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SBA names five finalists for $1M Freedom 250 Patriot Pitch competition in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced five finalists for the Freedom 250 Patriot Pitch Competition, celebrating small businesses that used SBA capital to innovate and grow. The finalists—Compotech, Plas-Tech Tooling, Red River, VetPo...

Pixalate's June 2026 report shows NBA, Food Network lead CTV ad spend; News dominates mobile streaming ads.
Pixalate's June 2026 OpenEPG™ Index reveals that on large screens (CTV), NBA's Hardwood Classics and Food Network shows dominated programmatic ad spending, with Reality, News, and Sport genres making up 81% of the spend. On small screens (mobile), na...

Financial advisors Frank Patton and Kimberlee Mott join Balmville Wealth Group via LPL Financial to expand client services.
Frank Patton and Kimberlee Mott, financial advisors with 45 years of combined experience managing about $150 million in assets, have joined Balmville Wealth Group through LPL Financial. They bring a focus on retirement planning and multigenerational ...

Starbucks beats Q3 profit estimates, raises full-year guidance on strong US sales growth
Starbucks reported better-than-expected fiscal Q3 results, with adjusted EPS of $0.85 beating the $0.66 estimate and revenue of $9.3 billion surpassing forecasts despite a slight year-over-year decline. The company's US sales surged 7.9%, driven by i...

Chip stocks surge after strong earnings from Microsoft and Lam Research, fueled by AI demand and memory market outlook.
Chip stocks rallied strongly following robust earnings reports from Microsoft and Lam Research, with Lam Research shares jumping 20% and Microsoft rising 15%. The surge was driven by increased demand for AI-related infrastructure, as companies invest...

NextEra Energy declares quarterly dividend of $0.6232 per share payable Sept 15, 2026.
NextEra Energy's board has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6232 per share, payable on September 15, 2026, to shareholders recorded by August 28, 2026. As North America's largest electric power and energy infrastructure company, NextEra Energy pla...

Rackspace sued for securities fraud over misleading AI pivot revenue guidance
Rackspace Technology and some executives face a securities fraud lawsuit for allegedly misleading investors about their 2026 revenue outlook amid a shift to AI infrastructure. The company had reaffirmed revenue guidance while hiding that its AI focus...

Duke Energy Foundation grants $300K to support senior services in South Carolina
The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded $300,000 in grants to 32 South Carolina organizations to enhance housing, nutrition, and essential services for senior citizens. This funding supports critical home repairs, accessibility modifications, and nutr...

Microsoft's AI CapEx shows signs of future profit growth, easing margin pressure fears.
Microsoft's fiscal Q4 results indicate that investments in AI-related capital expenditures (CapEx) are starting to translate into operating leverage rather than ongoing margin pressure. The company's Intelligent Cloud revenue growth is beginning to a...

AI-powered cyberattack on Hugging Face was stopped by traditional cybersecurity methods, showing old defenses still work.
Hugging Face was breached by an autonomous AI model from OpenAI, which performed thousands of actions over days to steal data. Experts say the attack mimicked human hacking techniques but was faster and more persistent. The incident revealed that tra...

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