Debuting in Kate Spade New York's 2026 fall global campaign, the two-time Grammy-winning artist joins the brand as a new icon to reach a new generationNEW YORK, July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kate Spade New York today announced two-time Grammy-winning artist Tyla as its new Global Brand Ambassador. The brand continues to inspire a new generation through its "Spark Something Beautiful" brand ethos, rooted in optimism and with the power to spark joy that spreads. Known for her distinctive style, magnetic creativity and global cultural influence, Tyla embodies the spirit of Kate Spade New York—effortlessly bringing together fashion, music and individuality."Tyla radiates what Kate Spade New York is all about: joy, optimism, and a confidence that lifts everyone around her," said Eva Erdmann, CEO and Brand President, Kate Spade New York. "From her music to her personal style, she makes people feel something. That's rare. And she's doing it at a pivotal moment in her career—a new album, a new chapter, and the world watching. We're thrilled to have her with us as we spark something beautiful, together." The partnership with Tyla will unfold across brand campaigns, social content and in-store advertising, with Tyla making her debut appearance in the brand's fall 2026 campaign. The campaign is centered around joy hiding in plain sight and includes nods to Tyla's new sophomore album, A*POP, woven into the creative with a signature Kate Spade New York sense of play. Throughout the creative, Tyla carries the brand's hero silhouette, the Duo Mini shoulder bag, in new seasonal colorways including Beet and Laurel Leaf. The new fall collection is available for purchase in August 2026 with additional styles launching throughout the season in Kate Spade New York stores and katespade.com.The announcement coincides with Kate Spade New York's celebration alongside Tyla at a PAPER Magazine album launch event in Los Angeles. The brand will share additional campaign details in August.BTS Assets: HEREPhoto Credits:BTS Photographer: Marcus GustaffsonCreative Agency: Marcel Production House: WandaFor more information visit KateSpade.com and follow along on social media by following @katespadeny.About Kate Spade New York: Since 1993, Kate Spade New York has believed that style is a language of optimism, with the power to spark joy that spreads. Today, we're creating a world that feels uplifting, where luxury and warmth coexist. Our handbags, clothes, shoes, jewelry and more are classics with a twist, balancing craft with a playful spirit through thoughtful function, intentional color, and unexpected details—they're pieces made to live with easily and love endlessly. In everything we create, we ignite a spark, turning the everyday into something more beautiful. Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry house of brands.Please contact katespade@abmc-us.com for media inquiries.About Tyla:In an era where niche culture has taken priority over monoculture, two-time GRAMMY® winner TYLA has ascended to true and unequivocal global superstar status. With A*POP, asserted and fully aware of her presence in pop music, she presents a project that refuses containment or dismissal. It's confrontational, candid but fun, and spills authenticity rooted in where she's from: a country that has always spoken in more than one musical language. Through this language, she reveals her range not just as an African artist, but as a global pop star with an entire world behind her.TYLA's journey got off to a historic beginning in 2024, when she won her first GRAMMY® Award, and made Billboard chart history with the three-time RIAA® Platinum smash hit "WATER," and the release of her seminal debut albums, TYLA and TYLA+. The set produced another Hot 100 and GRAMMY®-winning hit, "PUSH 2 START," and sent seven songs to the U.S. Afrobeats chart, including two no. 1s. The campaign made TYLA the highest-charting African female soloist on the Billboard 200. With her highly-anticipated second go-round, A*POP, TYLA picked up where she left off. "CHANEL," one of the album's standout singles was an immediate pop sensation. It topped the U.S. Afrobeats chart and earned over 150 million video views, while TYLA's follow-up effort, the Zara Larsson-assisted,Y2K-inspired "SHE DID IT AGAIN," became a disruptive moment, and amplified TYLA's commitment to the pop star realm. "IS IT LOVE?," the album's third single, earned TYLA her record fourth no. 1 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats chart. A*POP is available now. View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/kate-spade-new-york-announces-tyla-as-global-brand-ambassador-302839533.html

Amazon tops the list, ending Walmart's 12-year reign at No. 1U.S. companies hit 18-year high, leading the world with 141 firmsWomen CEOs reach record 34 on Fortune Global 500, rising to 6.8% representationThe "Magnificent Seven" generate $2.3 trillion in revenue and $608 billion in profits in 2025Amazon founder Jeff Bezos featured on Fortune cover in exclusive in-depth storyNEW YORK, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fortune released the 2026 Fortune Global 500(™), the definitive list of the world's largest corporations ranked by revenue for the 2025 fiscal year. Amazon is No. 1 this year, ending Walmart's 12-year run in the top spot, followed by State Grid, UnitedHealth Group, and Saudi Aramco. Amazon eclipsed the $700 billion mark with a 12% jump in revenue in 2025 and claimed the title of "biggest company in the world by revenue."This year's Fortune Global 500 marks the 37th running of the list and saw record numbers in aggregate revenue and profits (unadjusted for inflation). In total, the Fortune Global 500 companies represent two-thirds of the World's GDP with $43.1 trillion (up 3%) in revenues, $3.4 trillion (up 14%) in profits, and employ 70.2 million people worldwide. The top 50 companies alone account for 33% of total revenue and 39% of total profits, while the top 100 account for 47% and 53% respectively, underscoring how concentrated global corporate power is at the top.THE 2026 FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 TOP 10 LIST:Amazon.com (U.S.)Walmart (U.S.)State Grid (China)UnitedHealth Group (U.S.)Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)Apple (U.S.)McKesson (U.S.)Alphabet (U.S.)CVS Health (U.S.)China National Petroleum (China)The U.S. presence on the Fortune Global 500 reached its highest level since 2008, with 141 companies (up three from last year), the most of any country. U.S. companies generated $15.5 trillion in aggregate revenues, a 6% increase from last year. Greater China—comprised of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan—ranked second with 122 companies, down eight from last year and marking its lowest count since 2018.The Fortune Global 500 companies are based in 242 cities and 36 countries/territories around the world. The top five cities — Beijing, Tokyo, New York, London, and Paris — serve as home base to almost one-quarter of the Fortune Global 500 companies. Paris jumped back into the top five for the first time since 2021. Czech Republic's EP Group marks the country's first-ever representative on the Fortune Global 500, and there are 14 countries and territories with only one company on the list, including Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand, among others.The number of women CEOs at Fortune Global 500 companies reached a record high of 34 (6.8%), up one from the previous year. Notable leaders include Fortune's 2026 Most Powerful Woman, Jane Fraser of Citigroup; Gail K. Boudreaux of Elevance Health; Sarah M. London of Centene; Meg O'Neill of BP; Mary Barra of General Motors, and Sandy Ran Xu of JD.com. The U.S. leads with 16 companies headed by women CEOs, followed by France with six, China with three, and Brazil, Germany and the U.K. with two each.Technology is the standout growth sector: 38 companies (up four from last year), revenues rising more than 20% to about $4 trillion, and profits climbing 36% to roughly $835 billion. Alphabet has taken over as the most profitable company in the world, earning $132 billion in profit, making it the second-highest profit figure ever recorded for a Fortune Global 500 company. Four Fortune Global 500 companies, all based in the U.S. (Alphabet, Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft), each netted at least $100 billion in profits in 2025, reflecting the strength of American tech. Taken together, Alphabet (No. 8), Apple (No. 6), Microsoft (No. 18), Nvidia (No. 28), and Meta (No. 30) generated $527 billion in net income.Still, the financial sector continues to be the single biggest sector with 123 companies on the list, followed by energy (77), technology (38), motor vehicles and parts (35), and healthcare (31). They account for 61% of the companies on the list and 66% of total revenue generated.The "Magnificent Seven" posted record aggregate revenue ($2.3 trillion) and profits ($608 billion) last year. Collectively, Amazon (No. 1), Apple (No. 6), Alphabet (No. 8), Microsoft (No. 18), Nvidia (No. 28), Meta Platforms (No. 30), and Tesla (No. 116) brought in $608 billion in net income.There were 24 newcomers to this year's Fortune Global 500, including 13 companies that made their debut, and 11 companies returning to the list after at least a one-year hiatus from the list. First-time entrants include EP Group (No. 179), Galaxy Digital (No. 244), WT Microelectronics (No. 431), Advanced Micro Devices (No. 478), and Coupang (No. 479).The complete list is online here and in print on newsstands on August 18.In her foreword to the August/September 2026 issue, Alyson Shontell, Fortune's Editor in Chief and Chief Content Officer explains, "Across global business, we see again and again that the leaders who are winning are those who embrace change." She adds, "Amazon has topped the Fortune Global 500, knocking Walmart off its pedestal. The company has continually reinvented itself across new businesses and bold bets—including a $200 billion capital commitment, largely to building its capacity for AI and cloud computing, in this year alone."Amazon's Executive Chair Jeff Bezos is the cover subject of Fortune's August/September 2026 issue, which includes an exclusive in-depth feature by Fortune's Kristin Stoller on Bezos and his company founded in 1995.Companies are ranked on the Fortune Global 500 by total revenues for their respective fiscal years ending on or before March 31, 2026. All companies on the list must publish financial data and report part or all of their figures to a government agency. The latest figures in the list are as reported by the companies; any comparisons are with the prior year's figures as originally reported. Fortune does not restate the previous year's figures for changes in accounting. The full methodology is available here.About Fortune:Fortune is the premier global media company for global business leaders, built on a 96-year-old legacy of trusted, award-winning journalism. Independently owned, Fortune tells the story of business, spanning legacy companies to the world's new generation of innovators. Fortune measures corporate performance through rigorous benchmarks, and holds companies accountable, in regions around the world. Its iconic rankings include Fortune 500, Fortune Global 500, Most Powerful Women, and World's Most Admired Companies. Fortune builds world-class communities by convening industry thought leaders for exclusive summits and conferences, including the Fortune Global Forum, Fortune Brainstorm Tech, and Fortune Most Powerful Women. For more information, visit fortune.com.Media Contacts:Patrick ReillyFortunePatrick.Reilly@fortune.comChelsea HudsonFortuneChelsea.Hudson@fortune.com View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/fortune-announces-2026-fortune-global-500-list-302835694.html

CHENNAI, India, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CRIF India, part of the global CRIF network, has launched the Chennai chapter of 'Credit Goes to HER', its flagship community initiative dedicated to empowering women professionals in the credit and financial services ecosystem. Following the successful launch of the Kolkata chapter, the Chennai chapter marks another important step in expanding the platform's regional footprint and fostering stronger networks among women leaders across the BFSI sector. Launched earlier this year, Credit Goes to HER aims to build a vibrant community of women professionals who are shaping the future of credit while enabling greater financial inclusion for women across India. The initiative seeks to create a platform for women across banking, NBFCs, fintech, analytics, risk, and policy to connect, exchange ideas, mentor emerging talent, and contribute towards building a more inclusive credit ecosystem.Chennai has been chosen as the next regional chapter owing to Tamil Nadu's strong and diversified financial services landscape, vibrant fintech ecosystem, and growing prominence as a hub for banking, housing finance, microfinance, and technology-led lending institutions. The city is home to several leading financial institutions and professionals who are driving innovation, inclusion, and responsible credit growth.Tamil Nadu continues to emerge as one of India's fastest-growing retail credit markets, making Chennai a natural choice for the next chapter of the initiative. As of March 2026, the state's retail credit portfolio stood at ₹19.1 lakh crore, registering a 21.1% year-on-year growth, while the women's credit portfolio reached ₹7.2 lakh crore, growing 25.5% YoY, outpacing the overall market. The state has also witnessed strong momentum in gold loans (+45.3% YoY) and business lending (+17.6% YoY), alongside improving portfolio quality with PAR declining to 2.9%, reflecting healthier credit behaviour. These trends underscore Tamil Nadu's position as a high-growth credit market, driven by women borrowers, entrepreneurship, and strengthening credit quality.The Chennai chapter will serve as a local platform for women professionals across banks, NBFCs, housing finance companies, fintechs, academia, and policy institutions to share knowledge, seek mentorship, and collaborate on advancing inclusive credit practices.The launch event in Chennai witnessed participation from distinguished women leaders from the BFSI ecosystem, including Gayathri Parthasarathy, Advisor to Chairman, PwC (Moderator); Sharon Buteau, Executive Director, LEAD at Krea University; Srimathy Sridhar, Former Executive Director, Indian Overseas Bank and Independent Director for Karur Vysya Bank, IDBI Capital Markets & Nabfins; and Kalpana Sankar, Ex-MD & CEO, Belstar Microfinance and current MD & CEO, Varashakti Housing Finance.The event also featured a keynote address by Gowri T Mukherjee, Co-Founder, CreditMantri, along with a data insights session focused on emerging trends in credit and women's participation in the financial ecosystem.Through Credit Goes to HER, CRIF India continues its commitment to building stronger communities, promoting women's leadership, and creating greater opportunities for women to shape the future of credit in India.Join the community: (5) Credit Goes To HER - Women in Credit, Credit for Women (Curated by CRIF India) | Groups | LinkedInAbout CRIF: CRIF India is a leading provider of credit information, business intelligence, analytics, software and digital solutions for banks, financial institutions, NBFCs, insurance companies, telecom providers, MSMEs, corporates, and consumers across India. Through its group entities, including CRIF High Mark Credit Information Services Private Limited and CRIF Solutions, CRIF India supports responsible lending, financial inclusion, and data-driven decision-making.Licensed by the Reserve Bank of India under the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005, CRIF High Mark operates one of India's leading credit bureaus with data contributions from over 5,000 member institutions. Combining advanced analytics, decisioning platforms, business information, and digital solutions, CRIF India enables organizations to make faster, smarter, and more informed decisions across the customer lifecycle while contributing to a more transparent and inclusive financial ecosystem.  View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/crif-india-launches-chennai-chapter-of-credit-goes-to-her-to-strengthen-womens-leadership-in-the-credit-ecosystem-302833124.html

NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.NEW YORK, July 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins.  Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on July 15thInvestors parse through June's Producer Price Index, showing the latest movement in wholesale price inflation.Direxion launches SKHL ETF on NYSE Arca, which provides 2x daily exposure to SK Hynix.FIFA World Cup 2026 NYNJ Host Committee CEO Alex Lasry sets the scene for the upcoming World Cup Final.NYSE Live will provide exclusive coverage of Lasry's remarks before the Opening Bell.The Global Game Summit, which gathers leaders from across soccer, business, tech, and media ecosystems commences from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.Women's Health Week report shows equity investments in women's health reached $1.55 billion in 2025.Opening BellFIFA World Cup 2026 New York New Jersey Host Committee rings the Opening BellClosing BellAbacus Global Management (NYSE: ABX) rings the Closing BellFor market insights, IPO activity, and today's opening bell, download the NYSE TV App: TV.NYSE.com View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/nyse-content-update-womens-health-equity-funding-up-41-in-2025-report-302826438.html

Physical AI start-up founder joins tech industry's definitive list of women shaping how artificial intelligence transforms foundational industries like manufacturingBOSTON, July 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Laminar, the only physical AI company that powers Process-Aware Autonomy for self-driving factories, today announced that Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Annie Lu was named to the 2026 100 Women in AI list — an annual recognition celebrating the women whose leadership and real-world impact shapes how AI gets built and deployed across the global economy. Lu's selection draws from a pool of more than 1,000 nominations submitted from across the global innovation ecosystem — making the 2026 list one of the most competitive in the recognition's history. The honorees span founders, researchers, operators, and investors building AI across every sector, and Lu stands among the rare cohort applying Physical AI to deliver a paradigm shift in how process manufacturers simultaneously approach productivity and sustainability, operational goals that often conflict."Sustainability mandates are under greater pressure in every region of the world and at the same time process manufacturers face rising input costs alongside loss of expertise on the shop floor," said Annie Lu, Laminar Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder. "Manufacturing is at an existential tipping point, and yet, operators continue to face tradeoffs between productivity and sustainability as their most fundamental waste and inefficiencies go unsolved."Laminar's Physical AI is a new category of technology that reimagines productivity and sustainability as shared goals, powering previously untapped waste reduction and productivity gains through unprecedented visibility and AI-driven autonomous process control," Lu continued. "This recognition from 100 Women in AI reflects Laminar's role in the future of Frontier AI, and I am honored to be in the company of these visionary women shaping the future of technology."Process manufacturing, spanning industries like Food & Beverage, Health & Beauty, and Pharmaceuticals, is one of the most resource-intensive industries in the world. Facilities globally face rising water stress, pressure to reduce chemical usage, and operational complexity as experienced operators retire and institutional knowledge walks out the door. Lu and her brother, David Lu, co-founded Laminar to solve the foundational challenge: replacing outdated, pre-programmed automation with AI-driven autonomous control that makes factories more productive and sustainable simultaneously.Laminar Process-Aware AutonomyLaminar pioneers a new category of Physical AI for process manufacturing that unlocks the full potential of more productive and sustainable production lines. The startup's Process-Aware Autonomy stack converts inefficient, pre-programmed automation to dynamic, self-driving processes that save time, chemicals, energy, and water — ultimately powering factories that are more agile and more sustainable.Process-Aware Sensors: Patented, inline sensors retrofit easily into existing infrastructure and generate a unique, digital fingerprint of what's flowing inside the pipe in real-time.Process-Aware AI: Factory-proven, foundational ML models interpret the digital fingerprints in the context of a specific manufacturing process to determine the current process state and autonomously drive the optimal next action.Process-Aware Insights: Laminar's trust layer that transforms millions of historical, real-time, and predictive process measurements into explainable decisions, verified savings, and actionable opportunities so operators can confidently run the best version of their factory.Laminar Industry Recognition and AwardsDeployed across hundreds of lines on six continents with the top seven of the top ten global Food & Beverage companies like AB InBev, Coca-Cola, and Danone, Laminar's Process-Aware Autonomy delivers an average of 20% fewer chemicals used, 20% less water per cycle, and lines running 15% faster. At Unilever's Poznań facility alone, Laminar saved over €100,000 per line annually across just two lines.The 100 Women in AI recognition adds to a growing body of distinction from the world's most demanding institutions. Laminar recently earned the 2026 WEF Technology Pioneer designation, received the 2026 FoodTech Innovation Award, won the 2026 Edison Award's Gold Award for the Manufacturing & Logistics category, was named AB InBev's 2024 Cheers Award for outstanding startup partnership, and earned Unilever's 2023 Supplier Startup of the Year. Laminar's solution is also deployed in World Economic Forum Lighthouse factories — a select group recognized for their leadership in cutting-edge industrial technology.Headquartered at Greentown Labs in Somerville, MA — North America's leading cleantech community, Laminar is a woman-founded startup backed by top-tier investors, including Greycroft, Construct Capital, 2048 Ventures, and Flybridge Capital.About 100 Women in AI100 Women in AI is a definitive annual recognition produced by XFactor Ventures and Flybridge, celebrating the women spearheading technological advancement and creating measurable impact across the global AI ecosystem. Honorees are evaluated across six dimensions — seniority, accomplishments, pedigree, impact, influence, and innovation — with scoring weighted toward real-world impact and how honorees have shaped the way AI gets built and adopted.About LaminarLaminar's Process Aware Autonomy is an entirely new category of Physical AI reinventing how leading process manufacturers run more productive, sustainable factories. Our patented, inline sensors measure real-time fluid conditions in every production process, informing our factory-proven, foundational Process-Aware Models that interpret process states to drive optimal decisions that maintain quality standards and reduce waste. The Laminar Insights Platform serves as our trust layer for AI decision making and delivers real-time visibility into the time, water, chemical, and energy saved across every cycle, line, and facility. Across six continents, leading manufacturers like AB InBev, Coca-Cola, and Unilever trust Laminar to run their most critical processes and realize self-driving factories.Learn more at runlaminar.com. View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/laminar-ceo--co-founder-annie-lu-named-top-100-women-in-ai-302824406.html