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New Kroger CEO Greg Foran Puts Speed, Stores and Savings Over Mega-Deals
Greg Foran's first months at Kroger reveal a sharp break from the Albertsons era: a $1.7B Giant Eagle deal, a relentless...
JLR's Design Chief Void Raises Questions About Brand's Creative Future
With no single design leader appointed after Gerry McGovern and Massimo Frascella left, JLR's new flat structure has ind...
Unicredit CEO Talks ‘Control’ of Commerzbank as Berlin Reshuffles Its Top Team
Andrea Orcel has frozen a share buyback and for the first time spoken of seeking ‘control’ of Commerzbank, just as Chanc...
Premium Healthcare Group Ringfences Recovered Funds Until Stale Financials Are Signed Off
Egypt’s Premium Healthcare Group will lock all money reclaimed from an embezzlement case in a dedicated frozen account, ...
The Lavrentiadis Saga: From €749m Carlyle Deal to Prison and a Bid for Return
How Lavrentis Lavrentiadis turned a small chemical business into an industrial empire, sold it to Carlyle for a fortune,...
Allianz SE: The Munich Giant That Insures the World and Manages Trillions
From property-casualty roots to a global asset management powerhouse, Allianz SE’s three-pillar model underpins its posi...
A Closer Look at SAP SE: The Enterprise Software Powerhouse
From ERP to business AI, SAP provides the digital infrastructure for thousands of global companies. Here’s an overview o...
Havas Organic Revenue Grows 2.5% in Q2, AI-First Strategy Pays Off in North America
The holding company posted €724 million in net revenue, with North America organic growth hitting 6.4%. CEO Yannick Boll...
Marikholodmash Acquires BZTO in Over-RUB10bn Deal, Combining Refrigeration and Shelving for Retailers
The purchase of trade equipment maker BZTO for over 10 bn rubles gives Marikholodmash a shelving arm, creating a one-sto...
Carrefour Spain Grows Sales 2.8%, Adds 59 Stores in First Half of 2026
French retail giant posts solid results in Spain, with convenience formats driving growth and profitability edging highe...
French Magazine Publishers Accuse Google of Violating Antitrust Commitments with AI Search Tools
SEPM says Google launched AI Overviews and AI Mode without consultation, turning itself into a direct competitor using p...
Argentine CEOs Plot 20-Year Growth Path, Flag Talent Shortage Risk
At the 62nd IDEA Colloquium, business leaders led by Grupo Galicia's Fabián Kon called for fiscal discipline, regulatory...
AMD Begins Full Production of Helios AI Servers, Secures OpenAI as Flagship Customer
AMD's next-gen AI servers are now in full production and will start shipping by end of Q3, CEO Lisa Su announced, reveal...
STMicro’s Q3 Guidance Disappoints, But AI Pipeline Strengthens Long-Term Case
STMicroelectronics beat Q2 expectations but a softer Q3 revenue outlook sent shares down 14%. Morningstar analysts see t...
Intact Insurance Names Kyle Gosselink Fine Arts Leader
Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions has appointed Kyle Gosselink, a near-20-year veteran of fine art underwriting and a...
INDA Opens Nominations for 2027 IDEA Achievement Awards in Nonwovens
Industry association INDA and Nonwovens Industry Magazine are accepting entries for the triennial IDEA Achievement Award...
TotalEnergies CEO Pushes EU to Shield Companies in Russian LNG Sanctions
Patrick Pouyanné hopes a proposed Greek tanker exemption could keep Yamal LNG gas flowing, protecting a $300–400m annual...
Dolce & Gabbana Debuts Sicily-Inspired High Jewelry, Deepening Unified Luxury Strategy
The Italian fashion house unveiled its Alta Gioielleria collection in Taormina, showcasing ancient majolica techniques a...
Everllence Rolls Out 175D GenSet Targeting Data Centre Standby Power
The new 3 MVA high‑speed genset, built on proven engine technology, arrives as data centre construction accelerates glob...
BASF Pauses Sale of 3,300 Worker Apartments Amid Rising Rates and Market Uncertainty
The German chemical giant shelved plans to divest a large portfolio of employee housing, citing unfavorable financing co...
ArcelorMittal Poland Rolls Out Ultra-Hard R400HT Rail for Arctic Mines and Nordic Tenders
The Dąbrowa Górnicza steelmaker is launching the hardest EU-compliant rail grade to serve a Canadian open-pit mine and S...
Nasdaq Q2 Earnings Surge: Revenue Hits $1.5B, Index AUM Tops $1 Trillion
Nasdaq posted 15% revenue growth and record EPS, fueled by landmark IPOs like SpaceX and surging demand for its data, in...
Billion-Dollar VC Rounds Now Gobble Up 73% of All US Startup Funding
Soaring AI capital needs are supercharging a trend: mega-rounds of $1 billion or more accounted for almost three-quarter...
Curie Gives Its Deodorant a Sporty Makeover After Learning How Walmart Shoppers Buy
After selling in 4,300 Walmart stores, natural deodorant brand Curie redesigned its packaging around how busy shoppers m...
Bezos Drives AI-First Prime Video Redesign, Studios' Paid Placement Model at Risk
Jeff Bezos is leading an AI-centric overhaul of Prime Video's home screen that will ditch fixed paid placements, forcing...
Çimsa’s Eskişehir Plant Now Generates 40% of Its Own Power from Waste Heat and Solar
A new waste heat recovery unit and an existing solar farm will slash the factory’s grid electricity draw, lowering both ...
Mercedes Faces US Sales Ban Threat Over Chinese Shareholders as Senate Bill Advances
A US Senate committee has forwarded a draft bill that would ban imports and sales of connected vehicles from manufacture...
Dhofar Tourism Returns to Profit in H1 2026 as Revenue Doubles
Oman’s Dhofar Tourism Company (DTCS) swung to a net profit of OMR 793.55k in the first half of 2026, reversing a year-ea...
Inside JB Hi-Fi: The Multi-Brand Retailer Behind Australia's Home Consumer Market
From its beginnings in 1974, JB Hi-Fi now runs four retail brands across Australia and New Zealand, selling everything f...
EDO Ranks Every 2026 World Cup Ad by Consumer Engagement
TV measurement firm EDO has released its outcomes-based ranking of every ad that aired during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, o...