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Xetra-Gold Claims 0% Fees—Here’s What It Really Costs and How It Compares
Deutsche Börse’s gold ETC markets itself with a 0% annual charge, but embedded costs and a unique legal structure set it...
Global Markets Split as Hormuz Hopes and Tech Skepticism Battle Ahead of US Jobs Report
European stocks edged higher, US markets slipped, and Asian bourses diverged on Friday as optimism over a Strait of Horm...
White Mountains’ Ark/WM Outrigger Sees 84% Combined Ratio in Q2, Iran Losses Manageable
Ark/WM Outrigger posted $778m in Q2 gross written premiums, with a steady 84% combined ratio despite softening property ...
Zurich Splits US Peak Perils Reinsurance, Adds Data Centre Quota Share
Zurich's mid-year reinsurance renewal reveals a new dedicated US peak perils tower and $1bn quota share for data centre ...
Munich Re Agrees $3.2bn LTC Risk Transfer from Manulife
Munich Re will absorb the biometric risk on a $3.2 billion block of U.S. long-term care policies, marking Manulife's thi...
EarthRe Secures First Local Reinsurance Licence at India's GIFT City as Parent Raises $27M
EarthRe Insurance IFSC becomes the first locally incorporated reinsurer in India’s GIFT City after IFSCA approval, backe...
Capital One Spark Cash Select: A No-Annual-Fee Business Card That Prioritizes Simplicity Over Premium Perks
The Capital One Spark Cash Select earns unlimited 1.5% cash back with no annual fee. For cost-conscious startups and sma...
Kenya’s Community PrEP Champions Show Path to Closing Gender HIV Gap with Long-Acting Options
In Kisumu, volunteer PrEP champions like Brenda Odera are connecting at-risk women to discreet, long-acting HIV preventi...
Why a Google Pixel Diehard Is Skipping the Pixel 11 — and What It Means for Your Wallet
A two-year-old Pixel 9 Pro still outshines the new $1,099 Pixel 11 Pro in all the ways that matter for everyday users. H...
Mercedes-Benz CEO: More Screens Coming, But the Button Purge Is Over
Ola Källenius says the luxury brand hasn’t hit ‘peak screen’ yet, but a return of physical controls is already underway,...
Boeing Lands First Production Deal for Jet-Powered JDAM, Extending Bomb Range Past 300 Miles
The US Navy will receive initial GBU-75 kits that turn conventional JDAMs into standoff weapons with cruise-missile reac...
China Chunlai to Buy Dublin Business School in $125.5m Deal
China Chunlai Education Group is acquiring Dublin Business School from Kaplan, marking the Chinese group's first Irish v...
Matson’s China-U.S. Box Volumes Surge on Tariff Frontloading, Strong E-Commerce
Matson’s CEO says China services ran above capacity in July and will stay near full through peak season as shippers rush...
Lupin Q1 Profit Rises 16% as US Sales Surge; Stock Retreats from Day's High
Mumbai-based drugmaker Lupin beat estimates with a 16.1% rise in net profit to ₹1,415 crore, driven by a 30% jump in US ...
Data Shows 94% of YC’s Repeat Founders Return Only Once; AI Enables Leaner Second Acts
Crunchbase News analysis of YC data shows repeat founders peak at 65 in 2025, most return exactly twice after an average...
ITMF Survey: Textile Conditions Weaken in July, But Outlook Stays Positive
The 39th ITMF Global Textile Industry Survey shows current business conditions fell to -26pp from -17pp in May, while si...
Ditto’s AI matchmaker ditches the swipe – and Gen Z is texting in for Wednesday dates
College-focused dating app Ditto uses conversational AI to match users on personality, not photos, then books a real dat...
Bumble Plans to Kill the Swipe as Gen Z Pushes Dating Apps Toward Real-World Meetups
The dating app plans to replace swiping with a more intentional model and expand its real-life group-meetup app Plans, a...
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Flash Sale Ends Friday: Grab $400 Off Passes
TechCrunch offers an extra $100 off select Disrupt 2026 passes, bringing total savings to $400, but only until 11:59 p.m...
Meta Faces 72-Hour Crisis in India as Safe Harbor Immunity Hangs in the Balance
Indian parliamentary panel demands Mark Zuckerberg apologize within three days after a mistakenly blocked post by Prime ...
Tesla and SpaceX Announce $16.8B ‘Terafab’ Chip Plant in Texas to Power Musk’s AI Ambitions
The companies are jointly investing $16.8 billion to build a vertically integrated semiconductor factory north of Housto...
China’s 2030 Power System Roadmap Targets 50% Renewables, Grid Overhaul
China unveiled a five-year blueprint to build a power system where renewables generate half of electricity, with massive...
DeepSeek Flags ‘Significant’ API Price Hike, Ending Era of Dirt-Cheap AI Access
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek warns of a ‘significant’ API price increase after disrupting the market with cheap models, a...
AI Hardware, Asia Boom Push Lufthansa Cargo Revenue Up 27%
Strong demand for server racks and semiconductor shipments from Asia, plus disruption at rival Middle Eastern carriers, ...
DHL Profit Jumps 30% as Heavy Air Freight Strategy Pays Off
DHL's Express division powered a 30% rise in operating profit on heavy air cargo, capacity tightness, and surcharges, dr...
Iran Plan to Exclude U.S. and Israeli Ships From Strait of Hormuz Meets Swift U.S. Rejection
A draft Iranian plan to bar U.S. and Israeli vessels from the world’s most critical oil chokepoint drew an immediate U.S...
How Smoking, High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease Directly Damage the Brain
A four-year Swedish study of nearly 500 older adults shows how common modifiable risk factors accelerate the brain chang...
Disney and TikTok Strike Deal to Let US Users Remix Marvel, Star Wars Clips
Disney will allow TikTok users in the US to use official film and series footage in short videos, with creators’ content...
Homeowners Associations' Growing Footprint Forces Insurers to Rethink Pool, Event and Security Risks
With 373,000 associations housing 77 million Americans, the HOA insurance market is expanding—but community events, wate...
Three U.S. Egg Producers Settle Price-Fixing Probe with 53 Million Egg Donation
Cal-Maine Foods, Versova, and Hickman’s Egg Ranch reach a $3.3 million settlement with 17 states; millions of eggs will ...