Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on , April 4, 2025.David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicrosoft’s GitHub unit on Monday introduced a Copilot artificial intelligence agent that can take on specific programming work and inform people once it has finished.From there, developers can check the agent’s work from GitHub, a widely used repository for code. They can request modifications and then allow GitHub to add the source code to existing files.The launch, announced at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in Seattle, shows that the technology…
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A risk premium is the additional return an investor expects to receive for taking on extra risk compared to a risk-free investment, such as a government bond. It represents the compensation for bearing uncertainty or potential losses associated with an investment. For stock market investors, the equity risk premium is the theoretical excess return of stocks over risk-free assets to account for market risk. Theoretically, the greater the risk, the greater the premium. In the case of Target , investors are pricing in a significant equity and volatility risk premium not only above risk-free investments, but also against their competition.…
Customers shop at a Bath & Body Works store in Hayward, California, on June 12, 2024.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesBath & Body Works has a new chief executive officer, its second in less than three years.The personal care, home and beauty retailer has named Daniel Heaf as its new CEO, effectively immediately, succeeding Gina Boswell. Heaf was most recently Nike’s chief strategy and transformation officer until his role was eliminated by the sneaker giant’s new CEO, Elliott Hill.Boswell joined Bath & Body Works as CEO in December 2022 from consumer products giant Unilever. In March, Bath & Body Works disclosed Boswell…
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, prepare to discuss on the day of a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via ReutersChina on Monday accused the United States of undermining the two countries’ preliminary trade agreement after the U.S. issued an industry warning against using Chinese chips that singled out Huawei.Beijing has “demanded” that the Trump administration “correct its mistakes,” calling the U.S. Commerce Department’s guidance “discriminatory”…
Best Buy stock could be poised to add to its rally in response to cooling trade tensions between the U.S. and China, according to UBS. “Some uncertainty lingers, but favorable tariff developments and sales momentum should support shares,” analyst Michael Lasser wrote in a Friday note. “While BBY’s stock has rallied a bit in response to temporarily lowered tariffs on Chinese imports, we still see a risk-reward that’s tilted to the upside.” Shares are down more than 15% in 2025, but have advanced roughly 8% so far in May. Stock in the retailer surged 6% last Monday following news that…
A view of the 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, on March 25, 2025.Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty ImagesRegeneron Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced it will acquire “substantially all” of 23andMe’s assets for $256 million.The drugmaker participated in a bankruptcy auction for 23andMe, a once high-flying genetic testing company that filed for for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March. Regeneron is buying 23andMe’s Personal Genome Service, Total Health and Research Services business lines, according to a release.”We believe we can help 23andMe deliver and build upon its mission to help people learn about their own DNA and how to improve their…
Imaginima | E+ | Getty ImagesLogistics startup Stord said Monday that it’s buying UPS subsidiary Ware2Go as it looks to expand its footprint in the e-commerce space.The company declined to provide specifics on the purchase price of the deal.The Atlanta-based company founded by former Thiel Fellow Sean Henry said the acquisition will boost Stord’s competitive edge as it looks to chip away at the e-commerce space dominated by the likes of Amazon.Ware2Go is a third-party delivery company that looks to make quick delivery more accessible for merchants, according to its website.Henry told CNBC the acquisition builds on the company’s push…
Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJapan will not resort to tax cuts funded by additional debt issuance, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday, pushing back against political pressure to loosen fiscal policy ahead of an upper house election slated for July.”Japan is seeing interest rates turn positive and its fiscal state is not good,” Ishiba told parliament, warning of the rising cost of funding the country’s already huge debt as the central bank hikes interest rates.”While tax revenues are rising, social welfare costs are also increasing,” he said.With sticky food inflation hurting consumption and U.S. tariffs clouding the economic outlook, Ishiba has faced growing calls from ruling and opposition lawmakers to boost…
UBS is growing more bullish on airline giants Delta and United . The firm upgraded both airline stocks to buy from neutral. Analyst Thomas Wadewitz’s $66 per share price target on Delta, up from $46, implies roughly 30% upside from Friday’s close. On United, his $105 per share price target — up from $67 — points to for 35% upside. “Recent tariff relief due to the 90 day agreement with China and framework with the UK support a shift in our base case from a downturn in the economy to stability / slow growth,” Wadewitz said. “A more stable economic…
The workday is full of distractions.In fact, during the 9-to-5, employees are interrupted every two minutes by meetings, emails and other pings, according to Microsoft’s recent report 2025: The Year the Frontier Firm Is Born.And this “isn’t taking into account if you have WhatsApp open or if you have Spotify or YouTube open,” says Alexia Cambon, senior research director at Microsoft. “Those are additional signals that are probably also adding to the disruptions.”If you feel like constant distractions are getting in the way of you actually doing your job, there are methods to ensure you have dedicated quiet time to…
