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Startup Wiz Reportedly Explores Shares Sale
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Startup Wiz Reportedly Explores Shares Sale

The media, citing knowledgeable insiders, report that the startup Wiz Inc., which operates in the cybersecurity area, is currently in discussions regarding the sale of existing shares at a valuation of up to $20 billion.

Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners to Acquire Smartsheet
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Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners to Acquire Smartsheet

Collaboration software maker Smartsheet announced on Tuesday, September 24 that Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners would acquire it.

DailyPay Plans to Expand Earned Wage Access Services to UK
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DailyPay Plans to Expand Earned Wage Access Services to UK

DailyPay will expand its earned wage access (EWA) services to the United Kingdom in the current fall.

China’s Semiconductor Industry Demonstrates Moderate Movement Forward
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China’s Semiconductor Industry Demonstrates Moderate Movement Forward

In China, the local semiconductor industry is gradually promoting homegrown lithography tools following the specifications published by the central government of the Asian country, but analysts through the prism of skeptical perception assess the quality level of this movement forward, noting in an appropriate context that Beijing has yet to make a kind of breakthrough […]

PNC and Plaid Collaborate on Secure Sharing of Banking Data
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PNC and Plaid Collaborate on Secure Sharing of Banking Data

PNC Financial Services Group and Plaid have formed partnerships in which the bank’s customers are allowed to securely share their data with third-party financial apps and services.

Capmont Reportedly Launches $111 Million Fund
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Capmont Reportedly Launches $111 Million Fund

The media reports that the venture capital company Capmont Technology, which is based in Munich, has launched a fund worth $111 million.

US Retail Sales Demonstrate Growth
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US Retail Sales Demonstrate Growth

In the United States, an increase in retail sales was recorded in August, which was evidence that one of the main driving forces of the positive dynamic economic system of this country remains in force, despite various difficulties, including inflation that has not been fully overcome and continuing uncertainty about the scenarios of the future.

Intel Shares Rise Amid Chip Deal With Amazon
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Intel Shares Rise Amid Chip Deal With Amazon

Intel’s chip manufacturing business, which has recently faced significant difficulties, received an incentive for growth and development after the announcement of the beginning of interaction with a major customer, which is Amazon.

VC Firm Insight Partners Reportedly Prepares to Close $10 Billion-Plus Fund
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VC Firm Insight Partners Reportedly Prepares to Close $10 Billion-Plus Fund

The media reports that the venture capital company Insight Partners is currently preparing to close a fund worth more than $10 billion.

OpenAI Announces New Independent Board Oversight Committee
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OpenAI Announces New Independent Board Oversight Committee

OpenAI on Monday, September 16, announced that its Safety and Security Committee, which this company introduced in May during the proceedings in the framework of disputes related to security processes, is being transformed in a structural sense and corporate context into an independent board oversight committee.

Larry Ellison Becomes World’s Second-Richest Man
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Larry Ellison Becomes World’s Second-Richest Man

On Monday, September 16, the value of Oracle shares continued their growth trajectory, increasing by more than 6%, against which the chairman of this company, which is a software developer and server hardware supplier, Larry Ellison became the second richest person in the world, displacing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in the appropriate position.

Adobe Shares Demonstrate Sharp Decline
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Adobe Shares Demonstrate Sharp Decline

The value of Adobe shares fell by almost 10% on Friday, September 13, after the Photoshop developer released a disappointing quarterly earnings forecast, which provoked fears that returns from its push toward artificial intelligence design would become a scenario for a longer period of materialization compared to initial expectations.

Hong Kong Demonstrates Readiness to Push Forward Belt and Road Initiative
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Hong Kong Demonstrates Readiness to Push Forward Belt and Road Initiative

Hong Kong’s financial secretary Paul Chan said that the city has all the capabilities necessary to facilitate the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Oracle Earnings Beat Estimates
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Oracle Earnings Beat Estimates

During the extended trading, the value of Oracle shares, a provider of database software, showed an increase of 9%, against the background of earnings data from this company for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, which exceeded Wall Street’s preliminary expectations.

China Faces Growth of Deflation Risk
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China Faces Growth of Deflation Risk

In China, core inflation has fallen to a level that is the lowest in more than three years, amid which calls have begun to spread for increased efforts to boost household spending.

Palantir and Dell to Join S&P 500
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Palantir and Dell to Join S&P 500

The value of Dell and Palantir shares on Friday, September 6, during extended trading, showed an increase of about 7% in both cases amid reports that these companies will join the S&P 500 index.