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When Morgan Gonzalez first learned, in October 2024, that the Phillips 66 refinery in Wilmington, California, would close at the end of this year, he felt a mix of emotions. For almost 100 years, Gonzalez’s family has lived in the Wilmington community near the Port of Long Beach, suffering from asthma and other respiratory issues that they attribute to truck traffic and the five refineries that surround the small neighborhood.  “I don’t want to understate the impact that this refinery closure will have for our health,” said Gonzalez, an advocate with the environmental justice group Communities for a Better Environment…

Lululemon’s growth story isn’t as smooth as it once was, but the stock now trades at a valuation that seemed impossible just a few years ago.Lululemon (LULU 0.41%) spent most of the past decade trading like a premium growth stock. Investors rewarded the company for its strong brand, expanding international footprint, and industry-leading margins. It wasn’t unusual for the stock to command a valuation north of 35 to 40 times earnings, as the market believed Lululemon could compound revenue and profits for years. Today, that narrative looks very different. After several quarters of softer U.S. demand, inconsistent product execution, and…

Snowflake Ventures has made a strategic investment in Ataccama, a data governance and quality management tech developer, with plans to continue to leverage integrations between the two companies’ platforms at a time of rising demand for high-quality data for AI applications and agents. AI data platform company Snowflake has made a strategic investment in Ataccama, a leading developer of data quality management and governance technology that’s playing an increasingly important role in preparing data for AI systems. The funding, which comes from Snowflake Ventures, the company’s investment arm, deepens an existing relationship between Snowflake and Ataccama and signals “a shared…

A property firm has expanded its footprint with a new office in Birmingham. Premium residential lettings and management company Settio has opened a new office on Colmore Row to support rising demand from investors and tenants in the city.  Bosses say the new space will give the team a central base as its Birmingham portfolio grows, with operations overseen by London manager Matt Harkin. Daniel de Abreu, managing director of Settio, said: “Having enjoyed a satellite presence in Birmingham for several years, now was the right time to cement our presence with a permanent home to serve the needs of…

As we enter 2026, manufacturing leaders face a landscape shaped by converging disruptions: AI acceleration, geopolitical fragmentation, sustainability pressures and industrial policy. Below are eight “burning questions” that I see defining what happens in 2026 and beyond—and why the answers matter. 1. Is the AI bubble going to burst? Concerns around an “AI bubble” are intensifying. Analysts from Forbes and Euronews warn that valuations and expectations around generative AI (genAI) increasingly outpace real-world return on investment. Venture investors report fatigue as many genAI startups still lack clear paths to profitability. Physical constraints—energy shortages for data centers, data-processing bottlenecks and rising…

The crypto market is often described as transparent, open, and trustless. Yet, beneath the surface of every decentralized exchange (DEX) transaction lies an invisible competition—one where bots, miners, and validators silently race to extract profit. This phenomenon is known as Maximal Extractable Value (MEV), and at the center of it sits MEV arbitrage.MEV arbitrage refers to strategies where actors reorder, insert, or manipulate transactions within a block to generate profit. Once seen as a niche concept only relevant to blockchain developers, MEV has grown into a multi-billion-dollar economy influencing user experience, gas fees, and even network stability.As newer trading strategies,…

Growth boosts valuation multiples, but it doesn’t always last forever. Companies that cannot maintain it are often penalized with large declines in market value, a lesson ingrained in investors who lost money in tech stocks during 2022. Luckily for you, our job at StockStory is to help you avoid short-term fads by pointing you toward high-quality businesses that can generate sustainable long-term growth. That said, here are two growth stocks with significant upside potential and one whose momentum may slow. One-Year Revenue Growth: +121% Born from the idea that machines should understand human speech as naturally as people do, SoundHound…

This content was published on December 9, 2025 – 19:58 (Bloomberg) — Stocks and bonds wavered while traders held off from making big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final interest-rate decision of 2025.The S&P 500 erased most of its earlier gains after a warning from JPMorgan Chase & Co. on the health of the consumer. The lender fell more than 4%. The blue-chip Dow slid while the Nasdaq 100 made a small advance.Subscribe to the Stock Movers Podcast on Apple, Spotify and other Podcast Platforms.Stocks had initially risen after better-than-expected job openings data for October. The number of available…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Silver prices have punched through $60 per ounce for the first time amid a historic rally driven by a scarcity of supply and a surge in demand from investors. The metal has more than doubled in price since January, as years of undersupply, compounded by strong demand from industrial users and investors, led to shortages and a severe supply squeeze in October. Silver jumped 4 per cent on Tuesday to reach $60.4 per ounce, a fresh record high. Gold also rose 0.7…

Several stocks have shown strong momentum in recent sessions as broader markets trade near all-time highs. Here’s a look at one standout momentum mover that is just starting to pick up steam.What To Know: Benzinga’s Edge rankings system assigns scores to stocks based on momentum, growth, value and quality. The momentum score is a valuable metric for short-term trading strategies that aim to capture continuation of price trends.Identifying significant changes in momentum can help traders get ahead of potential shifts in stock direction. Benzinga’s rankings system flagged one standout stock that experienced a notable increase in bullish momentum over the…