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Paramount Skydance defends Warner Bros. Discovery merger as lawsuits mount
CEO David Ellison says the Warner Bros. Discovery deal will close as planned, but the WGA, a shareholder and 12 state AG...
Uruguayan Grill Charrúa Sells Out Madrid Tables Weeks Ahead; Casa Charrúa and Lisbon Next
Madrid's Charrúa serves about 300 covers a day and books out six weeks ahead. Founders Juanvelz and Marchal are opening ...
Aidan Tanner on How 'Second Life' Social Media Marketing Extends Hollywood Films
The creator behind social campaigns for 'The Odyssey' and 'Stranger Things' explains why a film's online afterlife is no...
Dassault Systèmes to Buy Life Sciences Software Firm ArisGlobal for $1.8B
The French software group is acquiring AI-native compliance platform provider ArisGlobal for about $1.8 billion in cash,...
Deltha Pharma's Comeback: From Frozen Accounts and Lawsuits to 30% Annual Growth
Deltha Pharma CEO Maria Francesca Aceti explains how the Italian health group rebuilt after near-collapse, expanded abro...
SAP's CEO Says AI Race Leaves No Time to Wait: 'They All Want to Beat Us'
Christian Klein says SAP must prove it can deliver AI that understands business processes — or risk losing to faster US ...
Allianz Buys UOB Asset Management for €376 Million in Fresh Singapore Push
Allianz's fund arm is buying Singapore's UOB Asset Management, doubling its local business weeks after the insurer agree...
Dassault Heirs Take the Boardroom: Fourth Generation Steps Up at €58bn Family Holding
Marcel Dassault's 13 great-grandchildren are moving into the supervisory board of the family's €58bn holding, with Hélén...
Banco de Bogotá Completes Itaú Client Migration as Users Report App Failures
Banco de Bogotá says all personal-banking clients from Itaú Colombia are now on its platform, but customers complain of ...
Beyond the Box Office: The US$389.8 Billion Licensing Economy Behind Star Wars, Barbie and Marvel
Global licensing hit US$389.8 billion in 2025, as franchises such as Star Wars, Marvel and Barbie now earn most revenue ...
Lufthansa's Q2 Profit Collapses 56% as Iran War Fuel Costs and Strikes Bite
Higher jet-fuel costs from the Iran war and crew strikes cut Lufthansa's adjusted operating profit 56% to €383m in Q2; f...
Why Work Context, Not Talent Alone, Decides Performance
Brazilian HR commentator Sofia Esteves argues companies stop managing talent the moment they hire it — and pay for it in...
Iran War Buys BP Breathing Room but Complicates O'Neill's Turnaround
A wartime surge in oil and gas prices delivered BP its strongest quarter since 2022, but CEO Meg O'Neill still faces inv...
Newmark Buys Altus Group's Development Advisory Arm as Altus Pivots to Pure-Play Tech
Altus Group sells its global development advisory business to Newmark, its second disposal this year, as the Argus maker...
Palantir Beats Q2 Views: Profit Triples, Sales Jump 93%, Shares Up 15%
Palantir crushed Q2 forecasts with revenue up 93% to $1.94B and EPS more than tripled to $0.41; shares jumped nearly 15%...
Caterpillar Q2 Beat Eases AI Spending Worries as Backlog Hits Record $72B
Caterpillar's Q2 sales hit $20.5B and backlog reached a record $72B on data center demand, sending shares up 11% premark...
Best Buy Names Anne Bramman CFO, Completing Leadership Team Ahead of CEO Transition
Best Buy names former Nordstrom and Carnival CFO Anne Bramman to succeed Matt Bilunas, completing the executive team tha...
Wayfair Bets on Luxury as Q2 Revenue Hits Post-COVID High
Wayfair posted its best U.S. growth since COVID in Q2 2026 as luxury brand Perigold grew 35%+, with guidance for high si...
BGMEA and BTMA Join Forces Behind Bangladesh's $100 Billion Garment Export Goal
Bangladesh's two biggest textile trade bodies will co-host the BITMA machinery show in Dhaka to attract investment and p...
Why Europe's Digital Product Passport Could Be a Market-Access Test for Apparel SMEs
Digital traceability is becoming a prerequisite for selling apparel in the EU — and exporters still running on spreadshe...
Ladakh's Women-Led Pashmina Cooperatives Push to Keep More Value at Home
Two Ladakhi textile ventures and a new state board are working to keep pashmina's value — and its weavers — inside the r...
HSBC Beats H1 Profit Forecasts but Buyback Comes Up Short
HSBC's first-half pre-tax profit rose about 23% to $19.5bn, beating forecasts, yet smaller-than-expected buybacks show m...
Cotton Yarn Firms Up in South India as Raw Material Costs Climb
Cotton yarn prices rose in Mumbai and Tiruppur as mills passed on higher cotton costs. Traders see volatile raw-material...
SpaceX Beats Revenue Estimates and Narrows AI Loss in First Post-IPO Report
SpaceX posted $7.8B revenue and a narrower-than-expected $1.26B AI loss, but a looming lock-up expiry and a rich valuati...
ONGC Q1 Profit Falls 43% as HPCL Refining Losses Offset Crude Price Windfall
ONGC's consolidated Q1 FY27 profit fell 43% to ₹6,554 crore as HPCL's ₹12,265 crore refining loss offset a standalone pr...
Dabur drops '100 per cent' labels after FSSAI ban on honey, ghee and more
Dabur says it is already replacing '100 per cent' labels and ads flagged by India's food regulator, and is taking legal ...
CIMC Vehicles Faces 213% Preliminary US Duty Blow on China-Made Trailers
US trade probe into van-type trailers hits CIMC Vehicles' Qingdao unit with steep preliminary duties; a completed US fac...
SpaceX Loses Over Half Its Value in First Month as a Public Company
SpaceX shares have fallen more than 50% since its record IPO, wiping out over $500 billion in market value. Investors no...
Czech Executive Richard Singer Builds AI Leadership School With Bhutan's King
Richard Singer, who survived an aortic dissection, is now building a $200 billion leadership-training bet from inside Bh...
SpaceX Beats in First Public Earnings, but Record AI Spending Sinks the Stock
SpaceX beat expectations in its first quarterly report as a public company, with Starlink driving profits — but $18.4 bi...