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TD Bank Earnings Lifted by Growth in Canada, Capital Markets Activity

Toronto-Dominion Bank's earnings were up sharply in the latest quarter as the big lender continued to see strong growth in its Canadian banking and capital markets businesses, while also setting aside less money for soured loans.

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Best Buy Raises Outlook After Computing Growth Fuels 2Q Sales

The company now forecasts full-year adjusted earnings per share of $6.70 to $6.90, up from its prior guidance of $6.30 to $6.60.

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Novo Nordisk Shares Drop as Bank Downgrade Reflects Growth Concerns

The stock has tumbled 70% since its June 2024 peak, as the drugmaker has contended with intensifying competition from rival Eli Lilly as well as knockoff versions of its blockbuster Ozempic diabetes and Wegovy weight-loss jabs.

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Kalshi and the Weather Co. Join Forces on Climate Trades

The trading platform is now getting input from experts that operate a leading weather app to verify popular climate-prediction markets.

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Enbridge Forms $1.95 Billion Joint Venture to Expand British Columbia Pipeline

Enbridge has partnered with private equity companies KKR and Apollo Global Management to fund a 2.7 billion Canadian dollar, or $1.95 billion, expansion of its natural gas pipeline system in British Columbia.

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Hormel Foods Cuts Sales Outlook Amid Consumer Pullback, Higher Costs

The food company, which owns Spam and Skippy peanut butter, cut its outlook for annual sales to a range of $12.1 billion to $12.2 billion from $12.2 billion to $12.5 billion.

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Kioxia, Sandisk to Invest More Than $31 Billion in Memory Chips

Kioxia Holdings and Sandisk plan to invest more than $31 billion in Japan to strengthen their joint venture and drive the large-scale supply of flash memory chips in the age of artificial intelligence.

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Dollar General Lifts Outlook, Posts Higher Profit, Sales

Dollar General lifted its outlook for the year as profit and sales climbed in the latest quarter, boosted by consumers' continued reliance on the company for low-cost goods.

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Burlington Stores Plans to Use Tariff Refunds to Lower Prices

Burlington Stores recorded higher second-quarter sales and said it plans to use its tariff refunds to lower prices for shoppers.

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Build-A-Bear Cuts Outlook, Fires Exec After Sales Fall

The company said it now expects $500 million to $525 million in annual sales, down from its previous guidance of $530 million to $550 million

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Nvidia Reports Blowout Quarter, Says Demand for AI Chips Is Getting Even Hotter

Shares rallied as the chip giant forecast 70% revenue growth next year and defended its financial support of AI companies.

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Aker Shares Climb After Nscale Gets $45 Billion Contract

Aker stock jumped after it said Nscale had signed the contract to provide AI compute capacity at its Monarch site in West Virginia, U.S.

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AI Startup DeepSeek Poised to Reach $74 Billion Valuation

The Hangzhou-based company is seeking to raise funding to bankroll research and development, and its expansion into computing infrastructure.

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SK Telecom to Create AI Data-Center Company

KKR and a consortium of South Korean firms are investing $2.2 billion in an AI data-center company being created by telecommunications firm SK Telecom through a spinoff.

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Jameson Maker Pernod Ricard Warns of Sales Hit as Americans Ease Off on Drinking

The distiller said fading interest in boozing in the U.S. would continue to weigh on sales, offsetting growing enthusiasm in newer drinking markets.

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August 27, 2026 11:00 ET (15:00 GMT)