Lowe’s continues to expand into Florida, Texas, and Kentucky, with its Port St. Lucie, Florida, store opening this June. “Port St. Lucie is growing rapidly, and we’re excited to support our neighbors and local businesses with everything they need for projects big and small,” said Lowe’s district manager Christian Redman (more).

Airlines could be facing a lengthy jet fuel shortage as the Iran conflict continues. Immediate results could see fare price hikes and the cancellation of certain routes, in addition to other hardships for both airlines and consumers (more).

Amazon is slated to invest an additional amount, up to $25 billion, in Anthropic as part of an ongoing AI infrastructure deal. “Anthropic’s commitment to run its large language models on AWS Trainium for the next decade reflects the progress we’ve made together on custom silicon, as we continue delivering the technology and infrastructure our customers need to build with generative AI,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said (more).

Apple will have a new CEO as of September 1, with Tim Cook stepping down to be replaced by John Ternus. Cook will become executive chairman of the board of directors, and will helm the company in the interim (more).

Fashion retailer Primark is putting down deeper roots stateside as it opens its Manhattan flagship on May 8, making for its 40th U.S. location. “This is a landmark moment for Primark in the United States as we open our incredible new flagship at the epicenter of American fashion,” said Kevin Tulip, president of Primark U.S. (more).