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BNSF, CSX and CPKC Urge STB to Freeze UP–Norfolk Southern Merger Review Over Errata Pile-Up
Logistics

BNSF, CSX and CPKC Urge STB to Freeze UP–Norfolk Southern Merger Review Over Errata Pile-Up

Rail rivals say Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern keep changing key merger data, undermining the review ahead of Novemb...

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South Korea Opens Direct Overseas Won Settlement in Currency Globalization Push
Economy

South Korea Opens Direct Overseas Won Settlement in Currency Globalization Push

Foreign financial institutions can now settle won payments abroad through a new RFI-K licence, removing a longstanding h...

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Cintas Corp Set for 23 September Earnings Update With $11.26bn Trailing Revenue
Companies

Cintas Corp Set for 23 September Earnings Update With $11.26bn Trailing Revenue

The uniform rental and workplace services group enters its next earnings date with $11.26 billion in trailing revenue an...

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Kosovo Ex-President Hashim Thaci Sentenced to 25 Years for War Crimes
Politics

Kosovo Ex-President Hashim Thaci Sentenced to 25 Years for War Crimes

A tribunal in The Hague found the former Kosovo president responsible for 96 political murders, torture and arbitrary de...

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10-Year Treasury at 5% Puts Commercial Real Estate Borrowing to the Test
Real Estate

10-Year Treasury at 5% Puts Commercial Real Estate Borrowing to the Test

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit 5.04%, its first sustained level since 2007 outside a brief 2023 episode, raising fi...

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Paradise Valley estate with private nightclub lists for $22.5M
Real Estate

Paradise Valley estate with private nightclub lists for $22.5M

A 15,280-square-foot Paradise Valley compound with a party barn nightclub is asking $22.5 million, as the affluent Phoen...

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Hong Kong SFC Says Pure Crypto Speculation Has No Future as 13 Licences Struggle
Markets

Hong Kong SFC Says Pure Crypto Speculation Has No Future as 13 Licences Struggle

SFC's Ip Chi-hang says only four or five licensed platforms have real daily business, while tokenised funds hold HK$10.4...

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Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan Targets 196,000 Homes, 650,000 Jobs and Deeper Mainland Financial Ties
Economy

Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan Targets 196,000 Homes, 650,000 Jobs and Deeper Mainland Financial Ties

The plan pairs a large public housing push and Northern Metropolis job target with gold clearing, CBDC settlement and li...

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Harvest's Secondary Bond Funds Top China Ratings, but Returns Hide Equity Risk
Personal Finance

Harvest's Secondary Bond Funds Top China Ratings, but Returns Hide Equity Risk

Harvest led China's latest secondary bond fund ratings with one-year returns up to 39.6%. A closer look at fees and draw...

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Why Amodei, Musk and Altman Are Suddenly Calling for an AI Slowdown
Technology

Why Amodei, Musk and Altman Are Suddenly Calling for an AI Slowdown

Three rival AI chiefs have reportedly aligned on slowing the development of large language models, triggering market jit...

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BGBA Meets Foreign Affairs Ministry to Strengthen Buying House Market Access
Companies

BGBA Meets Foreign Affairs Ministry to Strengthen Buying House Market Access

Bangladesh's garment buying house association met State Minister Shama Obaed Islam to seek embassy and commercial counse...

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BFM Business Lines Up 18h Eco Panel With Altares, Rexecode and Trenitalia Guests
News

BFM Business Lines Up 18h Eco Panel With Altares, Rexecode and Trenitalia Guests

The French business channel's early-evening economics programme returned on 15 September with guests spanning credit dat...

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What a Four-Day Islay Whisky Tour With Rabbie's Actually Costs
Travel

What a Four-Day Islay Whisky Tour With Rabbie's Actually Costs

A first-person Islay whisky tour with Rabbie's covers ferries, lodging and distillery stops from Edinburgh—here's what t...

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US 30-Year Treasury Bond Futures: What the Data Page Shows
Markets

US 30-Year Treasury Bond Futures: What the Data Page Shows

A Hebrew-language Investing.com page for U.S. 30-year Treasury bond futures shows a price near 106.03, a 52-week range t...

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OpenArt Arena Ranks AI Models by Creative Task — and Seedance 2.5 Leads Video
Technology

OpenArt Arena Ranks AI Models by Creative Task — and Seedance 2.5 Leads Video

OpenArt's new public leaderboard splits AI image and video rankings by job, from lip sync to e-commerce, with ByteDance'...

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Good Credit Score, Loan Rejected? 7 Reasons Lenders Still Say No
Personal Finance

Good Credit Score, Loan Rejected? 7 Reasons Lenders Still Say No

A high CIBIL score opens the door, but lenders still check income, existing EMIs, job stability, enquiries and documents...

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Bertrand Editora Lines Up King, Grisham, Steel and a 25-Volume Series for Its 2026 Rentrée
Lifestyle

Bertrand Editora Lines Up King, Grisham, Steel and a 25-Volume Series for Its 2026 Rentrée

The Portuguese publisher's autumn catalogue mixes international bestsellers, a revival of an acclaimed Brazilian novel, ...

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Portugal’s SNS Is Missing the Metric That Matters: Recovery
Health

Portugal’s SNS Is Missing the Metric That Matters: Recovery

A Forbes Portugal commentary argues the health service is prioritising digital tools and AI while underinvesting in reha...

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MOEX Closes Up 3% as Peace-Talk Bets Fuel Rally; Rosneft Gains 7%
Markets

MOEX Closes Up 3% as Peace-Talk Bets Fuel Rally; Rosneft Gains 7%

Moscow's stock index closed 3% higher after touching its best level since late July, led by Rosneft. An analyst sees nea...

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Serbia Issues 2,751 Building Permits in July, Up 8.6% Year on Year
Real Estate

Serbia Issues 2,751 Building Permits in July, Up 8.6% Year on Year

Residential projects drove the increase, with 4,292 apartments reported and a heavy regional tilt toward Belgrade and Zl...

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Why the Houthis Don't Need to Close Bab el-Mandeb to Control Global Shipping
Logistics

Why the Houthis Don't Need to Close Bab el-Mandeb to Control Global Shipping

Territorial gains near the Bab el-Mandeb strait show how selective threats can raise war-risk premiums, reroute vessels ...

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Why More Supply Chain Data Hasn't Fixed Executive Decision-Making
Logistics

Why More Supply Chain Data Hasn't Fixed Executive Decision-Making

Supply chain teams now have more shipment, port and geopolitical data than ever, yet executives still ask the same quest...

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48 Hours in Budapest: Castles, Thermal Baths and Ruin Bars
Travel

48 Hours in Budapest: Castles, Thermal Baths and Ruin Bars

A compact two-day route through Hungary's capital mixes grand architecture, café classics, thermal pools and the Jewish ...

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Record Labels Launch Anti-Fraud Streaming Push Backed by Sony, Universal and Merlin
Companies

Record Labels Launch Anti-Fraud Streaming Push Backed by Sony, Universal and Merlin

The global record industry has unveiled a five-point commitment to curb fake streams, with Sony Music Group, Universal M...

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Flávio Bolsonaro Consolidates Independent Voter Edge and Opens Southeast Lead Over Lula
Politics

Flávio Bolsonaro Consolidates Independent Voter Edge and Opens Southeast Lead Over Lula

A Quaest poll shows Lula ahead in the first round but trailing Flávio in a runoff, with independent voters and the South...

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Brazil’s Tax-Exempt Bond Volume ‘Completely Absurd,’ BTG’s Esteves Says
Economy

Brazil’s Tax-Exempt Bond Volume ‘Completely Absurd,’ BTG’s Esteves Says

BTG Pactual chairman André Esteves says Brazil’s fiscal adjustment is politically easy, calls the volume of tax-exempt s...

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DOE Study Maps 15.2 TWh of Untapped Hydropower at US Non-Powered Dams
Energy

DOE Study Maps 15.2 TWh of Untapped Hydropower at US Non-Powered Dams

Oak Ridge and Idaho National Laboratory researchers find federally owned dams, especially on the upper Mississippi and G...

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Oil Markets Shift From Iran War Sprint to Marathon as Saudi Pipeline and Red Sea Route Crumble
Energy

Oil Markets Shift From Iran War Sprint to Marathon as Saudi Pipeline and Red Sea Route Crumble

With crude above $100, the widening conflict is no longer a short-lived supply shock: Saudi pipeline attacks, Houthi Red...

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Attack Reports in Hormuz and a Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Raise Global Oil Supply Fears
Energy

Attack Reports in Hormuz and a Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Raise Global Oil Supply Fears

New attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and the temporary closure of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline threaten a route ca...

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The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Opens in December, and US Road Policy Is Shifting With It
Politics

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Opens in December, and US Road Policy Is Shifting With It

Fourteen years after P-22 became LA's famous stranded mountain lion, the $100M crossing over the 101 opens in December, ...

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