Business News News 29 December 2025

Adobe stock slips after hours as Semrush sets Feb. 3 vote on $12-a-share deal

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 19:44 ET — After-hours Adobe Inc. (ADBE) shares slipped 0.2% to $353.16 in after-hours trading on Monday, a session that runs after the market’s 4 p.m. close. Semrush Holdings said in a definitive proxy statement

30 December 2025

Business News·Financial Analysis·Mergers & Acquisitions·Stock Market·Technology

Meta snaps up Manus AI agent startup as it races to sell “digital employees”

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 19:43 ET Meta Platforms said on Monday it would acquire Manus, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup whose software can operate as a “digital employee” for tasks such as research and automation. Reuters The deal lands

30 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Business News·Digital Transformation·Startups·Technology

Arby’s quietly closes more locations as fast-food chains retrench into 2026

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 18:26 ET Arby’s is quietly closing some restaurant locations in the United States, renewing questions about how the 60-year-old sandwich chain is navigating an uneven fast-food market. Yahoo Finance The issue matters now because restaurant

30 December 2025

Business News·Restaurant Industry

IBM stock rises in late trade after Lou Gerstner death, with earnings next on deck

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 3:43 PM ET — Regular session International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) shares rose about 0.8% to $307.58 in late afternoon trade on Monday, moving between $303.63 and $308.18. “Lou arrived at IBM at a

29 December 2025

Business News·Earnings Reports·IBM·Stock Market·Technology

NBIS stock slides after Nebius CEO files to sell shares as AI trade cools

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 14:07 ET — Regular session Nebius Group N.V. shares fell on Monday after a filing showed founder and CEO Arkady Volozh intends to sell a small portion of his stake. The timing matters because NBIS

29 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Business News·Investments·Stock Market·Technology

Wall Street slips as Big Tech retreats; SoftBank deal lifts DigitalBridge

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 2:04 PM ET — Regular session Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Monday as heavyweight technology names retreated in the final trading week of the year. The S&P 500 fell about 0.4% and the Nasdaq

29 December 2025

Business News·Investments·Stock Market·Technology·Wall Street

American Airlines stock slips despite Chicago hub expansion plan as storms, oil weigh

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 1:13 PM ET — Regular session American Airlines Group shares fell 1.7% to $15.18 in midday trading on Monday. The carrier said it will add 100 new daily departures from Chicago O’Hare for the spring

29 December 2025

Airlines·Business News·Stock Market·Travel Industry

Philip Morris stock ticks up on Swedish Match plan filing as U.S. market softens

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 1:03 PM ET — Regular session Shares of Philip Morris International (PM.N) rose slightly on Monday after the tobacco company filed to register 500,000 shares for a Swedish Match North America employee profit-sharing plan, a

29 December 2025

Business News·Investment·Mergers & Acquisitions·Stock Market·Tobacco Industry

Intuit’s TurboTax and QuickBooks move toward USDC stablecoin payments in Circle deal

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 12:06 ET Intuit Inc plans to use Circle Internet Group’s USDC stablecoin and related infrastructure across its TurboTax, QuickBooks and Credit Karma products, aiming to support faster, lower-cost payments and refunds, a recent Investor Monkey

29 December 2025

Business News·Cryptocurrency·Fintech·Stablecoins

Freeport-McMoRan slips as copper futures retreat, dragging miners lower

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 12:13 ET — Regular session Freeport-McMoRan shares fell about 2% on Monday, underperforming as copper futures pulled back from a sharp late-year run. The stock was down $1.07 at $51.97 at midday in New York.

29 December 2025

Business News·Commodities·Mining·Stock Market

IBM stock holds steady after company confirms death of turnaround CEO Lou Gerstner

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:51 ET — Regular session International Business Machines Corp shares were little changed on Monday, trading up 0.02% at $305.15 in late morning, after the company confirmed the death of former chief executive Lou Gerstner.

29 December 2025

Business News·IBM·Stock Market

Amazon slips as Italy drone-delivery pullback lands in year-end tech cool-off

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 09:56 ET — Regular session Amazon.com shares were down about 0.3% at $231.91 in morning trading on Monday after the company said it would stop pursuing commercial drone deliveries in Italy. Reuters The move matters

29 December 2025

Amazon·Business News·Drones·E-Commerce·Technology

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