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Sea Limited Jumps 14% as Shopee Targets $1 Billion EBITDA
Sea Limited's shares surged after the company reported 48% revenue growth, driven by Shopee’s 28% GMV jump and an upgrad...
Aldrees Powers Up Net Profit 28%, Yet Stock Stays Stuck
Strong Q2 numbers from fuel stations and logistics show Aldrees capitalising on Saudi Vision 2030 spending, but investor...
Russia’s PSB Touts $140B Turnover for A7A5 Stablecoin, Built to Withstand Sanctions
The rouble-denominated A7A5 stablecoin has processed nearly $140 billion in cross-border payments since launch, with 15,...
Trump Media’s Loss Soars to $238M on Crypto Woes, Pushes Truth API and Fusion Merger
Trump Media & Technology Group posted a $238.1 million quarterly loss, driven by crypto writedowns, while launching a li...
CoreWeave Tops Revenue Forecast on AI Cloud Surge, Posts Narrower Loss
CoreWeave beat second-quarter revenue estimates and reported a smaller-than-expected loss, driven by surging demand for ...
Bank of Russia Orders Deeper Analysis of Cash Deposits to Curb Illicit Flows
Banks must now evaluate the economic sense behind cash deposits, not just their size, under new central bank recommendat...
Vivo Fashion’s Wandia Gichuru on Building a Fashion Business from the Customer Backwards
Founder and CEO Wandia Gichuru explains how Vivo Fashion Group’s data-driven, locally-focused design and pricing strateg...
Microsoft's AI Discipline Spurs Record Share Jump, Quelling Capex Fears
A late-July earnings call showed Microsoft can pour billions into AI infrastructure while preserving cash flow, erasing ...
How Alex Bouzari’s DDN Turned Niche Supercomputing Storage into a $5bn AI Engine
DDN’s software makes GPUs productive, fueling a revenue surge to $1bn as it powers Nvidia, Elon Musk’s xAI and governmen...
From Paris Eccentric to AI Billionaire: Inside DDN's Data Storage Boom
Alex Bouzari's flamboyant style belies a sharp tech strategy that turned a slow-growing storage firm into a billion-doll...
Bezos-Backed Consortium Closes in on One-Third Stake in Liverpool FC
A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is reportedly nearing a deal to...
Alpacem Cement Pours €30 Million into Emission Control as Slovenian Rules Tighten
Slovenia's largest cement producer plans to install advanced oxidation and catalytic reduction systems to meet new pollu...
Revolut Secures French Banking Licence, Plans to Move Millions of Western European Customers
The $115bn fintech will transfer customers from six countries to its new Paris-based entity, aiming to offer localized l...
Mozambique Stock Exchange Net Income Plunges 86% in 2025 as Fee and Investment Income Slide
The Bolsa de Valores de Moçambique (BVM) saw net income fall to just €477,000 last year, driven by lower commissions fro...
Experian Retires Audigent Brand, Absorbs It Into Marketing Services
Twenty months after acquisition, the Audigent name disappears as Experian integrates curation capabilities into its broa...
S4 Capital's AI Token Costs Are 'Exploding' — Now It Faces a Margin Squeeze
Rising AI token consumption at Monks forces S4 Capital to choose between investing in AI leadership and protecting the 1...
Bezos, Saverin Join Consortium Eyeing Over 30% of Liverpool FC
Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin are part of a consortium led by Amit Bhatia that is close to acquiring more than 30% of L...
Shein’s IPO Valuation Could Plunge Up to 78% from 2022 Peak, Says Bloomberg Intelligence
Bloomberg Intelligence estimates Shein's value at $22B–$25B, well below investor hopes, as tariff changes and logistics ...
Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur FC Exit Exposes Deep Crisis in Indian Super League
The Indian Super League faces a commercial reckoning as Tata Steel pulls Jamshedpur FC, media rights collapse from ₹275 ...
DGFT Scraps Physical Duty Payment Challans for Export Obligation Certificates in Digital Push
Exporters applying for EODC under AA and EPCG schemes no longer need to submit physical challans. Authenticated payment ...
Why Fairfax’s €300 M. Evergood Pursuit Is More Than Just Another Restaurant Deal
Prem Watsa’s Fairfax, already a force in Canadian and UK dining, is in talks to acquire Greek multi-brand platform Everg...
Herbalife Launches Bioniq GO to Capitalise on Personalised Nutrition Wave
Herbalife has introduced Bioniq GO in Europe, a data-driven personalised nutrition product built around a wellness quest...
Slovak Brewer Peter Demko’s Liquid Positive Launches Hop Water and Isotonic Sports Drink
Award-winning Slovak brewer Peter Demko and partners have launched Liquid Positive, a line of hop-based, non-alcoholic, ...
Košice Court Orders Parking Operator EEI to Pay €6.14 Million
A Slovak court has ordered EEI to pay the city of Košice over €6 million for unjust enrichment after a 2012 parking cont...
Big Four Brain Drain: Senior Partners Flee to Mid-Tier and AI Startups
Private-equity-backed mid-tier firms and AI startups are pulling senior partners from the Big Four with faster promotion...
Ahold Delhaize Halts Plans for Two Automated Frozen Warehouses, Americold Eyes $320M Charge
The grocer is winding down a Pennsylvania DC and idling a Connecticut project as it recalibrates its self-distribution s...
Monashees Opens San Francisco Office to Bridge LatAm Startups and AI Gold Rush
Latin American VC pioneer Monashees is planting a flag in Silicon Valley, aiming to connect LatAm founders with the AI f...
Polymarket Hires ex-Bird CEO, Overhauls Marketing Ahead of Election Season
Prediction market platform Polymarket has hired former Bird and Uber executive Travis VanderZanden as chief growth offic...
Morgan Stanley: SpaceX Shares Can Double as AI Bet, Cursor Deal Drives New Thesis
Morgan Stanley sees SpaceX's $60B purchase of AI coding tool Cursor as a re-rating catalyst, with a $300 price target im...
Aureka Biotechnologies Raises $100M to Advance Biological Foundation Models
Shanghai-based AI-native biotech Aureka has secured $100 million in a Series B round led by Granite Asia, bringing total...