Donald Trump said Walmart will lower prices “by a lot,” pointing to cuts he suggested were prompted by his administration, while reporting also indicates Walmart has already been reducing prices on multiple goods.
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The German energy startup, focused on nuclear reactor development, said it secured new funding from an investor group that includes Google and German utility RWE, valuing the company at about $2.7 billion.
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A market comparison of major tech peers says Meta combines fast growth and strong margins with a lower price-to-earnings multiple, even as investors price in uncertainty around artificial intelligence spending.
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A report says Meta is in talks that would move parts of its in-house AI accelerator production to Samsung’s 2-nanometer process, potentially changing a key link in its AI supply chain.
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The creative-software company is emphasizing user growth tied to its future strategy, but the market is pushing back on the near-term tradeoffs and management execution concerns.
