AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCloud Costs & FinOps: Flexera says firms waste 29% of cloud budgets on average, pushing small businesses to adopt FinOps to balance cost, speed and performance. Consumer Protection & Subscriptions: Utah, the FTC and California sued Hims & Hers over alleged subscription traps and sharing private health data without consent. AI Earnings Skepticism: Microsoft and Meta results are landing as markets grow wary of AI’s payoff, with Meta extending a long losing streak. Power Bills Clarity: Philippines grid operator NGCP says “system loss” charges are not transmission technical losses, after President Marcos Jr. urged removing them from bills. Retail & Trust: JD Power finds mail-order pharmacy satisfaction rising while brick-and-mortar trust and perceived value slip. Competition Policy: South Africa’s Competition Commission is nearing a deadline for draft franchise market inquiry terms tied to pricing and supplier-discount pass-through complaints. Local Business Boosts: Louisiana’s Meta AI data center construction is already lifting sales for nearby firms, while disaster loan deadlines in the US are approaching for storm-hit businesses and nonprofits. Markets Watch: South Korea’s AI-led stock slump triggered circuit breakers as chip optimism fades.
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