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How a Mother's School-Run Problem Became Zum, a $1.7 Billion School Transport Startup
Ritu Narayan left eBay to build Zum, a tech-driven school bus platform now valued at $1.7 billion with $333 million in 2...
Samsung Plans Record $65–80 Billion Shareholder Payout After AI Memory Boom
The Korean chipmaker's largest-ever return programme, including buybacks and dividends, is about five times its previous...
Why Emotional Intelligence Ranked Among Top Courses at Bank of America During an AI Expansion
BofA's 211,000-person workforce is choosing relationship and judgment skills even as the bank pushes AI tools. HR chief ...
Hugging Face explores $13 billion sale as AI tooling valuations climb
The AI developer platform is reportedly working with a bank to gauge buyer interest at $13 billion or more, nearly tripl...
Telli Ondiris Founder Hunts Designers as Cosmetics Maker Shifts to Pharmacy Format
Kazakh entrepreneur Asel Tasmagambetova is recruiting packaging and brand designers as Telli Ondiris pivots back to a ph...
How a Former eBay Executive Built a $1.7 Billion School Transport Company
Zum says its route optimization cut one district's bus fleet from 236 to 193 and saved $3.5 million a year, fueling a pu...
Moody's Sees Qatari Bank Profits Slipping in 2026 Before 2027-28 Rebound
Higher risk costs tied to the Middle East conflict are set to push Qatari banks' returns to 1.0%-1.1% of tangible assets...
Why M&A Culture Is Set by the CEO's Earliest Trade-Offs
Mergers force rapid decisions on brands, portfolios and people. Leaders often treat culture as a later fix, but those ea...
Anthropic's Public Debut Arrives as AI Backlash Becomes a Formal Risk
The Claude maker is heading for a record listing while investors, voters and politicians push back on AI data centres. I...
From Compliance Gatekeeper to C-Suite Strategist: The CSO's Rapid Reinvention
New Accenture and UN Global Compact data show sustainability is becoming a CFO-level priority, pushing CSOs into capital...
DL Invest Presses abrdn Logistics Over Delayed Final Asset Sale and Exit Costs
DL Invest has asked for a revised timetable and cost evidence, warning of capital erosion as the final sale slips; abrdn...
Inside the Minnesota Gas-Station Speakeasy That Grossed Almost $5 Million in Its First Year
Tony Donatell turned an empty Lakeville storefront into The Farmer’s Cellar, a Prohibition-style cocktail bar hidden beh...
J&T Banka Profit Falls 11.4% as IT Costs Outweigh Asset Growth
The private bank reported €150 million in first-half net profit as technology spending and a tough year-ago comparison o...
Alliant to Acquire AI-Native Benefits Brokerage Nava, Betting on a New Operating Model
The deal pairs Alliant's national scale and advisory expertise with Nava's HQ platform, which reports resolving 81% of m...
Stripe Strikes Reported $7 Billion Deal for AI Startup OpenRouter
Stripe is said to have agreed to buy AI model-routing startup OpenRouter for about $7 billion, a sharp premium to its la...
Amit Metaliks Targets 800-Day Completion for ₹4,000-Crore Bengal Steel Plant
The company is weighing a faster 800-day timeline for its greenfield integrated steel project in Purulia, and says local...
Adweek's 12 Campaigns of the Week: Gap, Heinz, Amazon and a Star-Studded Push for Gen Z
A roundup of 12 campaigns shows brands leaning on creators, celebrities, product stunts and humor to reach younger consu...
Why France's 500,000 Business Handovers Stall Before Successors Sign On
France's succession debate focuses on finding buyers, but a quieter obstacle is emerging: identified heirs walk away bec...
Mohamed Bouhafsi: TV heavyweight and surprise name for Olympique de Marseille presidency
The C à vous host and head of 3e Œil Productions has built a rare mix of on-air and production power. A spring rumour no...
Reinhold Würth: Germany's Richest Man Built a Fastener Empire and a Free Art Museum Network
Reinhold Würth, 91, tops Forbes' German rich list with an estimated €42bn, built on screws and bolts. His less-visible l...
Trump Media Sells $100,000 Early Access to Truth Social Posts Amid Deepening Losses
More than 10 firms have signed up for Truth API, a paid feed giving traders early access to Donald Trump's market-moving...
Peter Thiel's Hedge Fund Takes 1% Stake in Argentina's Vista for $76 Million
An SEC filing shows Thiel Macro LLC bought 1.2 million Vista Energy ADSs for about $76 million, linking the tech billion...
Fair Work Commission Awards €25,000 to Engineer Fired Over 17-Minute Airbus Delay
Australia's Fair Work Commission ruled Heston MRO unfairly dismissed a maintenance engineer after a 17-minute Singapore ...
India's Flex Workspace Operators Shift From Footprint Growth to Revenue per Square Foot
IndiQube, Awfis and WeWork India are layering premium offices, value-added services and digital products onto existing n...
Sammaan Capital maps path to ₹50,000–92,000 crore annual disbursements by FY29-FY30
Backed by IHC capital and recent rating upgrades, Sammaan Capital plans a sharp expansion in branches, staff and retail ...
JBS Hands Global CEO Role to Wesley Batista Filho in 2027 Family Succession
The world's largest meat company has chosen Wesley Batista Filho, 34, to succeed Gilberto Tomazoni as global CEO in 2027...
Casas Bahia Reports R$10.1 Billion Loss; Auditor Flags Going-Concern Doubt
EY refused to sign off on Casas Bahia's delayed accounts, citing material uncertainty about its survival. A possible jud...
Gafisa closes R$223m sale of Hotel Praia Ipanema to Glória Participações
The distressed builder exits a prime Ipanema beachfront asset, clearing project liabilities and setting up an ultra-luxu...
Casas Bahia Reports R$10.1 Billion Loss and Puts Judicial Recovery Back on the Table
Brazilian retailer posts an 18-fold increase in quarterly net loss, closes 298 stores and says formal debt restructuring...
India Inc Q1 beats early oil-led gloom with 21% revenue growth
India Inc's Q1 revenue rose 21% and profit 14%, but oil marketing losses, weak IT and pharma's semaglutide shift hide st...