“The message we want to send today to businesses is: Don’t be afraid to invest to build and rebuild Ukraine,” Meloni told the gathering of business, political and development representatives. “The reconstruction of Ukraine is not a risk. It’s an investment in a nation that has shown more resilience than any other.” Zelenskyy told the
Smoothie King announced Thursday a minority investment from Main Post Partners, signifying a “powerful new chapter for the brand.” The amount of the deal was undisclosed. Wan Kim, who purchased Smoothie King in 2012, remains majority shareholder. The company said it plans to use the funds to accelerate growth, innovation, and market leadership. “At Smoothie
Stablecoin issuer Agora raised $50 million in a Series A funding round led by crypto venture firm Paradigm. The investment sets the stage for Agora to expand its white-label stablecoin offering, AUSD, amid growing interest in dollar-backed digital assets. Agora enables companies to launch their own branded stablecoins using AUSD’s underlying infrastructure, benefiting from shared
Share buybacks from investment trusts rose by almost a third in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). Share buybacks – excluding tender offers and redemptions – totalled £4.7 billion during the first half of 2025 – 32% higher than the
FILE PHOTO: Amazon is considering another multibillion-dollar investment in AI firm Anthropic to strengthen their strategic partnership. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amazon is considering another multibillion-dollar investment in AI firm Anthropic to strengthen their strategic partnership, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the talks. The e-commerce giant has considered expanding
Amazon is weighing another multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic to deepen a strategic alliance that the tech companies believe will provide an edge in the global competition to profit from artificial intelligence. The Seattle-based cloud and ecommerce group has discussed plans to extend beyond the $8bn it has already ploughed into the San Francisco-based AI model
Sifting through countless of stocks in the Health Care Providers & Services industry can be tedious, and sometimes two stocks are just too similar to judge which is the better investment. If you’re on the fence about investing in Addus HomeCare Corporation, Progyny or Inc. because you’re not sure how they measure up, it’s
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Pensions industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK government’s plan for pension reform has been called into question after Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said he did not think it was appropriate for ministers to mandate investment in British assets.
IndiGo on Wednesday announced it has invested in Hyderabad-based startup Jeh Aerospace as its first bet through IndiGo Ventures, a fund aimed at backing early-stage startups in aviation and related industries. The Indian carrier got regulatory approval last October to launch the fund and has raised INR 4.5 billion ($52.5 million) so far out of
By Johnny Hecker, CRO and EVP Operations, Consensus Cloud Solutions. getty “This is the year we must find ROI from AI.” That’s a common refrain at industry conferences this year, including in healthcare, where 77% of leaders believe the right moves around AI alone could boost productivity, reduce costs and improve revenue. But too often,