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As an editor here at Entrepreneur.com and a writer of a bunch of car-centric books, I’ve had the chance to slip behind the wheel of some amazing vehicles — from a Lamborghini Urus to a Bentley to a truly beastly Raptor. I wouldn’t say that I am jaded because being in the driver’s seat of anything besides the lame wheels sitting in my driveway is a true treat. But I’ve grown accustomed to being wowed. But having said that, test driving the Mazda CX-90 PHEV Premium Plus got my car-loving blood pumping. I spent a week driving it between Columbia…

However, critics argue that at each of these businesses only a tiny proportion of staff are actually using the AI, and that those who do so are only using it to a very limited extent.Prof Yasushi Ogasawara, an expert on Japan’s social system and technology at Meiji University, says there aren’t enough tech-savvy people in the workforce.”Although the Japanese like playing with gadgets such as smartphones, digital literacy is low here,” he says.This is highlighted by one report earlier this year which said Japan faced a shortfall , externalof almost 800,000 IT professionals by 2030.Many companies are also said to…

A British food giant is set to close its factory in Derby amid “significant financial losses”. Bernard Matthews Foods has confirmed it will be shutting its processing facility on Shaftesbury Street by the end of 2026. A spokesperson for the company said the decision had been made at the conclusion of consultations with “employee and union representatives”. The decision comes two years after the company announced plans to close a plant at its headquarters in Great Witchingham, Norfolk, where its founder built his empire.In a statement on Thursday, the company said its financial situation was due to “external economic challenges”.”This…

California Attorney General Rob Bonta told CNBC’s David Faber on Thursday that the group of states suing to block Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would require “robust structural remedies” to reach a settlement in the antitrust case. “[Paramount] wanted to talk about everything except for what this case is about. They want to talk about the streaming market, which we don’t allege in our complaint. They want to talk about CNN, which is not a focus of our complaint. They want to talk about the foreign regulators. We want to talk about the three markets that we set…

Walmart on Thursday posted quarterly sales that beat Wall Street estimates and raised its outlook for the year, as it saw another strong quarter of e-commerce growth and benefited from tariff refunds.”Our business is strong,” CFO John David Rainey told CNBC. “We feel really good about the progress we’re making.”The retailer said revenue rose 5.9% in its fiscal second quarter as e-commerce sales jumped 23% globally. Walmart also said U.S. comparable sales grew 2.6%, offset in part by a 0.8% headwind in its health and wellness business as price caps on certain drugs took effect. That was less than the…

The nuclear power industry is undergoing something of a renaissance, with startups raking in funding to develop advanced reactors in a quest to lower costs. But based on recent projections, it’s unlikely those reactors will be cost-competitive anytime soon. Assil Halimi and Drew Walker, the founders of Apollo Atomics, think that’s because companies have been chasing the wrong problem. So instead of designing a new reactor, Apollo is rethinking the way thermal energy is converted into electricity. “We focus on the largest component, the steam generator,” Halimi, the startup’s CEO, told TechCrunch. “We have been able to shrink that component…

Three-quarters of Americans (75%) feel in control of their day-to-day finances, according to NerdWallet’s August Financial Resilience Index, indicating that many feel an overall sense of financial security. But the index also finds that a third of Americans (33%) couldn’t cover an unexpected $1,000 expense, and around the same percentage (36%) say they’ll have to rely on credit for at least some of their expenses this month.Is financial security measurable, or simply in the eye of the beholder? While there’s something to be said for feeling good about your money, if that just means that you’re able to pay your…

Ryan Specialty (NYSE:RYAN) reported second-quarter revenue growth of 7.2% to $917 million, supported by 6.7% organic growth and modest contributions from acquisitions, as the specialty insurance services company navigated pricing pressure in property insurance and rising competition in several markets. Adjusted EBITDA increased 6% to $327 million, while adjusted EBITDA margin declined 40 basis points year over year to 35.7%. Adjusted earnings per share rose 12.1% to $0.74. For the first half of 2026, the company said organic revenue grew 8.9%, adjusted EBITDA increased 9.8%, and adjusted EPS rose 16.2%. Founder and Executive Chairman Pat Ryan said the quarter demonstrated…

While fear and panic have gripped the AI trade and broader technology sector, one corner of the market has recently made new 52-week highs. The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA: XLF) recently touched a fresh all-time high of $57.60 before easing back into the mid-$50s. Over the past month, as semiconductor stocks and the broader AI complex corrected hard, financials stocks have gained close to 5.5%. That kind of relative strength, at a moment when the market’s former leaders are struggling, is exactly the type of rotation worth paying attention to. Why the Money Is Moving HereThe outperformance experienced…

Hinge Health (NYSE:HNGE) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $213 million, up 53% from a year earlier and above the company’s prior guidance range of $200 million to $202 million. The digital healthcare company also raised its full-year revenue and operating-income outlook, citing durable improvements in member engagement, or yield, alongside continued margin expansion. Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Perez said the quarter provided another indication that the company’s strategy of automating care delivery is gaining traction. Hinge Health’s core musculoskeletal, or MSK, business remains its primary platform, while the company is expanding into migraine and gastrointestinal care. Revenue growth and cash…