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Stronger IT Hiring Ahead as Enterprise AI Build-Out Gains Pace, Says Quess CEO
Quess Corp expects IT hiring to pick up in Q2, driven by enterprise AI investments and GCC expansion, even as large IT s...
Waaree Energies Eyes H2 Recovery on Cell Ramp, Nomura Keeps Buy, Cuts Target
Nomura maintains Buy rating on Waaree Energies, lowering target to Rs3,740, as the solar module maker expects a second-h...
Bajaj Finance Hits Record High After Q1 Profit Beat; Analysts Split on Fresh Entry
Bajaj Finance shares surged 9% to a fresh 52-week high after consolidated net profit rose 28% to Rs 6,081 crore, beating...
SEBI Urged to Mandate Broader Disclosures on Forensic Audits and CEO Appointments
A columnist argues that India’s market regulator must tighten listing rules to compel companies to disclose forensic aud...
US and China air grievances as fragile trade truce frays ahead of Trump‑Xi summit
A call between Vice Premier He Lifeng, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer exposed ...
Japan Launches National Intelligence Bureau to Centralize Security Decision-Making
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi inaugurates a 730-strong agency to coordinate fragmented intelligence efforts, citing thre...
Advisers Back Scale for Workplace Pension Providers But Remain Sceptical on Member Gains
A People’s Pension survey shows 51% of advisers see scale as a key differentiator, yet only 9% believe it directly impro...
ABI Issues Wildfire Advice for Homeowners and Businesses as Suffolk Blaze Declared Major Incident
The Association of British Insurers outlines coverage and support available for those affected by wildfires, urging safe...
Bitcoin Flat at $64,000 as Rate Uncertainty and Middle East Jitters Weigh
Bitcoin held near $64,000 on Friday, shrugging off a tech stock rally as investor caution over Fed path and geopolitical...
BoJ Holds Rates, Tech Earnings Spark Asian Rebound; Kospi Surges 14%
Asian equities rose on Friday, led by a 14% jump in South Korea's Kospi after its worst weekly drop in decades, as the B...
Oil Prices Fall as Hormuz Shipping Recovers, Easing Supply Fears
WTI and Brent crude fell on Friday as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz recovered to 30-35% of pre-conflict levels, ...
Gold Heads for First Monthly Gain in Five Months Despite Friday Retreat
Spot gold slipped 0.5% on Friday but is still up 1.8% in July, underpinned by consistent buying near the $4,000 mark eve...
Egypt and Kenya Target Infrastructure and Logistics Deals as Ties Deepen
Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdellaty and Kenya's Vice President Kithure Kindiki discussed broadening cooperation in ...
Dubai Index Rises 0.32% on Blue-Chip Gains; Abu Dhabi Slips on Mild Profit-Taking
UAE equity markets diverged at Friday midday, with Dubai’s DFM gaining 0.32% to 5,810.68, led by Commercial Bank of Duba...
Investcorp Capital Annual Profit Falls 46% as Second-Half Slump Deepens
Abu Dhabi-listed firm books $44m profit for year to June 2026, down from $81m, as board recommends interim cash dividend...
What Really Matters When Investing After 70
Age 70 doesn't mean stopping investing, but priorities must shift. Liquidity, a secure safety net, and time horizon beco...
French Law Bans New Drivers from ‘Powerful’ Cars, Fines Up to €15,000
A new road-safety law in France bars probationary licence holders from driving cars above a yet-undefined power threshol...
Crédit Agricole Beats Forecasts as Regional Banks and Insurance Unit Drive 7.8% Profit Jump
French lender’s Q2 net income rises to €2.7 billion, with a record insurance quarter offsetting the impact of last year’...
Axa Hails 'Remarkable' First-Half 2026 as Net Profit Tops €4 Billion
French insurer posts 6% rise in net profit to €4.17bn, with revenue up 3% to €66.3bn, as price hikes and auto insurance ...
French Managers Now Take Longer Sick Leave Than Other Staff, AXA Study Finds
For the first time, French cadres spent more days on sick leave in 2025 than non-managers, driven by psychological disor...
Can a Restaurant Really Force You to Spend a Minimum? Here’s the Rule in France and Belgium
Some high-demand restaurants in Belgium and France can legally impose a per-person spending floor, but strict disclosure...
French Savers Ditch Livret A for Life Insurance Amid Negative Real Rates
Net inflows into assurance-vie hit €36.5bn in H1 2026, the highest since 2006, as Livret A's 1.5% rate lags behind infla...
Airbus Delivers First NH90 Caïman Standard 2 to French Special Forces
The French defence procurement agency has taken delivery of the first NH90 Standard 2 helicopter, featuring upgraded sen...
Engie Lifts 2026 Profit Outlook as Gas and Electrification Power Strong First Half
French energy giant Engie raised full-year earnings guidance after net profit jumped 13.7% in the first half, buoyed by ...
How to bring document AI into your company — and what most firms get wrong
Adopting document AI is less about picking a platform and more about understanding how information flows and managing in...
From the court to the C-suite: How Gail Boudreaux's basketball past moulded her leadership at Elevance Health
The CEO of the $199B insurer, now the highest-ranking woman on the Fortune Global 500, says her time as a pro player tau...
Ferrari's Mocked Jony Ive EV Meets Early Sales Target, Defying Critics and Wider EV Slump
The $640,000 electric four-door has already hit its initial sales goal, boosting Ferrari's outlook and shares even as th...
Dutch Antiquarian Bookseller’s ‘Spam’ Order Exposes AI’s Bulk-Book Pipeline
When a spreadsheet with 3,001 academic ISBNs landed in his inbox with a request to ship to China, Pieter de Vries delete...
Nails.Inc founder Thea Green on the £30m sale, early missteps and the power of small wins
The former fashion editor turned a transatlantic insight into a nail-bar empire that now sells a bottle a minute. After ...
Millennials Already Bearing Caregiving Load as Inheritances Shrink to Just 39 Cents on the Dollar
Online, millennials claim they will refuse to care for aging boomer parents. Government data tells a different story: fa...