Putin cites chance of peace deal, Zelenskiy says US negotiators to visit both countries

Microsoft (MSFT +0.35%) has had an interesting 2026. It started off the year on a poor note, dropping after it reported results for its fiscal 2026 second quarter (which ended Dec. 31). After further ups and downs through the year, it took the delivery of strong fiscal Q4 results on July 29 to get the…

LIUZHOU, CHINA – JULY 25: Robotic arms assemble auto parts at the workshop of Guangxi Liuzhou Zhuotong Auto Parts Co., Ltd. on July 25, 2026 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. He Huawen | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s manufacturing activity in August shrank for a second straight month, though by…

Rossana Niola, Principal Accounting Officer of Toast, Inc. (TOST +2.93%), sold 2,298 shares of Class A Common Stock on August 4, 2026, according to the SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary Metric Value Shares sold (directly held) 2,298 Transaction value ~$76,900 Post-transaction shares (directly held) 4,306 Post-transaction value $145,585.86 Transaction value based on SEC Form…

EUR/JPY depreciates after registering modest gains in the previous day, trading around 183.80 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The Relative Strength Index (14) at 47.63 sits just below the neutral 50 line, hinting at ongoing bearish momentum without yet reaching oversold conditions. The EUR/JPY cross is holding a mildly bearish near-term bias as it…

Statement Why frontier AI matters for firms  Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve rapidly. Frontier AI models represent a step-change in capability, with significant implications for cyber security and operational resilience.   The cyber capabilities of current frontier AI models are already exceeding what a skilled practitioner could achieve, and at a significantly higher speed, greater…

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