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Nvidia Predicts Cooler Growth After Sales Record

The world’s most valuable public company continued to capitalize on strong demand for AI computing, but its lackluster outlook stoked jitters about future demand.

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First Google, Now Microsoft: Tech Staff Are in Revolt Over Gaza

Employee activism has put some tech workers at odds with their bosses and tested internal policies at Microsoft and Google.

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HP Expects Growing Demand for AI-Enabled Personal Computers to Continue

The computer and printer maker’s AI PC sales continued to rise at a double-digit rate quarter to quarter, CEO Enrique Lores said, which helped the company post better-than-expected revenue.

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After Cracker Barrel Uproar, Activist Investor Seizes the Moment

Activist investor Sardar Biglari, CEO of Steak ‘n Shake, has gone after Cracker Barrel on social media in his latest salvo against the family-dining chain.

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Snowflake wows investors with AI momentum, and the stock rallies after earnings beat

The software company’s second quarter results exceeded revenue and earnings predictions.

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Urban Outfitters Says Higher Tariffs Will Eat More of Margins

The retailer logged higher sales and profit in the second quarter, but is forecasting a harder hit from tariffs than previously expected.

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Genesis Cleared to Name Affiliate of Its Owner as Lead Chapter 11 Bidder

A bankruptcy judge allowed the struggling nursing home operator to tap a loan from landlords and an affiliate of its controlling private-equity owner.

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Five Below Lifts View as More Shoppers Look for Value

The discount retailer raised its full-year outlook after sales soared in the second quarter thanks to rising demand for low-cost goods.

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Intel Is Different From Lockheed. The Case Against U.S. Government Investment in Defense.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s comment about taking stakes in U.S. defense contractors has left Wall Street confused.

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CrowdStrike Swings to Loss, Revenue View Undershoots

The cybersecurity company said after the closing bell Wednesday that it delivered record second-quarter net new annual recurring revenue and exceeded internal expectations across several metrics.

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Kohl’s Stock Soars After Troubled Retailer Shows Signs of Improvement

Kohl’s narrowed its full-year outlook after logging higher-than-expected sales in the second quarter, a sign its turnaround is resonating with customers.

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Tariffs Are Hitting Your Morning Brew. Folgers Maker Says Prices to Rise Further.

J.M. Smucker swung to a fiscal first-quarter loss, as tariffs raised coffee prices and sapped profit from its retail coffee division.

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Kroger to Lay Off ‘Meaningful Number’ of Workers in Cost-Savings Push

The supermarket operator said it would conduct “a meaningful number of associate reductions” in a cost-savings push that comes as the company is closing underperforming stores and aiming to boost its profitability.

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Flexport, BlackRock Join to Offer $250 Million in Supply Chain Financing

Flexport Capital’s expanded funds provide financing for rising tariff, inventory and logistics costs

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Sompo Holdings to Buy Aspen Insurance for $3.5 Billion

Buyout firm Apollo Global Management owns more than 80% of the publicly traded insurer.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 28, 2025 01:15 ET (05:15 GMT)

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