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JBS Hands Global CEO Role to Wesley Batista Filho in 2027 Family Succession
The world's largest meat company has chosen Wesley Batista Filho, 34, to succeed Gilberto Tomazoni as global CEO in 2027...
Casas Bahia Reports R$10.1 Billion Loss; Auditor Flags Going-Concern Doubt
EY refused to sign off on Casas Bahia's delayed accounts, citing material uncertainty about its survival. A possible jud...
Gafisa closes R$223m sale of Hotel Praia Ipanema to Glória Participações
The distressed builder exits a prime Ipanema beachfront asset, clearing project liabilities and setting up an ultra-luxu...
Casas Bahia Reports R$10.1 Billion Loss and Puts Judicial Recovery Back on the Table
Brazilian retailer posts an 18-fold increase in quarterly net loss, closes 298 stores and says formal debt restructuring...
India Inc Q1 beats early oil-led gloom with 21% revenue growth
India Inc's Q1 revenue rose 21% and profit 14%, but oil marketing losses, weak IT and pharma's semaglutide shift hide st...
Tata Trusts governance dispute clouds Tata Sons AGM and chairman succession
A Charity Commissioner order restricting Sir Ratan Tata Trust meetings threatens the quorum for Tata Sons' 108th AGM, pu...
SATS Seeks Answers Over Changi Wheelchair Pay Claim for 11-Second Lateness
A LinkedIn post says a Changi wheelchair assistant had $5 docked for being 11 seconds late. SATS is asking Aventa Servic...
Airtel Prepaid Reset Could Lift Monthly ARPU by Rs 4–12, Say Brokerages
Bharti Airtel has scrapped four prepaid plans, forcing some Rs 299 subscribers toward Rs 349; brokerages see the selecti...
Wellbeing policies exist but fail in execution for 42% of employees: survey
A 1,884-employee survey finds formal workplace wellbeing policies often remain on paper, with always-on expectations the...
Public Sector Banks Meet in Delhi to Map Banking Roadmap for Viksit Bharat
A two-day DFS conclave brings together 125 PSB and PFI leaders to tackle deposit mobilisation, credit expansion, rural v...
IIM Bangalore’s NSRCEL passes $7 billion in startup value as it pivots to AI and sector hubs
The incubator claims 3,000 startups and 35,000 jobs; its next phase targets one million entrepreneurs through AI learnin...
Onewo H1 Profit Dips 2.1% as It Exits 139 Residential Projects and Cuts Developer Ties
Revenue rose 5.4% to RMB19.11bn, the interim dividend was set at RMB0.711 a share, and management defended the pruning o...
Weilong's Growth Slows as Vegetable Snacks Carry the Mix and Marketing Eats Margin
Weilong's H1 revenue rose 6.7% and gross margin recovered, but operating profit fell 3.3% as branding spend absorbed gai...
Denim Brands Swap Single Stars for Multi-Ambassador Casts to Reach Fragmented Gen Z
Levi's, Gap and American Eagle are spreading their back-to-school budgets across multiple ambassadors as Gen Z fragments...
Nielsen's $2.15B DoubleVerify Bet Is About Owning What AI Models Measure
Nielsen is paying a 30% premium for DoubleVerify not for growth, but to control the verification layer that automated ad...
Survey: 80% of Marketers Cannot Explain Why Campaigns Succeed or Fail
New On Device polling of 254 advertising professionals finds data-rich teams still rely on guesses and delivery metrics ...
Beto Carrero Retires Its Oldest Roller Coaster After 32 Years and 35 Million Riders
The 1994 Star Mountain coaster will take its final lap on 13 September as Beto Carrero clears land for a larger family-t...
Codelco Restructures Leadership and Splits Operations to Stabilise Copper Output
New CEO Jorge Gómez names five vice presidents and splits supervision into northern and central-southern units, shifting...
Lima Tower Crane Firm GMRC Perú Plans Fleet Growth as Real Estate Boom Fills Capacity
GMRC Perú says its full tower crane fleet is placed on Lima residential projects and plans to add two cranes a year whil...
EY Creates AI Value Realization Office to Make Its $1.4bn AI Investment Pay
The Big Four firm is centralizing AI spending, usage and return measurement as token costs climb and clients ask for a b...
Polish Deposit-Refund Operators Plan Thousands of Card-Payment Return Machines
Kaucja.pl, PolKa and Reselekt are rolling out deposit machines that refund bottles directly to payment cards, starting i...
Coinbase Secures ADGM Licence for Abu Dhabi Tokenisation Hub
The US exchange wins regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi to arrange investment deals and provide custody for tokenised secu...
BCG Is Turning Its Generalists Into AI-Fluent Consultants
BCG's North America chair discovered far more technical skill among traditional consultants than expected and is now pus...
Wondermind Investors Sue Selena Gomez and Founders for Securities Fraud
Investors allege the mental-health startup misrepresented celebrity involvement, partnerships and revenue while it quiet...
401(k) Plans Are Becoming a Small-Business Retention Tool
Gusto data suggests offering a 401(k) cuts early employee quits by about 8%; owners say it is cheaper than health covera...
Small Exporters Face a Hard Truth: PCI DSS Is Now a Market-Access Requirement
Global digital payments have opened markets for small firms, but inconsistent enforcement and costly breach settlements ...
Ortega's Pontegadea Tops €10bn Profit as Inditex Powers Growth
Pontegadea's 2025 accounts show aggregated profit of €10.06bn, up 7.8%, while board pay nearly doubled because of José A...
Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Wildberries, Russia's Biggest Online Retailer
Kyiv has struck more than a dozen Wildberries warehouses since mid-July, accusing Russia's top e-commerce platform of se...
Anthropic's IPO Valuation Hinges on $190–200 Billion 2028 Revenue Forecast
Wall Street is pricing the AI firm's potential mega-IPO on projected 2028 revenue of $190–200bn, far above the $47bn run...
Nu Holdings Tops $1 Billion Quarterly Profit as Mexico Expansion Accelerates
Nu Holdings posted record net income of $1.06 billion, up 49%, with return on equity at 33% and revenue 9% above consens...