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BofA analyst Tal Liani upgraded Salesforce to ‘Buy’ from ‘Underperform’, and lifted the price target to $285 from $160. Prabhjote Gill·Stocktwits Published Oct 12, 2026   |   9:32 AM EDT

Half (50%) of UK CEOs cite AI-enabled tools as one of the biggest contributors to productivity gains over the past year, but only 14% have comprehensive visibility of AI costs and return on investment (ROI)

US stocks rose on Monday as investors geared up for big bank earnings on Tuesday and watched energy markets for geopolitical developments.

Shopify Inc. (ISIN CA82509L1076) was trading at USD 157.87 on Nasdaq on October 5, 2026, up 4.28 percent from the prior close during the 10:35 a.m. ET session. The move follows renewed attention to Shopify’s AI commerce tools, including Canvas, a storefront-building product introduced on October 1.

September’s jobs report extended a trend that illustrates consumers’ widespread pain: Their pay is not keeping pace with inflation.

Propel has published research on how manufacturers expect MCP-connected AI to improve operations. The survey covered 400 senior manufacturing leaders across several industries.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD is benefiting from investments in high-return projects, new business deals, acquisitions and productivity initiatives amid headwinds from weak helium prices. Air Products, which is among the prominent players in the chemical space along with Dow Inc.DOW, Eastman Chemical Company EMN and Celanese Corporation CE, is well-positioned to gain from its…

As Nigeria marks its 66th independence anniversary, Nigeria’s organised private sector (OPS) has challenged the Federal Government to turn recent macroeconomic gains into measurable improvements in productivity, business competitiveness, jobs, household purchasing power, warning that stabilisation will have limited impact unless it lowers the cost of producing and living in Nigeria.

Half of CEOs cite AI as a major productivity driver, but nearly a quarter struggle to convert those gains into measurable financial outcomes, the survey found.

Investing is all about making your money work for you – getting money without having to actually perform labor.  But what some investors may initially neglect to take into account is the fact that investment gains mean investment income, and investment income means taxes on investment income. A financial advisor can help you create a…