Equinor's Half-Year Net Profit Doubles to $7.95bn as Production Jumps
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Equinor's Half-Year Net Profit Doubles to $7.95bn as Production Jumps

Norway's Equinor delivered a 100% rise in H1 2026 net profit to $7.95bn, with revenue surging 14% to $63bn. Production g...

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KIB Invest Co-Manages $2.75 Billion Saudi Sovereign-Backed Sukuk
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KIB Invest Co-Manages $2.75 Billion Saudi Sovereign-Backed Sukuk

Kuwait’s KIB Invest acted as Joint Lead Manager on a landmark two-tranche Islamic bond for the Saudi Real Estate Refinan...

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How a Son’s Basketball Gaming Obsession Turned Into a $32 Million Revenue Family Business
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How a Son’s Basketball Gaming Obsession Turned Into a $32 Million Revenue Family Business

A construction company owner pivoted to launch Shoot 360 after seeing his son’s passion for video game basketball. The i...

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India's Home Services Go Digital: Higher Pay, But at What Cost?
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India's Home Services Go Digital: Higher Pay, But at What Cost?

Startups like Snabbit and Urban Company are formalizing domestic work through app-based bookings, offering some workers ...

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Carl's Jr. Marks 85th Anniversary with $85,000 User-Generated Ad Contest
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Carl's Jr. Marks 85th Anniversary with $85,000 User-Generated Ad Contest

The fast-food chain is inviting fans to create a 30- to 60-second ad that captures the brand's bold personality, with a ...

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Italian Textile Machinery Makers Target Mongolia's Cashmere Sector with Tech Workshop
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Italian Textile Machinery Makers Target Mongolia's Cashmere Sector with Tech Workshop

Thirteen Italian textile machinery manufacturers join ACIMIT and ITA for a three-day workshop in Ulaanbaatar, showcasing...

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TPG Exits Consortium for KKR's Re Sustainability, Leaving Three Bidders in Race
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TPG Exits Consortium for KKR's Re Sustainability, Leaving Three Bidders in Race

TPG has dropped out of a three-way consortium pursuing KKR’s Re Sustainability, reshaping the Indian waste management di...

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FIFA Unveils £112k World Cup Rings, Eyeing £220m from Wealthy Collectors
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FIFA Unveils £112k World Cup Rings, Eyeing £220m from Wealthy Collectors

The governing body is launching luxury championship rings for the 2026 World Cup, selling most to collectors in a bid to...

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Amazon Managers Override AI Staffing as Company Labels Discretion an Obstacle
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Amazon Managers Override AI Staffing as Company Labels Discretion an Obstacle

Leaked internal messages show Amazon warehouse managers overriding a pilot AI staffing tool to keep more workers, while ...

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Neuralink's Private-Market Valuation Surges to $42 Billion as Musk Demand Intensifies
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Neuralink's Private-Market Valuation Surges to $42 Billion as Musk Demand Intensifies

Secondary transactions in Elon Musk's brain-chip startup have reached as high as $42 billion, nearly five times its last...

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HBR Overhauls Manager-to-Leader Transitions for the AI and Geopolitics Era
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HBR Overhauls Manager-to-Leader Transitions for the AI and Geopolitics Era

Harvard Business Review’s seminal seven-transition model for moving from functional expert to enterprise leader has been...

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Amgen Settles Shareholder Suit Over Undisclosed $10.7B Tax Bill for $74 Million
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Amgen Settles Shareholder Suit Over Undisclosed $10.7B Tax Bill for $74 Million

The biotech giant resolves a class action alleging it hid a massive potential tax liability from investors, with the und...

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Adidas, Nike, and the $10B World Cup Ad War: Five Lessons That Separate Brand Breakthroughs from Noise
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Adidas, Nike, and the $10B World Cup Ad War: Five Lessons That Separate Brand Breakthroughs from Noise

The 2026 FIFA World Cup drew record ad spending, but only a handful of campaigns drove real commercial results. Here’s w...

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Dangote Plans Refinery Listing with Dollar Dividends to Retain African Wealth
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Dangote Plans Refinery Listing with Dollar Dividends to Retain African Wealth

In a wide-ranging IFC conversation, Aliko Dangote detailed a vision that marries industrial scale with retail inclusion ...

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Novo Nordisk Sues Eli Lilly for ‘Deceptive’ Ads Using Outdated Dosing Data
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Novo Nordisk Sues Eli Lilly for ‘Deceptive’ Ads Using Outdated Dosing Data

Novo Nordisk alleges Eli Lilly compared its drugs to lower, non-current doses of Wegovy and Ozempic in advertising, seek...

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Novo Nordisk Sues Eli Lilly Over ‘Unfair’ Comparison of Weight-Loss Drugs
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Novo Nordisk Sues Eli Lilly Over ‘Unfair’ Comparison of Weight-Loss Drugs

The Danish drugmaker claims Eli Lilly’s advertising for Zepbound and Mounjaro used outdated Wegovy doses, misleading pat...

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Lecico Egypt Requests Trading Halt as Ceramics Merger Enters Final Stage
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Lecico Egypt Requests Trading Halt as Ceramics Merger Enters Final Stage

Lecico Egypt has asked the Egyptian Exchange to suspend trading on its shares from Wednesday, 22 July 2026, while it com...

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Polish Companies Struggle with KSeF E-Invoice Errors as Corrections Reach 20%
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Polish Companies Struggle with KSeF E-Invoice Errors as Corrections Reach 20%

Nearly six months in, the National e-Invoice System still trips up businesses with XML discrepancies, double VAT risks a...

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Canva’s Billionaire Founders Unveil Global Goals Platform in First Step Toward $42 Billion Pledge
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Canva’s Billionaire Founders Unveil Global Goals Platform in First Step Toward $42 Billion Pledge

Cliff Obrecht and Melanie Perkins’ new philanthropic initiative asks people worldwide what single goal they most want to...

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Raymond James Upgrades Ralph Lauren to Outperform, Sets $410 Price Target on Earnings Momentum
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Raymond James Upgrades Ralph Lauren to Outperform, Sets $410 Price Target on Earnings Momentum

Raymond James upgrades Ralph Lauren to Outperform, citing accelerating brand momentum, pricing power, and international ...

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Five Traits That Predict Success as a PE-Backed CEO
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Five Traits That Predict Success as a PE-Backed CEO

New research reveals why some corporate leaders thrive in private equity while others stumble—and it comes down to comme...

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Bangladesh Garment Sector Steps Up Sustainability Reporting as GRI-Led ITSB Initiative Gains Momentum
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Bangladesh Garment Sector Steps Up Sustainability Reporting as GRI-Led ITSB Initiative Gains Momentum

Over 100 industry stakeholders attended the second ITSB Masterclass in Dhaka, focusing on GRI-based disclosures to meet ...

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AT&T Business Launches Multi-Device Plans with 'Unlimited' Hotspot, Starting at $75 per Line
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AT&T Business Launches Multi-Device Plans with 'Unlimited' Hotspot, Starting at $75 per Line

AT&T Business’s new Unlimited Your Way for Business plans let companies mix and match tiers for up to 50 lines, but the ...

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Time for Fun Leaves B3 Exchange After Losing Battle to Global Entertainment Giant Live Nation
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Time for Fun Leaves B3 Exchange After Losing Battle to Global Entertainment Giant Live Nation

T4F, once the force behind major concerts in Brazil, is going private after revenues plunged 70% and global rivals like ...

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Watch Duty App Reaches 10 Million Users as Extreme-Weather Alerts Become a Business
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Watch Duty App Reaches 10 Million Users as Extreme-Weather Alerts Become a Business

The nonprofit platform born from California wildfires now partners with utilities and railways, on pace to surpass 17 mi...

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Brazilian Fintechs Grow Credit Share to 4.5%, But Big Banks Remain Unshaken
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Brazilian Fintechs Grow Credit Share to 4.5%, But Big Banks Remain Unshaken

Fintechs like Nubank and Inter expanded their slice of Brazil's lending market by 1pp in a year, fueled by consigned loa...

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FIFA Bets $13bn Cycle on Super Bowl-Style Final, Doubles Halftime for Madonna and Bieber
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FIFA Bets $13bn Cycle on Super Bowl-Style Final, Doubles Halftime for Madonna and Bieber

The 2026 World Cup final will feature a 30-minute musical break with global pop icons, as FIFA bypasses its own rules to...

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FIFA’s World Cup Revenue Hits Record $15 Billion, Fortifying Infantino Amid Scandal
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FIFA’s World Cup Revenue Hits Record $15 Billion, Fortifying Infantino Amid Scandal

Record hospitality and secondary ticket sales push FIFA’s 2026 World Cup take to $15bn, as a player-ban reversal scandal...

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Roaches Unveils Vertical IR Yarn Coating System That Slashes Waste and Boosts Consistency
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Roaches Unveils Vertical IR Yarn Coating System That Slashes Waste and Boosts Consistency

British textile machinery specialist Roaches has commercialised Fortis, a vertical infra-red coating system that tackles...

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Shima Seiki Bets on Seamless Knitting and Digital Workflows at ITM 2026 in Istanbul
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Shima Seiki Bets on Seamless Knitting and Digital Workflows at ITM 2026 in Istanbul

Japanese knitting machine pioneer Shima Seiki and Turkish partner TETAS unveiled new WHOLEGARMENT machines, design softw...

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