Heineken Holding N.V. announced a 6.7% increase in operating profit and a 1.6% rise in total volume for the first half of 2026, driven by growth in global brands like Heineken and Tiger. The company improved its operating margin to 14.6% and delivered a 97% cash conversion ratio, supporting ongoing share buybacks and an interim dividend of €0.76 per share. Productivity gains and organizational changes contributed to cost savings, while innovation and market expansion continue under the EverGreen 2030 strategy. The company reaffirmed its full-year operating profit growth guidance of 2% to 6%.
Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of Microsoft’s DeepMind AI unit, criticized Anthropic’s method of training its AI chatbots, like Claude, to "push back" on commands and believe they might be conscious. Suleyman argues this approach is reckless and could ...
Gasoline prices jumped significantly, with WTI crude nearing $100 a barrel. Interactive Brokers senior economist Jose Torres suggests that oil prices above $120 a barrel pose a serious risk to consumer spending and could trigger a recession, especial...
Traders have invested $7 billion into the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) ahead of a Federal Reserve rate hike decision, hoping for a "jackpot mode" scenario where long-term yields drop significantly. This influx comes despite TLT's 35% loss...
Imbal hasil Treasury 10 tahun AS mencapai level tertinggi sejak 2007, memicu kekhawatiran akan kerentanan di sektor perumahan, properti komersial, dan perusahaan dengan utang besar. Para ahli memperingatkan bahwa dampak terburuk akan terasa dalam 12-...
HIVE Digital Technologies, through its subsidiary BUZZ HPC, has formed a strategic partnership with ProCogia, an applied-AI and data engineering company. This collaboration will see ProCogia utilizing BUZZ HPC's Canadian data centers to provide AI so...
