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Global retail market surges $30t in 2025 despite AI strains

48% upgraded their IT infrastructure as AI investment increased.
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AI patient engagement market hits $33.68b by 2032

The report projects 20.9% annual growth as cloud deployments dominate due to lower costs.

Chemical shares trail MSCI World as margins keep sliding

Review of almost 700 firms shows revenue added 4.3 pts to TSR, but margins cut returns by 3.5 pts.

$3t investment supercycle to drive global data centre growth by 2030

Renewables, storage, and gas reshape global data centre energy.

Julius Baer says tactical 2026 beats buy-and-hold as paths diverge

Outlook pairs short-dated high-yield with longer investment-grade bonds, and favours European cyclicals and Swiss shares.

Tax AI push stalls as 41% used no GenAI in 2025: EY

EY says 78% expect outside AI providers to help in 2 years, as GenAI use stays mostly exploratory.

Global VPP market could hit $14.8b as falling battery costs fuel grid shift

This will be driven by AI, decentralisation, and solar-plus-storage adoption.

IRENA underscores AI’s role in systemic energy innovation

It spotlights 40 innovations modernising grids and energy access.

Utility scale battery storage costs fall to US$125 per kWh

Core equipment costs can rise to around US$100 per kilowatt-hour or more in markets with higher tariffs, among others.

Power sector shift drives coal consumption down after record 2025

Coal usage will decline due to increasing competition with other energy sources.

Global power grid investment reaches US$359b in 2024: report

But it fell short of the USD671b annual investments needed to be reached between 2025 and 2030, IRENA said.

Carbon emissions ratio to world GDP slides 1.6% in 2024: Fitch Ratings

It cited carbon emissions from emerging markets, which accounted for 70% of global emissions.

Oracle broadens database services across Asia-Pacific

It also expanded the services’ capabilities.

Oracle NetSuite embeds AI to run core business workflows

It unveiled “NetSuite Next,” weaving AI into its cloud ERP for context-aware decisions.