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Amazon Crosses $3 Trillion Market Value as Cloud Growth Answers AI Skeptics
Amazon became the fifth company ever to top $3 trillion in market value after quarterly results showed its cloud busines...
25 US States Sue Trump Administration Over New Section 301 Tariffs
A coalition of 25 US states challenges the administration's latest tariffs as illegal, arguing that the forced-labour ra...
Five Drivers Behind the Ibex 35's Strength in 2026
Solid earnings, a heavyweight banking sector, a resilient economy, cheaper oil and share buybacks are underpinning Spain...
The Paper Towel Trick for Wet Shoes: Why It Works and What It Saves
A kitchen staple is now a go-to fix for wet shoes — faster drying, less warping and fewer wasted pairs. Here's what the ...
India Bonds Post First Monthly Loss in Four Months as Oil, US Yields Bite
Indian government bonds ended July with their first monthly loss in four months as a 22% jump in crude and higher US Tre...
Apple's India Sales Cross $10 Billion as Retail Push Takes Hold
Apple's India revenue topped $10 billion in fiscal 2026 as iPhones led double-digit growth and the company widened its r...
Hennessey Blackbird: A Manual V8 Hypercar That Pivots From the Power Race
Hennessey follows its 2,031bhp Venom F5 with a lighter, naturally aspirated three-pedal Blackbird - priced at $2.5m and ...
Audi A2 and R8: Brilliant Cars That Were Too Clever for Their Time
A retrospective argues that Audi's lightweight A2 hatchback and mid-engined R8 supercar were engineering triumphs the ma...
Italy's Underrated Property Towns: Where Prices Stay Low and Yields Run High
Realtor Jacopo Tartaglia maps Italy's overlooked markets — from Lake Idro to Genoa — where prices are a fraction of hots...
Kováčik Keeps Slovak Football Presidency as Funding Row Deepens
Kováčik survived re-election despite a phone scandal and a funding freeze, leaving Slovak football's finances — and the ...
Jungheinrich, Liebherr Win IFOY 2026 With AI-Powered Spare Parts Logistics
Jungheinrich beat 16 rivals to take intralogistics' top prize with an AI-driven, fully automated spare parts system deve...
Slovak Developer Builds 43-Home Tatras Community in Phases to Limit Risk
A Slovak developer is building a 43-home community in Nová Lesná in stages, betting that low-density, carefully financed...
Slovak Startup Flies a Plane From a Bratislava Desk Using Starlink
Schochman Aviation says it remotely took control of a light aircraft over a Starlink link, targeting flight training and...
Two Killed as Firefighting Helicopters Collide in Greece's Battle Against Wildfires
Greece is fighting hundreds of agro-forest fires as strong winds ground aerial crews; a midair helicopter collision has ...
Shell's Q2 Profit Doubles to $9.8B as Geopolitical Turmoil Becomes a Cash Machine
Shell reported an adjusted $9.84B second-quarter profit, nearly double a year earlier and above forecasts, as oil and ga...
Schaeffler Cuts 2028 Revenue Targets as E-Mobility Order Book Shrinks
Schaeffler has lowered its 2028 revenue forecast by up to €3bn, hit hardest in E-Mobility, while holding its group margi...
TeamViewer Stock Falls From Yearly High — Correction or Trend Change?
TeamViewer shares hit a new yearly high after H1 results, then corrected more than 10%. The technical picture now hinges...
Fuchs Shares Dip After Fire Damages Saudi Joint Venture Plant
A fire severely damaged Fuchs Petrolub's Saudi JV plant, but the company says the financial impact is contained — shares...
Wacker Chemie’s Q2 Profit Jump Is Flattered by One-Offs — Guidance Tells the Real Story
Wacker Chemie raised its 2026 EBITDA guidance and lowered its revenue outlook. But near-€280m in special items flattered...
TeamViewer Stock Renews Push Toward Yearly High as Software Rally Lifts Sentiment
TeamViewer shares are testing the €6.75–6.80 zone again after a sharp recovery, with software peers SAP and Microsoft ad...
Stabilus Reports Record Profit Lifted by Divestment as Auto Business Slips
Q3 net profit rose fivefold to €51.4m, but €44.4m came from selling Fabreeka; revenue fell 5% and auto demand kept shrin...
China's Top Wig Maker Rebecca Faces ST Status After Fund Diversion, Misstated Accounts
Regulators plan to fine Rebecca 6.5M yuan and flag its shares over years of related-party fund transfers and inflated ca...
CNA Financial's Q2 2026 Profit Rises to $321M as Investment Income Offsets Underwriting Pressure
Chicago-based CNA reported Q2 2026 net income of $321 million as investment income climbed to $701 million, even as its ...
J.P. Morgan Sees Reinsurance Pricing Pressure Lasting Into 2027
J.P. Morgan expects European reinsurance pricing to stay under pressure into 2027 despite strong profitability, and has ...
ZimaOS Review: A Free NAS Option for Moving Sensitive Files Off the Cloud
ZDNET tested ZimaOS, a free Linux-based NAS platform that shifts sensitive files from cloud services like Google Drive o...
After the 1968 earthquake, Gibellina rebuilt with art — and is now Italy's first Capital of Contemporary Art
Sicily's Gibellina, rebuilt after the 1968 Belìce earthquake, is Italy's first Capital of Contemporary Art in 2026, open...
Aiper's Scuba V3 Pool Robots Pitch AI Convenience and a Privacy Guarantee
Aiper's Scuba V3 and V3 Ultra aim to make pool cleaning a hands-off job, leaning on AI navigation and a TÜV privacy cert...
2026 Mercedes-AMG E53 Wagon: Camping Test Reveals a Talented but Compromised Hybrid
A night spent sleeping in the plug-in E53 at 10,600 feet shows real EV benefits, but unpredictable brakes and a firm rid...
Poland to Host First 'Coalition of the Willing' Drills as East Shield Border Work Ramps Up
Warsaw prepares fall exercises with UK and French forces under the Ukraine support coalition, while NATO allies join wor...
AU$104bn Question: Pearson Warns Australia's Education Is Out of Step with AI-Era Jobs
Pearson modelling puts the annual cost of Australia's weak education-to-work transitions at AU$104bn — a figure that sha...