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Publisher Execs Head to Key Biscayne to Confront AI Search, Google Zero and Shrinking Open Web
At the Digiday Publishing Summit, leaders from The New York Times, WSJ, Reuters and Politico will debate AI licensing, A...
Broadcom Could Rally 33% as Macquarie Says Google Fears Are Priced In
Macquarie upgraded Broadcom to outperform and lifted its price target to $490, arguing concerns about losing Google's cu...
Nvidia's Earnings Surge Lifts Jensen Huang to $196.8 Billion, Sixth-Richest Person
A record revenue beat, a 70% growth forecast and rising AI infrastructure demand added $15.6 billion to Huang's fortune,...
Russian Business Lobby Seeks Tax Relief on Drone-Defense Spending
RSPP proposals to the cabinet would let companies treat counter-drone costs as non-operating expenses and offer co-finan...
Bank of Georgia Owner Lion Finance Eyes Top-Tier Lenders in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
CEO Archil Gachechiladze tells Bloomberg the FTSE 100 group wants top-3/top-5 banks in Central Asia, using its Ameriaban...
Gen Z Founders Built an $8.5 Million Pickle Brand on Irony, Not Innovation
Leah Marcus and Yasaman Bakhitar turned self-deprecating social media, bright packaging and early shelf placements at Wh...
Yuexiu Property Posts RMB50.5B H1 Sales as Guangzhou Bets Pay Off
Hong Kong-listed Yuexiu Property reported RMB50.51 billion in first-half contract sales, ranking eighth nationally, with...
How to Keep Business Assets Organised Between Expansion Phases
A practical three-zone system—active, support and reserve—helps companies keep daily workspaces efficient while protecti...
Trade Republic Rolls Out Best-Price Trading Across 30 Exchanges and Free Pro Platform
The German neobroker unifies quotes from 30 venues and adds Trading Pro for active investors, keeping its €1 base order ...
UAE Central Bank Opens Urgent Probe Into Egypt's Banque Misr After US Dollar-Clearing Action
The UAE central bank has launched a forensic review of Banque Misr's local branches after FinCEN proposed cutting the Eg...
IAG Shares at 438.20 GBP as H1 Profit Dips, Cash Flow Surges and Buybacks Continue
British Airways parent IAG reported H1 operating profit of €1.757B, down 6.4%, while free cash flow jumped to €2.905B. A...
Bank of Russia Proposes Doubling Cash Payout Limits for Microfinance Lenders and Quadrupling for Pawnshops
A draft central bank rule would raise cash-desk issuance limits for MFOs, pawnshops and credit cooperatives, while leavi...
Forbes India Brand Connect Profiles Ten Founders in Paid Entrepreneur Feature
A paid Forbes India Brand Connect feature highlights ten founders across tech, wellness, hospitality and audio. The perf...
India's GCCs Enter FY27 With Stronger Hiring Plans, but Talent Quality and Pay Pressures Bite
52% of global capability centres plan to add staff in FY27, yet 24% name quality mismatch as their biggest constraint wh...
Nvidia Jumps 6% After Data Center Sales Drive $96.2 Billion Quarter
Revenue rose 106% to $96.2 billion and net income nearly doubled, but Nvidia's margin guidance signals a step down. Afte...
Morgan Stanley's Dallas Hub Highlights Wall Street's Growing Texas Bet
Lower taxes, lighter regulation and cheaper living are drawing Morgan Stanley, Vanguard, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs deep...
How a Mother's School-Run Problem Became Zum, a $1.7 Billion School Transport Startup
Ritu Narayan left eBay to build Zum, a tech-driven school bus platform now valued at $1.7 billion with $333 million in 2...
Samsung Plans Record $65–80 Billion Shareholder Payout After AI Memory Boom
The Korean chipmaker's largest-ever return programme, including buybacks and dividends, is about five times its previous...
Why Emotional Intelligence Ranked Among Top Courses at Bank of America During an AI Expansion
BofA's 211,000-person workforce is choosing relationship and judgment skills even as the bank pushes AI tools. HR chief ...
Hugging Face explores $13 billion sale as AI tooling valuations climb
The AI developer platform is reportedly working with a bank to gauge buyer interest at $13 billion or more, nearly tripl...
Telli Ondiris Founder Hunts Designers as Cosmetics Maker Shifts to Pharmacy Format
Kazakh entrepreneur Asel Tasmagambetova is recruiting packaging and brand designers as Telli Ondiris pivots back to a ph...
How a Former eBay Executive Built a $1.7 Billion School Transport Company
Zum says its route optimization cut one district's bus fleet from 236 to 193 and saved $3.5 million a year, fueling a pu...
Moody's Sees Qatari Bank Profits Slipping in 2026 Before 2027-28 Rebound
Higher risk costs tied to the Middle East conflict are set to push Qatari banks' returns to 1.0%-1.1% of tangible assets...
Why M&A Culture Is Set by the CEO's Earliest Trade-Offs
Mergers force rapid decisions on brands, portfolios and people. Leaders often treat culture as a later fix, but those ea...
Anthropic's Public Debut Arrives as AI Backlash Becomes a Formal Risk
The Claude maker is heading for a record listing while investors, voters and politicians push back on AI data centres. I...
From Compliance Gatekeeper to C-Suite Strategist: The CSO's Rapid Reinvention
New Accenture and UN Global Compact data show sustainability is becoming a CFO-level priority, pushing CSOs into capital...
DL Invest Presses abrdn Logistics Over Delayed Final Asset Sale and Exit Costs
DL Invest has asked for a revised timetable and cost evidence, warning of capital erosion as the final sale slips; abrdn...
Inside the Minnesota Gas-Station Speakeasy That Grossed Almost $5 Million in Its First Year
Tony Donatell turned an empty Lakeville storefront into The Farmer’s Cellar, a Prohibition-style cocktail bar hidden beh...
J&T Banka Profit Falls 11.4% as IT Costs Outweigh Asset Growth
The private bank reported €150 million in first-half net profit as technology spending and a tough year-ago comparison o...
Alliant to Acquire AI-Native Benefits Brokerage Nava, Betting on a New Operating Model
The deal pairs Alliant's national scale and advisory expertise with Nava's HQ platform, which reports resolving 81% of m...