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Declan Byrne

Corporate Affairs Reporter

1534 Articles

About Declan

Declan covers the corporate beat: earnings seasons, mergers and acquisitions, boardroom changes and restructurings. He reads the filings so readers don't have to, and prefers the footnotes to the press release. His test for a company story is simple: what changed, for whom, and does the money agree.

Areas of Expertise

Earnings M&A corporate strategy governance

Latest Articles

Daimler Truck Warns of €1 Billion EU Fine Over 2030 Emissions Targets
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Daimler Truck Warns of €1 Billion EU Fine Over 2030 Emissions Targets

CEO Karin Rådström says the truckmaker could fall 10–15% short of CO2 goals due to weak demand and missing infrastructur...

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Technos Posts Highest Quarterly Watch Sales in a Decade, Profit Jumps 254%
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Technos Posts Highest Quarterly Watch Sales in a Decade, Profit Jumps 254%

Brazilian watchmaker Technos sold 679,000 units in Q2, its best quarter since 2017, as a brand turnaround and social med...

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Yushu Technology Opens A-Share IPO as Humanoid Robot Leader, Offering Rare Exposure with 0.02% Lottery Odds
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Yushu Technology Opens A-Share IPO as Humanoid Robot Leader, Offering Rare Exposure with 0.02% Lottery Odds

The STAR board debut, priced at 150.8 yuan, values Unitree's maker at 61B yuan. Yet a 219× P/E and slowing growth test t...

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SF Intra-City Flags Over 120% Profit Surge as Instant Delivery Payoff Accelerates
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SF Intra-City Flags Over 120% Profit Surge as Instant Delivery Payoff Accelerates

SF Intra-City sees H1 2026 net profit jump at least 120% to RMB 301 million, surpassing full-year 2025 earnings, as its ...

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JBS Hands Global CEO Role to Heir Wesley Batista Filho, Family Returns After 8 Years
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JBS Hands Global CEO Role to Heir Wesley Batista Filho, Family Returns After 8 Years

The world’s largest meatpacker will be led by a third-generation Batista from January, marking the family’s return to th...

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Paytm Jumps 8% as Bernstein Sets ₹2,200 Target – First Above IPO Price on UPI MDR Bet
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Paytm Jumps 8% as Bernstein Sets ₹2,200 Target – First Above IPO Price on UPI MDR Bet

Bernstein's 'Outperform' rating and ₹2,200 target, driven by expectations of MDR on UPI transactions, propelled Paytm sh...

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Woge Optical Jumps 46% as Controlling Shareholder Fined; Company Warns of Sharp Correction
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Woge Optical Jumps 46% as Controlling Shareholder Fined; Company Warns of Sharp Correction

Woge Optical's shares surged 46% in four days despite a widening loss forecast and a fine on its controlling shareholder...

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Spider-Man: New Day Nears $2 Billion Box Office Milestone; Nolan’s Odyssey Hits $1 Billion
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Spider-Man: New Day Nears $2 Billion Box Office Milestone; Nolan’s Odyssey Hits $1 Billion

The latest Spider-Man installment earned $1.67 billion globally in two weekends, putting it within reach of the exclusiv...

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euShipments.com Buys Slovak Fulfillment Operator in Pan-European Push
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euShipments.com Buys Slovak Fulfillment Operator in Pan-European Push

Bulgarian logistics group euShipments.com acquires 100% of Slovakia's FHB Group, adding €23M turnover, automated facilit...

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Shein's U.S. Sales Drop 14% as Tariff Break Ends, Profit Slumps 39%
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Shein's U.S. Sales Drop 14% as Tariff Break Ends, Profit Slumps 39%

Once reliant on duty-free imports for ultra-cheap fashion, Shein raised U.S. prices after de minimis removal—now sales a...

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Feia and Momsanity Expand Access to Women's Health from Bulgaria to Europe
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Feia and Momsanity Expand Access to Women's Health from Bulgaria to Europe

Feia, a Bulgarian pregnancy tracking app, has grown into a multi-module women's health platform with international reach...

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Always Discreet Taps NFL Fandom in Largest-Ever Campaign to Normalize Bladder Leaks
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Always Discreet Taps NFL Fandom in Largest-Ever Campaign to Normalize Bladder Leaks

P&G’s incontinence brand launches ‘Protect the Moment’ with mothers of NFL stars, aiming to reach the 60% of women who e...

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Stanley 1913 Appoints Born Social as First Global Social Agency of Record
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Stanley 1913 Appoints Born Social as First Global Social Agency of Record

The drinkware brand picks Born Social to lead worldwide social strategy and content production after a competitive pitch...

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Google Launches AI-Powered Dashboards and Agentic Tools for Advertisers
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Google Launches AI-Powered Dashboards and Agentic Tools for Advertisers

Google is rolling out AI dashboards, benchmarking, and agentic capabilities across Ads and Analytics, letting marketers ...

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Mapei’s Green Construction Boom Clouded by EU Price-Fixing Probe
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Mapei’s Green Construction Boom Clouded by EU Price-Fixing Probe

Family-run Mapei has built a €4.4bn construction chemicals empire on sustainability trends, but an EU antitrust investig...

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Jay Shetty's $100 Million Spotify-Netflix Deal and His Global Media Ambitions
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Jay Shetty's $100 Million Spotify-Netflix Deal and His Global Media Ambitions

Former monk turned media mogul Jay Shetty inks a $100 million deal with Spotify and Netflix, expanding his podcast and H...

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Glencore-led consortium proposes rescue plan for Sherritt International as sanctions bite
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Glencore-led consortium proposes rescue plan for Sherritt International as sanctions bite

A group of investors including Glencore has submitted a recapitalization proposal to Sherritt International, aiming to s...

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Telemundo's Local Authenticity Fuels 150% World Cup Viewership Surge, Eyes $2B Rights
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Telemundo's Local Authenticity Fuels 150% World Cup Viewership Surge, Eyes $2B Rights

Telemundo averaged 5.9 million viewers for World Cup coverage through the quarterfinals, up 150% from 2022, fueled by lo...

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Playboy Taps Phillip Picardi to Lead Brand Revival as CBO and Editor-in-Chief
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Playboy Taps Phillip Picardi to Lead Brand Revival as CBO and Editor-in-Chief

The legacy magazine hires former Teen Vogue and Out editor Phillip Picardi as it relaunches print, expands digital, and ...

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Netflix Nearly Doubles Ad Commitments Again as Live Sports and Accreditation Fuel Upfront Surge
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Netflix Nearly Doubles Ad Commitments Again as Live Sports and Accreditation Fuel Upfront Surge

Netflix closed upfront deals with another near-doubling of ad commitments, on track for $3 billion in 2026 ad revenue, d...

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Pampa Baja Eyes Dairy Herd Expansion to Cut Peru’s Milk Import Gap, While Blueberry Acreage Grows
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Pampa Baja Eyes Dairy Herd Expansion to Cut Peru’s Milk Import Gap, While Blueberry Acreage Grows

Agrícola Pampa Baja, a key fresh-milk supplier to Grupo Gloria, is weighing an increase in its 4,000-strong Holstein her...

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Deutsche Bahn returns to profit, but chronic delays persist
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Deutsche Bahn returns to profit, but chronic delays persist

Deutsche Bahn reported a €147m net profit in H1 2026 – its first in seven years – while long-distance punctuality fell t...

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Tom Mueller’s Impulse Space Wants to Move Satellites Across Orbits in a Day
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Tom Mueller’s Impulse Space Wants to Move Satellites Across Orbits in a Day

Founded by former SpaceX chief engineer Tom Mueller, Impulse Space has raised $1B and is valued at $4.3B to provide rapi...

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KARL MAYER Opens Textile Innovation Center to Drive Next-Gen Athletic Footwear
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KARL MAYER Opens Textile Innovation Center to Drive Next-Gen Athletic Footwear

The German textile machinery leader’s new facility in Obertshausen aims to accelerate shoe-upper development with advanc...

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Inside Kingpins New York: How Denim’s Reunion Points to a Circular, Tech-Driven Future
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Inside Kingpins New York: How Denim’s Reunion Points to a Circular, Tech-Driven Future

The invitation-only show pulled in Alexander Wang, Gap, J.Crew and more, blending art installations with labs on digital...

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Jif’s ‘Every Jif’ing Thing’ Campaign Guts Its Iconic Logo to Make Peanut Butter a Snacking Staple
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Jif’s ‘Every Jif’ing Thing’ Campaign Guts Its Iconic Logo to Make Peanut Butter a Snacking Staple

Smucker’s bets a $500 million marketing push and a logo rework can finally lift Jif’s meager 4% share of U.S. snacking o...

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Nolan's 'Odyssey' Grosses Over $1.1 Billion, Breezing Past 'Dark Knight Rises' Record
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Nolan's 'Odyssey' Grosses Over $1.1 Billion, Breezing Past 'Dark Knight Rises' Record

Christopher Nolan's Homer adaptation has generated $1.104 billion worldwide, already quadrupling its $250 million produc...

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Promised Government Rescue Fails to Save 70-Year-Old Mályi Brick Factory
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Promised Government Rescue Fails to Save 70-Year-Old Mályi Brick Factory

Former owner Stark Gábor alleges the Orbán government reneged on rescue promises, conditioning help on political loyalty...

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Kevin O'Leary Admits Messaging Failures on Utah Data Center, Vows Transparency to Win Over Community
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Kevin O'Leary Admits Messaging Failures on Utah Data Center, Vows Transparency to Win Over Community

The 'Shark Tank' investor says his team 'really screwed this up' in communicating the mammoth Stratos project to Box Eld...

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Global Yatırım Holding’s H1 Revenue Surges 37% on Ports and Gas Growth
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Global Yatırım Holding’s H1 Revenue Surges 37% on Ports and Gas Growth

Turkish conglomerate reports 13.8 billion TL in revenue and a 39% EBITDA jump in H1 2026, driven by booming cruise port ...

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