VIENNA, Va., July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) has released its 2025 CISO Benchmark Report, offering a detailed look at the industry’s growing focus on proactive, business-enabling cybersecurity strategies. The 2025 report, developed in partnership with Accenture, draws on input from nearly 200 cybersecurity leaders across retail and hospitality. It highlights ransomware, third-party supply chain attacks, and phishing as the top thre ...

>> Microsoft getting an upgrade this morning from Oppenheimer. Upgrading the stock to an outperform $600 price target. The analyst says I revenue will be a big driver for the company.The stock up just fractionally up 8/10 of a percent premarket. >> All right. Let's talk about mergers and acquisitions in the IPO market.What could drive deals in the second half of the year. Joining us now is Robert Kindler, global chair of the mergers and acquisitions group at Paul Weiss. Good morning.It's been a while. It's ...

Key Takeaways EPS growth slips to 5% this year as the stock ramps to a 200X P/E. Large customers paying over $100K annually pushed above 3,500. Could the extreme valuation be anticipation of growth from Gen-AI video platforms?Cloudflare ((NET) is a $67 billion provider of global cloud services that comprise a suite of deeply integrated products, including website and application services solutions, developer-based solutions, other CDN (content delivery network) and consumer offerings.I want to share detai ...

Seven major UK homebuilders agree to pay £100 million toward affordable housing programs to settle an antitrust spat with the country’s regulator https://t.co/pX4MW9idC9 ...

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Let us begin with a belief, one that we rarely question, one that spans across economics, politics, governments, and even corporate leadership along with parenting. What is that belief, you ask. It is that control is good.In finance, control manifests itself as market regulations. In economics, it's all about governments and control, right. Even in parenting, it's about routines and deadlines and rules and night times.But what is the question that is really worth asking. What if we actually have to ask ours ...

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Core Insights - Lamar Advertising (LAMR) has acquired Verde Outdoor assets, adding over 1,500 billboard faces, including 80 digital displays, across 10 states in key markets [1][9] - The acquisition was executed as an Umbrella Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust (UPREIT) transaction, marking a first in the billboard industry [2] - Verde Outdoor owners will receive dividends equivalent to Lamar's common stock and can convert their units into cash or shares of Class A common stock [3] Company Overview - Lamar holds a significant national presence in outdoor advertising and is a leading provider of logo signs in the U.S. [4] - The acquisition emphasizes Lamar's strategy to enhance its digital platform through acquisitions and technological advancements in the out-of-home (OOH) advertising sector [4] - The company has expanded its digital network to approximately 5,100 displays, positioning itself to leverage growing programmatic advertising channels [5] Market Performance - Over the past three months, Lamar's shares have increased by 7.4%, slightly trailing the industry's growth of 7.8% [6]

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