Executives from Asahi, Heineken, Trip and Kin Euphorics are to feature at Just Drinks’ annual Innovation in Non-Alcoholic Beverages conference next week. The two-day event, in partnership with our sister events business Arena International, is taking place on 24 and 25 September at Hilton London Bankside. Companies including Swinkels Family Brewers, Cawston Press and Crossip, plus ingredients giants McCormick & Co. and Kerry, will also discuss the key themes shaping the sector. The programme includes ...

The third player, Alphabet, via its Google Cloud division, is piloting the Google Cloud Universal Ledger, a chain intended for managing tokenized assets and making wholesale payments. While the network's full feature set isn't known yet, one of the stated objectives is for it to be a neutral platform that banks and other financial businesses can use without worrying about creating potential conflicts of interest. Beyond that, the GCUL has the potential to be a powerful competitor solely on the basis of Alph ...

NEW YORK & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) ("Jefferies†) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: SMFG) ("SMFG†), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ("SMBC†), and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. ("SMBC Nikko†) (collectively, "SMBC Group†) announced today that they are significantly expanding their Global Strategic Alliance. SMBC Group and Jefferies initially entered into a Strategic Alliance in 2021 to collaborate on future corporate and investment bankin. ...

Butterfly Network Inc. BFLY shares are trending on Friday.Check out the current price of BFLY stock here.Shares of the Massachusetts-based company jumped 14.81% to $2.17 in after-hours trading on Thursday, after being named to TIME’s first-ever list of the World’s Top HealthTech Companies for 2025. According to the Benzinga Pro data, BFLY had already gained 15.95% during regular trading, closing at $1.89.TIME Recognition Validates Innovation StrategyAccording to the company’s press release, Butterfly Networ ...

Mumbai: Jindal Steel International’s pursuit of Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe marks a crucial moment for the group, and for its next-generation leader-in-waiting, Venkatesh Jindal. At just 29, the Yale and Harvard-educated son of chairperson Naveen Jindal is part of the core team currently in Germany negotiating the high-stakes acquisition. The team also includes Naveen Jindal, Narendra Misra, Jindal's director of European Operations, and a handful of other executives. It is currently in Germany. The third-gen ...

With a market cap of $14.9 billion, Domino's Pizza, Inc. (DPZ) is one of the world’s largest pizza restaurant chains, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1960, the company has grown into a global leader in both delivery and carryout pizza, operating more than 20,000 stores across over 90 markets worldwide. Companies worth $10 billion or more are generally described as “large-cap stocks,” and DPZ perfectly fits that description, with its market cap exceeding this mark, underscoring its size, i ...

Jefferies is the world’s fifth-largest investment bank. - Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg News Wall Street’s Jefferies Financial Group and Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are bolstering their ties in a push to court more companies and private-equity firms globally with their services on mergers and acquisitions, borrowing and investing money, and other work. The details SMFG’s commercial banking subsidiary, SMBC, has agreed to increase its equity ownership in Jefferies to up to 20% in the open market, fro ...

The Japanese firm's SMBC unit plans to raise its stake in the Wall Street bank to up to 20%. ...

Warren Buffett makes investment decisions based on business fundamentals rather than the broader market environment.The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.48%) has advanced 12% year to date, notching 25 record highs in the process. What makes that number particularly extraordinary is the index was actually down 19% from its high in April when President Trump announced tariffs. But it quickly rebounded and has since rocketed 32% from its April low.That upward momentum begs the question: Should you really buy stocks with the S ...

Michigan’s push to become a Bitcoin-holding state is back in motion after months of dormancy. Key Takeaways: Michigan has revived a bill to allocate up to 10% of state funds into Bitcoin and crypto assets. The move aligns Michigan with states like Texas and New Hampshire pursuing Bitcoin reserve strategies. A global shift is underway, with countries like Pakistan and the Philippines also introducing strategic Bitcoin reserve plans. House Bill 4087, which would authorize the state to allocate up to ...