08:44 AM EDT, 09/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Accenture ( ACN ) said Tuesday it invested in technology firm Martian through its Accenture Ventures unit. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. With the investment, Accenture ( ACN ) intends to merge Martian's model router services into its proprietary generative artificial intelligence switchboard services that can tailor large-language models, the...

(Reuters) - Battery-electric cars (BEVs) sold in the European Union are set to reach a total market share of between 20% and 24% by 2025, mostly because of cheaper selling prices, campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) said on Tuesday. EV sales in the EU have slowed in recent months - to a 14% market share in the first half...

Ferguson shares are trading slightly higher after it reported fourth-quarter results. The company reported net sales of $7.946 billion, which was 1.4% higher year over year, missing the consensus of $7.993 billion. Organic revenue fell by 0.2%, with a 0.1% negative impact from foreign exchange. The company witnessed price deflation of around 2% due to weakness in certain commodity categories, which was partially offset...

08:49 AM EDT, 09/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Canadian inflation locked onto the 2% year-over-year target in August for the first time since 2021 and, even though much of the easing relative to July was due to lower gasoline prices, there was good news within core measures as well, said CIBC. Tuesday's headline CPI fell from 2.5% year-over-year in July to...