ArcelorMittal S.A. (MT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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Follow ArcelorMittal S.A. (MT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 30, 2026 10:00 AM EDT Company Participants Daniel Fairclough – Head of Investor Relations & VP of Corporate FinanceGenuino Christino – Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Alain Gabriel – Morgan Stanley, Research DivisionEphrem Ravi – Citigroup Inc., Research DivisionReinhardt van der Walt – BofA […]

CXMT’s stellar debut sets stage for next test against memory giants

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CXMT‘s blockbuster Shanghai debut has put it in the spotlight, but analysts say closing the technology gap in advanced memory chips, not investor enthusiasm, will determine whether it can challenge the global market leaders. The Chinese memory maker’s nearly 466% surge in its Monday market debut has fueled optimism that Beijing’s years-long push to build […]

Where AI meets Shanghai: The ecosystem advantage

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SHANGHAI, July 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from english.shanghai.gov.cn As Bill Reichert walked through the exhibition halls of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), AR glasses demonstrating real-time Chinese-English subtitles immediately caught his attention. Participants engage in a dialogue on AI-related issues at “WAIC UP! 2026 Youth Dialogue”, a side event of […]

Amazon Puts AI Agents to Work as Sales Top $200 Billion

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On Amazon’s first-quarter earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy described agentic artificial intelligence as a work in progress. Well, progress has been made. By the end of Q2, Amazon had AI agents helping people shop, organizing employees’ digital work, supporting contact centers and scanning software for security weaknesses. The company’s earnings announcement Thursday (July 30) showed […]

Karim Alibhai Started at Best Western. Now He Rents Rooms at $2,500 a Night. – Commercial Observer

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As room rates at the world’s poshest properties push past $2,000 a night, Karim Alibhai has been snapping up high-profile luxury hotels. Alibhai has built an $8 billion portfolio that includes properties from Chicago to Bermuda to Costa Rica. His company, Gencom, this year paid $320 million for the Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park. Since […]

Western Union Pursues AI as Falling Migration Hits Revenue

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Western Union is sharpening its focus on digital and artificial intelligence as it faces unexpected headwinds, executives said Thursday (July 30). The company did not see the improvement in its Americas retail business that it expected in the second quarter, and a delay in its planned acquisition of Intermex pushed out the anticipated synergies from […]

AI platform identifies 21,000 homeowners under pressure to sell

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More than 21,000 property owners in England and Wales have been identified as potentially facing pressure to sell their homes in the near future, according to research by estate agent network EXP. The analysis, conducted using property intelligence platform Galim AI, highlights what the company describes as a “growing pool of off-market property opportunities” before […]

HomeEquity Bank adds medical voice to the retirement-planning conversation

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Geriatrician Dr. Samir Sinha joins the reverse mortgage provider in a newly created role focused on healthy aging and aging in place.

KKR Posts Record Earnings as Fundraising Hits $133B – Commercial Observer

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Even as the private equity industry grapples with elevated interest rates and a growing backlog of unsold portfolio companies amid mounting concerns over artificial intelligence’s impact on the software sector, KKR reported record earnings during the second quarter of 2026.  Fee-related earnings rose 37 percent annually to $1.21 billion, thanks in part to management fees […]

Illinois court rules mortgage note buyers need a collection agency license

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To build the case, the state pointed to three loans. One traced back to a 2006 home purchase; another to a Chicago homeowner whose 2007 note changed hands several times before a foreclosure that is still pending in Cook County; and a third to a Norridge homeowner whose home Axiom foreclosed on, bought at the […]