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New Fed chair faces critical test at Jackson Hole as inflation fears mount

The new US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, faces a critical test this week amid anxiety in government bond markets over inflation and Donald Trump’s tax and spending plans.

Jobless Claims Fall, Beating Forecasts and Previous Figures

The latest data on initial jobless claims in the United States has shown a decrease, with the actual number of claims coming in at 203,000.

Dollar Tree Earnings Score With Tariff Refunds. Why the Stock Is Falling.

Shares of Dollar Tree  declined Thursday as disappointing quarterly guidance overshadowed the discount retailer’s big win from tariff refunds that boosted earnings.

Dollar stores beat sales estimates as cheaper essentials in demand

Dollar General and Dollar Tree surpassed quarterly sales estimates on Thursday as lower-priced essentials drove consumers to their stores at a time of economic uncertainty ​and tariff refunds provided an earnings boost.

Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over ‘surging demand’

Amazon and Nvidia just got a lot closer. The two companies announced Wednesday an expanded partnership that includes a deal to add another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to Amazon’s data centers.

Best Buy tops quarterly estimates, raises outlook as computing shows strength

Best Buy on Thursday reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and raised its full-year outlook as the company’s recovery showed more signs of taking hold.

Moderna raises $2 billion in convertible notes for cancer vaccine

Moderna plans to raise $2 billion by selling convertible senior notes due 2032, with proceeds earmarked for its cancer vaccine business and debt repayment, the company said Thursday.

Delivery Hero H1 loss misses consensus as Uber deal reshapes outlook

Nvidia on Wednesday forecast a 70% ​jump in revenue next fiscal year, underscoring unabated demand for AI computing, while warning that shortages of memory components would continue to curb how ‌quickly it can expand.

Nvidia forecasts 70% sales growth next year, signals AI spending boom has years left to run

Nvidia on Wednesday forecast a 70% ​jump in revenue next fiscal year, underscoring unabated demand for AI computing, while warning that shortages of memory components would continue to curb how ‌quickly it can expand.

KKR to pay record $250mn to settle DoJ lawsuit

KKR has agreed to pay $250mn to settle the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit alleging the private equity firm repeatedly failed to properly file documents with the federal government related to buyouts between 2021 and 2022.

Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45B deal with Nscale

Anthropic has signed a deal to rent about $45 billion in AI compute from Nscale, a British AI infrastructure company, a source familiar with the deal told TechCrunch.

Salesforce’s stock gets an Anthropic boost — and more highlights from earnings

Investors were impressed by Salesforce’s artificial-intelligence progress in the latest quarter as the software giant on Wednesday reported an earnings beat driven by growing demand for the company’s agentic-AI tools.

CrowdStrike shares jump 8% premarket after earnings beat, raised outlook

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. shares climbed roughly 8% in premarket trading Thursday following stronger-than-expected quarterly results and an increased full-year forecast.

Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children’s social media addiction

Meta Platforms will pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram under an agreement with nearly all U.S. states to resolve claims it designed those social media platforms to addict children.

Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, report says

Nvidia has agreed to buy open-source platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person with knowledge of the deal.

Εθνική Τράπεζα: Αγορά 827.673 ιδίων μετοχών από 18/8 έως 25/8/2026

Η Εθνική Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος Α.Ε. ανακοινώνει ότι κατά την περίοδο από 18/08/2026 έως και 25/08/2026 απέκτησε συνολικά 827.673 κοινές μετοχές της Τράπεζας που διαπραγματεύονται στο Euronext Athens με μέση σταθμισμένη τιμή €16,4137 ανά μετοχή και με συνολικό κόστος €13.585.188,54.

Allwyn: Άλμα 27% στα καθαρά έσοδα το β’ τρίμηνο 2026 – Στα €458 εκατ. τα προσαρμοσμένα EBITDA

Ισχυρές επιδόσεις κατέγραψε η Allwyn στα προκαταρκτικά μη ελεγμένα οικονομικά αποτελέσματά της για το β’ τρίμηνο του 2026

Τράπεζες: Μερίδιο αγοράς άνω του 30% στα νέα δάνεια από τις 2 μη συστημικές

Πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο στην εγχώρια αγορά δανείων έχουν πλέον οι δύο μεγαλύτερες μη συστημικές τράπεζες, οι οποίες αυξάνουν με ταχύτητα τα μερίδιά τους.

Austriacard: Άλμα 135% στα κέρδη, αλλά χαμηλώνει τον πήχη για το EBITDA

Ισχυρή αύξηση πωλήσεων και μεγάλη βελτίωση των καθαρών κερδών, αλλά και σαφή προειδοποίηση για την πορεία της λειτουργικής κερδοφορίας, περιλαμβάνει ο απολογισμός της Austriacard για το πρώτο εξάμηνο του 2026.

Παπουτσάνης: Προσωρινό μέρισμα 2026 ύψους 0,047 ευρώ ανά μετοχή

Tη διανομή προσωρινού μερίσματος για τη χρήση του 2026 αποφάσισε το διοικητικό συμβούλιο της Παπουτσάνης, ανερχόμενο συνολικά σε 1.354.929,70 ευρώ.