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China’s Top Court Sets Out Leniency Rules for Past Pollution Under New Environmental Code
The Supreme People’s Court issued its first interpretation on the Ecological Environment Code’s temporal effect, allowin...
Oil Majors Post Record H1 Profits as European Giants Abandon Green Pivot for Capital Discipline
Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, and Chevron led a windfall half, while Shell's $16.4bn ARC acquisition and BP's planned solar ...
Cassandra Gaines Introduces BAVRA Standard to Improve Shipper Broker Vetting
Carrier Assure CEO Cassandra Gaines releases the BAVRA Standard, a 34-page framework to help shippers establish reasonab...
Podcast Series Aims to Open Financial Planning Careers to a New Generation
The Personal Finance Society and Pennies to Pounds launch Money Careers Unlocked, a four-part podcast designed to attrac...
GXO Logistics Posts Strongest Quarter in Three Years, North America Leads Growth
The contract logistics giant reported record new business wins and AI-driven operational gains, with North America becom...
Senate Bill Would Subject Home Equity Investments to Federal Mortgage Disclosure Rules
Sen. Jeff Merkley’s Home Equity Lending Integrity Act aims to bring HEIs under the Truth in Lending Act, requiring the s...
Rocket Companies Posts Record Market Share as AI Tools Drive Productivity, but Q3 Outlook Tempered by High Rates
Rocket's Q2 2026 net revenue nearly doubled to $2.78 billion, with market share hitting records in purchase and refinanc...
Blend Labs Reports Stronger Q2, AI Autopilot Gains Traction
Revenue up 7% to $33.8 million and non-GAAP operating income hits $7 million as the mortgage technology firm rolls out i...
CSG Bets on Hypersonic Interceptors with Strategic Investment in Canada's North Vector Dynamics
Czech industrial group CSG has taken a strategic stake in Calgary-based North Vector Dynamics, gaining a foothold in hyp...
Gravity raises $30.5M to place ads in ChatGPT, and now it's targeting the bots themselves
Adtech startup Gravity has raised $30.5 million to expand its AI chatbot advertising platform, counting Best Buy and Tar...
Google Names Gemini 4 Lead as Both Co-Heads Quit to Launch Discovery Loop
In a seismic reshuffle, Google tapped Koray Kavukcuoglu to build Gemini 4 while Demis Hassabis stepped back and four AI ...
Sapiom Secures $35M to Slash AI Agent Spend, With Anthropic as Backer
The San Francisco routing startup is betting that most AI agent tasks don't need premium models, as corporate cost scrut...
Google Eyes $1.5bn Mechanize Deal to Close AI Coding Gap
Alphabet is negotiating a licence-and-hire arrangement with San Francisco-based Mechanize, a startup that builds evaluat...
Why Automation Alone Won’t Fix Your Warehouse Throughput Problem
Even the most automated distribution centers lose productivity when workers can’t coordinate quickly. Industry observers...
Freight Rates Rise, but Full Recovery Remains Elusive Amid Supply-Side Shifts
Industry stakeholders see strong rate gains, yet a true demand-driven rebound is absent. Regulatory tightening and capac...
ISM Services PMI Rises to 54.1 in July as Business Activity Jumps, Employment Weakens
The ISM Services PMI edged up to 54.1 in July, marking a 25th straight month of expansion, as business activity surged a...
Freight Spending Surges 28% Despite Falling Shipments as Truck Capacity Tightens
The U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index shows a shrinking supply of trucks drove shipper costs sharply higher in Q2 2026, ev...
Trucking Sector Rebounds as Supply–Demand Balance Tilts Toward Carriers
Publicly held trucking companies surprised Wall Street with better‑than‑expected quarterly earnings, signaling that a ma...
U.S. Services Sector Growth Accelerates Slightly in July, ISM Data Shows
The ISM Services PMI inched up to 54.1, marking 25 months of expansion. Business activity and new orders surged, but emp...
Pharma Industries Bets $10M to Make Paraguay a Medicinal Cannabis Hub
Paraguayan pharma group Pharma Industries unveils TodoCANN, a pharmaceutical-grade medicinal cannabis line, backed by ov...
The Pirayú Artisan Teaching Ñandutí to a New Generation—and Pushing the Craft to Its Limits
Norma Martínez learned ñandutí lace-making from her mother at age seven. Today, she teaches the ancestral Paraguayan art...
Paraguay Hosts Second Blockchain Summit, Courts Regional Crypto Hub Role
Over 1,500 attendees, including regulators from El Salvador and Brazil, gather in Asunción to shape digital asset policy...
Paraguay’s Ad Industry Reboot: Why Relevance Has Defeated Interruption
After two decades of digital fragmentation, brands in Paraguay must now compete against everything — even memes. Ojo de ...
EasyJet Accepts £5.7 Billion Apollo Takeover as Castlelake Exits Bid
EasyJet’s board has recommended Apollo Global Management’s £5.7 billion cash offer, valuing shares at £7.15. Founder Ste...
Commerzbank Posts Record First-Half Profit as UniCredit Tightens Grip
Commerzbank’s Q2 net profit nearly doubled to €898 million, fueling a €1.2 billion buyback plan as CEO Orlopp prepares f...
Gold Rebounds Above $4,300 After 30% Crash, Central Bank Buying Returns
Gold bounced back past $4,300 for the first time since mid‑June as rate‑hike fears eased and private investors returned....
Becker Estate: The Family Home That Survived Insolvency Now For Sale at €2.98M
Once built by his architect father and later caught up in a high-profile insolvency, Boris Becker’s sprawling family vil...
New telescope captures sun's surface in finest detail yet
Scientists using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope have photographed the sun's outer shell at the highest resolution ...
Seoul’s North Korea Peace Push Divides Government as President Urges Patience
President Lee Jae Myung warned against rushed idealism as his unification minister’s trust-building initiative drew rare...
PLA Navy Training Task Group Wraps Indonesia Visit, Drills with Local Fleet
The Chinese naval formation, including training ship Qijiguang and amphibious dock landing ship Kunlunshan, departed Sur...