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DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) and Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) have expanded their partnership to include all Costco warehouse locations in the United States, allowing members to order products for same-day delivery through the DoorDash app. The nationwide rollout gives Costco members access to more than 4,000 products from their local warehouse, including groceries, household essentials, electronics, seasonal…

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) has launched Visual Search Ads, a new advertising product that allows brands to place promotions within visual search results and enlarged Pin views, as the company expands its tools for performance advertisers. The product was announced at Pinterest Presents, the company’s annual advertiser summit. It allows advertisers to bid for prominent placements and…

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) plans to invest $5 billion in India over the next 10 years as the country seeks to expand its semiconductor industry beyond chip manufacturing into research, equipment development and supply chain operations. The US semiconductor equipment manufacturer will establish a 140-acre research park in India to strengthen its research and development capabilities…

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) shares surged 33.7% in pre-market trading after the company announced a long-term agreement to supply industrial backup generators for Amazon’s global data centre infrastructure. Initial deliveries under the agreement are expected to total $2.4 billion across 2027 and 2028, while the overall purchase target could reach $8 billion over the contract’s lifetime.…

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) has agreed to invest up to $600 million in India’s ACME Cleantech Ventures to support the development and construction of green ammonia and green methanol projects, the companies announced on Thursday. The investment marks Brookfield’s entry into the region’s low-carbon fuels sector and will be made through its Brookfield Global Transition…

Gold prices recovered some of their losses on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years and signalled that further tightening could follow before the end of 2026. December gold futures initially fell to $4,290 following Wednesday’s policy announcement before recovering to $4,353 on Thursday morning. Spot gold…

Oil prices extended their recent decline on Thursday following reports that Saudi Arabia was taking measures to maintain crude exports amid supply disruptions in the Middle East. Both major crude benchmarks remained above $100 per barrel. At 08:18 GMT, Brent crude futures fell 0.9% to $104.85 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures declined…

US stock futures advanced on Thursday as investors assessed the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate increase, the prospect of further monetary tightening and developments affecting global energy supplies. At 06:59 GMT, Dow Jones futures were up 366 points, or 0.7%, while S&P 500 futures gained 52 points, also 0.7%. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 215 points, or…