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Six Republican AGs Urge STB to Reject $85 Billion Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Rail Merger
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Six Republican AGs Urge STB to Reject $85 Billion Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Rail Merger

State attorneys general and shipper groups contend the rail deal fails the public-interest test and would raise captive ...

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DAT July Index: Record Contract Rates as Falling Truckload Volumes Meet Tight Capacity
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DAT July Index: Record Contract Rates as Falling Truckload Volumes Meet Tight Capacity

The DAT Truckload Volume Index shows July load declines across van, reefer and flatbed, but contract rates hit records a...

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DHL Express Opens $204M Shenzhen Gateway Expansion, Triples Daily Capacity
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DHL Express Opens $204M Shenzhen Gateway Expansion, Triples Daily Capacity

DHL has tripled capacity at its Shenzhen airport gateway to 900 tonnes a day and added a daily Shanghai-Bangkok-Bahrain-...

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Truckload Volumes Slip in July, But Contract Rates Set Fresh Records
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Truckload Volumes Slip in July, But Contract Rates Set Fresh Records

DAT's July index shows seasonal volume declines alongside record contract-rate gains, as tighter capacity rather than st...

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DHL Express Completes $204M Shenzhen Gateway Expansion, Tripling Daily Capacity
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DHL Express Completes $204M Shenzhen Gateway Expansion, Tripling Daily Capacity

The expanded Shenzhen gateway can process about 900 tons of shipments a day, and a new daily Boeing 767 cargo route link...

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Six GOP State Attorneys General Push STB to Block $85B Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger
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Six GOP State Attorneys General Push STB to Block $85B Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger

State attorneys general and shipper groups argue the proposed rail combination would not meet the public-interest test a...

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How a College Mattress Topper Grew Into Sleepyhead's 1,789% Revenue Surge
Companies

How a College Mattress Topper Grew Into Sleepyhead's 1,789% Revenue Surge

Steven Van Alen built Sleepyhead on a student sleep problem, expanded to 900+ campuses and now projects more than $10 mi...

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Payoneer CEO: Stablecoins Aren't Ready Until Cash-Out Works
Companies

Payoneer CEO: Stablecoins Aren't Ready Until Cash-Out Works

John Caplan says the real test for stablecoins is not cross-border speed but turning digital dollars into spendable loca...

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Brazil's Capital-Control Trial Balloon Puts Paraguay's Open-Door Bet in Focus
Economy

Brazil's Capital-Control Trial Balloon Puts Paraguay's Open-Door Bet in Focus

A Brazilian official's capital-control hint and hasty denial expose Paraguay's deep dependence on Brazil—and the opportu...

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Paraguay's Canola Area Reaches 60,000 Hectares; Local Mills Need at Least 100,000
Agriculture

Paraguay's Canola Area Reaches 60,000 Hectares; Local Mills Need at Least 100,000

Canola is emerging as a high-margin winter rotation crop, with grain above US$400/t versus US$235 for wheat, but local p...

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Kospi Re-enters Bull Market as Memory-Chip Rally Lifts Sandisk and Asian Indexes
Markets

Kospi Re-enters Bull Market as Memory-Chip Rally Lifts Sandisk and Asian Indexes

A 20% rebound from July's low has put South Korea's Kospi back in bull territory after Sandisk's 2030 growth plan sparke...

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German Mineral Water Bottlers Face Bottle-and-Crate Shortage in Hot Summer
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German Mineral Water Bottlers Face Bottle-and-Crate Shortage in Hot Summer

Trade bodies say there is no supply emergency, but some brands may be briefly unavailable as heat lifts demand and fewer...

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Why Teams Need 'Super Facilitators' More Than Star Performers
Lifestyle

Why Teams Need 'Super Facilitators' More Than Star Performers

Manager Magazin's Lead Forward podcast examines Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki's concept of 'super facilitators' and w...

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Manager Magazin Podcast: The New Toughness Expected of Today's CEO Hires
Lifestyle

Manager Magazin Podcast: The New Toughness Expected of Today's CEO Hires

A new manager magazin INSIDE episode examines how four external hires — at rail, Bayer, Puma and Voith — are leading tur...

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A Decade On, China's Y-20 Has Become a Strategic Airlift Family
Defense

A Decade On, China's Y-20 Has Become a Strategic Airlift Family

The PLA Air Force's Y-20 has grown from a single transport into A, B and tanker variants, with a domestically engined Y-...

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Japan Medical Association Opens Applications for Harvard Takemi Fellowship
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Japan Medical Association Opens Applications for Harvard Takemi Fellowship

The Japan Medical Association will begin accepting applications September 1 for its funded fellowship at Harvard T.H. Ch...

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Japan's New FIEA Amendment Moves Crypto Into Financial Product Rules, LDP's Kihara Says
Politics

Japan's New FIEA Amendment Moves Crypto Into Financial Product Rules, LDP's Kihara Says

LDP lawmaker Makoto Kihara says July's FIEA revision is the first step toward tokenized finance, where AI and blockchain...

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USS John F. Kennedy Begins Acceptance Trials Ahead of March 2027 Handover
Defense

USS John F. Kennedy Begins Acceptance Trials Ahead of March 2027 Handover

The second Ford-class carrier departed Newport News Shipbuilding for final at-sea evaluation, with Navy handover project...

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Sevastopol Fuel Sales Set for Mixed QR-Code and Open Rationing on Thursday
Energy

Sevastopol Fuel Sales Set for Mixed QR-Code and Open Rationing on Thursday

Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev announced that TES and Atan stations will sell non-premium gasoline by QR code while freeing...

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Lockheed Martin Fires Kodiak Containerised Launcher in First Integrated Live-Fire Test
Defense

Lockheed Martin Fires Kodiak Containerised Launcher in First Integrated Live-Fire Test

Lockheed Martin's containerised Kodiak launcher has completed its first integrated live-fire test at Yakima Training Cen...

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European Stocks Edge Lower as Contradictory Iran Ceasefire Reports Whiplash Markets
Markets

European Stocks Edge Lower as Contradictory Iran Ceasefire Reports Whiplash Markets

Stoxx Europe 600 slipped 0.16% with energy, luxury and retail shares weak, while Vestas, Ocado, Nokia, Balfour Beatty an...

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US Posts Record $432 Billion July Deficit as Interest and Mandatory Spending Climb
Economy

US Posts Record $432 Billion July Deficit as Interest and Mandatory Spending Climb

The US Treasury's July deficit jumped 48.5% to $432.3 billion, and the ten-month fiscal 2026 gap of $1.799 trillion has ...

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S&P 500 Closes at Record High as Cooling Inflation Fuels Fed Pause Bets
Markets

S&P 500 Closes at Record High as Cooling Inflation Fuels Fed Pause Bets

US stocks rose Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record close as softer producer price data reinforced bets that the ...

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Two US Army Soldiers Killed in Texas AH-64 Apache Crash as Safety Scrutiny Grows
Defense

Two US Army Soldiers Killed in Texas AH-64 Apache Crash as Safety Scrutiny Grows

A fatal AH-64E Apache crash near Fort Hood kills two soldiers. The accident follows Army safety data showing Apaches wer...

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FDA's Mandatory GRAS Notification Rule Gets Cautious Industry Backing
Agriculture

FDA's Mandatory GRAS Notification Rule Gets Cautious Industry Backing

Food and feed groups welcome the proposed GRAS transparency overhaul but warn that FDA resources, workable timelines and...

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Jimmy Ghione Opens Eco-Friendly Padel Club Oasj Near Venice, Plans B&Bs
Lifestyle

Jimmy Ghione Opens Eco-Friendly Padel Club Oasj Near Venice, Plans B&Bs

The long-time 'Striscia la notizia' correspondent has bought three hectares in Noale to create Oasj, combining padel wit...

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Real Madrid Tops Forbes Soccer Valuations at $6.75 Billion as First Club to Pass $1B in Revenue
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Real Madrid Tops Forbes Soccer Valuations at $6.75 Billion as First Club to Pass $1B in Revenue

The 30 most valuable soccer clubs are now worth $72 billion; Real Madrid leads for a fourth straight year, while Manches...

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McLaren CEO: An Electric Supercar Will Come When Customers Ask—and They Are Not Asking Yet
Automotive

McLaren CEO: An Electric Supercar Will Come When Customers Ask—and They Are Not Asking Yet

Nick Collins maps out McLaren's CYVN-era plan: limit production to around 2,000 cars a year, stay petrol and hybrid for ...

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Best New-Car PCP Deals Under £500 a Month, From Tesla Model Y to VW Golf GTI
Personal Finance

Best New-Car PCP Deals Under £500 a Month, From Tesla Model Y to VW Golf GTI

Auto Express rounds up its best sub-£500 monthly PCP offers, spanning electric SUVs, seven-seat family cars and hot hatc...

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McLaren Confirms 14 August Reveal for Manual-Gearbox Supercar Inspired by the M6GT
Automotive

McLaren Confirms 14 August Reveal for Manual-Gearbox Supercar Inspired by the M6GT

McLaren will unveil the new car at Monterey Car Week, with a teaser showing manual shifting and the restored 1969 M6GT a...

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