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McKinsey partner warns AI's easiest wins are misleading CEOs
McKinsey research shows AI adoption has stalled at 89% while only 6% of companies report meaningful earnings impact. …
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BMO starts National Energy Services at Outperform on Middle East growth
BMO Capital Markets has initiated coverage of National Energy Services with an Outperform rating, pointing to Middle East …
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DataSnipper chief says audit faces a talent crisis, not an AI jobs crisis
Vidya Peters, CEO of the Amsterdam-based audit automation unicorn DataSnipper, argues that the profession's real problem is a …
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Paramount Skydance Prices $42bn Debt to Fund Warner Bros Discovery Takeover
Paramount Skydance has priced a $42 billion debt package to finance its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, clearing …
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Swig to Buy Bankrupt Chain's Drive-Throughs in Arizona, Oklahoma and Las Vegas
Swig, the US drinks chain that has grown from 17 to more than 170 stores, has made an …
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Carhartt CEO warns schools are steering Gen Z away from skilled trades
Linda Hubbard says guidance counsellors are failing to promote vocational careers as a new report projects 1.7 million …
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Big Oil Returns to US Supreme Court Over Climate Lawsuits
Major oil companies are asking the US Supreme Court to block climate lawsuits filed by states and municipalities, …
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Saga Lifts H1 2026 Profit Outlook as Shares Jump
Saga has raised its profit guidance for the first half of 2026, sending its shares sharply higher as …
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GEO and SWBI: The Stocks That Trade on American Elections
Two US companies with unusually direct exposure to election outcomes have become a case study in how politics …
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Bezos Earth Fund Gives $25m to Pacific Ocean Protection as $7bn Spending Deadline Looms
The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded more than $25 million to protect marine areas across five Pacific island …
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Older millennials outspend all generations on hobbies as housing divide widens
Bank of America Institute data shows older millennials lead per-customer hobby spending, outpacing Gen X, baby boomers and …
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McDonald's Franchisees Say Algorithmic Pricing Pressure Undermines Claims of Optionality
McDonald's insists its pricing recommendations are optional, but franchisees say tracking and follow-up questions make deviations difficult to …
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Ciena Launches $200 Million Fund for AI and Data Centre Startups
The Maryland-based networking equipment maker is targeting AI networking and data centre infrastructure as demand for computing capacity …
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Verne Harnish Releases «Start to Scale» Workbook for Growing Organisations
Forbes Books has published a companion workbook to Verne Harnish's «Start to Scale», offering founders and leaders a …
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Family Firms Face Dilemma Over Underperforming Relatives
Business owners wrestling with whether to dismiss a family member who is harming the company must balance commercial …
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Georgia Attorney General Calls for New Strategy as US Scam Losses Hit $16bn
Chris Carr says scams are a distinct criminal enterprise from traditional fraud and require prevention-focused consumer protection, as …
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Deutsche Bank upgrades Iberdrola on higher power prices
Deutsche Bank has upgraded Iberdrola, citing higher power prices as the key driver for improved earnings prospects at …
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Robin Wigglesworth turns his gaze to the bond market and America's $40 trillion debt
The Financial Times journalist and Alphaville editor has published A Fabulous Debt, a thousand-year history of the bond …
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Small firms can borrow big-company systems without the big budget
Entrepreneurs can close the operational gap with larger rivals by identifying, adapting and measuring the systems that drive …
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Summit shares surge after-hours on $2 billion AstraZeneca equity deal
Summit Therapeutics shares jumped in after-hours trading after AstraZeneca agreed to a $2 billion equity investment, a deal …