IJR News — today's news from every sideToy stocks surge led by Toyota, HasbroBusiness — Aug 30, 2026MarketBeat’s stock screener spotlights five stock themes—Toy, Grocery, Retail, Home Improvement, and Leisure—featuring major names in each sector, including Toyota, Hasbro, and Mattel; Casey’s General Stores, Conagra Brands, and CAVA Group; Amazon, Walmart, Alibaba, Costco, and Home Depot; Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Masco; and McDonald’s, Airbnb, Booking, Webus, and Flutter Entertainment, all noted for high trading volumes in recent days.
Ant International secures $1.2B for global payments expansionBusiness — Jul 21, 2026Ant International raised about $1.2 billion in a Series A, with participation from Ant Group and Alibaba as it pursues global expansion in merchant payments, account management and other financial services, while integrating AI across its infrastructure. The Singapore-based unit, spun out in 2024, operates four units—Alipay+, Antom, WorldFirst and Bettr—across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, serving roughly 150 million merchants and 2 billion user accounts and was valued at about $10 billion prior to the funding.
