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US Retail and Restaurant Chains Chart Aggressive Store Growth in July Expansion Push
A wave of store openings and new market entries from brands including Nordstrom Rack, Ross Stores, Gong cha, Qdoba, and ...
Retail Tech in July: Robots, AI Assistants, 3D Imaging Reshape Stores
From inventory robots at HomeBase to voice AI drive-thrus at Taco Bell and a paid loyalty tier at Dick’s, July 2026 brou...
Four NYC Apartments Under $1 Million: From West Village Studios to a Lenox Hill Duplex
Curbed spotlights four Manhattan listings priced below $1 million, offering a mix of prewar charm, modern renovations, a...
New York’s Legal Dispensary Boom Turns Cannabis Tenants Into Prime Retail Assets for Landlords
Dispensary openings in New York City surged 108% year-over-year, the fastest retail growth, as better-capitalized operat...
Soilbuild Sues Brookfield Over Alleged Broken Joint Venture in $419M Singapore Deal
Singapore billionaire Lim Chap Huat’s Soilbuild Group alleges Brookfield used its due diligence work to win a solo bid f...
Austin Raises $633M in Bond Sale for $1.6B Convention Center Redevelopment
The city of Austin has issued $633 million in municipal bonds to help fund a $1.6 billion replacement of its downtown co...
Will Northern Prevails as Court Dismisses Woodhaven Country Club Lawsuit
A Texas business court threw out Michael Crain’s claims over the 150‑acre Woodhaven redevelopment, ordering a forced buy...
FTSE 100 Falls Short of Record as US Jobs Data Fuels Rate-Cut Hopes
The FTSE 100 slipped after nearing an all-time high, while a softer US payrolls report lifted Wall Street but left Europ...
As £47,900 student debts mount, parents turn to JISAs, trusts and IHT gifting to cover university bills
With graduates leaving owing nearly £48,000 and tuition fees now inflation-linked, seven in ten parents expect to cover ...
AI Won’t Replace Brand Operators—It Will Expose the Average Ones
The real threat isn’t that AI takes over ecommerce jobs; it’s that it will make the vast middle layer of brand service f...
Nitya Capital Rescues Dallas Apartments from Foreclosure via Morgan Stanley Refinancing
Houston syndicator Swapnil Agarwal’s Nitya Capital refinanced The Interlace, a 432-unit Dallas apartment complex, with a...
Crypto Billionaire Brendan Blumer Tied to $45M Record Upper West Side Townhouse Deal
An LLC linked to Block.one's CEO paid $45 million for the mega-mansion at 48-50 West 69th Street, the neighborhood’s pri...
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...
Chinese Humanoid Robot Makers Claim 97% of Global Shipments
Shipments of humanoid robots tripled to 19,100 units in the first half of 2026, with Chinese firms Agibot and Unitree dr...
Brazilian Court Suspends 18 Oil and Gas Blocks After Environmental Challenge
A federal judge in Brazil has halted the offering of 18 exploration blocks across three basins, ruling that the governme...
Brazilian Musician in 18-Month Legal Limbo After Portugal Orders Expulsion in 20 Days
Ivo Silva de Souza was told to leave Portugal within 20 days in early 2025. A year and a half later, his appeal sits unr...
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...
Hong Kong Luxury Home Sales Slump as Mainland Buyers Face Tax Fears
High-end Hong Kong real estate transactions plunge amid fears that Beijing will expand capital controls and personal inc...
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 ...
Business Figures Make Early Pix Donations to Brazil's Political Candidates
Executives from construction, energy, finance and pulp sectors have already sent Pix donations to PSD and Novo candidate...
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...
US Accepts Brazil's WTO Talks on Tariffs; China Asks to Join Dispute
Washington responded to Brasília's consultation request over two additional levies on Brazilian goods. Beijing moved to ...
Demand for AI Skills Boosts Campus Placement Salaries to ₹7–12 Lakh
Engineering colleges see the old ₹3–4 lakh offer band giving way to ₹7–12 lakh as IT firms hunt for AI-ready talent. TCS...
MF Industry Warns UPI Transaction Fee Could Dent Margins and Hit Small Investors
A proposed merchant discount rate on UPI transactions threatens to erode thin margins for online mutual fund distributor...
No Policy Bar on Airport Operators Owning Airlines, But PPP Contract Restrictions Exist: Indian Govt
India's government says there is no national policy barring airport operators from owning airlines, but PPP agreements m...
Kharif Sowing Gap Shrinks Under 2% as August Rains Revive Planting, Sugarcane Acreage Revised Down
India’s kharif crop coverage reaches 87.6% of normal, with the year-on-year deficit narrowing to 1.8% after accelerated ...
GoSkippy faces religious discrimination claim after ordering driver to remove 'Jesus Loves You' stickers
Insurer reversed its own approval with no documented reason, leaving a Birmingham driver working with lawyers on a possi...
Burnham Subscription Crackdown Puts Add-On Insurance Auto-Renewals on Notice
Although FCA-regulated insurance is exempt from the new DMCCA subscription rules, the government's push, combined with e...
DC Cabling Failures, Battery Storage Fuel 133% Jump in UK Solar Fires
New QBE Insurance data reveals solar panel fires rising far faster than installations, driven by poor installation quali...
Urban Jungle Enter FCA Scale-Up Unit as IKEA White-Label Insurance Launches
The insurtech joins the regulator's fast-track programme for high-growth firms, days after going live with a digital hom...