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The rollout across UK airports and rail stations lets WHSmith adjust prices in real time, a shift that could influence how travel retailers manage demand swings.
Tesco UK CEO calls for retailers and innovators to help farmers adopt low-carbon fertilisers at scale, aiming to boost UK food security and cut supply-chain emissions.
Arla's 'Plate of the Nation' report finds millions of Britons missing key nutrients. The dairy co-op calls for industry and government action on reformulation, labeling, and subsidies.
DeepMind's Alex Imas says AI has not caused job losses yet. The bigger risk: companies cutting headcount to signal adaptation, triggering a layoff cascade that would hit Apple and NVIDIA.
PÄRLA, the dentist-founded oral care brand selling toothpaste tablets in compostable packaging, launched its first TV campaign on Sky this week. The two-week buy targets households that may not encounter the brand through social media.
Greater Bengaluru property owners can now get electricity connections without an occupancy certificate for residential buildings on plots up to 2,400 sq ft with G+3 structure, boosting rental potential.
The US added Alibaba and BYD to a military blacklist. Beijing vowed countermeasures, adding geopolitical risk for the Chinese ADRs. Alpha Score: 48.
Varvee Global's ₹12 crore order for 9 lakh meters of suiting fabrics strengthens its non-denim push and boosts revenue visibility over the next three months.
The pink skirt in my shopping cart was never part of my plan. An AI agent built to serve intent would never show it to me. That is the blind spot at the heart of agentic commerce.
A PYMNTS Intelligence report finds firms running identity verification in-house report the highest false positives and onboarding delays. The real cost may be customers who never finish the application.
iCapital's APAC headcount tops 60 with new Sydney office and expanded Hong Kong, Singapore hubs while wealth managers boost private market allocations.
The ₹72,673 crore fund boosted power and industrials exposure, exited ITC and Siemens Energy India, and kept BHEL as its top holding.
Tradeweb's European ETF marketplace hit €72.7B in May. The mix matters more than the headline: bond ETFs carry wider spreads and higher per-euro revenue.
Muthoot Fincorp's proposed ₹4,000 crore IPO values the gold lender at ₹25,000-28,000 crore. Its 6.61 debt-to-equity ratio and gold price exposure are the key risks investors will weigh ahead of listing next year.
SpaceX IPO at $135/share gives $1.77 trillion valuation, topping Tesla. Watch first-day pop, Starlink growth, and lockup calendar before trading.
Tuath Housing invested €865m in homes last year, opened 198-unit Coolevally in Shankill, and passed 2,000 Cost Rental units as demand surged.
Early-stage microloan defaults rose in April for the first time in months. Later-stage delinquencies improved. May data now carries added weight.
Saronic's Corsair drone boat pulled two downed Apache crew from the Strait of Hormuz. The first autonomous surface rescue validates the sector's operational readiness and could accelerate Navy procurement.
Stellantis recalled 1.3M Jeeps worldwide over an electrical fault linked to 72 fire incidents. Owners told to park outdoors until repairs are done.
Roquette is showcasing its integrated drug delivery portfolio at CPHI China 2026, betting that a single supplier for excipients, capsules and formulation tech can solve the scale-up bottleneck for GLP-1 and biologics.
CEO Woodwark delivered results in the February-warned range. The Brandon restructuring is done. Water revenue should inflect in AMP8 year two, the company said.
Peak XV's Surge leads $5M round for Hoola Health, a paediatric clinic chain in Bengaluru. The startup plans 30 new clinics across three cities over two years.
Nxera Pharma joins OpenFold non-profit consortium alongside Microsoft, NVIDIA, Bristol Myers Squibb to advance open-source AI tools for drug discovery. Nxera aims to strengthen its AI capabilities for GPCR targets through the consortium.
KKR and Warburg Pincus are in early talks to sell London fibre network Community Fibre, people familiar told the FT. A sale would test returns for altnet investors.
GM's Ultium platform moves beyond EVs to supply backup power for AI data centers, diversifying revenue and pressuring rivals like Tesla. Alpha Score 57/100.
India's CAD forecast revised to 1.8% of GDP for FY27 from 2%, reflecting stable external sector despite wider trade deficit, a report showed.
SoftBank fell 10% after its $6 billion OpenAI-backed margin loan hit a snag. Asian chip stocks from Advantest to SK Hynix slid as AI fundraising siphons capital from public tech names.
Indian consumers lose Rs 25,000-28,000 crore yearly to dark patterns. Datum Intelligence finds 88% of 304M online buyers affected. Trust gap widens, with 74% willing to pay more for fair platforms. Amazon leads on trust.
Gallagher Re's hire of Eric Schwebach targets the high-net-worth property gap after catastrophe-driven capacity cuts. Alpha Score 26. The veteran broker aims to capture placement fees in a tightening market.
NVIDIA's May 3 selection of Unitree as its humanoid robot launch partner puts a concrete name behind the physical AI story. The market now watches for volume shipments and the next earnings call.