2025

By Siyanda Mthethwa JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Walmart opened its first store in South Africa on Saturday, marking the U.S. retail giant’s debut on the African continent as it seeks a stake in a competitive market. More than a hundred shoppers queued for hours outside the store to take advantage of Walmart’s “Everyday Low Prices” and shop…

By Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -In Microsoft’s view, humans are not the only ones to manage in a workplace. Artificial intelligence needs a manager, too. The software maker on Tuesday announced Microsoft Agent 365, a program for its customers to track what it expects to be 1.3 billion agents automating office work by 2028. Agents…

(Reuters) -U.S. equity funds attracted investment inflows for a fifth week in a row as investors focused on robust third-quarter earnings growth and brushed off concerns of lofty tech sector valuations. They invested a net $4.36 billion into U.S. equity funds in the week through November 19, a nearly fourfold increase from approximately $965 million…

(Corrects name of cybersecurity expert cited in paragraph 7) By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Salesforce said Thursday it is investigating “unusual activity” involving Gainsight-published applications that may have exposed customer data. In a brief statement published to its status portal, Salesforce said the Gainsight-published applications, which are installed and managed by customers “may have enabled…

By Anastasiia Kozlova, Johann M Cherian and Tharuniyaa . (Reuters) -European shares closed higher on Thursday after AI bellwether Nvidia’s results quelled concerns around an AI bubble, but pared earlier gains as uncertainty over the U.S. monetary policy path weighed on investor sentiment. The pan-European STOXX 600 ended up 0.4% at 563.94 points. Other major…

By Anuja Bharat Mistry (Reuters) -Kroger will close three automated delivery fulfillment facilities and record an impairment charge of about $2.6 billion in its third quarter, as the U.S. grocer expands its third-party delivery partnerships. The company said on Tuesday it would shutter the centers it operates with British online supermarket and technology group Ocado…