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By Katie Paul LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms on Wednesday unveiled an artificial intelligence agent aimed at helping businesses carry out day-to-day operations, positioning the social media

Meta Platforms on Wednesday unveiled an artificial intelligence agent aimed at helping businesses carry out day-to-day operations, positioning the social media giant as a player ‌in the enterprise AI market. Announced at the company's WhatsApp-focused Conversations conference in London, the new product ‌expands on existing business messaging services by enabling "agentic" capabilities in which the assistant can take actions like booking calendar appointments and closing ​sales on behalf of businesses. The company said more than 1 million businesses were already using earlier chatbot versions of such agents on WhatsApp and Messenger.

Shares of USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) gained 5% in early trading on Wednesday after the company announced it had entered into definitive agreements with the U. S.

June 3 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow opened lower on Wednesday, as a flare-up in the Middle East conflict drove oil prices higher and cast doubt on a quick resolution to the war.

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Starbucks is taking steps to crack the code on the afternoon business.

Investing.com -- Victoria's Secret was downgraded by both Jefferies and UBS on Wednesday after a nearly 50% post-earnings surge left analysts concluding the company's turnaround is now fairly reflected in the stock's valuation.

Robinhood Markets is expanding the services it can offer to registered investment advisory firms as the company seeks to drum up business for TradePMR, its unit that provides technology and asset-management and custody services to RIAs. At a company conference for advisors held this week in Washington, D.C., Robinhood unveiled new details about its client referral service, artificial intelligence capabilities, and access to IPOs for clients of RIAs. The moves signal how Robinhood intends to build on TradePMR, which it acquired just over a year ago.

Eli Lilly signed a collaboration and licensing agreement worth up to $1.9 billion with Ascidian Therapeutics to research and develop kidney-disease treatments.

Investing.com -- The European Commission introduced new legislation on Wednesday aimed at strengthening domestic cloud, artificial intelligence and semiconductor sectors to reduce dependence on U.S. technology companies.

UBS Lifts Oracle Price Target to $285, Sees AI Momentum Staying Strong

Soaring memory chip prices driven by massive AI demand risk stoking "chipflation," Morgan Stanley analysts cautioned, as makers of devices from smartphones to ‌PCs are forced to choose between raising prices and settling for thinner margins. The brokerage ‌said on Tuesday that memory chip prices have spiked six-fold in the past year, as manufacturers have struggled to keep up ​with Big Tech's AI infrastructure spending spree and prioritized higher-margin data center chips over those used in everyday devices. "What began as an AI infrastructure bottleneck is now spreading into hardware margins, device affordability, cloud costs, inflation and policy," Morgan Stanley said in a 66-page note, adding the crunch has "become a macroeconomic concern."

As the big wave of mega AI IPOs moves in, the retail crowd is probably eager to punch their ticket. Though it’s tough to tell where valuations will end on day one for the likes of Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX, one thing is almost a guarantee: the trading activity is going to be wild. For ... The Real Winner in the Anthropic IPO Isn’t Anthropic, OpenAI, or Even Google.

Each of these companies is aiming to play a crucial role in the AI build-out.

HPE's Q2 call highlights record backlog, early Juniper benefits, and broadening AI demand as it raises FY26 guidance and maps FY27 targets.

By Satish Jindel On Monday, FedEx Corp. spun-off its Freight division. What is left is the combined network of FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. It’s an opportune time to remember that FedEx (NYSE: FDX) would be a distant third-place parcel carrier in the U.S. market without the acquisition of RPS as part of the $2.4 […] The post Commentary: Why RPS is the most successful transportation startup ever appeared first on FreightWaves.

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GitLab (GTLB) drew fresh attention after reporting first quarter results that topped revenue and earnings expectations, while also announcing a sizable restructuring that will cut about 14% of its global workforce. See our latest analysis for GitLab. After initially jumping on the earnings beat and restructuring news, GitLab’s 1-day share price return fell 5.83% to US$31.82. Its 7-day and 30-day share price returns of 18.86% and 32.31% suggest short term momentum, which contrasts with a...

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June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are trending down -0.05% this morning as oil prices and bond yields climbed after the U.S. and Iran exchanged heavy fire in the Persian Gulf.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) delivered stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter 2026 results and increased its full-year earnings guidance, supported by growing demand for artificial intelligence-focused cybersecurity products and the integration of recently acquired businesses. Despite the earnings beat and improved outlook, the stock reversed early gains and was down 4.

Software stocks have rebounded from a punishing selloff as investors are betting that AI may boost the sector rather than leaving it for dead. Now investors are flocking to firms they see succeeding at integrating AI and adjusting price models by charging clients based on actual usage – while steering clear of firms that are too dependent on traditional pricing, ​which involves subscription fees based on headcount. "While AI is causing massive disruption, it is remapping the industry rather than destroying it," said Daniel Morgan, portfolio manager at Synovus Trust in Atlanta.