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Five of Seven Market Thermometer Gauges Still Run Above Long-Term Averages
Morningstar's market gauge shows gold, stocks, rates, the dollar and housing still elevated despite the recent pullbacks...
AfD's Unfunded Eastern Promises May End in a 'Blue' Awakening
Germany's AfD could take power in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but its pledges—€2.5bn a year in one state a...
Argentina's H1 Trade Surplus Hits US$13.9B as Crude Oil, Asia Reshape Export Mix
Argentina posted a US$13.9 billion first-half trade surplus as exports hit a 10-year high, crude oil became the top prod...
Aptera Clears EPA Hurdle as It Prepares First 40 Solar-Powered Three-Wheelers
Aptera's solar-powered three-wheeler has won EPA certification and moved into production prep, but federal safety approv...
Meta Executives Meet MeitY After Modi Video Takedown as Section 79 Threat Looms
Meta's top executives meet India's MeitY on Aug 5-6 over AI content rules and takedown safeguards, after a Modi reel was...
Egypt's Red Sea Ports Handle 15,000 Tonnes of Cargo and 770 Trucks in Latest Tally
Safaga and Nuweiba moved roughly 15,000 tonnes of cargo, 770 trucks and 233 vehicles in the latest operating tally, with...
Damietta Port Handles 1,698 Fattening Calves and 30 Vessels in 24-Hour Update
Damietta Port handled 1,698 fattening calves weighing 515 tonnes in the past 24 hours, along with 30 vessels and about 2...
Egypt's Banking Sector Records First Monthly Liquidity Decline Since 2017
Local liquidity at Egyptian banks fell EGP 68.9 billion in June — the first monthly drop since 2017 — as cash outside th...
Toyota and Nissan Restart Fukuoka Plants Aug 6; Honda Extends Quake Shutdown
Toyota and Nissan bring their Fukuoka-area plants back online Aug 6 after the July 28 Kumamoto earthquake, while Honda k...
Allianz Buys UOB Asset Management for €376 Million in Fresh Singapore Push
Allianz's fund arm is buying Singapore's UOB Asset Management, doubling its local business weeks after the insurer agree...
Markel Names Allianz Veteran Doan Nguyen to Lead London Specialty Unit
Markel Insurance appoints Doan Nguyen as managing director of its London specialty division, tapping her Allianz Commerc...
Dassault Heirs Take the Boardroom: Fourth Generation Steps Up at €58bn Family Holding
Marcel Dassault's 13 great-grandchildren are moving into the supervisory board of the family's €58bn holding, with Hélén...
Banco de Bogotá Completes Itaú Client Migration as Users Report App Failures
Banco de Bogotá says all personal-banking clients from Itaú Colombia are now on its platform, but customers complain of ...
Beyond the Box Office: The US$389.8 Billion Licensing Economy Behind Star Wars, Barbie and Marvel
Global licensing hit US$389.8 billion in 2025, as franchises such as Star Wars, Marvel and Barbie now earn most revenue ...
NYC Mayor Mamdani's Rent Freeze Deepens Losses in a $506M CMBS Deal
A $506 million bond deal tied to New York rent-stabilized apartments is already in default. Mayor Mamdani's October rent...
New College and University Presidents Named at Utah Valley, Clemson, Maricopa and Beyond
A wave of presidential and chancellor appointments is reshaping U.S. higher ed, from Utah Valley and Clemson to Arizona'...
Hong Kong Stocks Stall Near 26,000 as Oil Slips Below $80 on Hormuz Report
Hong Kong's benchmark opened higher after a record US close but hit resistance at 26,000, while reported talks to reopen...
Syrian Suspect's Kuwait Rampage Kills Mother and Traffic Policeman
A 19-year-old man allegedly stabbed his mother to death, then killed a traffic policeman in Mahboula before being fatall...
KAIST, Stanford Unveil Soft Robot That Dresses Wearers Hands-Free in 10 Seconds
A soft, air-powered 'vine' robot from KAIST and Stanford dresses a wearer hands-free in about 10 seconds — even while th...
Lufthansa's Q2 Profit Collapses 56% as Iran War Fuel Costs and Strikes Bite
Higher jet-fuel costs from the Iran war and crew strikes cut Lufthansa's adjusted operating profit 56% to €383m in Q2; f...
Michigan Court: Trooper's PTSD Bias Claim Barred by Six-Month Notice Rule
A Michigan appeals court ruled that a state trooper's disability discrimination lawsuit over a demotion is barred becaus...
Chile's Role in Vaca Muerta: Chamber Pitches Biobío LNG Plant to Reach Asia-Pacific
The Neuquén petrochemical chamber says Vaca Muerta accounts for 70% of investment pledges under Argentina's RIGI and is ...
Egyptian Gold Prices Extend Decline as 21-Carat Falls to EGP 5,870
Egyptian gold prices fell again on Wednesday, with 21-carat down EGP 30 to EGP 5,870 a gram as global bullion hovered ne...
Lauderhill Man Pleads Guilty in 140-Gun Haitian Smuggling Scheme
Jean Robert Casimir, a former Haitian National Police officer, admitted shipping at least 140 guns to Haiti without requ...
Justice Department Monitors Polling Sites in Four Michigan Cities for Primary
Federal voting-rights staff are monitoring polls in Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing and East Lansing during Michigan's prima...
Shelter Afrique Rebrands as Development Bank to Tackle Africa's 53 Million-Home Gap
ShafDB's rebranding, fresh capital and faster disbursements mark a new push against Africa's 53-million-unit housing def...
Côte d'Ivoire Unveils 1,077-Billion-CFA Plan to Develop Oil Palm and Coconut
Abidjan is mobilising roughly €1.6 billion to lift oil palm and coconut output, expand local processing and reduce expor...
Why Work Context, Not Talent Alone, Decides Performance
Brazilian HR commentator Sofia Esteves argues companies stop managing talent the moment they hire it — and pay for it in...
Federal Plan Would Force Colorado River Cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada
A federal proposal would cut Colorado River deliveries to Arizona, California and Nevada by up to 3 million acre-feet a ...
War-Driven Refining Boom Lifts Big Oil Earnings, but the Upside Is Fragile
Record refining margins driven by the Iran conflict and Russian supply losses are turbocharging Big Oil profits. The win...