Business headlines from the Apex backend, organized by sectors and major public companies for faster market scanning.
An internal document reviewed by Bloomberg indicates Starbucks will connect a portion of compensation for technology employees to how much artificial intelligence is used across “Back to Starbucks” initiatives.
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Analyst points to Palantir AIPCon themes, forward-deployed engineers, and customer knowledge converted into usable data as drivers of stickier AI adoption.
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Michael Miebach pointed to resilient consumer outlays despite higher gas and food costs, echoing signs from Mastercard’s latest quarter that transaction growth is not confined to the top of the income ladder.
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A report says JPMorgan Chase could weigh buying Carlyle Global Credit if the unit ever comes to market, highlighting the scale of Carlyle’s private credit platform and JPMorgan’s appetite for acquisitions.
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The bank raised its December 2027 target sharply, arguing Tesla’s vertical integration and long-dated growth opportunities from robotaxis and humanoid robotics are being undervalued.
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The company is pushing more of its upstream growth into low-cost, lower-emissions producing areas such as the Permian Basin, Guyana and LNG, aiming to turn strength in higher oil prices into durable earnings power.
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A market report says Morgan Stanley is positioning “AI agents” as a next wave of automation and revenue opportunities, describing a potential $1.2 trillion opportunity linked to agent-led business activity.
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A new reset in sell-side price targets for Raytheon Technologies (RTX) is reflecting how analysts are weighing defense technology milestones against execution and timing risk. In the same week, RTX’s Raytheon unit secured a U.S. Navy-linked contract aimed at software-defined radar capabilities.
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Baird reiterated a Neutral rating on Coinbase and cut its price target to $142 from $160, arguing that crypto trading activity could remain sluggish through the second quarter and beyond.
