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Starbucks Says Turnaround Strategy Drives Growth in Global Comparable Stores Sales

Starbucks Says Turnaround Strategy Drives Growth in Global Comparable Stores Sales
Starbucks Says Turnaround Strategy Drives Growth in Global Comparable Stores Sales
October 29, 2025  |  Business

Starbucks said Wednesday (Oct. 29) that the turnaround strategy it launched last year led to its first global comparable store sales growth in seven quarters....

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Pichai Says Gemini App Has 650 Million Downloads 
Pichai Says Gemini App Has 650 Million Downloads 
October 29, 2025  |  Google

If there were any questions about what drove Google parent Alphabet towards its first ever quarter of notching more than $100 billion in sales, they...

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Meta Flags Bigger 2026 AI Buildout as ‘Superintelligence’ Drive Accelerates
Meta Flags Bigger 2026 AI Buildout as ‘Superintelligence’ Drive Accelerates
October 29, 2025  |  Meta

Meta told investors on Wednesday (Oct. 29) to brace for a step-up in infrastructure spending next year as it races to build what CEO Mark...

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CBO Says Government Shutdown Has Reduced Real GDP by $7 Billion
CBO Says Government Shutdown Has Reduced Real GDP by $7 Billion
October 29, 2025  |  Economy

The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday (Oct. 29) that the government shutdown could reduce real gross domestic product by between $7 billion and $14 billion,...

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Microsoft Says ‘Problematic Configuration Change’ Caused Outage of Cloud Services
Microsoft Says ‘Problematic Configuration Change’ Caused Outage of Cloud Services
October 29, 2025  |  Safety and Security

Microsoft said Wednesday (Oct. 29) that it is working on issues that have been causing service degradation on Microsoft 365 (Business or Enterprise) productivity apps...

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Santander’s US-Based Digital Banking Business Helps Drive Record Quarter
Santander’s US-Based Digital Banking Business Helps Drive Record Quarter
October 29, 2025  |  Banking

Santander says sustained customer growth and ongoing digital transformation helped drive a record quarter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Adyen Gears Up for Agentic Commerce
Adyen Gears Up for Agentic Commerce
October 29, 2025  |  Earnings

Adyen is working with other industry leaders to develop standards for agentic commerce, and the company expects to be able to move quickly to implement...

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Etsy Focuses on ‘Harnessing AI’ as CEO Steps Aside
Etsy Focuses on ‘Harnessing AI’ as CEO Steps Aside
October 29, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Etsy is continuing its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) as it names new leadership. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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AOL Sold to Italian Tech Company Bending Spoons
AOL Sold to Italian Tech Company Bending Spoons
October 29, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Bending Spoons, an Italian technology company, has agreed to acquire AOL from Yahoo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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