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Smartee DentiTech’s ChiNext IPO: Profit Volatility, VBP 2.0 and a 10 Million Yuan Patent Fight
China’s second-largest clear aligner maker, Smartee DentiTech, files for a ChiNext IPO amid rising revenue but unstable ...
Saitama Bankruptcies Fall for First Time in 4 Years, but Risks from Middle East and Payment Processor Failure Loom
Corporate bankruptcies in Saitama fell 12% in H1 2026, the first decline in four years, but a survey shows nearly a quar...
Storj Files Chapter 11, Token Holders Face Uncertain Payout as Creditors Come First
Decentralized storage provider Storj Labs has filed for bankruptcy protection, hoping to shed old debts. The network and...
Alix Earle’s Skincare Brand Reale Actives Hits $1M in Five Minutes as Netflix Series Looms
Alix Earle’s acne-focused line Reale Actives sold out on launch day after $1 million in first-five-minute sales, accordi...
Siegwart Targets EGP 6 Billion Revenues Within Three Years on Infrastructure Boom
Egypt's state-owned cement products firm plans to quadruple turnover by upgrading production lines, chasing national pro...
Elite Financial to Sponsor Listings of Two Companies in Education and Solar Energy Sectors
Elite Financial Consulting is preparing to list a solar energy firm and an education company in H1 2027, while also work...
Fitch: Omani Banks Can Weather Iran Conflict After Sovereign Upgrade
Fitch Ratings says Omani lenders are the Gulf’s least exposed to the Iran conflict, with higher oil prices, Vision 2040 ...
United Pitched a Merger to Delta Before American Rebuffed Talks – WSJ
The Wall Street Journal reported that United Airlines approached Delta about a merger last year, with a later overture t...
Lucta Lays Out €200 Million Investment Plan to Hit €1 Billion Revenue
Spanish flavors and fragrances firm Lucta unveils a five-year investment and acquisition plan to double its business and...
Caitlin Clark’s All-Star Weekend Showcases Growing Commercial Might for Brand Partners
The WNBA star’s first traditional All-Star Game in Chicago was as much a marketing spectacle as a sporting event, with s...
Activists Demand Sheinbaum Halt SpaceX Starship Launches as 13th Test Blasts Off Amid Gulf Contamination Fears
A Mexican environmental group staged a sixth protest at sea against SpaceX’s Starship campaign, warning of 40 km of spac...
China's CXMT Targets $9.8 Billion IPO as AI Boom Reshapes Memory Chip Market
ChangXin Memory Technologies' Shanghai listing could value it above $130 billion, capitalizing on a strategic retreat by...
Travelers Hunts for Senior Engineer to Cement Cloud-Native Insurance Stack
A detailed job listing reveals Travelers' push to embed cloud, infrastructure-as-code, and AI-assisted coding into its p...
Batista Brothers Diversify Into Venezuelan Oil, Acquiring Stake in Production Project
The Brazilian billionaire Batista family has purchased a share in a Venezuelan oil production venture, marking its third...
Saudi Aramco: A Rare Look Inside the World's Most Valuable Energy Conglomerate
Saudi Aramco's integrated upstream and downstream model spans crude oil, gas, chemicals and retail, cementing its positi...
BarkleyOKRP Taps Former FCB Veteran Brandon Cooke as Chief Marketing and Growth Officer
The independent agency consolidates marketing and business development under one executive, bringing in FCB’s Brandon Co...
TMG Holding Signs 5-Year Deal with SAP for AI-Powered Cloud ERP Overhaul
Egyptian real estate giant Talaat Moustafa Group builds on a two-decade SAP partnership with a new agreement adopting RI...
Co-Owner of Gormash Global Accused of 45 Million Ruble Fraud Amid Claims of Corporate Raid
A Moscow region court has extended house arrest for Dmitry Milash and his wife, while his defense argues the case is a f...
Bank of Baroda Stung by NMC Settlement; Lodha, Tata Consumer Shine in Q1
Bank of Baroda's net profit fell sharply on a ₹5,680 crore exceptional loss, while real estate developer Lodha more than...
Jamie Dimon: Why Insecurity Derails Top CEO Careers
JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon identifies insecurity as the career-limiting flaw that turns smart executives into isolated le...
WAHVE Builds Remote Pipeline for Commercial Lines Insurance Talent Nearing Retirement
The insurtech platform is helping experienced retail brokers transition into flexible, work-from-home roles that preserv...
Sappi Enlists in ZDHC Programme to Phase Out Hazardous Chemicals from Fashion’s Raw Materials
The woodfibre group’s dissolving pulp arm, Sappi Verve, joins the Roadmap to Zero initiative, aiming to tighten chemical...
Egypt Prepares 20 State Companies for Stock Market Listing, Life Insurer IPO by End 2026
Minister Mohamed Farid Saleh unveils a temporary registration system to ready state firms for the EGX, with Misr Life In...
Australian Billionaire Clive Palmer Again Promises a Titanic II for 2027
Clive Palmer says his Blue Star Line will start building a $1 billion replica of the Titanic early next year, with a fir...
SK Group Chairman to Pay Ex-Wife €570 Million in Final Divorce Ruling
South Korea's top court slashed the payout from earlier billions, capping it at €570 million after a decade-long battle ...
At 17, Peter Cancro Borrowed $125,000 to Buy a Sub Shop. Now Jersey Mike’s Is Heading for an $8 Billion IPO.
The Jersey Mike’s chairman’s path from high school employee to billionaire founder reveals the grit and relationship fin...
Inside Palo Alto Networks: The Cybersecurity Company Behind the PANW Ticker
Palo Alto Networks delivers a broad suite of cloud, network, and AI-driven security solutions to enterprises and governm...
The Last of His Kind: Wolfgang Grupp Readies Trigema for the Next Generation
Wolfgang Grupp, 80, prepares to hand over his Trigema shares to his wife by year-end, then to one of his two children, i...
Travelers Seeks Finance & Accounting Talent for 2027 Leadership Development Program
The property casualty insurer has opened applications for its three-year rotational program, but only internal employees...
Reid Hoffman-backed AI startup Prentis in talks for $100M round at $1B valuation
The year-old startup is training AI to control computers for enterprise tasks, claiming contracts worth $50M and a reven...