Category: 3. Business

  • Concentrix to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

    Concentrix to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

    NEWARK, Calif., Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Concentrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CNXC), a global technology and services leader, today announced that members of its senior executive team will be participating in the following upcoming conferences:

    • Canaccord Genuity 45th Annual Growth Conference – Tuesday August 12, 2025, at the InterContinental Boston Hotel in Boston, MA. Concentrix will present at 1:00pm ET and host investor meetings.
    • 7th Annual Needham Virtual FinTech & Digital Transformation Conference – Thursday, August 14, 2025. Concentrix will host investor meetings.

    Any related webcasts will be accessible on the investor relations page of the Concentrix website under “Events and Presentations” at https://ir.concentrix.com/events-and-presentations.

    About us: Powering a World That Works

    Concentrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CNXC), a Fortune 500® company, is the global technology and services leader that powers the world’s best brands, today and into the future. We’re solution-focused, tech-powered, intelligence-fueled. Every day, we design, build, and run fully integrated, end-to-end solutions at speed and scale across the entire enterprise, helping over 2,000 clients solve their toughest business challenges. With unique data and insights, deep industry expertise, and advanced technology solutions, we’re the intelligent transformation partner that powers a world that works, helping companies become refreshingly simple to work, interact, and transact with. Delivering outcomes unimagined across every major vertical in 70+ markets. Virtually everywhere. Visit concentrix.com to learn more. 

    Investor Contact:
    Sara Buda
    Investor Relations
    Concentrix Corporation
    [email protected]
    (617) 331-0955

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  • S&P 500 eases with Eli Lilly; Nasdaq manages record closing high – Reuters

    1. S&P 500 eases with Eli Lilly; Nasdaq manages record closing high  Reuters
    2. Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Firefly Aerospace, Fortinet, Duolingo, Eli Lilly and more  CNBC
    3. Biggest stock movers Thursday: ABNB, DKNG, and more  MSN
    4. Top Stock Movers Now: DoorDash, Fortinet, Eli Lilly, and More  Yahoo Finance
    5. Stocks to Watch Recap: Eli Lilly, Firefly, DoorDash, TSMC  The Wall Street Journal

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  • Ontario seeks proposals for feasibility study on cross-Canada energy corridor – Reuters

    1. Ontario seeks proposals for feasibility study on cross-Canada energy corridor  Reuters
    2. Ont. government issues RFP to explore ways to establish new economic and energy corridor across provinces  Canadian Manufacturing
    3. Mayor wants Sarnia included in new east-west pipeline plans  The Sarnia Observer
    4. Ontario seeks study for new pipelines, rail lines between that province and Alberta  QP Briefing
    5. East-West pipeline feasibility study will look at Great Lakes: Ford  Barrie News

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  • Vistra sees electricity demand trending like it’s the 1990s, fueled by AI and crypto

    Vistra sees electricity demand trending like it’s the 1990s, fueled by AI and crypto

    By Steve Gelsi

    Vistra’s stock rallies after the power company reports that revenue came up short of expectations despite a boost from heat waves, but raises its outlook for profit potential next year

    Power companies have been scaling up facilities such as Constellation Energy’s Clinton nuclear plant in Illinois, shown above, to meet demand from AI and other needs.

    Vistra Corp.’s stock rose Thursday after the power company lifted its estimate for potential profitability next year, citing the rising demand for electricity to power data centers used for artificial intelligence and the mining of cryptocurrencies.

    On this front, Vistra said it has received a “ton of interest” in its effort to find more data-center power buyers for its Comanche Peak nuclear-power complex in Texas, but it declined to provide a timeline for completing a deal.

    The company also implied that President Donald Trump’s trade policies are supporting the new demand trend.

    Vistra (VST), which generates electricity from natural gas, nuclear and solar power, believes the increased demand is here to stay, as it was in the 1990s, when the internet and growing use of computing power changed the power-generation game.

    “While third-party forecast and utility estimates have wide variation, we continue to see a structural shift in electricity consumption, with recent growth in electricity demand across the country returning to pre-2000 trends after approximately two decades of stagnation,” said Chief Executive Jim Burke, according to an AlphaSense transcript of the call with analysts.

    While recent heat waves in the Northeast fueled a spike in demand not seen in about 14 years, Burke said the longer-term growth in energy use will top the current growth in peak energy demand. The reason is the increased use of existing power assets by large customers in the data-center, cryptocurrency and other industrial businesses.

    Read more about how nuclear power is being used to power data centers for AI.

    What’s also driving this new demand trend is the Trump administration’s push to drive investment into the U.S. to increase manufacturing capacity, which will require more electric power.

    See related: Nuclear-power stocks rise as Trump signs orders to aid sector. Progress may be slow, analyst warns.

    The stock rose 2.4% to $205.59 a share at the closing bell to reverse an earlier intraday loss of as much as 5.4%. The stock is now about 4% below its Aug. 4 record close of $214.06 a share.

    On the Comanche Peak data-center power deal, Burke said, “I feel very good about where things stand in getting a deal done.”

    Evercore ISI analyst Nicholas Amicucci reiterated an outperform rating on Vistra, increased his price target on the stock to $237 a share from $230 a share and said the company’s Comanche Peak update provided a lift to its stock price earlier in the day.

    “The interest in the company’s asset fleet seemingly only increases as time passes,” Amicucci said in a research note. “The incremental confidence conveyed by management suggests at least one [deal] by year-end 2025.”

    Second-quarter revenue rose 10.5% from a year ago to $4.25 billion but missed the FactSet consensus estimate of $4.74 billion, despite increased demand for power during the quarter.

    And net income fell 30% to $327 million, mostly because of higher expenses from plant outages. That topped the FactSet consensus of $274.6 million. The company did not provide an earnings-per-share number.

    On the bright side, Vistra said it increased the midpoint opportunity for 2026 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization – a measure used by many to depict underlying profitability – to $6.8 billion in 2026, from its earlier projection of more than $6 billion.

    The company defined midpoint opportunities as its estimate of potential opportunities for adjusted Ebitda based on current market assumptions.

    Vistra’s stock has soared 48.5% in 2025, while the VanEck Uranium & Nuclear exchange-traded fund NLR has advanced 45.9% and the S&P 500 SPX has gained 7.6%.

    -Steve Gelsi

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  • Apollo Prices Offering of Senior NotesApollo Global Management

    Apollo Prices Offering of Senior NotesApollo Global Management

    NEW YORK, Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (the “Issuer” and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”) today announced that it has priced an offering (the “Offering”) of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.150% Senior Notes due 2035 (the “notes”).

    The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Issuer that are obligors under the Issuer’s outstanding debt securities. The Offering is expected to close on August 12, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

    The notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.150% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 12 and August 12 of each year, commencing on February 12, 2026.

    The net proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $495.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discount but before Offering expenses. Apollo intends to use the proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, including to repay, upon the consummation of the previously announced acquisition of Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc., all issued and outstanding senior secured notes of Bridge Investment Group Holdings LLC (“Bridge LLC”) (collectively, the “Bridge Senior Notes”) and certain other indebtedness of Bridge LLC, and to pay related fees and expenses in connection with the Offering and the use of proceeds therefrom.

    Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are acting as joint book-running managers. Apollo Global Securities, LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Drexel Hamilton, LLC and Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC are acting as co-managers for the Offering.

    The Offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Offering is being made by means of a prospectus and related preliminary prospectus supplement only. An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement, together with the accompanying prospectus, is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained by contacting the joint book-running managers: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., telephone: 1-800-831-9146; BofA Securities, Inc., telephone: 1-800-294-1322; Barclays Capital Inc., telephone: 1-888-603-5847 and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, telephone: 1-866-471-2526.

    This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase the notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This press release shall not constitute a notice of redemption with respect to the Bridge Senior Notes.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    In this press release, references to “Apollo,” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer collectively to Apollo Global Management, Inc. and its subsidiaries, or as the context may otherwise require. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include, but are not limited to, discussions related to Apollo’s expectations regarding the completion of, and the use of proceeds from, the sale of the notes, the performance of its business, its liquidity and capital resources and the other non-historical statements in the discussion and analysis. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used in this press release, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “target” or future or conditional verbs, such as “will,” “should,” “could,” or “may,” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including risks relating to inflation, interest rate fluctuations and market conditions generally, international trade barriers, domestic or international political developments and other geopolitical events, including geopolitical tensions and hostilities, the impact of energy market dislocation, our ability to manage our growth, our ability to operate in highly competitive environments, the performance of the funds we manage, our ability to raise new funds, the variability of our revenues, earnings and cash flow, the accuracy of management’s assumptions and estimates, our dependence on certain key personnel, our use of leverage to finance our businesses and investments by the funds we manage, the ability of Athene Holding Ltd. (“Athene”) to maintain or improve financial strength ratings, the impact of Athene’s reinsurers failing to meet their assumed obligations, Athene’s ability to manage its business in a highly regulated industry, changes in our regulatory environment and tax status, and litigation risks, among others. We believe these factors include but are not limited to those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Issuer’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2025, as such factors may be updated from time to time in the Issuer’s periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this press release and in the Issuer’s other filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. This press release does not constitute an offer of Apollo or any Apollo fund.

    Contacts

    For investors please contact:
    Noah Gunn
    Global Head of Investor Relations
    Apollo Global Management, Inc.
    (212) 822-0540
    IR@apollo.com

    Joanna Rose
    Global Head of Corporate Communications
    Apollo Global Management, Inc.
    (212) 822-0491
    communications@apollo.com

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  • Trump taps economic adviser to fill Fed vacancy temporarily : NPR

    Trump taps economic adviser to fill Fed vacancy temporarily : NPR

    President Trump plans to nominate White House economist Stephen Miran to fill a temporary vacancy on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors.

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    President Trump plans to nominate White House economist Stephen Miran to fill a six-month vacancy on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors.

    In a post on social media, Trump said he wants Miran to fill the board seat being vacated by Adriana Kugler, whose term expires at the end of January. Kugler announced last week she’s leaving the Fed six months early to return to a teaching post at Georgetown University.

    Trump said he will continue to search for a nominee to fill a new, 14-year term on the Fed board that begins early next year. The nominations are subject to Senate confirmation.

    Miran currently serves as chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He also held a post in the Treasury Department during Trump’s first term as president.

    Kugler’s departure gives Trump his first opening to shape the Fed board since returning to the White House. Trump has criticized Fed chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues for not moving more aggressively to cut interest rates.

    Powell’s term as Fed chairman ends next May, although his term on the governing board runs through 2028. Powell has not said whether he plans to remain on the board once he steps down as chair.

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  • Expedia raises gross bookings, revenue growth forecast amid US travel demand recovery

    Expedia raises gross bookings, revenue growth forecast amid US travel demand recovery

    (Reuters) -Expedia raised its annual forecast for gross bookings and revenue growth on Thursday, amid a recovery of demand in the United States, sending the online travel company’s shares up more than 17% in extended trade.

    The Seattle-based company now expects, both, its gross bookings and revenue growth for 2025 to be between 3% to 5%, compared to prior forecast of 2% to 4%.

    Over the past month, many travel companies, including United Airlines and Wyndham Hotels, reported a rebound in U.S. demand after President Donald Trump’s tariff policies hurt travel spending in April.

    Total gross bookings for the second quarter came in at $30.4 billion, up 5% from last year. It posted quarterly booked room nights of 105.5 million, 7% higher than last year.

    The online travel platform’s adjusted profit rose 21% to $4.24 per share for the quarter, compared with average of analysts’ estimates of $4.10 per share, according to data compiled by LSEG.

    Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, rose 6% to $3.79 billion, compared to $3.56 billion, a year ago. Analysts, on average, expected $3.7 billion.

    (Reporting by Aishwarya Jain and Anshuman Tripathy in Bengaluru; Editing by Leroy Leo)

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  • Private Assets in 401(k)s: Trump Signs Order Easing Path for Access

    Private Assets in 401(k)s: Trump Signs Order Easing Path for Access

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order easing access to private equity, real estate, cryptocurrency and other alternative assets in 401(k)s, a major victory for industries looking to tap some of the roughly $12.5 trillion held in those retirement accounts.

    Trump signed the order Thursday, according to the White House. It directs the Labor Department to reevaluate guidance around alternative asset investments in retirement plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 within six months.

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  • Lunar Power Mission: NASA Plans Nuclear Reactor for Moon Base – Deccan Herald

    Lunar Power Mission: NASA Plans Nuclear Reactor for Moon Base – Deccan Herald

    1. Lunar Power Mission: NASA Plans Nuclear Reactor for Moon Base  Deccan Herald
    2. Nasa to put nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 – US media  BBC
    3. Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon  Politico
    4. NASA Wants To Hit the Accelerator On Lunar Atomics  payloadspace.com
    5. NASA races to put nuclear reactors on moon and Mars  Phys.org

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  • DLA Piper advises Anaconda in US$150 million series C financing round

    DLA Piper advised Anaconda, Inc., a leading company advancing AI development with open source at scale, in raising more than US$150 million in a Series C financing round led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from Mubadala Capital.

    Since its founding in 2012, Anaconda has been one of the most widely used Python distribution platforms, with more than 21 billion downloads and 50 million users. Today, 95 percent of Fortune 500 companies and more than 10 thousand large enterprises utilize Anaconda. In addition to providing liquidity for current and former employees and investors, the capital raised will help Anaconda accelerate its transition to becoming a comprehensive model hub where organizations can securely access and manage all their AI building blocks, from models and datasets to libraries and dependencies, all purpose-built for Python development.

    “It was a pleasure to advise Anaconda on its Series C financing and to be able to leverage the breadth and depth of our emerging growth and venture capital team to help the company successfully complete this transformational funding round,” said DLA Piper Partner Brent Bernell (Austin), who led the deal team.

    With more than 1,000 corporate lawyers globally, DLA Piper helps clients execute complex transactions seamlessly while supporting clients across all stages of development. The firm has been rated number one in global M&A volume for 15 consecutive years, according to Mergermarket, and ranked as number one in VC, PE and M&A in combined global deal volume according to PitchBook.

    DLA Piper’s Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice includes more than 200 lawyers who provide strategic counsel to emerging companies in high-growth industries, including technology, healthcare, pharma & biotech, financial services, manufacturing, and communications. Over the last three years, DLA Piper has completed more than 1,800 financings globally totaling over US$50 billion.

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