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The AI boom and Trump’s trade war are among macro trends leading demand for supply chain financing within the U.S. economy.There has been a recent surge in interest for financing to support data center component suppliers, according to Wells Fargo data. “The need for computing power for data centers is tremendous,” said Jeremy Jansen, head of global originations at Wells Fargo Supply Chain Finance. “This goes beyond the bricks-and-mortar. The capex that goes into these facilities, and the power generation to make sure these facilities stay online 24/7, is in the billions of dollars,” he added.Jansen said data center component…

Tottenham Hotspur’s priority in the final days of the transfer window is signing a No 10 after missing out on key targets Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze.Spurs have registered an interest in RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons, Sky Sports News understands – however it is nothing more than that at this stage with Chelsea considered frontrunners for his signature. Lucas Paqueta is admired but there is currently no indication West Ham would consider a sale.Similarly, Morgan Rogers is another player of interest but Aston Villa consider him not for sale and there has been no movement, as things stand.Gibbs-White was seen…

Pfizer’s Covid vaccine Comirnaty, seen at a CVS Pharmacy in Eagle Rock, California, Sept. 14, 2023.Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the latest round of Covid vaccines in the U.S., but set new limits on who can get them.The agency ended its broader authorization of the shots, only clearing them for people at higher risk of severe illness. That includes those 65 and up and younger adults with at least one underlying condition that puts them at higher risk.The move could complicate access to the shots for millions of Americans,…

Middle East Eye’s editor-in-chief, David Hearst, has written to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer with a series of questions after Israel killed two MEE journalists in Gaza on Monday morning. Mohamed Salama and Ahmed Abu Aziz were killed as they responded to an Israeli attack on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis.  At least three other journalists were among the 20 Palestinians murdered in the attacks, including Mariam Dagga, a freelance reporter who worked with several media outlets including the Associated Press and Independent Arabia; Hussam al-Masri, a photojournalist with the Reuters news agency; and freelance reporter Moaz Abu Taha.  MEE is a UK-based organisation.…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Paramount Skydance — The media stock lost more than 5%, marking its fourth straight day of losses, as the parent company of CBS continued to give back some of its sharp August gains. J.M. Smucker — The maker of Cafe Bustelo coffee and Jif peanut butter slid 5% after fiscal first-quarter net income and revenue trailed Wall Street estimates, and it warned second-quarter adjusted earnings per share will fall about 25% largely due to smaller coffee profits, according to FactSet. Donaldson — The maker of air and liquid filters jumped more…

Gusto CEO Josh Reeves and Guideline CEO Kevin Busque talk at Gusto’s San Francisco headquarters.Elliott Morin | GustoGusto, a startup with payroll and human resources software, said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Guideline, a startup specializing in corporate retirement plans. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, Gusto is among the world’s most valuable companies backed by venture capitalists, with a $9.3 billion valuation. Gusto originally was named ZenPayroll and provided software that clients could use to run payroll for their employees. In 2015, the company rebranded to Gusto as it started…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | ReutersNvidia reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue on Wednesday, and said sales growth this quarter will remain above 50%, signaling to Wall Street that demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure shows no sign of fading.The stock, which is up 35% this year after almost tripling in 2024, slipped in extended trading as data center revenue came up short of estimates for the second straight period.Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG:Earnings per share:  $1.05 adjusted…

Here are all the potential deals, both in and out, that could be completed before the close of the summer transfer window on September 1.ARSENAL Positions still looking at: Centre-backArsenal in talks with Bayer Leverkusen over the signing of Piero Hincapie. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player South American football expert Tim Vickery explains what Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie could add to Arsenal and why he may be better suited to Liverpool Mikel Arteta is also looking to move out Reiss Nelson, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Sambi Lokonga, and Jakub Kiwior in the final week of the window.…

Newcastle are expected to make an improved offer worth £60m for Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen.Wolves rejected a second offer worth £55m from the Magpies after the 25-year-old scored two late goals to beat West Ham 3-2 to reach the Carabao Cup third round on Tuesday. No improved offer has gone in yet. The first offer of £50m was rejected on Monday.Wolves manager Vitor Pereira admitted after the win against West Ham that “every player has a price” in the post-match press conference. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Jorgen Strand Larsen scored two in two…

Israel’s genocide in Gaza, in which more than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023, has increased pressure on the rest of the world to endorse Palestinian statehood. Formal recognition of Palestine by other countries is not new, and has been growing since the late 1980s. But it’s only during the past decade that Western nations have followed suit in increasing numbers. On 24 July, France announced that it intended to recognise Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which begins on 9 September, the first G7 nation to do so.  “True to its historic commitment to a just and lasting…