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Fintech Briefing: Agentic Commerce Partnerships, Macro Shifts, and Big-Ticket AI M&A
- Meta Launches Agentic Commerce Tool Meta Muse with Shopify and PayPal
Meta shares rose nearly 13% following the rollout of Meta Muse, an agentic commerce tool that alters transaction take-rates by executing checkouts directly. While Amazon blocked the tool, Truist Securities estimates it could generate at least $28.5 billion in additional annual revenue by fiscal 2030.
- Gold Slides to $4,140 as Treasury Yields Rise and Fed Hike Odds Diminish
Spot gold dropped 3.4% on the week to $4,140.06 an ounce as higher Treasury yields and oil prices pressured the asset despite weak U.S. jobs data. Simultaneously, CME FedWatch indicated reduced expectations for an October interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
- AMD to Acquire Spatial-Intelligence Startup World Labs for $8.2 Billion
AMD has agreed to purchase AI startup World Labs in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $8.2 billion to advance models simulating interactive 3D environments. Following the close, World Labs co-founder Fei-Fei Li will become AMD's executive vice president and chief scientist.
Meta Launches Agentic Commerce Tool Meta Muse with Shopify and PayPal
Meta shares rose nearly 13% following the rollout of Meta Muse, an agentic commerce tool that alters transaction take-rates by executing checkouts directly. While Amazon blocked the tool, Truist Securities estimates it could generate at least $28.5 billion in additional annual revenue by fiscal 2030.
Gold Slides to $4,140 as Treasury Yields Rise and Fed Hike Odds Diminish
Spot gold dropped 3.4% on the week to $4,140.06 an ounce as higher Treasury yields and oil prices pressured the asset despite weak U.S. jobs data. Simultaneously, CME FedWatch indicated reduced expectations for an October interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
AMD to Acquire Spatial-Intelligence Startup World Labs for $8.2 Billion
AMD has agreed to purchase AI startup World Labs in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $8.2 billion to advance models simulating interactive 3D environments. Following the close, World Labs co-founder Fei-Fei Li will become AMD's executive vice president and chief scientist.