This week brought major news about AI agents changing how businesses and trading work. A big study from Boston Consulting Group shows that companies using agentic AI are doing much better than others.

Agentic AI means computer programs that can think and act on their own. These smart programs already make up 17% of all AI value in 2025. Experts think this will grow to 29% by 2028.

The study found that future-built companies - those using AI agents the best - make twice as much money as slower companies. They also save 40% more on costs. This big difference is getting bigger every month.

Google made a huge announcement about Agent Payments Protocol (AP2). This new system lets AI agents buy and sell things for people. The AI can shop and pay for items without humans having to do each step. Google worked with over 25 payment companies like American Express and PayPal to make this work.

This could change online shopping forever. Instead of people clicking through websites, AI agents will do the shopping. They can even trade with other AI agents in what experts call Agent-to-Agent transactions.

Another company called Dataminr also launched new AI agents for the physical world. These agents watch for events that could affect trading and business. They can warn companies about problems before they happen.

The agentic AI market for digital engineering is expected to grow by $20.14 billion between 2024 and 2029. This shows how fast this technology is spreading.

All these changes mean that trading and business will look very different soon. Companies that start using AI agents now will have big advantages over those that wait.