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Last-Mile Tech Is Commoditized — Now It’s How Carriers Use It That Counts
Retail

Last-Mile Tech Is Commoditized — Now It’s How Carriers Use It That Counts

For ecommerce brands, the real value of last-mile technology lies not in the tools themselves but in how partners use th...

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UK Market Momentum: Rotork, Intertek and a Wave of Investment Trusts Hit 52-Week Highs
Markets

UK Market Momentum: Rotork, Intertek and a Wave of Investment Trusts Hit 52-Week Highs

A weekly scan of London-listed shares near 52-week milestones shows a strong bid for quality industrials and closed-end ...

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Big Tech has a herding problem
Companies

Big Tech has a herding problem

Meta, Tesla and SpaceX are pouring billions into AI data centres with little clarity on returns, following the herd rath...

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System1’s Behavioral Psychology Edge Faces Test as Brave Bison Circles
Companies

System1’s Behavioral Psychology Edge Faces Test as Brave Bison Circles

Once a market darling for its Kahneman-inspired ad testing, System1 has plunged to microcap status. Now a takeover bid f...

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Markets Hold Breath as US CPI Test Looms for New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh
Economy

Markets Hold Breath as US CPI Test Looms for New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh

Investors brace for US inflation data that will determine whether the Federal Reserve raises rates in September. AI stoc...

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Five Retailers Signal Consumer Caution Spanning Grocery, Apparel and Western Wear
Retail

Five Retailers Signal Consumer Caution Spanning Grocery, Apparel and Western Wear

Albertsons, Columbia Sportswear, Carter’s, Tractor Supply and Boot Barn flagged pricing resistance or traffic drops in Q...

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Palm Beach Luxury Contracts Hit $245M in One Week, Led by $76M Oceanfront Estate
Real Estate

Palm Beach Luxury Contracts Hit $245M in One Week, Led by $76M Oceanfront Estate

Sixteen contracts signed for $3M-plus properties in Palm Beach County, nearly doubling the previous week's volume. Ocean...

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GO Residential Becomes Canada’s Second-Largest REIT With $2.8B H&R Acquisition
Real Estate

GO Residential Becomes Canada’s Second-Largest REIT With $2.8B H&R Acquisition

GO Residential is set to acquire H&R REIT’s portfolio in a cash-and-units deal that vaults it into the No. 2 spot among ...

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PIS/Pasep 2026: New Salary Bonus Batch Paid Today — Who’s Eligible and How to Collect
Personal Finance

PIS/Pasep 2026: New Salary Bonus Batch Paid Today — Who’s Eligible and How to Collect

The next installment of Brazil’s PIS/Pasep salary bonus, for base year 2024, lands this Monday via Caixa and Banco do Br...

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Researcher: Cap Brazil's 'Supersalários' to Save R$500bn and Fight Inequality
Politics

Researcher: Cap Brazil's 'Supersalários' to Save R$500bn and Fight Inequality

A proposal to enforce the constitutional salary cap for all Brazilian public servants could unlock nearly R$500 billion ...

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How a 25-Year-Old Concierge Turns Ultra-Wealthy Boredom Into Guinness World Records
Lifestyle

How a 25-Year-Old Concierge Turns Ultra-Wealthy Boredom Into Guinness World Records

Olivia Ferney built a business on fulfilling the most extravagant whims of billionaires. Her latest feat: a $226,000 cha...

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Car Hits Private Jet Taxiing at Milan Linate, Causing 30-Minute Flight Disruption
News

Car Hits Private Jet Taxiing at Milan Linate, Causing 30-Minute Flight Disruption

A Fiat Panda collided with a Hawker Beechcraft 400A on a taxiway, damaging both vehicles but causing no injuries. Two co...

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US Consent to WTO Talks Over Tariffs Marks a Diplomatic Victory for Brazil
Politics

US Consent to WTO Talks Over Tariffs Marks a Diplomatic Victory for Brazil

The Trump administration agreed to discuss two surtaxes on Brazilian goods, a move Brasília hails as a win. China also p...

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Hong Kong Commercial Property Sees Surge in Deals as Chinese, Foreign Capital Chase Bargains
Real Estate

Hong Kong Commercial Property Sees Surge in Deals as Chinese, Foreign Capital Chase Bargains

Investment volumes in Hong Kong's offices, hotels and whole buildings are climbing sharply, driven by low valuations, a ...

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Tencent Q2 Revenue Beats, Adjusted Profit Up 9%, Free Cash Flow Turns Negative on AI Capex
Companies

Tencent Q2 Revenue Beats, Adjusted Profit Up 9%, Free Cash Flow Turns Negative on AI Capex

Tencent's Q2 revenue rose 11% to 204.8 billion yuan, beating estimates, while adjusted net profit gained 9% to 68.4 bill...

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Brazilian Beef Industry Braces for 35% Drop in China Sales as Safeguard Quota Bites
Agriculture

Brazilian Beef Industry Braces for 35% Drop in China Sales as Safeguard Quota Bites

China's new import safeguard quota is set to slash Brazilian beef exports by a third, forcing major meatpackers like JBS...

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Two-Bedroom Compact Units Now Over Half of São Paulo Launches as Middle Class Downsizes
Real Estate

Two-Bedroom Compact Units Now Over Half of São Paulo Launches as Middle Class Downsizes

With 54% of new units in São Paulo being compact two-bedroom apartments, the expansion of Minha Casa, Minha Vida and hig...

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Brazil’s Aneel Rejects Enel SP Appeal, Keeps Concession Revocation Process Alive
Energy

Brazil’s Aneel Rejects Enel SP Appeal, Keeps Concession Revocation Process Alive

The unanimous decision moves the caducity process closer to a final vote, piling pressure on the Italian utility after r...

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Swiss Re AG: A 4.57% Yield and Stout Return on Equity in a Tight Trading Range
Companies

Swiss Re AG: A 4.57% Yield and Stout Return on Equity in a Tight Trading Range

Swiss Re stock in Zurich shows a forward dividend yield of 4.57% with an ROE above 20%, trading in a narrow band amid ca...

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CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock Trades in $87-$94 Range, Valuation Reflects AI Infrastructure Bets
News

CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock Trades in $87-$94 Range, Valuation Reflects AI Infrastructure Bets

CoreWeave's stock price ranged $87.46 to $93.60 on August 11, giving the AI cloud specialist a $49.3 billion market cap....

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Target Corporation (TGT) Stock Snapshot: Operations, Valuation and Yield
Companies

Target Corporation (TGT) Stock Snapshot: Operations, Valuation and Yield

Target’s shares traded between $150.46 and $154.87, with a market cap near $69 billion and a forward dividend yield of 3...

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What Is Hewlett Packard Enterprise? A Look at Its Business and August 2026 Stock Snapshot
Companies

What Is Hewlett Packard Enterprise? A Look at Its Business and August 2026 Stock Snapshot

HPE operates across servers, hybrid cloud, networking and financial services. Its stock was trading between $52.61 and $...

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Record UK Heatwave Piles Pressure on Insurers Facing Subsidence and Wildfire Claims Surge
Insurance

Record UK Heatwave Piles Pressure on Insurers Facing Subsidence and Wildfire Claims Surge

The UK's fourth heatwave of 2026 has triggered a Cobra emergency meeting, strained an insurance market already awash wit...

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E-Scooter Injury Surge Widens UK Insurance Liability Gap to £108 Million
Insurance

E-Scooter Injury Surge Widens UK Insurance Liability Gap to £108 Million

MIB data shows claims from e-scooter incidents have topped £108 million, with a structural legal gap leaving private rid...

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Allianz Report: AI Data Centres Now Trigger Multi-Line Claims, Challenging Standard Insurance Models
Insurance

Allianz Report: AI Data Centres Now Trigger Multi-Line Claims, Challenging Standard Insurance Models

Allianz Commercial’s new analysis shows hyperscale AI campuses can spark claims across six insurance lines simultaneousl...

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MFA Once Negotiable; Now UK Insurers Just Say No Without It
Insurance

MFA Once Negotiable; Now UK Insurers Just Say No Without It

UK cyber insurers have turned multi-factor authentication from a soft requirement into an outright dealbreaker, brokers ...

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MGA Sector After the Boom: Quality Growth, Talent, and a Nuanced FCA Relationship
Insurance

MGA Sector After the Boom: Quality Growth, Talent, and a Nuanced FCA Relationship

MGAA CEO Michael Keating outlines the MGA sector’s shift from rapid expansion to sustainable growth, emphasising pragmat...

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Australia Sets A$31.30 Minimum Hourly Pay, Injury Insurance for Gig Delivery Workers
Companies

Australia Sets A$31.30 Minimum Hourly Pay, Injury Insurance for Gig Delivery Workers

Landmark Fair Work Commission order gives about 250,000 delivery riders minimum pay above the national wage and injury c...

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Chandrasekaran's Tata Sons exit jolts group stocks; TCS slides over 4%
Companies

Chandrasekaran's Tata Sons exit jolts group stocks; TCS slides over 4%

Tata group stocks fell sharply after Chairman N Chandrasekaran resigned ahead of the August 18 AGM, with TCS losing 4.12...

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BSmart’s Brand Canvas 2026 Crowns VIT Team as Winners in National Ad Film Contest
Education

BSmart’s Brand Canvas 2026 Crowns VIT Team as Winners in National Ad Film Contest

Team Power Rangers from VIT Business School won the inaugural Brand Canvas ad contest with a UTI Mutual Fund film, while...

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