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Samsung and SK Hynix face investor pressure over $263B cash pile
South Korea's top chipmakers are flush with cash from the AI memory boom, but investors are growing impatient for bigger returns. With a com
Brazil's chicken glut set to squeeze JBS and MBRF margins in 2026
JPMorgan expects Brazil's chicken oversupply to continue into 2026, hitting margins at JBS and MBRF. With supply outpacing demand, prices ma
BHP bets $3M on Argentina copper with junior partner Kobrea
BHP has struck a deal with junior explorer Kobrea to hunt for copper in Argentina. The world's largest listed miner will fund early work and
Promisia to buy Christchurch retirement village for NZ$25 million
Promisia Healthcare has agreed to buy Christchurch's Chatswood Retirement Village for NZ$25 million, adding 100 units to its portfolio. The
Solventum to spin off health IT unit as it lifts 2025 outlook
Solventum will spin off its health information systems business, a unit that generated 16.3% of 2025 sales, as part of a sharper turnaround
Accell files for insolvency as Europe's bike boom turns to bust
Accell, the Dutch bike maker behind brands like Sparta and Raleigh, has begun insolvency proceedings. The company, taken private by KKR in 2
Etsy cuts 12% of staff, adds $2B buyback in restructuring push
Etsy is cutting about 12% of its workforce, mostly in product and engineering, while adding a $2 billion stock buyback. The CEO says the lay
McDonald's overseas strength offsets US value missteps, UBS says
UBS says McDonald's global same-store sales held up in Q2 thanks to international markets, but inconsistent US value deals and marketing wei
RBC: Leidos' defense and homeland growth is still underpriced
Leidos beat Q2 expectations, but RBC Capital Markets thinks investors are still overlooking the contractor's defense and homeland security w
Eli Lilly's guidance lift boosts healthcare stocks, CVS slips
Healthcare stocks climbed Wednesday as Eli Lilly's strong results and raised 2026 guidance lifted the sector. CVS slid after overhauling its
Bodycote draws two near-matching private equity offers
Bodycote, a UK heat-treatment firm, has received two near-identical cash takeover approaches from CVC and Veritas, each valuing it at about
McDonald's drinks push gains overseas but US sales slip, RBC says
McDonald's is betting on beverages to lift sales, but RBC says the plan is hitting snags in the US even as it works overseas. Germany shows