Temu Owner PDD’s Profit Falls Less Than Expected
The Chinese owner of bargain-shopping app Temu reported a smaller-than-expected profit decline in 2Q despite revenue growth hitting a three-and-a-half-year low as tariffs and increased support for domestic merchants weighed on profitability.
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Keurig Dr Pepper Strikes $18 Billion Deal for JDE Peet’s
The combined company plans to later separate its coffee and beverage units, essentially unwinding the 2018 merger that brought together Keurig and Dr Pepper. Shares in JDE Peet surged.
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America’s Newest Auto Plant Is Full of Robots. It Still Needs the Human Touch.
Hyundai’s sprawling complex in Georgia illustrates advanced manufacturing’s balance between people and machines.
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Orsted Shares Tumble After U.S. Issues Stop-Work Order on Wind Project
The Danish energy giant’s shares fell 16% amid President Trump’s opposition to wind power.
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Most Department Stores Are Leaving Malls. Dillard’s is Buying One
The department-store chain this month purchased the Longview Mall in Texas, about two hours east of Dallas.
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Private-Equity Firms Spot a Healthcare Value Play in Contract Manufacturing
Some firms see investments in the outsourcing of drugmaker operations as a hedge against tariff tumult.
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AI’s Big Leaps Are Slowing. That Could Be a Good Thing.
Large language models’ pace of improvement has moderated, but investors shouldn’t panic.
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SpaceX Seeks to Push Past Starship’s Fiery Troubles
On Sunday, Elon Musk’s aerospace company said it ran into a ground-system problem and decided to stand down on attempting a launch.
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Low expectations for retailers and ever-rising expectations for Nvidia in this week’s round of earnings
Earnings Watch: Nvidia reports amid questions about its ability to meet demand; also reporting are retailers like Gap and Ulta Beauty.
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Nvidia’s Roller Coaster for China AI Chips Takes a New Turn
The chip designer halts production of the H20 AI chip that it developed for China, after Beijing told companies there not to buy it.
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is Netflix’s First No. 1 Box-Office Hit
A limited, singalong release of the animated phenomenon showed streaming success can also bring fans to theaters.
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