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SAN JOSE A Bay Area investor has bought an empty former Safeway store in a deal that could breathe new life into a downtown San Jose site that has been vacant for six years. Babu Paturi, who is based at a residence in San Jose, paid $2 million in an all-cash deal to buy the site at 100 South Second St., according to documents filed on Sept. 8 with the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office. Paturi is the manager of at least one LLC, state and county public documents show.

Despite the significant achievements and astounding talent in the world's most popular female sports leagues, professional women's sports often receive less attention and resources than men's. From media coverage and salaries to sponsorship opportunities and promotional campaigns, female athletes are given short shrift. Though they get but a fraction of the resources and opportunities that their male counterparts receive, these ladies nonetheless give it their all, playing with spirit and passion.

The reduction to 15% from the previous 25% was agreed between the two sides on July 22. "Tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States was the top priority for the government and we have put all our effort into achieving an agreement in a best possible way as soon as possible," Ishiba said Friday. "The way it was achieved ... is just excellent."

Japanese carmaker Toyota said on Wednesday it will invest 680 million euros ($792 million) on a new production line in the Czech Republic to make a battery electric car.The line will be built with a government incentive of up to 64 million euros ($75 million) to expand Toyota's existing plant in Kolin, around 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of Prague, the Czech government and the company said in a joint statement.

CityFibre credits Mesch as having been the driving force behind its emergence as "the UK's leading digital infrastructure challenger" and "transforming" the sector with "innovative products, competitive economics" and "exceptional" service to become a real competitor to market leaders Openreach and Virgin Media O2.

It doesn't hurt that, at the end of 2022, a U.S. Department of Energy lab announced that it had produced a controlled fusion reaction that produced more power than the lasers had imparted to the fuel pellet. The experiment had crossed what's known as scientific breakeven, and while it's still a long ways from commercial breakeven, where the reaction produces more than the entire facility consumes, it was a long-awaited step that proved the underlying science was sound.

Krafton plans to invest upwards of $50 million (roughly Rs. 441.1 crore) annually in India.

Quantum computing could be humanity's biggest breakthrough since the discovery of fire, enabling problem-solving beyond the capabilities of current computers, potentially revolutionizing industries.

The $15 million infusion into the St. Louis Brewery revitalizes the manufacturing ecosystem in Missouri, modernizing supply chain infrastructure for efficiency and job creation.

"Every company can securely turn its enterprise data into AI apps and agents to grow revenue faster, operate more efficiently, and make smarter decisions with less risk," Ghodsi said.

Eight Sleep's AI-powered sleep technology, including the flagship Pod, automates sleep enhancement through real-time tracking of health metrics, leading to significant sales and data insights.

Nominal plugs into a company's existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and helps CFOs and controllers automate tasks to reduce manual work and errors.

Maven Capital Partners has invested £2.6 million in PowerPhotonic, emphasizing its growth plans supported by previous funding from Archangels and Scottish Enterprise. This funding will help the precision optics specialist scale operations and expand its Arizona manufacturing base, enhancing its sales and marketing efforts.

The executive order signed by President Trump allows riskier assets, such as cryptocurrencies and private equity, to be included in 401(k) plans, pending regulatory changes.

Snap operates the popular Snapchat social media platform, attracting 469 million daily users and is innovating its advertising tools to improve performance for businesses.

Anthropic has told investors it is displeased by the prevalence of a popular kind of investment vehicle being marketed to those eager to get in on the AI boom. In its latest funding round, the AI startup is raising around $5 billion at a $170 billion valuation. It told one of its largest investors, Menlo Ventures, that the venture capital firm must use its own capital and not resort to a special purpose vehicle, or SPV, as it did in a previous funding round.

One of the best ways to build wealth and protect your portfolio is with dividend stocks - especially those with yields above 10%. From real estate investment trusts (REITs) to financials, these are strong options for income-focused investors.

AppLovin develops ad tech software with a focus on mobile and connected TV campaigns, recently expanding into e-commerce advertising, highlighting growth opportunities.

The foreign investor has purchased nine lots along the Pacific Coast Highway for over $65 million, focusing on properties with more than 40 feet of frontage.

According to figures from researchers at Omdia, the annual datacenter capex of cloud giant Amazon alone now exceeds $100 billion, making it roughly comparable to the entire GDP of Costa Rica.

The S&P 500 is up 10% year-to-date, powered by the 'Magnificent Seven' tech giants whose foreign-heavy revenues are being boosted by the weaker dollar. Concentration in the top 10 stocks is at its highest since the 1960s, with earnings strength - 83% of companies beating estimates - driving sentiment.

First of all the technicals and equities are crazy. [The] amount of cash on the sideline, the amount of buybacks relative to the IPO calendar-i.e. the demand is significant.

Chowdeck, a Lagos-based food delivery startup that has stayed profitable in a notoriously tough and low-margin market, has raised $9 million in Series A funding to launch a quick commerce strategy and expand into more cities in Nigeria and Ghana.

GitLab is a comprehensive DevSecOps platform that integrates security practices into every phase of the software development lifecycle, providing a single application for various needs.