Key TakeawaysCEO Karen Carter told analysts Dow is prioritizing debt paydown with excess cash and does not expect share buybacks during 2026, a capital allocation stance that puts the dividend ahead of repurchases in the pecking order. The quarterly dividend sits at $0.
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Under the terms of the agreement, GIP will make a capital contribution of $1.8bn (£1.34bn).
Nola Bank is the state’s first new lender since 2010 and is pursuing minority depository institution status, executives said.

The Data Protection Commission examined the lawfulness and fairness of its processing of location data and Google’s accountability obligations.
Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down with model and author Maye Musk to discuss her incredible journey of escaping an abusive marriage and raising three highly successful children, including Elon Musk.
Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down with model and author Maye Musk to discuss her incredible journey of escaping an abusive marriage and raising three highly successful children, including Elon Musk.

Morgan Stanley has identified expanding technological and operational links between SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), as the two Elon Musk-led companies pursue applications of artificial intelligence in robotics, energy and manufacturing. In a note led by analyst Adam Jonas, the bank said the companies “share tech, talent, and infrastructure in a shared mission of converting energy to intelligence.

Shares of Paramount (NASDAQ:PSKY) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) rose in premarket trading on Monday after The Wall Street Journal reported progress in negotiations aimed at resolving legal opposition to their proposed $81 billion merger.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is planning to establish a global capability centre in Chennai, India, with approximately 800 jobs expected to be created during the project’s initial phase, Reuters reported on Monday. The news agency cited a government source familiar with the plans.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is packed with companies that have built dominant market positions, making it a core index for investors. A select few continue to innovate and expand, setting themselves up for long-term success.

Estimated delivery times for Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 18 Pro models increased substantially during their second week of orders, bringing waiting periods broadly into line with those recorded for the iPhone 17 series last year, according to a JPMorgan note published on Sunday. The bank reported that average delivery times for the iPhone 18 Pro rose to 23 days from seven days in the first week.

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Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone says crypto faces a “lose-lose” setup as the Federal Reserve tightens policy while US equity valuations remain near historic extremes. ...

Higher rates, sticky inflation and a 10-year Treasury around 5% are squeezing lofty valuations, yet AI infrastructure spending keeps pulling fresh capital into data centers and chips. That mix of pressure and promise is where opportunity often hides. This article explains how those crosscurrents affect AI Infrastructure and Data Center Builders, then highlights three stocks from the screener that appear positively exposed to the latest Fed-driven reset. The stocks highlighted below are only a...

Key TakeawaysVisa’s fiscal Q3 2026 delivered 14% net revenue growth and a value-added services (VAS) line up 34% in constant dollars to $3. 8 billion, now 30% of total net revenue.

A 94-year-old trucker with nearly 5 million miles behind him is still punching the clock, and it turns out Social Security may not be done with his paycheck either. What happens to your benefits when you keep working this deep into retirement is more complicated than most people realize.

Taking on a side hustle to boost earnings? It may be better to spend time and energy growing your career or pursuing work that aligns with long-term goals.

A state visit from Chinese leader Xi Jinping, conferences from Meta and Qualcomm, and a lot of FedSpeak form the last full week of September.

If Mike and Jackie Bezos never sold, that stake would have enjoyed a return of up to 12,000,000%.

Investors looking for hidden gems should keep an eye on small-cap stocks because they’re frequently overlooked by Wall Street. Many opportunities exist in this part of the market, but it is also a high-risk, high-reward environment due to the lack of reliable analyst price targets.

US stock futures advanced on Monday as investors assessed developments in the Middle East, declining oil prices and artificial intelligence policy discussions between Washington and Beijing. At 06:58 GMT, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 239 points, or 0.

Apple posted a U.S.-based Apple Pay Financial Product Strategy Lead role, listing a base-pay range of $149,700 to $280,000 and listing familiarity with stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and crypto technology among its desired skills. Google, meanwhile, is recruiting an Industry Principal Architect, Web3, in Hong Kong to support institutional digital-asset projects ...

The most prominent voices in AI, including Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, sent stark warnings: Development needs to slow, lest the technology outruns our ability to rein it in (or something to that effect). The thinking goes that if AI training slows, Big Tech will pull back on capital spending, which could lead to ewer data centers being built and lower electricity demand. This would be bad news for utilities, electricity providers, equipment and services companies.

Demand for the coin is high, and it's coming from multiple sources.
US equity investors are expected to look out for Fed speak, purchasing managers' indexes, and Iran g

Ireland says the company breached European Union privacy rules over its handling of users’ location data.

The retailer partnered with Lula Commerce to offer products from select c-stores on DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub, with more locations expected to come online in the future.
