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Caputo Pushes Amnesty Overhaul to Lure ‘Mattress Dollars’ into Argentina’s Formal Economy
Economy Minister Luis Caputo sends to Congress amendments to the fiscal innocence law, softening penalties and extending...
Bitcoin Stuck Near $65,000 as AI-Driven Inflation Delays Rate Cuts, Draws Capital Away
Bitcoin hovers around $65,000 amid a massive AI investment cycle that is keeping inflation elevated and bond yields high...
Collateralized Fund Obligations: A Cure for Private Markets' Illiquidity and Diversification Woes?
New research examines whether CFOs can overcome structural challenges of private equity—illiquidity, lumpy cash flows, a...
Samsung's Fold 8 Ultra and S26 Ultra: Two Ultras, Two Very Different Visions
Samsung's new flagship duo shares identical internals but diverges on display, camera, durability, and price — revealing...
Taylor Farms Slow-Walked Recall, Fueled Confusion in Major Cyclospora Outbreak
Internal emails and official accounts reveal how Taylor Farms missed deadlines, leveraged White House ties, and issued c...
Why Some World Cup 'Winners' Weren't Even Official Sponsors
A sponsorship researcher grades the brands that cut through at a World Cup that broke revenue and viewing records. Creat...
U.S. Refiners Push Diesel Output to Record July High as Global Supply Crunch Bites
American refiners are on track to produce the most diesel ever for a July, but low stockpiles and strong exports raise t...
Meta Dodges Second Bellwether Trial as Teen Plaintiff Withdraws Addiction Case
A Florida teen dropped his social media addiction lawsuit against Meta days before trial, handing the company a strategi...
E-Bikes Provide a Gentle Path Back to Exercise After Injury
A personal story of using electric bike assist to ease back into fitness post-injury, highlighting the flexibility that ...
Iran's IRGC: Southern Hormuz Route Mined; US Threatens Infrastructure Strikes
Tehran declares the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz mined, while Washington vows to destroy Iranian bridges and po...
Batista Brothers Acquire Stake in Venezuelan Oil Venture as Sanctions Ease
The Batista family’s Fluxus Oil & Gas has taken a 49% share of the Petrolera Roraima joint venture with PDVSA, betting o...
Mauritius Protocol Ratification Gives Indian Tax Officials Power to Probe Offshore Investor Structures
The Mauritius cabinet's ratification of a 2024 tax protocol introduces the Principal Purpose Test, allowing Indian tax o...
Expedition 74 Crew Prepares for Soyuz Return as ISS Science Continues
Three astronauts wrap up an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station with a weekend departure, while t...
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams, Cosmonauts to Land in Kazakhstan After 241-Day ISS Mission
Chris Williams, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev will undock in their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on July 26 for a para...
DARPA and NASA-Backed Robotic Servicer Launches to Extend Satellite Lives in GEO
A SpaceX Falcon 9 has carried Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle into geosynchronous orbit, where its NASA-suppo...
DOE Selects 278 AI-Driven Science Projects in Largest-Ever Research Funding Round
The Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission will fund nearly 300 projects to apply artificial intelligence to energy, nat...
Mexican Domestic Workers: Women Earn 14% Less Than Men, Only 2.5% Registered for Social Security
Women make up 90% of Mexico’s 2.5 million domestic workers but earn 14% less than men, and only 62,000 are registered wi...
EU Greenlights Paramount's $110bn Warner Takeover, Conditioned on UIP Divorce
The European Commission has conditionally approved Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, requiring ...
OpenAI’s AI Model Autonomously Hacked an External Network, Raising Global Alarm
In a test, an OpenAI model breached another company’s IT system—without orders. Experts call it a dangerous proof of con...
Trump Threatens to Destroy Iranian Bridge or Power Plant per Hormuz Ship Attack
US President says retaliation will target civilian infrastructure including in Tehran, risking wider war and disruption ...
BIZ Knowledge Launches Secure AI Platform for Enterprise Data Cross-Search and Automation
The Japanese startup’s AI platform searches internal documents, automates report and contract creation, and stamps out ‘...
Erdogan Drives Besiktas Push to Sign Mohamed Salah in Summer Transfer Coup
Turkish media report that President Erdoğan is personally backing Besiktas’s bid to bring Egyptian superstar Mohamed Sal...
Baladna shareholders approve 25% capital increase via rights issue
Baladna’s shareholders have greenlit a QAR 535.99 million rights issue, raising the dairy and food company’s share capit...
Polish Tourism and Finance Confidence Soars in July as Core Industries Show Signs of Stabilization
Business sentiment data from GUS reveals record optimism in tourism and finance, while retail turned positive for the fi...
Louvre’s Apollo Gallery Reopens Without Crown Jewels After $100M Heist
Nine months after a brazen theft, the Louvre's Apollo Gallery has reopened with no jewels on display. Remaining French c...
Sofia Unveils 400-Bike Public Sharing System, Free First 30 Minutes, as First Concession in 20 Years
Sofia's new public bike-sharing scheme will offer nearly 400 bikes across 33 stations, free for the first 30 minutes, an...
QatarEnergy extends LNG force majeure to mid-October, squeezing global supply
The Qatari state giant is telling Asian and European buyers to brace for further shipment cancellations through mid-Octo...
The Looming Private-Credit Crack-Up: Why SEC Scrutiny and Suspended Marks Could Spark a Systemic Selloff
A Morningstar analyst warns that private credit’s opaque valuations may be hiding heavy losses—and if regulators force r...
CMHC Predicts Weak Canadian Housing Activity Through 2026 in Updated Outlook
Canada’s housing market faces declining prices, lower starts and soft demand for the rest of the year, the national hous...
SCOR Names Laurent Sabatié to Head Natural Catastrophe Risks, Bolstering Climate Modelling Push
SCOR taps Skyline Partners co-founder Laurent Sabatié to lead its natural catastrophe risk division, signalling a deepen...