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[ad_1] Here are Thursday’s biggest calls on Wall Street: BMO initiates TransUnion as outperform BMO said the credit bureau company is a best idea. “We are initiating coverage of TransUnion (TRU) with an Outperform rating as our top pick amongst our Information Services coverage.” Guggenheim initiates Equinix as buy Goldman said shares are compelling at current levels. “We are initiating research coverage of Equinix, Inc. with a Buy rating and a price target of $933 per share. We believe that the stock’s recent decline has provided investors with an attractive buying opportunity.” Goldman Sachs initiates Lam Research and Seagate as…

[ad_1] Wedbush’s widely followed analyst Dan Ives raised his outlook for Palantir , seeing the software maker as an essential winner in the artificial intelligence boom. “We believe Palantir has a ‘golden path to become the next Oracle’ over the coming years and while the valuation is expensive today we see the Messi of AI as a core winner in the trillions of AI spend over the next few years,” Ives said in a note to clients. The tech analyst hiked his 12-month price target to $160 from $140 after recent checks strengthened his confidence in the firm. Palantir’s shares…

[ad_1] London CNN  —  London’s Heathrow Airport is hoping to get travelers into the holiday mood this summer with a soundtrack of real-life jet engines, lift dings and baggage sirens. Created by Grammy-nominated Jordan Rakei, “Music for Heathrow” is the first track to be made entirely with sounds recorded from an airport, according to an announcement from the UK airport Tuesday. To help create the song, Rakei was given “unprecedented” access to Europe’s busiest airport. He sampled more than 50 sounds from the airfield, baggage handling systems and the terminals, Heathrow Airport said. Sounds featured in the song include passports…

[ad_1] Goldman Sachs spotlighted a slew of artificial intelligence-related beneficiaries that it believes the market is not yet fully appreciating. Analyst James Schneider issued buy ratings on Nvidia , Broadcom , Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys . The analyst said he is most constructive on merchant and select custom silicon and electronic design automation (EDA) software vendors that are tied to ongoing AI-related spending. He predicted the inference market will see a dramatic growth uptick over the next five years led by hyperscalers and beyond. “We believe the AI investment cycle is in a state of transition, with over $350bn…

[ad_1] New York CNN  —  Nutella maker Ferrero Group is buying cereal giant WK Kellogg Co in a $3.1 billion deal. Shares of WK Kellogg (KLG) jumped more than 30% in early trading. Ferrero said that it “plans to invest in and grow” the Kellogg business, which includes 14,000 employees and 22 plants. The sale comes at a volatile time for the snack industry, as consumer preferences are changing: Buyers are pulling back spending in response to higher prices, and they’re also shifting to private labels. WK Kellogg’s CEO Gary Pilnick faced backlash last year after he suggested that customers…

[ad_1] CNN  —  Since the start of the century, the number of journalists working in the United States has declined by more than 75 percent, according to a new report detailing “severe shortages” in local news. “Stunningly, more than 1,000 counties — one out of three — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist,” states the report, published Thursday by Rebuild Local News and Muck Rack. “And the ‘better off’ parts of the country are in lousy shape, too.” Overall, even as the US population continues to grow, the pool of journalists is shrinking, leaving local…

[ad_1] After federal immigration agents raided a Miami construction site in May, lawyer Alex Barthet got a call from a developer client seeking advice on what he should do if they showed up at his nearby property.Barthet said he recommended closing off the premises to visitors, putting up No Trespassing signs, and being ready to turn agents away if they don’t show a proper warrant.”You create this little bit of a walled garden,” he told Business Insider, though he conceded that workers could still get detained once they left the work site.Employers have long had response plans for extreme weather,…

[ad_1] 2025-07-10T09:30:02Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. It’s a tough job market at the moment, with openings dropping. But some cities have better job markets than others, and SmartAsset recently ranked 348 of them. Some top markets include Nashville, Austin, and Seattle. With job openings dropping and wage growth slowing, the US labor market is cooling off.But there…

[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Coffee futures jumped on Thursday after US President Donald Trump threatened 50 per cent tariffs on Brazil, the world’s biggest producer, jolting the industry and risking a price surge for US consumers. In a letter posted to Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump said the US would hit Brazil with the steep tariff rate from August 1, accusing the country’s government of attacking free speech and orchestrating a “witch-hunt” against Brazil’s former rightwing president Jair Bolsonaro.Arabica coffee prices trading in New York climbed…

[ad_1] Since joining Whole Foods nearly a decade ago, Sonya Gafsi Oblisk has risen through the leadership ranks. She started as global vice president of marketing in 2016 and grew to executive vice president of marketing and communications and chief marketing officer. In January 2023, she was named chief merchandising and marketing officer. And Whole Foods isn’t the only big-name company on Oblisk’s résumé, which spans over two decades of leadership in the food, retail, and consumer goods industries. She’s served as an executive at Walmart, The Coca-Cola Company, and Kraft Foods, where she started her management journey.The Whole Foods…