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Markaz Swings to H1 Profit as Q2 Revenue Rebound Offsets Q1 Loss
Kuwait Financial Centre earned KD 0.03 million in H1-2026 as Q2 revenue of KD 10.68 million reversed a KD 2.67 million f...
eToro Posts 77% GAAP Profit Jump as TradeZero Deal Deepens US Push
Second-quarter net contribution rose 9% to $229m and funded accounts climbed 18% to 4.28m, but July crypto volume fell s...
AFC Raises CHF350 Million in Landmark Digital Bond for African Issuers
The Africa Finance Corporation priced a five-year digital note at 1.4925%, with 90% of demand from Swiss investors and t...
Anthropic's Potential $2 Trillion IPO Would Shatter Wall Street Records
Investors expect Anthropic, the maker of Claude, to seek at least a $2 trillion valuation in a possible October 2026 IPO...
Livelo launches loyalty index as Brazilians treat points like household savings
New ILF index debuts at 75.8/100; a Livelo-commissioned survey of 1,250 Brazilians found 87% of loyalty users see points...
Forbes Fires Top Editor Over Undisclosed $6 Million Payment From Ranking Partner
Randall Lane is out as Forbes editor-in-chief after the company learned he took about $6 million from RJ Shook, whose Sh...
Shein's Reported $2.8bn Hong Kong IPO Faces Valuation Fight as Growth Cools
Shein is reportedly set to launch a Hong Kong IPO next week targeting $30bn-$40bn, down more than 60% from its 2022 priv...
Rio Court Sets Aug. 25 Bankruptcy Hearing for Oi as Cash and Asset Sales Stall
A Rio court will hear Oi's bankruptcy case on August 25. The operator says cash will run out this month, has agreed to c...
STF Mediation Ends Without Deal on R$6.6bn BRB Rescue Loan
A Supreme Court conciliation hearing failed to unlock the R$6.6bn credit Brasília needs to capitalize Banco de Brasília,...
What Applied Materials' 13 August Data Page Shows on Valuation
A 13 August 2026 data page on Applied Materials offers segment details and three valuation metrics, but no stock price o...
Antofagasta's LSE Snapshot Shows 10.63 EV/EBITDA and 15.13% ROE
The London-headquartered copper miner's data page details its Chilean operations and by-products, but leaves out the PEG...
Muthoot FinCorp Files for ₹3,000 Crore IPO to Fund Lending and Digital Push
The Muthoot Pappachan Group NBFC plans a fresh-issue offer, with proceeds for Tier I capital, lending and digital expans...
Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Unlocks 57.9 Million IPO-Locked Shares
The five-year lock-up ends for 0.60% of the Shanghai lender's share capital, but employee directors and senior executive...
Starburst Signs F1 Champion Lando Norris to Front Global Enterprise AI Campaign
Starburst's Ask. Know. Go. push puts the 2025 Formula 1 champion at the centre of a B2B effort linking racing decisions ...
SAP and BBDO New York Launch 'Beginning of Better' to Reframe AI Fears
The enterprise software company positions its Autonomous Enterprise vision as the latest in a long history of technology...
US Justice Department Backs Musk in X Advertiser Boycott Appeal
The Department of Justice has asked the Fifth Circuit to revive X's antitrust claims against 10 major advertisers, argui...
TGN Appoints Mariana Jourdan to Lead Community Relations and Sustainability
The Argentine gas pipeline operator TGN hires sustainability veteran Mariana Jourdan, bringing Toyota Argentina ESG expe...
Record $12.5 Billion Lakers Sale Puts Kushner, Iger and Walter Under Intense Scrutiny
A $12.5 billion agreement to sell control of the Los Angeles Lakers to a Josh Kushner–Bob Iger group has triggered quest...
Time Out and Chase Launch UK Top 2% Restaurant Guide With 2% Cashback Tie-In
Time Out is rolling out The Top 2%, a 200-restaurant UK guide created with Chase and WPP Media, spanning print, digital,...
Why World Cup Hydration Breaks Became a Breakout Ad Inventory Win
Fans mocked the 2026 World Cup's mid-half hydration breaks, but advertisers saw a different story: audience loss of roug...
Why Managed Workwear Is the Circular Textile Model the Wider Industry Can Learn From
A new Textiles Intelligence report argues that European workwear-as-a-service providers such as Elis and Lindström turn ...
Manchester's WAWWA Triples Turnover After £120,000 Digital Factory Upgrade
The UK clothing maker says a Made Smarter-backed move from manual patterns to CAD/CAM and automated cutting cut grading ...
Dove's US Open Return Pairs Fashion Photographers With Antiperspirant Marketing
The Unilever brand is turning its second year as US Open underarm sponsor into a fashion-led, social-first campaign buil...
The Cofounder Conversations AI Startup Teams Say Prevent Costly Breakups
Three AI startup teams on equity, domain ownership, commitment and conflict: the early agreements that keep small, fast-...
Chandrasekaran to Step Down as Tata Sons Chairman After Board Deadlock
The TCS lifer who rebuilt Tata Group's global ambitions will leave in February 2027 after a six-month impasse over his r...
IP Nation Launches as First Investment Platform for Arabic Music and Entertainment IP
UAE-based IP Nation debuts with a $100m target and backing from Influence Media Partners, aiming to buy and develop Arab...
Banco do Brasil Says Agribusiness Delinquency Still High, Bets on MP 1.376 and Tighter Collateral
BB's Q2 call showed an R$3.9bn adjusted profit beat, but high agro defaults and capital pressure kept analysts cautious ...
Telstra CEO Pay Rises 11% to $6.8m Despite Triple-Zero Outage and 1,200 Job Cuts
Australia's largest telco lifts full-year profit 2.7%, increases mobile prices, announces a $1bn buyback and cuts 1,200 ...
ANZ Reports 12% Drop in Home Loan Applications After Housing Tax Changes
ANZ is the third major Australian bank to flag weaker mortgage demand after negative gearing and capital gains tax chang...
Drought Fire Bans Leave French Pyrotechnic Firms Counting a Lost Summer
Prefects across France have cancelled August 15 fireworks over fire risk, hitting summer-dependent pyrotechnic businesse...