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Ferrovial to Exit Amsterdam Listing Three Years After Dutch Relocation
The infrastructure group says Amsterdam now accounts for only 0.15% of daily trading volume; its final Euronext session ...
Big Tech's AI Borrowing Wave Is Lifting Credit Risk for Safe Non-Tech Companies
BNP Paribas warns that heavy debt issuance by AI hyperscalers is forcing high-grade issuers such as LVMH, Sanofi and BAE...
Why Generative AI Is Quietly Narrowing the Innovation Pipeline It Was Meant to Widen
A cross-university working paper finds that AI used naively tends to deepen ideation, screening and consumer-insight bot...
UK Announces £65 Million Drought Support for Farmers as England Wilts
Defra's package relaxes grassland-feed rules, funds on-farm reservoirs and eases water access as drought covers about th...
S&P 500 hits record, Nasdaq gains as soft producer prices cool Fed hike bets
Cooler producer inflation followed the CPI slowdown, lifting US stocks to a record even as AI earnings split and oil pri...
CommBank: Cost-of-living squeeze may ease by 2027 as wages cool
CommBank's July Wage and Labour Insight report points to easing inflation and a more balanced jobs market, but near-term...
UNAM 2026 Control Exam: Results Due Late August, Seat Allocation Explained
Results for UNAM's replacement entrance exam are expected by 31 August, before the delayed start of the 2026-2027 term; ...
UNAM Sets Aug. 17–19 In-Person Control Exam Schedule for 53,568 Mexico City Applicants
After detecting issues in the online admission test, UNAM will evaluate 53,568 applicants in person at Palacio de los De...
Mexican Couple Missing After Colombia Quake as Family Prepares to Travel to Pereira
Relatives of Brenda Flores and Mario Zapata are heading to Pereira after more than three days without word, saying offic...
Liability vs. Full Coverage Car Insurance: How the Choice Actually Works
Liability-only averages roughly $700 a year; full coverage costs about $1,400. Here is what each policy pays for and whe...
Received a Traffic Fine You Didn't Commit? Here's How to Contest It in France
A surprise French fine often stems from a plate-cloning 'doublette' or a roadside transcription error. Don't pay: file a...
BNP Paribas and Free Mobile Ordered to Repay €16,964 in SIM-Swap Fraud Case
Paris court finds bank and mobile operator liable after an 82-year-old customer's number was hijacked and fraudulent tra...
France Weighs Below-Inflation Pension Rises for Affluent Retirees
Bercy is reviving a politically explosive idea for 2027: smaller pension indexation for better-off retirees, while shiel...
Air India Orders Full Pilot Drug Screening After A320 Plunges 300 Feet, Injuring 24
A Phuket–New Delhi Airbus A320 lost 300 feet during departure, and two tests reportedly found cannabis in the captain's ...
Zelensky: 10% of US Patriot Missile Stockpile Could Stop Russian Strikes
Ukraine's leader says he has about 1% of the interceptors he needs and wants Washington to approve a 5% or 10% transfer;...
S&P 500 CEO Pay Hits Record in 2025 as Musk's Tesla Package Becomes New Benchmark
AFL-CIO data reported by Reuters show average non-Musk S&P 500 CEO pay rose 21% to $22.8 million; including Musk it exce...
EU Zero-Tolerance Pesticide Plan Could Cut Food Imports 41% and Spike Coffee 332%
A new JRC analysis maps three scenarios for an EU clampdown on pesticide residues in imported food, with coffee, citrus ...
Japan's Foreign Minister to Visit Saudi Arabia and Oman to Press for Shipping-Safety De-escalation
Motegi will meet officials in Riyadh and Muscat from 17–22 August, focusing on Middle East de-escalation and safe passag...
Renting a Room This Summer Could Invalidate Your Home Insurance, Uswitch Warns
Uswitch says standard home policies aren't built for paying guests—and Airbnb's host protection won't fill every gap. Wh...
FCA Bans Two Blue Horizon Executives Over Falsified €200m Bond Claims
The FCA has barred two former Blue Horizon executives after they fabricated ownership of a €200m bond portfolio during b...
Stair-Climbing Tied to 39% Lower Heart Disease Death Risk in 480,000-Person Review
A nine-study meta-analysis finds frequent stair use is associated with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, wit...
UK Parliamentary Archives Closes as Collections Move to The National Archives at Kew
Parliament's publications hub still offers Hansard, business papers and committee records online, but physical archive e...
Secret 1945 Army Study Planned Martial Law for Tokyo Air Raids, Far Understating Toll
A newly disclosed Imperial Japanese Army document from January 1945 planned martial law for Tokyo under an assumed 13,70...
Osaka Metropolis Plan Returns: Ishin Pushes Third Vote on Four-Ward Restructuring
Nippon Ishin is pushing a four-special-ward replacement for Osaka City toward a third referendum, possibly in spring 202...
Former Cambridge Professor Jason Arday, 41, Found Dead in South London
Police say the death is unexpected but not suspicious, nine days after Arday resigned amid plagiarism allegations.
Australia’s Higher Education Bill Clears First Hurdle as Ministerial Powers Draw Fire
The opposition will not block the funding overhaul in the lower house, but a Senate inquiry on 24 August leaves the fina...
Applied Materials Bets Its Debt-Free 'New Normal' Can Justify a 50x Earnings Multiple
Revenue and profit are climbing, margins have hit records, and fourth-quarter sales growth is forecast to top 50%. But a...
HHS Puts $102 Million Behind 415 New Primary Care Sites
The Health Resources and Services Administration is funding 158 health centers to open 415 new sites, aiming to bring pr...
Social Security Marks 91 Years With Sharply Faster Service Claims
The agency says 800-number wait times fell 98% and disability backlogs dropped, but the data is self-reported and lacks ...
AHA Leaders Put Three Major Health Systems Behind HHS Hospital Food Pledge
HHS says Corewell Health, Houston Methodist and Sanford Health have joined its voluntary Make Hospital Food Healthier Pl...