For decades, procurement has been the back office that enterprise software forgot. Billions of dollars flow through vendor negotiations, purchase orders, and supplier communications every year at the largest manufacturers and construction companies in the country — and the vast majority of that work still runs on email threads, spreadsheets, and phone calls. Traza , a newly launched startup headqu...
For decades, procurement has been the back office that enterprise software forgot. Billions of dollars flow through vendor negotiations, purchase orders, and supplier communications every year at the largest manufacturers and construction companies in the country — and the vast majority of that work still runs on email threads, spreadsheets, and phone calls. Traza , a newly launched startup headquartered in New York, believes the moment has arrived to change that. The company announced today the close of a $2.1 million pre-seed round led by Base10 Partners , with participation from Kfund , a16z scouts , Clara Ventures , Masia Ventures , and a roster of angel investors including Pepe Agell, who scaled Chartboost to 700 million monthly users before its acquisition by Zynga. The funding is modest by Silicon Valley standards. But Traza's pitch is anything but incremental: the company deploys AI agents that don't just recommend procurement actions — they execute them autonomously, handling vendor outreach, request-for-quote generation, order tracking, supplier communications, and invoice processing without continuous human supervision. "AI is redesigning the procurement category from the ground up," said Silvestre Jara Montes, Traza's CEO and co-founder, in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat. "This wave of AI won't just build procurement software — it will rebuild how procurement works." Why procurement contracts silently lose millions after the ink dries The market Traza is targeting is enormous and, by the company's framing, spectacularly underserved. The procurement software market alone exceeds $8 billion and grows at roughly 10% annually . But the real cost sits in the labor — the armies of people, agencies, and ad hoc workarounds required to actually run procurement operations at scale. Most enterprises meaningfully engage with only their top 20% of suppliers. The remaining 80% — the vendor outreach, order tracking, invoice reconciliation, and compliance monit...
(RTTNews) - Following the rally seen over the two previous sessions, stocks may show a lack of direction in early trading on Wednesday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by less than a tenth of a per
(RTTNews) - Following the rally seen over the two previous sessions, stocks may show a lack of direction in early trading on Wednesday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by less than a tenth of a per
Getty Images Investment Thesis Since my October buy recommendation, Synopsys ( SNPS ) shares have fallen by 8% . In my opinion, this is a good opportunity to acquire one of the key players in the field of microcircuit manufacturing, a key industry that supports all global trade and technological development. The market was worried about the company's integration with Ansys, however, as can be seen...
Getty Images Investment Thesis Since my October buy recommendation, Synopsys ( SNPS ) shares have fallen by 8% . In my opinion, this is a good opportunity to acquire one of the key players in the field of microcircuit manufacturing, a key industry that supports all global trade and technological development. The market was worried about the company's integration with Ansys, however, as can be seen from the management statements, as well as from the released reports, the process is smooth and painless. Most likely, we will soon be able to see the positive effects of synergy. In terms of valuation, Synopsys is currently trading at a discount to its five-year averages on key multiples, and the premium to the sector has declined significantly. Synopsys is also an interesting investment idea from the perspective of deleverage, which has a positive impact on the company's shareholder value. By updating my DCF model, I got a forecast estimate of the stock for the year at $468 with an upside of 12%, so I keep my Buy recommendation. Ansys Contribution Reshapes Growth Profile and Segment Mix I recommend reading my first two articles about Synopsys, among other things. There, in addition to financial analysis of the reports, I also deeply analyzed the company's business model , described its development strategy, the strengths and weaknesses of this strategy, and the key growth drivers and risks inherent in the company. This will help you gain a deeper understanding of the business and better understand the reasons for the company's current financial situation. I would like to comment on the Synopsys deal with NVIDIA before analyzing the financial statements . The companies have signed an agreement under which NVIDIA will invest $ 2 billion in Synopsys through private placement – Synopsys has issued shares to NVIDIA . As part of the deal , a partnership agreement was signed , and the purchase of Synopsys shares indicates that NVIDIA believes in the success of their company . I...
4kodiak/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Investors who think they’ve got Amazon.com, Inc. ( AMZN ) finally figured out, are in for a surprise. The company is releasing something so exciting, I think it could become its own vertical. It happened with AWS in 2006, then with advertising, and it’s happening again right now, from a business that barely came up in conversations 18 months ago. It’s a s...
4kodiak/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Investors who think they’ve got Amazon.com, Inc. ( AMZN ) finally figured out, are in for a surprise. The company is releasing something so exciting, I think it could become its own vertical. It happened with AWS in 2006, then with advertising, and it’s happening again right now, from a business that barely came up in conversations 18 months ago. It’s a semiconductor business that scaled to a size that rivals even established peers in the sector, and more importantly, CEO Andy Jassy is now openly talking about turning it into something much bigger. Personally, I think this deserves some close attention as it stands to be one of the biggest potential growth opportunities for Amazon- at least in the foreseeable future. For that, and all the other reasons stated below, my Strong Buy rating for Amazon remains in place. Where does Amazon stock stand today? Seeking Alpha At the time of publication, Amazon stock trades at roughly $249 per share. The stock is also up about 8% YTD, and over the past 12 months, it's up nearly 37%, which still comfortably outpaced the broader S&P 500 ( SP500 ) over the same stretch. That said, as you might already know, Amazon’s trajectory didn’t come in a straight line. I mean, the tech market got hit hard during late 2025 and into early 2026 during a broad selloff that rattled the entire sector on the backs of seemingly outrageous AI capex. In fact, Amazon, Microsoft ( MSFT ), Alphabet, and Meta ( META ) collectively guided a CapEx close to $700 billion in 2026 alone. No surprise, the number exceeded what most analysts had expected, which eventually resulted in a widespread sell-off largely driven by fear, not failing business fundamentals. And then, of course, geopolitical issues made things worse. The war Iran has escalated rather quickly into a regional conflict, and with the Strait of Hormuz all but closed for the first time in history- none of this helps the situation. Inevitably, the stock mar...
Stock index futures edged higher ahead of Wednesday’s open, as investors reacted to reports that potential talks with Iran could commence within the next couple of days—boosting confidence in diplomatic progress and supporting a more optimistic market tone. Here are the four stocks to watch on the day: Morgan Stanley ( MS ) shares climbed 2.9% in the premarket session after the firm delivered stro...
Stock index futures edged higher ahead of Wednesday’s open, as investors reacted to reports that potential talks with Iran could commence within the next couple of days—boosting confidence in diplomatic progress and supporting a more optimistic market tone. Here are the four stocks to watch on the day: Morgan Stanley ( MS ) shares climbed 2.9% in the premarket session after the firm delivered stronger-than-expected first-quarter results, supported by robust trading activity and continued momentum in its wealth management division. The bank reported Q1 GAAP EPS of $3.43, well above the consensus estimate of $3.02, and up from $2.68 in Q4 2025 and $2.60 in Q1 2025. Broadcom ( AVGO ) shares are on the move higher by 2.1% as the company signed a three-year strategic partnership with Meta Platforms ( META ) aimed at advancing the development of custom artificial intelligence chips and accelerating their deployment across data center infrastructure, the companies announced on Wednesday. Robinhood Markets ( HOOD ) shares popped 8% after the company expanded its platform to include Kalshi’s prediction markets for users in March 2025. Trading activity in the prediction market space has accelerated sharply in 2026, with volumes on pace to more than quadruple this year and potentially approach $1 trillion within the next four years, according to CNBC. Newmont Corporation ( NEM ) shares fell 1.2% in Wednesday’s premarket session after the company announced it had suspended underground operations at its Cadia gold and copper mine in New South Wales, Australia, following overnight seismic activity in the region. More on markets S&P 500 returns to positive territory and erases Middle East conflict losses Geopolitical conflicts overshadow inflation as the top market threat, according to BofA Only 50/50 odds that the Strait of Hormuz normalizes by July according to prediction markets AI boom unwinds as tech multiples drop from 40x to 20x, Apollo says Dividend stocks to watch: 10 pic...
Stock index futures edged higher ahead of Wednesday’s open, as investors reacted to reports that potential talks with Iran could commence within the next couple of days—boosting confidence in diplomatic progress and supporting a more optimistic market tone. Here are the four stocks to watch on the day: Morgan Stanley ( MS ) shares climbed 2.9% in the premarket session after the firm delivered stro...
Stock index futures edged higher ahead of Wednesday’s open, as investors reacted to reports that potential talks with Iran could commence within the next couple of days—boosting confidence in diplomatic progress and supporting a more optimistic market tone. Here are the four stocks to watch on the day: Morgan Stanley ( MS ) shares climbed 2.9% in the premarket session after the firm delivered stronger-than-expected first-quarter results, supported by robust trading activity and continued momentum in its wealth management division. The bank reported Q1 GAAP EPS of $3.43, well above the consensus estimate of $3.02, and up from $2.68 in Q4 2025 and $2.60 in Q1 2025. Broadcom ( AVGO ) shares are on the move higher by 2.1% as the company signed a three-year strategic partnership with Meta Platforms ( META ) aimed at advancing the development of custom artificial intelligence chips and accelerating their deployment across data center infrastructure, the companies announced on Wednesday. Robinhood Markets ( HOOD ) shares popped 8% after the company expanded its platform to include Kalshi’s prediction markets for users in March 2025. Trading activity in the prediction market space has accelerated sharply in 2026, with volumes on pace to more than quadruple this year and potentially approach $1 trillion within the next four years, according to CNBC. Newmont Corporation ( NEM ) shares fell 1.2% in Wednesday’s premarket session after the company announced it had suspended underground operations at its Cadia gold and copper mine in New South Wales, Australia, following overnight seismic activity in the region. More on markets S&P 500 returns to positive territory and erases Middle East conflict losses Geopolitical conflicts overshadow inflation as the top market threat, according to BofA Only 50/50 odds that the Strait of Hormuz normalizes by July according to prediction markets AI boom unwinds as tech multiples drop from 40x to 20x, Apollo says Dividend stocks to watch: 10 pic...
Trading firm Jane Street has committed about $6 billion for CoreWeave's cloud services, marking the third multi-billion-dollar deal for the Nvidia-backed neocloud company in a week and underscoring surging demand for computing capacity as AI use rises. Jane Street also made a $1 billion equity investment in CoreWeave at a purchase price of $109 per share, representing a discount of 7% to Cor...
Trading firm Jane Street has committed about $6 billion for CoreWeave's cloud services, marking the third multi-billion-dollar deal for the Nvidia-backed neocloud company in a week and underscoring surging demand for computing capacity as AI use rises. Jane Street also made a $1 billion equity investment in CoreWeave at a purchase price of $109 per share, representing a discount of 7% to CoreWeave's last closing price. The investment will bring Jane Street's position in CoreWeave to about $1.44 billion, according to LSEG data, making the firm the fifth-largest shareholder in the company.
Intel (INTC) is seeing renewed momentum in its foundry business, with the Terafab partnership marking a potential inflection point and supporting a bullish view. The stock has surged nearly 50% in April, driven in part by its involvement alongside Elon Musk’s Tesla (TSLA), SpaceX, and xAI in the large-scale chip manufacturing initiative. I am bullish on the American semiconductor giant as I believ...
Intel (INTC) is seeing renewed momentum in its foundry business, with the Terafab partnership marking a potential inflection point and supporting a bullish view. The stock has surged nearly 50% in April, driven in part by its involvement alongside Elon Musk’s Tesla (TSLA), SpaceX, and xAI in the large-scale chip manufacturing initiative. I am bullish on the American semiconductor giant as I believe its foundry business is now at the cusp of a turnaround, which eliminates a key argument highlight
Welcome back to Bloomberg’s Real Estate Monitor , a weekly breakdown of emerging trends, strategic challenges and blockbuster deals shaping the industry. Sign up now if you’re not already on the list. This week, you’ll find out where wealthy house-hunters are heading to avoid the war in the Middle East and why a 25-year-old Miami hotel was blown up . We’ll also tell you about a shift that threaten...
Welcome back to Bloomberg’s Real Estate Monitor , a weekly breakdown of emerging trends, strategic challenges and blockbuster deals shaping the industry. Sign up now if you’re not already on the list. This week, you’ll find out where wealthy house-hunters are heading to avoid the war in the Middle East and why a 25-year-old Miami hotel was blown up . We’ll also tell you about a shift that threatens to upend Chicago’s standing as a bastion of affordability and an “accidental” urban nature park that’s become a model for others. Let’s get into it. — Christine Maurus Market Snapshot DR Horton Inc $145.25 +0.6% Lennar Corp $88.83 -1.1% Foxtons Group PLC $42.75 -1.0% Zillow Group Inc $41.00 +0.9% Market data as of 08:52 AM ET. Data is subject to provider delays. The big story Wealthy Middle Easterners looking to escape the war-battered region are house-hunting in Europe. Real estate agents in hot spots like London, Monaco, Switzerland and Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol are seeing a surge in interest from both renters and buyers, Bloomberg reporters Noele Illien, Hugo Miller and Clara Hernanz Lizarraga wrote. Clients run the gamut from multimillionaire traders to social media influencers to families, all seeking a temporary refuge until the conflict ends , or even possibly to relocate permanently. The expats are sometimes people who’d flocked to Middle Eastern cities such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi, lured by a combination of tax advantages, year-round sunshine and the promise of a lavish lifestyle. So many of the places they’re looking now have some of those attributes as well. In Milan, for instance, overseas earnings are exempt from Italian levies. Marbella has had a connection with the Middle East dating back to the 1970s, when then-Saudi Crown Prince Fahd made it a summer base and built the Mar-Mar Palace. Smadar Kahana, a managing director at Engel & Völkers, said the agency is fielding multiple inquiries a day and has made several deals in Marbella since the war start...
Extendicare Inc. ( EXE:CA ) declares CAD 0.0441/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Payable May 15; for shareholders of record April 30; ex-div April 30. See EXE:CA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Extendicare Inc. Extendicare Inc. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Extendicare Inc. (EXE:CA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Historical earnings dat...
Extendicare Inc. ( EXE:CA ) declares CAD 0.0441/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Payable May 15; for shareholders of record April 30; ex-div April 30. See EXE:CA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Extendicare Inc. Extendicare Inc. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Extendicare Inc. (EXE:CA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Historical earnings data for Extendicare Inc. Dividend scorecard for Extendicare Inc. Financial information for Extendicare Inc.