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Bafin Orders NordLB to Fix 'Serious' Money-Laundering Control Failures
Germany's Bafin has ordered NordLB to clean up 'serious' gaps in its anti-money-laundering controls, including outdated ...
The Azores Pitch: Volcanic Scenery, Whales and Fibre Internet for Remote Workers
Portugal's mid-Atlantic islands woo digital nomads with a new €154 million fibre link, co-working hubs and premium hotel...
Seoul's 'Maeum Convenience Stores' Offer Lonely Residents a Place to Talk
Seoul runs 19 'mind convenience stores' — welfare spaces, not shops — where lonely residents, including foreigners, can ...
Chinese Peacekeeping Units in Lebanon Pass First Full UNIFIL Evaluation
Three Chinese contingents in Lebanon cleared a three-day UNIFIL capability review, with 146 landmines destroyed since th...
Why Tokyo's Minato Ward Older Condos Are Holding Value Better Than New Ones
Inventory data from Tokyo's Minato Ward show price adjustments concentrated in newer, investment-driven condos, while ol...
Kumamoto Quake: Chip Fabs Recovered Fast, but Engineer Bottlenecks Remain
Days after a shindo-7 earthquake, TSMC's JASM fab was back to normal output. The rebound shows how seismic measures have...
Rheinmetall unveils GMF 140 frigate concept aimed at North American market
German defense group Rheinmetall has unveiled a 6,000-tonne guided missile frigate concept aimed at NATO and allied navi...
Space-Eyes to List on Nasdaq in $638M SPAC Merger With McKinley Acquisition
Space-Eyes, an AI counter-drone and geospatial intelligence company, plans to go public via a McKinley Acquisition SPAC ...
UK MoD to Launch Light Mobility Vehicle Tender to Replace Ageing Land Rover and Pinzgauer Fleets
The UK Ministry of Defence is expected to publish its Light Mobility Vehicle tender in early August, formally opening th...
OPEC+ Committee Warns Shipping-Lane Attacks Threaten Oil Market Stability
The OPEC+ monitoring committee warned that attacks on shipping lanes and energy infrastructure threaten global supply st...
European Stocks End Mixed After Record Intraday High; Energy Inflation Pressures
Stoxx Europe 600 closed slightly lower despite hitting a record intraday high, as energy-driven eurozone inflation accel...
Iran and Ukraine Wars Are Now One Energy Shock — Refining Is the Fault Line
Crude prices recovered by July, but the system that turns it into fuel never did. Two wars now drain the same spare refi...
Classical scrapie confirmed in Oregon sheep, first U.S. case in five years
USDA confirms classical scrapie in an Oregon sheep, the first U.S. case in five years, pushing the earliest possible nat...
Aflabox Raises €1.35M to Bring AI Cereal Safety Testing to the Field
The Italian agritech startup has closed a €1.35M seed round to certify its AI-powered grain-testing platform and expand ...
Robbie Williams in Porto Cervo: The Business Behind Big Art Festival's Experiential Luxury
A private Robbie Williams gala at the Romazzino hotel shows how luxury brands are moving money from objects to experienc...
Leapmotor B03: Stellantis-Backed EV Supermini Takes Aim at Renault 5 and ID. Polo
Leapmotor has revealed specs for its B03 electric supermini via Chinese filings — 316-mile CLTC range, 16-minute fast ch...
Hennessey Blackbird: A £1.86m, 71-Unit Hypercar That Spurns Hybrids for a Manual V8
Hennessey's third bespoke hypercar trades hybrid technology for a 6.2-litre naturally aspirated V8, a six-speed manual a...
Palantir Revenue Jumps 93% on US Commercial Demand, Forecast Raised
Palantir nearly doubled quarterly revenue to $1.94 billion, beating analyst estimates and lifting its full-year outlook ...
Hong Kong New-Home Weekend Sales Slump 74% as Kam Tin Project Sells Just 35% of Units
The city's primary market logged roughly 60 deals in the first August weekend — down 74% week on week — while Sun Hung K...
Alibaba's Qwen 3.8-Max Claims Anthropic-Level Performance in New China AI Wave
Alibaba unveils Qwen 3.8-Max, its largest AI model, claiming parity with Anthropic's top systems — the latest sign China...
Build Your Retirement Plan for the Early Exit You Don't Want
At the 2026 Morningstar Investment Conference, experts urged workers to stress-test plans for an unplanned early exit — ...
German SMEs Warn Forced China Decoupling Would Trade One Risk for Another
IfM researchers say Mittelstand firms already assess China risks carefully; EU rules forcing supplier switches could cre...
AstraZeneca–BMS Merger Report Sends Shares Tumbling Into Antitrust Spotlight
Investors sold AstraZeneca after a report it held preliminary merger talks with Bristol Myers Squibb, while analysts que...
Argentina's 'Brain Capital' Paradox: High Cognitive Confidence, Weak Daily Habits
Most Argentines trust their learning and adaptability, but only 24% hit the WHO's exercise target — an Insight 21 survey...
US Army Picks Harbinger-Rheinmetall Team for Autonomous Hybrid-Electric Resupply Trucks
The US Army has awarded an 18-month contract for uncrewed, hybrid-electric resupply vehicles to a team led by American R...
Terra Developers Buys Upper West Side Building for $28M, Eyeing Condo Conversion
Terra Developers paid $28M for a Gristedes-anchored Upper West Side building whose 12 apartments have sat vacant for 30 ...
L.A. Property Values Hit $2.27T as Multifamily Rebounds and Office Distress Lingers
Commercial Observer's latest L.A. coverage shows property values at $2.27 trillion, retail investment up 62% in H1 2026,...
What If KidZania and Starbucks Ran Egypt's Hospitals? A Columnist's Challenge
An Egyptian business columnist argues healthcare's problems are managerial, not medical — and that patient-experience st...
Damietta Port's 24-Hour Cargo Report: 20,500 Tonnes In, 15,200 Tonnes Out
Egypt's Damietta Port moved 35,700 tonnes of general cargo in a day, with iron and scrap leading imports and cement, ure...
Egypt Fintech Willy Sets This-Quarter Launch for All-in-One Wealth Platform
Willy's app is technically ready and awaiting final licence approvals; co-founder Mostafa Abdelaziz says education conte...