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French Unemployment Climbs to 8.3%, PM Lecornu Defends Macron's Labour Legacy
French unemployment rose to 8.3% in Q2 2026, highest since 2020. PM Lecornu blamed a new full-employment law that reclas...
Mapei’s Green Construction Boom Clouded by EU Price-Fixing Probe
Family-run Mapei has built a €4.4bn construction chemicals empire on sustainability trends, but an EU antitrust investig...
Europe’s Unused Smartphones Hold €1.5 Billion in Metals — But the Real Value Is Elsewhere
New data reveals 642 million idle smartphones across Europe, containing critical raw materials. Yet the economics of rec...
Jay Shetty's $100 Million Spotify-Netflix Deal and His Global Media Ambitions
Former monk turned media mogul Jay Shetty inks a $100 million deal with Spotify and Netflix, expanding his podcast and H...
PENNY Marketing Chief: AI Recommendations Are the New Search Rankings
Lucian Pavel, head of marketing at PENNY, says brand visibility in AI assistant answers is becoming as critical as top p...
Silver Economy Redraws Pensions, Careers and Consumer Markets
Global ageing means over-60s will outnumber children by 2036. Andrea Falcone of The Shift argues that longer lives deman...
Glencore-led consortium proposes rescue plan for Sherritt International as sanctions bite
A group of investors including Glencore has submitted a recapitalization proposal to Sherritt International, aiming to s...
Telemundo's Local Authenticity Fuels 150% World Cup Viewership Surge, Eyes $2B Rights
Telemundo averaged 5.9 million viewers for World Cup coverage through the quarterfinals, up 150% from 2022, fueled by lo...
Playboy Taps Phillip Picardi to Lead Brand Revival as CBO and Editor-in-Chief
The legacy magazine hires former Teen Vogue and Out editor Phillip Picardi as it relaunches print, expands digital, and ...
Netflix Nearly Doubles Ad Commitments Again as Live Sports and Accreditation Fuel Upfront Surge
Netflix closed upfront deals with another near-doubling of ad commitments, on track for $3 billion in 2026 ad revenue, d...
Brazilian meal vouchers cover only 9 working days as food prices race ahead
A Pluxee survey shows voucher purchasing power fell 4.4% in a year, forcing workers to pay an extra 101% out-of-pocket. ...
Pampa Baja Eyes Dairy Herd Expansion to Cut Peru’s Milk Import Gap, While Blueberry Acreage Grows
Agrícola Pampa Baja, a key fresh-milk supplier to Grupo Gloria, is weighing an increase in its 4,000-strong Holstein her...
Peru's Juntas de Ahorro Survive Digital Shocks by Turning Into a Hedge Against Crushing Credit Costs
Fading under the double blow of rapid digital lending and remote work, Peru’s community savings circles are quietly rebo...
Independencia Zoning Shift Fuels S/300M Real Estate Boom
A rezoning of Lima Norte’s former industrial quadrant has unlocked high‑density development, attracting developers like ...
Deutsche Bahn returns to profit, but chronic delays persist
Deutsche Bahn reported a €147m net profit in H1 2026 – its first in seven years – while long-distance punctuality fell t...
Fuel price hike: Polish drivers get 13 litres of petrol for 100 zł this summer
Polish fuel prices have jumped 29% for petrol and 37% for diesel year-on-year, squeezing household travel budgets. We br...
Polish Tax Office Rules Electric Car Lease Fully Deductible for Sole Proprietors
A recent KIS interpretation confirms that a sole proprietor can deduct 100% of an electric car’s lease costs (up to PLN ...
Bob’s Discount Furniture Is Winning Over $100K Households—And Growing Fast
Bob’s Discount Furniture, long known for value pricing, is attracting a growing number of households earning over $100,0...
Tom Mueller’s Impulse Space Wants to Move Satellites Across Orbits in a Day
Founded by former SpaceX chief engineer Tom Mueller, Impulse Space has raised $1B and is valued at $4.3B to provide rapi...
Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max Matches Anthropic's Best, Escalating AI Race
Alibaba's new Qwen3.8-Max model rivals Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 on benchmarks, intensifying US-China AI competition as...
Meta Launches Muse Spark AI Model, First From Overhauled Lab, Across Its Apps
Meta's Superintelligence Labs debuts Muse Spark, the first model from a multi-billion-dollar AI revamp, rolling out acro...
YouTube Tightens Partner Program: 8,000 Watch Hours Needed to Start Earning
Creators face steeper thresholds to enter YouTube’s Partner Program from February 2027, while a Premium Lite expansion p...
Nigeria’s Digital Birth Registration Reaches 6,000 Wards – 2,800 Still Cut Off
On Africa CRVS Day, the National Population Commission revealed that digital birth registration is live in roughly two-t...
ADB Vice-President Discusses Climate Finance and Sustainable Development with Bangladesh Environment Minister
Talks focused on climate adaptation, renewable energy, and disaster-resilient infrastructure, with both sides expressing...
KARL MAYER Opens Textile Innovation Center to Drive Next-Gen Athletic Footwear
The German textile machinery leader’s new facility in Obertshausen aims to accelerate shoe-upper development with advanc...
Inside Kingpins New York: How Denim’s Reunion Points to a Circular, Tech-Driven Future
The invitation-only show pulled in Alexander Wang, Gap, J.Crew and more, blending art installations with labs on digital...
Jif’s ‘Every Jif’ing Thing’ Campaign Guts Its Iconic Logo to Make Peanut Butter a Snacking Staple
Smucker’s bets a $500 million marketing push and a logo rework can finally lift Jif’s meager 4% share of U.S. snacking o...
What an Alaska Cruise Taught One Family About Multigenerational Travel
A weeklong voyage revealed unexpected role reversals, planning challenges, and the hidden benefits of cruising with olde...
AI Could Live Up to the Hype and Still Disappoint Investors, Warns Moody's
Moody’s sees a middle-ground scenario where AI reshapes the economy but stock returns remain muted, with the S&P 500 ave...
JPMorgan Lifts S&P 500 Target to 8,000 as AI Monetization Hopes Grow
The bank's strategists see AI profits accelerating faster than spending, bolstering corporate earnings and lifting the i...