2026-04-28
12 分钟The thing about AI for business, it may not automatically fit the way your business works.
At IBM, we 've seen this firsthand, but by embedding AI across HR,
IT, and procurement processes, we 've reduced costs by millions,
slash repetitive tasks, and freed thousands of hours for strategic work.
Now we 're helping companies get smarter by putting AI where it actually pays off,
deep in the work that moves the business.
Let's create smarter business, IBM.
The suspect in the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump.
Plus, consumers may be gloomy, but big American companies are raking it in. Wall Street seems to think
that this profit boom is not about to end.
The energy shock this time didn't seem to push us into any kind of really bad place.
Wall Street is pretty optimistic.
And welcome to the era of the $50 movie ticket.
It's Monday, April 27th.
I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal.
This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
China has banned Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus on national security grounds and ordered the deal to be unwound.
Manus has its origins in China but is based in Singapore.
Meta paid $2.5 billion in December to acquire Manus,
hoping the company would make it more competitive in the buzzy AI agents sector.