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Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap Face a Growing Wave of US Child-Safety Lawsuits
State AGs, school districts and families are suing Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap over youth mental-health harm; early ve...
Oak View Group and BIG Digital Bet on Programmable Venue Media
Oak View Group has named BIG Digital a preferred North American partner for portable fan engagement and sustainable disp...
Youth Sports Is a $40B Market Still Running on Fragmented, Fee-Heavy Operations
A $40B industry growing at nearly 50% in five years is undercut by hidden fees, fragmented platforms and inconsistent ru...
Jeep Launches Avenger Compact SUV in Brazil From R$ 114,990, Built in Porto Real
Stellantis's Jeep enters Brazil's compact SUV market with the locally built Avenger, a 116 cv mild-hybrid priced from R$...
Brazil Congress Approves Fuel-Tax Relief Tied to Oil Windfall and Spending Brakes
Finance Minister Dario Durigan says the package’s two fiscal brakes should trim mandatory spending by about R$10 billion...
Circular Economy Thematic Investing: What Marketscreener's New List Highlights
Marketscreener has published a thematic list built around companies in recycling and resource efficiency, but the case r...
DNA Test Reveals Two Dutch Friends Are Biological Sisters
Adopted separately from India as infants, Minal Tijssen and Meena Geltink met as teenagers in the Netherlands, lost touc...
Fed September Hike Bets Cool as BOJ Wagers Heat Up
US rate expectations eased after in-line CPI and soft payrolls, while Japan's 7.2% wholesale inflation revived BOJ hike ...
Supreme Court Mediates Fresh Push to Unlock R$6.6bn Rescue for Banco de Brasília
A court-led conciliation meeting on 13 August will test whether federal officials, bankers and the DF government can sav...
Why Home Orchids Wilt: Watering Intervals for Leaves and Blooms
A Brazilian flower producer explains why orchids need more water once they flower, and how to water them properly.
European TTF Gas Prices Slip 1% but Hold Above $720
Benchmark European gas futures eased to around $722 per thousand cubic metres, but Middle East uncertainty keeps the mar...
Gold's $300 Weekly Rally: Weak US Jobs Data, Not Geopolitics, Drove the Turn
Gold climbed almost $300 to above $4,340/oz in a week as a shock US payrolls loss cut September Fed rate-hike odds from ...
Nvidia Loses $130 Billion in Market Value on Reports of a $500 Billion AI Financing Plan
Shares fell 2.4% to about $218 on Monday as the Financial Times reported Nvidia is working with Apollo, Blackstone, Blac...
Revolut Founder's Tesla-Style Pay Plan Could Make Him Britain's Richest Person
Nik Storonsky holds nearly 29% of Revolut and a Musk-inspired stock award tied to its $115bn valuation, putting him with...
China's Auto Market Piles Up 650 New Models in Half a Year as Demand Cools
About 650 new models hit China between January and June, yet demand is slowing. The launch wave shows an overcrowded new...
French Firms' AI Use Triples to 18%, Nearing EU Average, Insee Says
An Insee survey finds 18% of French companies with 10 or more staff used AI in 2025, tripling since 2023 and close to th...
Sanctioned Russian Tanker Runs Aground Off Oman; 800,000 Barrels Threaten Coast
The Caroline Bezengi has already spread a slick over more than 2,000 km² that reached Oman's shore, and experts warn a f...
From Etretat to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat: 12 French Gardens for a Summer Escape
A Les Echos selection spans Normandy, Dordogne, Haute-Saône and the Côte d'Azur, mixing topiary, water gardens, botanica...
Inside Mouthe, the Jura 'Cold Hole' That Still Holds France's Record Low
The village of Mouthe keeps its minus 36.7°C national cold record thanks to a clear hollow where frigid air pools on sti...
La Défense Still Chasing Its Original Promise of a Lived-In District
Europe’s largest business hub has 50,000 residents, but planners’ original goal of a balanced neighbourhood remains only...
Ukraine's June Aid Rebound Masks a Long-Term Slowdown and a Patriot Interceptor Squeeze
Military aid allocated to Kyiv reached €7.2bn in June, the most since April 2024, but the increase was driven by an EU l...
Kumamoto Earthquake Response: Japan Details New Loan Relief and Local Recovery Directives
Prime Minister Takaichi's disaster headquarters set out new support for at-home evacuees, small businesses, water restor...
Kazakhstan's Crypto Mining Shift: From Garage Farms to a Licensed 676 MW Industry
Licences, accredited pools and a 70/30 energy program are reshaping Kazakhstan's crypto mining sector—but legal miners f...
Turlov-Controlled Sary-Arka Airport Slashes Loss 72,700-Fold, Yet Liabilities Still Exceed Assets
Sary-Arka cut its first-half net loss from KZT 363.6m to KZT 5,000, boosted by a KZT 501.9m FX gain, but remained in neg...
Kazakhstan's Bibigul Tulegenova Creative School Puts Music, Art, STEM and Digital in One Timetable
A new private school in Astana named after the opera legend combines general education with four creative and technical ...
French Executive Moves: Kärcher, LaSalle and Insurance Groups Appoint New Leaders
Kärcher France appoints Sabrina Pantier as managing director, LaSalle names Alexandre Arhuis-Grumbach president, and Dio...
French PER Default Management Masks Wide Performance Gaps, 2026 Report Warns
A Good Value for Money study finds France's default target-date PER management can produce very uneven returns and alloc...
Boeing ordered to pay $29m to family of UN engineer killed in Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash
A Chicago court ordered Boeing to pay $29m to the family of Michael Ryan, a UN engineer killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Air...
Russia's GDP Rebounds 1.3% in Q2 as Higher Oil and Gas Prices Offset Sanctions
Rosstat reports 1.3% year-on-year growth after a 0.2% Q1 contraction, with consumption and a hydrocarbon price windfall ...
Assurance-Vie: Security and Tax Benefits, With Limits for Market Investors
France's favourite savings wrapper offers a 152,500 € death allowance and reduced tax after eight years, but its edge li...