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Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) is changing the carts employees use to fulfill online orders after reports that shoppers, including a child, were struck by them, highlighting an unexpected operational challenge created by the retailer’s booming e-commerce business. The adjustments are unlikely to materially affect earnings, but they show how Walmart’s push for faster delivery is making its…

Financial services are entering another cycle of automation in 2026. Over the past two years, companies have used large language models for data search, internal chat tools, and specific analytical tasks. Attention is now moving to AI agents that can complete a sequence of actions: choose a datadecision, and pass the output to the next…

North Carolina Ports, the authority managing the state’s two deepwater ports and a large inland facility, confirmed that it has been the subject of a cyberattack. While it reports that the attack has been contained, it was warning that operations and truckers at its gates should expect delays on August 5.

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N.C. (WECT) – A cyberattack struck the North Carolina Ports IT system late Tuesday, disrupting operations at all three of the state’s port facilities, a spokesperson said

Retailers are restructuring their digital operations as e-commerce transitions from being an edge case to a fundamental aspect of their business strategies. Companies like Albertsons are centralizing merchandising efforts and Tractor Supply is expanding its digital presence despite economic challenges. Recent data from Forbes highlights the significant stakes involved in this digital evolution for the…

Aug. 3 (UPI) — A warehouse east of Moscow belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer, Wildberries, was set ablaze after being struck by Ukrainian drones overnight, the second such attack in two days.

Aug. 3 (UPI) — A warehouse east of Moscow belonging to Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, was set ablaze after being struck by Ukrainian drones overnight, the second such attack in two days. The company confirmed via its Telegram press service early Monday that the logistics center…

Harris Oakmark recently released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for the "Oakmark U.S. Concentrated Strategy". A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The strategy returned 9.21% (net) in the second quarter, lagging the Russell 1000 Value Index's 13.87%. U.S. equities fi…

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