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Walmart and Amazon are racing to speed up online order deliveries in rural areas of the U.S., a rich source of untapped sales that major retailers long wrote off as too sparsely inhabited, too remote or too impoverished to serve profitably. Walmart has a running start in the contest to build a loyal customer base in rural America. Roughly 90% of U.S. residents live within 10 miles of a Walmart store, and 45% of the company’s full-service Supercenters are in places with populations under 20,000, according to a report by investment bank Morgan Stanley.

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Investing.com -- A majority of SpaceX shareholders have approved a 5-for-1 stock split recommended by the company’s board of directors, according to a Bloomberg News report citing people familiar with the matter.

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said on ‌Saturday that the sale ‌of Google parent Alphabet's shares was ​not a bet against the company. Ackman on Friday said his firm Pershing Square had built ‌a new ⁠position in tech giant Microsoft after its stock ⁠price dropped recently, and sold his long-owned investment in ​Alphabet to ​help ​pay for it.

Uber’s first quarter was marked by strong operational execution, with a 14.5% increase in sales and significant improvements in both profitability and user engagement. Management credited robust growth in both Mobility and Delivery segments, expanded product offerings, and disciplined cost management for the positive market reaction. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi highlighted the impact of new services such as Uber Reserve and cross-platform integration, stating these initiatives are “designed to deepen

Investing.com -- The Federal Reserve Board announced late Friday that it has appointed Jerome Powell as chair pro tempore, ensuring he will lead the U.S. central bank on an interim basis until his successor, Kevin Warsh, is formally sworn into office.

Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee apologised to customers and the public on ‌Saturday over the company's wage dispute with its South ‌Korean labour union ahead of a possible strike that could shake the ​economy. "I sincerely apologise to customers around the world for causing anxiety and concern due to issues within our company," Lee said in his first public remarks on the dispute, adding that ‌he also "deeply bows in ⁠apology to the public". After pay negotiations broke down this week, the labour minister met Samsung ⁠Electronics management on Saturday and urged the company to take an active role in resolving the dispute through dialogue.

By Eduardo Baptista and Che Pan BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) - The chairman of China's securities regulator and Beijing's party secretary held talks with Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser in China and discussed

Digital banking platform Nubank (NYSE:NU) will be reporting results this Thursday after market hours. Here’s what investors should know.

Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR (TSE:APR.UN) reported higher first-quarter revenue and cash flow, with management citing the impact of acquisitions completed in 2025 and early 2026, along with contractual rent increases embedded in its net lease portfolio. President and CEO Milton Lamb said

Nvidia’s market capitalisation ($5.7 trillion) has overtaken Germany’s GDP ($5.45 trillion). The combined value of the five largest US companies now exceeds the total GDP of Europe’s five largest economies.View on euronews

Investing.com -- Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) shares rallied 13% over a multi-day period following reports of a localized Hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise vessel MV Hondius.

May 15 (Reuters) - A majority of SpaceX shareholders have approved a 5-for-1 stock split recommended by the company's board, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. 

Tecogen (OTCMKTS:TGEN) reported lower first-quarter revenue and a wider loss as management said the company is investing in research, marketing and manufacturing capacity tied to its push into the data center market. On the company’s Q1 2026 earnings call, Chief Executive Officer Abinand Rangesh sa

Netlist (OTCMKTS:NLST) reported record quarterly revenue for the first quarter of 2026, citing strong demand for memory products, tight industry supply and higher DRAM pricing as key drivers of its performance. Chief Executive Officer Chuck Hong said the company delivered “a strong first quarter pe

Investing.com -- Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit by consumers seeking refunds for inflated product costs passed down from tariffs that the U.S. Supreme Court later ruled were unlawfully imposed by President Donald Trump, according to a Reuters report.

The regulatory battle over whether Union Pacific Corp. should be allowed to acquire Norfolk Southern Corp. in an $85 billion deal continued this week as UP filed its answer to criticisms of its amended application. Less than three days later, UP competitor BNSF Railway responded with a letter saying UP’s response remained inadequate in that UP and NS still have not provided the Surface ...

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Forrest Li: Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining today's call. As we have shared before, 2026 is a year where we are leaning into growth investments to deepen our competitive moat while maintaining financial discipline. Starting with Shopee, Shopee delivered another record second quarter, achieving new highs in GMV, gross order volumes and revenue.

Unusual Machines (NYSEAMERICAN:UMAC) reported sharply higher first-quarter 2026 revenue and said it is continuing to expand capacity to meet demand from the U.S. drone market, particularly from defense-related customers. Chief Executive Officer Allan Evans said the drone components company generate

Stereotaxis (NYSEAMERICAN:STXS) said its first-quarter results did not yet reflect what management described as a major commercial transition driven by new regulatory approvals, new catheter products and the launch of its GenesisX robotic system. Chairman and CEO David Fischel told investors that t

UiPath Inc. (NYSE:PATH) is one of the 10 Stocks Dominating With Powerful Gains. UiPath climbed for a second day on Friday, adding 6.20 percent to close at $10.27 apiece, as investors began positioning portfolios ahead of the results of its earnings performance for the fiscal year 2027. The company is scheduled to announce its financial […]

Alphabet's YouTube and Snap have reached settlements in the first case set for trial in litigation seeking to force ‌social media platforms to cover the costs school districts incur to combat a youth ‌mental health crisis they say the companies fueled. The settlements were detailed in court filings on Friday in federal court in Oakland, ​California, and resolve claims by a Kentucky school district that is still due to take Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms and TikTok to trial on June 15. Terms of the settlements with Breathitt County School District in rural Eastern Kentucky were not disclosed.

Investing.com -- Emerging market (EM) equities are poised for a significant rally in the second half of the year, driven by attractive valuations, a projected reversal in hawkish central bank policies, and economic signs of recovery in China, according to a research note released by JPMorgan.

By Nate Raymond May 15 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc was sued on Friday by consumers seeking refunds for costs passed on to them in the form of higher prices as a result of tariffs the U.S.

Two of Wall Street's most closely watched billionaire stock pickers, both once voluble activist investors, took ‌opposite tacks this year when Bill Ackman bet on Microsoft and exited ‌Google parent Alphabet and Daniel Loeb did the opposite. Ackman said on X his firm Pershing Square ​began building a new position in software giant Microsoft in February after shares dropped, saying investors weren't giving it enough credit for its Microsoft 365 office suite and artificial intelligence investments.

All three major indexes stumbled on Friday as inflation worries and geopolitical concerns dampened market optimism.

Walmart helps headline the reporting docket for retail companies next week, who has outperformed many of the Magnificent Seven members in 2026. Can the retail titan's momentum continue?

Elon Musk‘s rocket company, SpaceX and Alphabet Inc are reportedly negotiating a launch deal to put data centers into orbit. The speculative technology would bypass Earth’s massive power grid constraints just as SpaceX gears up for what may become the...

KULR Technology Group (NYSEAMERICAN:KULR) said it made progress in the first quarter of 2026 on revenue growth, margin improvement and cost discipline, while laying out plans to expand battery manufacturing capacity and pursue opportunities across drones, space, maritime systems, data centers and te