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  • NVIDIA Unveils Jetson Orin Nano 2 For Edge AI Robotics August 25, 2026 12:34 ET

    NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA), an American technology company, on Tuesday announced Jetson Orin Nano 2, a new robotics computer aimed at entry-level edge AI applications, promising twice the inference performance of its predecessor while consuming 40% less power at the same performance. The compact system...

  • Steadfast Group Underlying Revenue Rises In FY26, Announces FY27 Outlook August 25, 2026 11:25 ET

    Tuesday, Steadfast Group Limited (SFGLF.PK, SDF.AX) announced financial results for the fiscal year 2026, reporting underlying revenue of A$2,104.7 million compared to A$1,825.7 million in the prior year. Underlying net profit attributable to Steadfast members or NPAT was A$319.5 million, up 8.2 percent...

  • Visa Teams With Bluefin On Unified Card-present Acceptance August 25, 2026 10:25 ET

    Visa Inc.(V), an American multinational payment card services corporation announced on Tuesday that it has launched a new card-present acceptance offering with Bluefin. This offer combines Visa Acceptance Solutions with Bluefin's PCI-validated point-to-point encryption infrastructure. The collaboration...

  • Apple Unveils New Mac Studio With M5 Max, M5 Ultra August 25, 2026 09:41 ET

    Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday unveiled its new Mac Studio desktop, powered by the M5 Max and new M5 Ultra chips, targeting demanding professional and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. The new Mac Studio delivers up to 4.3 times faster AI performance, 1.8 times faster graphics, 1.3 times faster...

  • Cisco Expands Secure AI Factory With NVIDIA August 25, 2026 09:35 ET

    Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO), an American multinational technology conglomerate, announced on Tuesday that it is expanding its Secure AI Factory architecture with NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA), adding rack-scale computing solutions through a partnership with Supermicro to meet surging neocloud and sovereign cloud...

  • Apple Unveils New Mac Mini With M6 And M5 Pro Chips August 25, 2026 09:35 ET

    Tuesday, Apple Inc. (AAPL) announced the launch of the new Mac mini, powered by the all-new M6 and powerful M5 Pro chips, bringing a major improvement in performance while maintaining its compact desktop design. The M6 model delivers up to 4x faster AI performance, 2x faster storage and graphics,...

  • Richtech Board Approves $12 Mln Share Buyback Program; Shares Up August 25, 2026 09:11 ET

    Tuesday, Richtech Robotics Inc. (RR), a Nevada-based AI service robotics company, announced that its Board has approved a $12 million stock repurchase program for its Class B common stock. The stock repurchase program does not obligate the company to repurchase any specific number of shares, and...

  • Google Cloud Launches Gemini Enterprise For Financial Services August 25, 2026 09:01 ET

    Google Cloud announced Tuesday the launch of Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services, a purpose-built agentic AI solution designed for financial professionals. The platform is initially available in preview for the capital markets and corporate banking industries. The solution includes a Google-managed...

  • GlobalTech To Implement 1-For-3 Reverse Stock Split August 25, 2026 08:49 ET

    Tuesday, GlobalTech Corporation (GLTK.PK) announced its plan to implement a reverse stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-3, effective August 27, 2026. Under this, every 3 shares of the company's common stock issued and outstanding as of the effective date will...

  • Marzetti Company Q4 Net Profit Improves, But Net Sales Slip August 25, 2026 08:39 ET

    The Marzetti Company (MZTI), a maker of specialty food products, on Tuesday reported a rise in net income for the fourth quarter, helped by the gain on the Milpitas property sale. However, the company registered a drop in net sales. For the three-month period to June 30, the company posted net income...

  • McKesson To Acquire Precision Medicine Group For $2.25 Bln August 25, 2026 08:29 ET

    Tuesday, McKesson Corp. (MCK) announced an agreement to acquire Precision Medicine Group, LLC, a global provider of clinical research and biopharma commercialization services, for approximately $2.25 billion. McKesson, a healthcare company that provides pharmaceutical distribution and healthcare information...

  • Halliburton Gets Integrated Contract For Bumerangue Field Appraisal In Brazil August 25, 2026 08:29 ET

    Halliburton (HAL) announced it received an integrated contract by bp for the first appraisal campaign in the Bumerangue field, offshore deepwater Brazil. The award includes a suite of services to fast-track the appraisal campaign for bp's discovery. The contract includes an integrated package of drilling...

  • Sun Communities Names Robert Garechana CFO, Succeeding Fernando Castro-Caratini August 25, 2026 08:07 ET

    Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI), a real estate investment trust, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Robert Garechana as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 8, 2026. He succeeds Fernando Castro-Caratini, who will transition to an advisory role with the company. ...

  • Madison Air Announces $2.25 Bln Private Placement To Fund Ebm-papst Acquisition August 25, 2026 07:32 ET

    Madison Air Solutions Corp. (MAIR) has agreed to sell 90.11 million shares of Class A common stock at $24.97 per share in a private placement expected to raise approximately $2.25 billion. The offering is expected to close around September 1. The company intends to use the net proceeds to fully...

  • United Airlines Adds Service To 10 International Cities August 25, 2026 07:32 ET

    United Airlines (UAL) announced the largest international network expansion with 10 new international cities and three new routes across Europe and Asia, and debuted the newest international aircraft in its fleet, the 'Born to Explore' A321XLR. United now flies to more than 160 international destinations....

Global Economics Weekly Update - Aug 17 – Aug 21, 2026

August 21, 2026 14:42 ET
The minutes of the latest policy meeting of the Federal Reserve, housing market data and manufacturing sector survey results were the main news for the U.S. economy this week. In Europe, inflation data from the U.K. was the highlight, while consumer price data from Japan drew attention in Asia.