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Germany's 2026 Tax Bill Hikes Interest Rates, Expands R&D Credit, and Forces Digital Tax Delivery
The German cabinet approved the Annual Tax Act 2026, introducing higher tax interest, a €25 million R&D credit cap, defa...
Lula Maps Out Campaign Travel Strategy as Brazil’s 2026 Election Nears
With less than 60 days until the vote, President Lula plans to blend official duties with campaign stops across key sout...
Brazilian Lower House to Install Committee on Bill Lowering Criminal Majority Age to 16
The Chamber of Deputies will install a special committee Wednesday to debate a constitutional amendment that would lower...
Adobe Brazil GM Mari Pinudo on How to Approach AI with Curiosity, Not Fear
Mari Pinudo, the first woman to lead Adobe in Brazil, shares her career journey and practical advice for adopting AI: ex...
Syrian Court Sentences Bashar al-Assad to Death in Absentia
A Syrian court has sentenced former dictator Bashar al-Assad to death for murder, torture, and crimes against humanity—a...
Iran Knew Details of Trump’s NATO Summit Trip, Posing Missile Threat to Air Force One
US officials say Iran had precise intelligence on Trump's summit location and threatened a surface-to-air missile strike...
Brazil's Poll Workers to Receive R$65 Daily Food Allowance and Extra Days Off in 2026 Elections
Brazil's 2026 poll workers get no salary but a R$65 daily food allowance, two paid days off per day of duty, and can lev...
Ukraine Strikes Disable Key Russian Grain Terminals in Novorossiysk, Threaten Global Food Prices
Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiysk port halts two grain export terminals; Russia's grain lobby warns of price spikes...
USG to Unveil Solution Targeting Data Centre Rework at DICE South
Building materials specialist USG will debut a new product designed to cut repair and rework time in data halls during t...
Nvidia, Wall Street Giants Launch $500B AI Infrastructure Financing Plan
Six Wall Street giants ink MOUs with Nvidia to deploy $500B for AI compute infrastructure, reigniting debate over circul...
Federal Judge Allows Maryland ICE Facility Construction, Overriding State Law
A federal court reinstated construction permits for a nearly complete DHS office and holding facility in Elkridge, rulin...
Schneider Electric Acquires AiDASH for $350M to Boost Grid Climate Resilience with Satellite AI
France’s Schneider Electric has agreed to buy a 90% stake in US startup AiDASH, which uses satellite imagery and AI to h...
Grocery Gauge: Industry Distress as Earnings Slip and Traffic Shifts
Supermarket News' monthly pulse check finds soft earnings, cooling inflation, and a surprising surge in fresh-format tra...
Everyday goods prices dip in July, but Numerator data shows uneven relief for shoppers
A new Numerator index found overall prices fell 0.4% in July, yet low-income and Gen Z consumers still face far higher i...
Kroger Hires Former Walmart Ecommerce VP Nate Faust as Chief Ecommerce Officer
Kroger names Nate Faust—co-founder of Jet.com and former Walmart ecommerce supply chain chief—as EVP and Chief Ecommerce...
How AOC and Her Allies Are Decoupling From 'Woke 1'—and Why It’s Working
Progressive candidates are publicly distancing themselves from the cultural politics of 2020 and refocusing on economic ...
Chrysler Reveals Two Custom Pacifica Minivan Concepts at Roadkill Nights
At the Roadkill Nights event, Chrysler unveiled a satin-red and a black Pacifica, both lowered and dressed with sporty m...
NCC Exchange Tours Expose Cotton Growers to Cross-Regional Practices and Diversification
Two July tours connected cotton producers from all four U.S. regions, offering hands-on insights into nutrient managemen...
JBS Invests $30M to Transform Souderton Plant, but Cattle Producers Face Trucking Cost Squeeze
JBS will modernize its Souderton, Pa., facility for case-ready production, preserving 400 jobs but ending slaughter, rai...
Rhine at Record Low as RWE's Giant Water Extraction Project Sparks Alarm
As the Rhine suffers historic drought, plans to pump billions of cubic metres of river water into former open-cast ligni...
2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee Packs 600-HP Inline-Six to Win Over Hemi Diehards
Dodge’s new Charger Super Bee aims to lure muscle-car fans with a 600-hp twin-turbo inline-six, slashing 0–60 to 3.6 sec...
Mazda 767B Race Car Worth $2 Million Damaged in Paddock Fire at Laguna Seca
A privately owned Mazda 767B race car caught fire while stationary at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Quick extinguishi...
Cadillac Escalade IQ Gains Celestiq-Style Customization for $54,995
The Curated by Cadillac program brings hand-painted exclusivity, a personal concierge, and millions of design combinatio...
Kumho Challenges Premium Tire Makers with New 3PMSF All-Season Truck Tire
The Road Venture HT offers snow-rated traction, a 75,000-mile warranty, and a price 10–40% below rivals, but direct comp...
Oil Prices Edge Up as Strait of Hormuz Stalemate Chokes Global Supply
Brent crude rises to $89.08 and U.S. gasoline hits $4.04 a gallon as fighting in Iran effectively shuts the critical wat...
U.S. Importers Push July Container Volumes to Record 2.47M TEUs, Front-Loading Peak Season Supply Chains
Record July container volumes driven by retailers pulling holiday goods forward to skirt tariff risk are reshaping inven...
Meijer Plots Two New Stores: A Compact Grocery in Indiana and a Michigan Supercenter
The Midwestern discounter will open a 75,000 sq ft Meijer Grocery store in Fishers, Ind., and a 159,000 sq ft supercente...
Extreme Weather Drives 4x Surge in NYC Eviction Suspensions This Year
New York City suspended evictions on 22 days so far in 2026—quadruple all of last year—as heat waves, blizzards, and wil...
Bill Ackman's $258M Upper West Side Brain Center: A Real Estate Play, a Personal Mission, and a New Research Model
The billionaire investor and his wife are buying up former TV studios to build a neurosciences institute—a project born ...
Stockbridge Bets $132M on Potrero Hill Apartments in San Francisco’s Priciest Multifamily Buy Since 2022
The $767k-per-unit Alta Potrero acquisition underscores institutional confidence in AI-fueled rental demand, even as sky...