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Amazon’s Million-Robot Network Adds a Physical Dimension to Its AI Spending
Amazon has more than a million fulfillment robots as it expands AI across warehouses and AWS, while rising investment weighs on free cash flow.
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Business Capital: Funding Types, Sources and Key Tradeoffs
Business capital can fund operations and growth through debt, equity, retained earnings or assets. Costs, eligibility and ownership effects vary by source.
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Cohere’s $5 Billion Funding Round Puts Canada at the Center of Its AI Ambition
Cohere’s round targets up to C$7 billion and values the company at $20.5 billion, backing a plan to build AI models and computing capacity in Canada.
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CarbonAI Raises $12 Million to Automate Commercial Real Estate Lending
CarbonAI’s $12 million round backs software for CRE underwriting and loan monitoring as lenders face a large 2026 maturity cycle.
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Green Manganese Reports Metal Recovery and PAH Reduction in Smelter Sludge Trial
A sludge processing trial recovered manganese and zinc while reducing PAHs in treated solids by more than 99.97%, according to independent analysis.
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Poundland Administration Could Put 600 Stores and Nearly 12,000 Jobs at Risk
Poundland is preparing for administration after its owners rejected a bid to keep the retailer intact, while rival chains assess its stores.
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Unilever Raises Prices 2.3% as Higher Costs Meet Slower Volume Growth
Unilever lifted prices to offset commodity costs, while growth diverged between home care and emerging markets and its food business.
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Poundland Sale Stalls as £30m Loan Dispute Puts 600 Stores at Risk
A dispute over repayment of Poundland’s £30m loan has stalled the preferred takeover bid as rival retailers consider parts of its 600-store estate.
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Private Equity’s Expanding Role in Burger Chains Puts Quality and Service in Focus
From Whataburger to Shake Shack, customer complaints and cost pressures raise questions about how financial ownership affects restaurant operations.
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London Banks Face Higher Tax Bur as Khan Urges Continued Investment
A possible surcharge increase could lift banks’ tax rate to 33%, while Khan argues London can contribute more if its wider business base thrives.
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AI Startups Lead a $3.9B Week in U.S. Startup Funding
Tenstorrent and Flapping Airplanes led a varied week of large financings, alongside rounds for biotech, space, manufacturing software and online business.
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AI Infrastructure’s Capital Race Puts CoreWeave’s Financing Model Under Pressure
CoreWeave’s expansion depends on borrowing and customer leases, as rising debt costs test the economics of AI infrastructure.
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AI Tools Bring Institutional Market Data Closer to Retail Investors
Nasdaq’s Brandon Tepper sees AI widening access to market intelligence, while stressing data quality, safeguards and demand for trading beyond standard hours.
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Boohoo Returns to Profit as Debenhams Growth Offsets Lower Group Revenue
Boohoo posted a £28m first-half profit and expects negligible year-end net debt, while revenue fell 3% and its brands delivered mixed results.
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Slingshot Raises $27 Million to Streamline Small Embedded Insurance Policies
The startup’s $27 million seed round will fund software for checkout insurance programs and a planned move into underwriting policies itself.
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Bloomsbury Bets on Harry Potter and Sarah J. Maas to Lift Second-Half Results
First-half sales and profit fell, but Bloomsbury says major releases and digital resources support its full-year expectations.
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UK Consumer Confidence Falls as Retailers Warn of Rising Costs
UK confidence in the economy fell to -40 in October as grocery cost concerns grew and retailers called for relief from rising business expenses.
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Domino’s Sales Growth Slows After World Cup Boost Fades
Sales growth eased to 2.3% in the latest quarter as order growth also slowed, while Domino’s says it remains on track to meet its full-year earnings targets.
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Flutter Plans 1,400 Job Cuts as UK Gambling Tax Changes Raise Costs
Flutter says higher UK gambling taxes have changed its cost base, as job cuts add to closures and reductions across the betting sector.
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AI Analysis of 66,820 Business Reports Tracks the Drivers of UK Price Changes
An AI analysis finds that recent cost pressures are narrower than in 2021–23, while firms’ pricing expectations show stronger direct cost concerns.