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Walmart Posts Weakest Sales Growth in Over Six Years

E-commerce, membership and advertising are driving the retailer's growth. Walmart's stock fell over 6% in premarket trading.

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Alibaba Posts Weaker Earnings Amid Heavy AI Investments

Alibaba's earnings slumped in its fiscal first quarter, as the Chinese e-commerce titan continued to invest heavily in artificial intelligence, racing to preserve its lead in the AI sector.

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Deere's Profit Rises as Sales Climb

The company posted higher profit and sales in its fiscal third quarter, as continued growth in the company's construction equipment business helped to offset ongoing weakness in its production agriculture segment.

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Labubu Maker Could Miss Revenue Goal as Sales Momentum Fades

Pop Mart's first-half results mark an acute downturn after a run of explosive growth that sparked a furious rally in its stock.

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Hyperscalers' Off-Grid Power Push Comes With Risks

Data centers' huge, fluctuating power demand is testing off-grid power systems.

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CK Hutchison Files Arbitration Against Panama, Seeking $1.5 Billion in Damages

The Hong Kong conglomerate has launched international arbitration proceedings against Panama, escalating a dispute over two strategically-important ports that have become caught up in U.S.-China tensions.

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Chinese Tycoon Who Symbolized Property Bust Is Sentenced to Life in Prison

A court found Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan, a Harvard donor, responsible for large-scale fraud to hide debts.

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Danone's $1.2 Billion Huel Deal Gets U.K. Competition Clearance

The Competition and Markets Authority said it wouldn't refer the merger to a more in-depth investigation after it launched an initial probe.

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SK Hynix Union, Management Tentatively Reach Pay Agreement

Under the preliminary agreement, the South Korean memory-chip maker will pay most of its workers' special bonuses with shares.

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JD Sports Shares Tumble After Profit Guidance Cut

The sport and fashion retailer cut its full-year profit guidance as second-quarter sales fell due to pricing pressure and a weak U.S. performance.

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Novonesis Leads Europe's Stoxx 600 on Sales Beat, Guidance Raise

Stock in the company-which develops enzymes, probiotics and other biological products-jumped after it posted organic sales growth ahead of consensus estimates.

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Swiss Watch Exports Stay Resilient in July Helped by U.S. Performance

Growth was spearheaded by high-end timepieces and by exports to the U.S., which kept up double-digit growth for the third straight month.

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Why a Payments Giant Is Paying $7 Billion for the 'Stripe of AI'

The Stripe deal for OpenRouter, founded by an NFT entrepreneur, is a bet on a future where users turn to a mix of AI models.

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Carlyle Joins $1 Billion Investment Round in Missile Startup Castelion

The funding round, which also includes JPMorgan Chase and Andreessen Horowitz, values the hypersonic munitions maker at $13 billion.

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August 20, 2026 09:15 ET (13:15 GMT)