Klarna’s IPO will test if it’s more than just a one-trick ‘buy now, pay later’ pony

As Klarna gears up for its highly-anticipated initial public offering, investors will be closely scrutinizing the fintech firm’s bid to rebrand itself as an all-encompassing digital bank. The Swedish payments group has become synonymous with the buy now, pay later (BNPL) model, which allows people to split purchases into interest-free installments. However, in recent months…

Nvidia faces Wall Street’s high expectations two years into AI boom

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters It’s been two years since the explosion of generative artificial intelligence started to transform Nvidia’s business. Since then, the chipmaker’s revenue has more than tripled and profits have quadrupled. Nvidia‘s fiscal second-quarter earnings…

SoftBank founder Son makes his biggest bet by staking the Japanese giant’s future on AI

Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks at the SoftBank World event in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Masayoshi Son is making his biggest bet yet: that his brainchild SoftBank will be the center of a revolution driven by artificial intelligence….

European stocks broadly higher amid more tariff news; BOE and earnings ahead

Allianz shares jump after earnings beat Allianz shares were 5.5% higher by 9:48 a.m. in London (4:48 a.m. ET), after the company confirmed its full-year targets and beat expectations in the second quarter with a 13% jump in net profit. The German insurer said its second quarter results were boosted by the property-casualty segment. —…