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Globe and Mail
2 days ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Wendy's Appoints Pete Suerken as U.S. President
Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Wendy's ( (WEN)) has shared an update. On July 22, 2025, Wendy's announced the appointment of Pete Suerken as President, U.S., succeeding Abigail Pringle, who will depart the company after a transition period. Suerken, who has a strong background in supply chain management and innovation, is expected to drive profitability and growth for Wendy's U.S. operations. This leadership change aims to enhance Wendy's operational excellence and strategic priorities, benefiting franchisees, employees, and shareholders. The most recent analyst rating on (WEN) stock is a Hold with a $18.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Wendy's stock, see the WEN Stock Forecast page. Spark's Take on WEN Stock According to Spark, TipRanks' AI Analyst, WEN is a Neutral. The overall score is driven by stable financial performance and attractive valuation, offset by technical indicators suggesting bearish trends. Earnings call highlights mixed sentiment, with strategic growth plans facing near-term challenges, particularly in the U.S. market. To see Spark's full report on WEN stock, click here. More about Wendy's Wendy's, founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio, is a prominent player in the fast-food industry, known for its made-to-order square hamburgers, fresh salads, and signature items like chili and Frosty desserts. The company operates over 7,000 restaurants worldwide and is committed to quality and positive social impact, notably through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Average Trading Volume: 6,082,004 Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell Current Market Cap: $2.01B See more insights into WEN stock on TipRanks' Stock Analysis page. Disclaimer & Disclosure Report an Issue
Gizmodo
17-07-2025
- Business
- Gizmodo
The New Intern on Wall Street Is an AI, and It's Already Taking Jobs
The transformation underway in finance should give pause to anyone who still thinks artificial intelligence is a distant threat. On July 15, Wall Street met its most overqualified and tireless intern. AI safety and research company Anthropic, a chief rival to OpenAI, unveiled its new 'Financial Analysis Solution,' an enhanced version of its Claude AI assistant designed to take over the research, modeling, and compliance grunt work that finance teams typically rely on junior analysts to perform. This specialized version of Claude can now parse corporate earnings calls, scan vast financial data warehouses, run complex Monte Carlo simulations (a sophisticated technique that plays out a financial 'what if' game thousands of times to map all possibilities), and produce investment memos that look like they came from a human who has not slept in three days. The human in question, however, may not be needed much longer. The announcement came with powerful testimonials from industry giants. Bridgewater Associates, one of the largest and most influential hedge funds in the world, is already a user. 'We've been developing capabilities powered by Claude since 2023,' said Aaron Linsky, CTO of AIA Labs at Bridgewater. 'Claude powered the first versions of our Investment Analyst Assistant, which streamlined our analysts' workflow by generating Python code, creating data visualizations, and iterating through complex financial analysis tasks with the precision of a junior analyst.' The translation is clear: Claude is already doing the work of entry level employees at the world's most elite firms. Anthropic claims that its latest model, Claude 4, outperforms OpenAI's GPT-4 and other rivals on specialized financial tasks. In one benchmark, Claude scored 83 percent accuracy on complex Excel modeling challenges that simulate real world investment cases. This means Claude can now perform tasks that are the bedrock of modern finance: Claude does not just assist humans; it executes entire workflows. That's why Anthropic is positioning it less as a simple chatbot and more as an enterprise grade workhorse. The statistics provided by early adopters are staggering. Norway's sovereign wealth fund, NBIM, which manages one of the largest investment funds globally, says Claude has already replaced the equivalent of over 213,000 work hours across its finance and risk teams. CEO Nicolai Tangen quantified the productivity gains at approximately 20 percent and added that Claude now automates the monitoring of news and earnings calls for 9,000 companies. Meanwhile, insurance giant AIG says it is using Claude to transform its underwriting process. According to CEO Peter Zaffino, 'We have been able to compress the timeline to review business by more than 5x (…) while simultaneously improving our data accuracy from 75% to over 90%.' In the high stakes world of finance, speed and precision are everything. Claude appears to offer both, without demanding a bonus or taking a vacation. For decades, aspiring financiers have cut their teeth as entry level analysts at big banks and hedge funds. The work is notoriously brutal, defined by 80 hour weeks, endless Excel modeling, and all nighters building pitch decks that no one might read. But it has always been the essential rite of passage into a lucrative career. Now, Claude does all of that. It does it faster, without typos, and without needing to impress a managing director. While Anthropic insists the goal is to free up humans, it is clear where this is heading. Claude does not just save time on grunt work. It has the potential to replace the very need for junior analysts to be doing this work in the first place. Anthropic is pitching this as a win-win. Companies save money and analysts get to 'focus on higher level tasks.' But in a cutthroat industry where cost cutting is constant, those higher level tasks may not materialize fast enough to absorb a workforce whose primary function has been automated. The finance industry has long assumed that its white collar ranks were safe from AI disruption. Automation might hit the factory floor or call centers, but not the corner office. Claude directly challenges that assumption. And it is not alone. OpenAI is working with PwC on similar initiatives. Google is embedding its Gemini models into trading platforms. The race is on to see which AI company can reshape Wall Street first and reap the rewards. Claude's edge might be its deep integration strategy. It connects with essential financial data sources from S&P Global and Morningstar and platforms like Palantir and Snowflake. Claude can even write compliance policies, thanks to partnerships with accounting firms like PwC and Deloitte. In short, Claude is not just intelligent. It is deeply wired into the plumbing of modern finance. Anthropic said that Claude is now available on the AWS Marketplace, with Google Cloud availability coming soon. Companies can drop it into their research teams or build custom applications using Claude's API, a tool that allows different software programs to communicate with each other. If a firm wants its AI to write underwriting policies or track complex ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) compliance, Claude can do that too. 'Claude provides the complete platform for financial AI,' the company said. 'Every claim links directly to its original source for transparency, and complex analysis that normally takes hours happens in minutes.' If that sounds like the future of finance, it probably is. But for thousands of young analysts hoping to climb the ladder, Claude may have just pulled the first few rungs out from under them.
Axios
15-07-2025
- Business
- Axios
Anthropic launches its first big disruption to the finance industry
Anthropic is teaming up with financial services firms to launch a unified Claude interface for simultaneously analyzing market data across multiple sources. Why it matters: It's Anthropic's first big disruption for one industry: finance. And it won't be the last. Wall Street sees adoption of AI-powered tools like these as rocket fuel for profits. How it works: The idea is an AI tool that pulls in data from PitchBook, Morningstar and Daloopa all at once to answer analyst questions. This paid plan will only be available for customers of the Claude Financial Analysis solution — a version of Claude for Enterprise specifically tailored to financial analysts. Users will only get access to data from the platforms they're subscribed to, so if an analyst puts in a prompt about venture capital funding but doesn't have PitchBook, their answer might include data from another source, like Morningstar. What they're saying:"How can you think about transforming the workforce with AI ... something that is actually purpose-built for a whole set of employees or for a whole industry?" Anthropic's chief revenue officer Kate Jensen tells Axios in an exclusive interview. Jensen says finance was a natural first-choice sector to target, given demand from customers. Between the lines: Why would firms want to partner with AI companies and risk taking eyeballs away from their own platforms? Because it makes their tools easier to use, making the value proposition more apparent, Anthropic says. The intrigue: Analysts have described the financial sector as an area that's ripe for AI disruption, which could result in job loss, especially for junior employees. Aaron Linsky, CTO, AIA Labs at Bridgewater, wrote in a statement provided by Anthropic that "Claude powered the first versions of our Investment Analyst Assistant, which streamlined our analysts' workflow ... with the precision of a junior analyst." That quote might be scary if you're a junior analyst. Catch up quick: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told Axios in May that AI could wipe out nearly half of all entry-level white-collar jobs. Jensen agrees with Amodei's sentiment, but adds that it's important to consider how AI-first job expectations could evolve to create more opportunity. "It's not displacement; it's evolution in a different way," she says, adding that she expects different things from her team now that they have Claude. "They have to be better now, which is really fun as a manager. ... You have these tools at your disposal that allow you to be much more thoughtful, much more creative, do much more research than I might have expected two years ago." The bottom line:"We're seeing corporate America adopt AI," said Lou Miller, global head of equity custom baskets at Goldman Sachs, on a company podcast. "There's going to be margin benefits there."
ABC News
28-05-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Does Australia need to produce gas until 2070?
Skip to main content Lead analyst for Australian gas at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, Josh Runciman says the biggest consumers of gas - Japan and Europe - are already slashing their demand for LNG, as renewables crowd out gas.
Al Arabiya
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Israel warns Hamas over hostage release; US VP Vance to meet Zelenskyy in Munich
In this episode of W News presented by Leigh Ann Gerrans, we'll cover the latest updates from the Munich Security Conference, where US Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss potential peace negotiations with Russia. We'll also report from Gaza, where Hamas has named three more Israeli hostages set for release on Saturday. Meanwhile, Israel has warned that bombing will continue if the hostages are not released on time. Guests: Trent Murray - Correspondent in Munich Danni Hewson - Head of Financial Analysis Giles Gibson - Correspondent in Tel Aviv
