Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: LUMN) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Alkira, a cloud-native, carrier-agnostic networking platform that enables enterprises to design, deploy, and operate connectivity and network services across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The proposed transaction pairs Alkira's cloud-native control plane - the software layer that programs and orchestrates connectivity - with Lumen's fiber network, advancing Lumen's digital platform strategy to deliver cloud-like consumption for global enterprise networking.
In late March 2026, the U.S. Army announced its selection of companies to build and operate two hyperscaled data centers on two different military installations. Both data centers - one at Fort Bliss, Texas, the other at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah - will be backed by some of the world's top Wall Street firms.
VTI tracks the CRSP US Total Market Index. ITOT, run by BlackRock's iShares, follows the S&P Total Market Index (TMI). Both reach across mega caps, mid caps, and small caps, so the top of each portfolio looks nearly identical. ITOT's published top holdings include NVIDIA at 6.69%, Apple at 5.88%, Microsoft at 4.34%, Amazon at 3.21%, and Alphabet's Class A shares at 2.64%.
For a SaaS business, ARR is often the cleanest forward-looking growth indicator because it strips out revenue-recognition noise and reflects the run-rate value of the customer base. By choosing to disclose its ARR, Atlassian is inviting the market to measure it on a metric where the trajectory is accelerating.
Leaders today face intense pressure to deliver results amid restructuring, cultural volatility, and rapid AI adoption. When performance slips or execution wavers, the instinct is often to tighten controls.
