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Why individual leadership coaching fails to fix broken executive teams
Companies

Why individual leadership coaching fails to fix broken executive teams

Despite billions spent on executive development, slow decisions and silos persist because the real deficit is leadership...

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India Raises Windfall Tax on Fuel Exports, Diesel Duty Jumps to Rs 25.5 per Litre
Energy

India Raises Windfall Tax on Fuel Exports, Diesel Duty Jumps to Rs 25.5 per Litre

The Indian government sharply increased export levies on diesel, petrol, and jet fuel, with diesel duty rising by Rs 10 ...

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A Navy Veteran Lost $100K to a Sweepstakes Scam—and Nearly His Home. How It Happened
Personal Finance

A Navy Veteran Lost $100K to a Sweepstakes Scam—and Nearly His Home. How It Happened

A retired Navy chief with dementia was conned into sending over $100,000 to scammers who claimed he'd won a sweepstakes....

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National Guard’s D.C. Deployment to Cost $1.4 Billion Through 2029, DOD Estimates
Defense

National Guard’s D.C. Deployment to Cost $1.4 Billion Through 2029, DOD Estimates

The Pentagon projects $1.4 billion to keep roughly 4,600 troops in Washington until the end of President Trump’s term, f...

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Flávio Bolsonaro Abandons Female VP Push, Picks Security Hardliner to Rally Core Base
Politics

Flávio Bolsonaro Abandons Female VP Push, Picks Security Hardliner to Rally Core Base

The Brazilian senator’s campaign ditches months of efforts to court women and the center, opting instead for Alfredo Gas...

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Karos Pitches Corporate Carpooling Model on BFM Business's French Tech Segment
Companies

Karos Pitches Corporate Carpooling Model on BFM Business's French Tech Segment

French startup Karos outlined its business-to-business platform for daily home-to-work carpooling during an appearance o...

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Disney Q3 Earnings: Streaming Profit Soars, But ESPN and International Parks Disappoint
Companies

Disney Q3 Earnings: Streaming Profit Soars, But ESPN and International Parks Disappoint

Revenue rose 7% to $25.2 billion and adjusted EPS climbed 28%, driven by a 15% jump in Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions. H...

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Booking Holdings Q2 Profit Doubles on Debt Revaluation; Underlying Growth 8%
Companies

Booking Holdings Q2 Profit Doubles on Debt Revaluation; Underlying Growth 8%

Net income hit $1.95B due to a euro debt revaluation, but adjusted earnings rose 8% on 8% higher revenue. Booking raised...

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SpaceX's AI Capex Surge Dents Growth Enthusiasm, Stock Slides Despite 92% Revenue Jump
Companies

SpaceX's AI Capex Surge Dents Growth Enthusiasm, Stock Slides Despite 92% Revenue Jump

SpaceX posted a 92% revenue gain in Q2 but a massive $18.4B in capex, mostly on AI, spooked investors and sent shares do...

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Global Equities Hit Record Highs as Economic Strength and Earnings Overpower Oil Fears
Markets

Global Equities Hit Record Highs as Economic Strength and Earnings Overpower Oil Fears

The MSCI All Country World Index and European benchmarks, including Spain’s IBEX 35 above 20,000, are setting records as...

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The 'When' Signal: Why Companies Must Read Customer Urgency—Not Just Sentiment
Companies

The 'When' Signal: Why Companies Must Read Customer Urgency—Not Just Sentiment

New research shows that while firms excel at tracking what customers want and how they feel, they often miss cues about ...

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Kochie Warns RBA: Another Hike Would Push Households 'Over the Edge'
Personal Finance

Kochie Warns RBA: Another Hike Would Push Households 'Over the Edge'

David Koch says Australian mortgage holders are already buckling under high costs, and a further rate rise would be deva...

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AustralianSuper Raises Admin Fees for First Time Since 2022, Affecting 3.6 Million
Personal Finance

AustralianSuper Raises Admin Fees for First Time Since 2022, Affecting 3.6 Million

AustralianSuper's 3.6 million accumulation members face higher admin fees from October 31, with weekly costs rising up t...

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Crossbench Plan to Fast-Track Fix for Australia's 'Widow Tax' Loophole on Negative Gearing
Personal Finance

Crossbench Plan to Fast-Track Fix for Australia's 'Widow Tax' Loophole on Negative Gearing

Senator David Pocock pushes for an early vote to protect divorcing and widowed property investors from losing negative g...

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Gartner: Enterprise AI Moves from Experimentation to Industrialized Delivery
Technology

Gartner: Enterprise AI Moves from Experimentation to Industrialized Delivery

Gartner's 2026 Hype Cycle report highlights a pivotal shift: firms must now build governed, repeatable AI systems—and pr...

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UNAM Sets August Dates for 2026 Control Exam After Cheating Scandal in Online Admissions
Education

UNAM Sets August Dates for 2026 Control Exam After Cheating Scandal in Online Admissions

UNAM will hold an in‑person control exam for aspirants whose online admission test scores were flagged as suspicious. Ke...

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Sinaloa Cartel Operative 'El 07' Arrested for Murder of Former Oaxaca Mayor
News

Sinaloa Cartel Operative 'El 07' Arrested for Murder of Former Oaxaca Mayor

Oaxaca authorities arrested Z.S.S., alias 'El 07', a member of the Los Rusos cell of the Sinaloa Cartel, for the July 13...

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SpaceX Created a New Class of Ultrawealthy—Here’s What Comes Next
Personal Finance

SpaceX Created a New Class of Ultrawealthy—Here’s What Comes Next

SpaceX’s IPO minted thousands of paper millionaires, but staggered lockups, tax traps and market swings mean the real we...

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CAC 40 Hits Record as Strait of Hormuz Hopes Ease Oil Fears and Lift European Markets
Markets

CAC 40 Hits Record as Strait of Hormuz Hopes Ease Oil Fears and Lift European Markets

The Paris CAC 40 and major European indices touched all-time highs on optimism over a potential accord on the Strait of ...

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France to Cover Full Cost of Short-Time Work for Wildfire-Hit Firms
Politics

France to Cover Full Cost of Short-Time Work for Wildfire-Hit Firms

The French government will fully reimburse employers’ partial-activity costs for evacuated zones in Gironde and Landes u...

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Fake Policeman Tricks 81-Year-Old Woman into Handing Over €1 Million in Gold Bars and Coins in Paris Scam
News

Fake Policeman Tricks 81-Year-Old Woman into Handing Over €1 Million in Gold Bars and Coins in Paris Scam

A sophisticated phone scam cost an elderly Parisian woman over €1 million in gold after a fraudster posed as a bank advi...

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Dragon Ball Park Could Rise on France’s Disused Mirapolis Site with Saudi Backing
Travel

Dragon Ball Park Could Rise on France’s Disused Mirapolis Site with Saudi Backing

Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya fund is in early talks with Paris to develop a Dragon Ball theme park on the abandoned Mirapolis ...

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Data Centers Become Frontline Targets as Iran-US Conflict Redraws AI Warfare
Defense

Data Centers Become Frontline Targets as Iran-US Conflict Redraws AI Warfare

Physical strikes on AI-enabling data centers in the Gulf have turned digital infrastructure into a military objective, f...

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SpaceX Revenue Nearly Doubles on Starlink Surge, AI Investment Passes $15 Billion
Companies

SpaceX Revenue Nearly Doubles on Starlink Surge, AI Investment Passes $15 Billion

In its first quarterly update as a public company, SpaceX posted $7.8 billion in revenue as Starlink hit 12 million user...

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Eurostat: Minimum Wages Stagnate Across Europe as Inflation Cuts Real Pay
Economy

Eurostat: Minimum Wages Stagnate Across Europe as Inflation Cuts Real Pay

Only eight of 29 European countries raised nominal minimum wages in the first half of 2026, while eurozone inflation hit...

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Bosnia Credit Rating Held at B+ by S&P, but Election Spending Seen Widening Deficit
Economy

Bosnia Credit Rating Held at B+ by S&P, but Election Spending Seen Widening Deficit

S&P Global Ratings affirmed Bosnia’s B+ sovereign rating with a stable outlook, yet warned that pre-election handouts co...

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Japan’s Foreign Minister Blitzes Latin American Media With Pro-Ties Op-Eds
Politics

Japan’s Foreign Minister Blitzes Latin American Media With Pro-Ties Op-Eds

Foreign Minister Motegi placed coordinated opinion pieces in major newspapers across Mexico, Panama and Ecuador during a...

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June Jump in Pet Insurance Prices Halts Long Slide, Defaqto Index Shows
Insurance

June Jump in Pet Insurance Prices Halts Long Slide, Defaqto Index Shows

After falling for months, UK pet insurance premiums rose 2.8% in June, according to Defaqto. The broad increase, coverin...

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Tribunal Upholds FCA Ban on Advisers Over £126m Pension Transfer Failings
Insurance

Tribunal Upholds FCA Ban on Advisers Over £126m Pension Transfer Failings

The Upper Tribunal upheld the FCA’s decision to ban Heather Dunne and Christopher Fenech after unsuitable defined benefi...

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UK Parliament Committee Seeks Answers on DSIT Dismantling Amid Sector Uncertainty
Politics

UK Parliament Committee Seeks Answers on DSIT Dismantling Amid Sector Uncertainty

After the Prime Minister announced the dissolution of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, MPs are pre...

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