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The AI shopping war is heating up, and Walmart is positioning itself to come out on top.The concept of letting a chatbot buy things on your behalf leapt from the hypothetical realm into reality when ChatGPT rolled out a batch of shopping experiences with major retailers in November.Then, on Sunday, Google’s AI platform Gemini announced its own commerce approach, which it developed in partnership with many of the same retailers, including the world’s largest, Walmart.While both services promise to allow customers to find products and complete transactions in a more conversational and automated way, Walmart’s new head of AI, Daniel Danker, said Tuesday…

Top 25 firm Armanino announced the rollout of its TaxAdvantage software solution, which will be used by both the firm’s own professionals and its clients to collaboratively manage corporate tax engagements in the same platform. Processing ContentThe software features a client dashboard that provides a personalized view of tax projects, engagement action markers and summary insights. This is combined with a live tax calendar that offers real-time visibility into key filing deadlines, due dates and return status, as well as a notice tracker that uses AI-enabled automation to analyze and centralize tracking of notices from tax authorities.The platform also supports document…

Brands that cheap out on social media marketing risk losing out on sales.About a quarter of revenue on US retail sites during the holiday season was driven by either clicks from social media posts or affiliate marketing links via influencers, publishers, or other partners, according to an Adobe analysis of online consumer transactions. Despite its growth, influencer marketing remains behind more mature categories, such as search and digital video, in annual US ad spend.Affiliates and partners, a marketing category where brands pay influencers, publishers, and other promoters a commission for linking to products, contributed around 20% of roughly $258 billion…

Marketers champing at the bit for AI chatbots to become the next major ad surface may have to suppress their appetites a little longer.With Google’s Gemini surging in popularity, speculation has been bubbling in the ad industry that the app might be on the cusp of introducing ads to capitalize on the moment — and help offset the hefty AI infrastructure costs.Not so, according to Google’s VP of global ads, Dan Taylor. In an interview with Business Insider this week, Taylor reaffirmed there are “no plans for ads in the Gemini app.”Instead, the ads team is prioritizing ad placements within…

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Neuberger Berman is buying a minority stake in tax advisory and software provider Ryan LLC.Processing ContentThe firm is making the investment through its Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions and Neuberger Berman Private Markets units, according to a statement Wednesday that confirmed a Bloomberg News report. Financial details weren’t disclosed. Neuberger is investing up to $1.2 billion in Ryan, valuing the company at about $7 billion, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information.  G. Brint Ryan, chairman and CEO of Ryan Neuberger will become a shareholder in Ryan alongside Onex Corp. and Ares Management Corp. It…

Netflix is likely to amend its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, making an all-cash bid, CNBC’s David Faber reported on Wednesday. In December, Netflix reached a deal to purchase WBD’s streaming platform HBO Max and the Warner Bros. film studio in a transaction comprised of cash and stock. The deal is currently valued at $27.75 per WBD share. This would put the deal’s equity value at $72 billion, with a total enterprise value of approximately $82.7 billion. Bloomberg first reported this week that Netflix was considering adjusting its offer to be all-cash. An amended offer would allow WBD shareholders…

Chief executive officer of Citigroup Jane Fraser visits FOX Business Network’s “Mornings With Maria” at Fox Business Network Studios on May 29, 2025 in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty ImagesCitigroup on Wednesday posted fourth quarter results that topped expectations as the lender set aside less money for troubled loans than analysts had expected. Here’s what the company reported:Adjusted earnings: $1.81 a share vs. $1.67 LSEG estimateAdjusted revenue: $21.0 billion vs. expected $20.72 billion The company said net income fell 13% from the year earlier period to $2.47 billion, or $1.19 per share, because of a $1.1 billion after…

Baker Tilly International saw its global network of accounting firms score a record amount of total revenue for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2025, growing 21.3% to $6.8 billion worldwide.Processing ContentEvery geographic region experienced revenue growth, with North America seen as the fastest-growing region at 37.5%, due in part to the merger last June of Baker Tilly US and Moss Adams in June 2025, followed by the Europe, Middle East and Africa region at 12%, Latin America at 7% and Asia Pacific at 0.3%.Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, the U.K. and the U.S. were among the biggest markets to…

Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America, speaks with Economic Club of Washington Chair David Rubenstein at an event at the Ritz-Carlton on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesBank of America is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday.Here’s what Wall Street expects:Earnings: 96 cents a share, according to LSEGRevenue: $27.94 billion, according to LSEGNet interest income: $15.68 billion, according to StreetAccountTrading: Fixed Income of $2.64 billion, equities of $1.86 billion, according to StreetAccountBank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank by assets, has been a beneficiary of the industry’s recent…