- Major corporate developments include pharmaceutical firms urging the Trump administration to protect China deals and Shopify partnering with Meta for AI checkouts.
- Financial transactions feature private-equity firms acquiring Podium for over $ 400 Million and the Qatar Investment Authority launching a $ 20 Billion partnership with JPMorgan.
- Additional corporate actions involve CarMax cutting 145 jobs amid a soft market and Priority Technology agreeing to a $ 1.6 Billion going-private deal.