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- Profits triple at Pippa O'Connor Ormond's POCO brand
- Unexpected job losses in US last month
- Supermac's wins UK trademark battle with McDonald's
- Aurivo appoints JP McGrath as new chief executive
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- EVs, weddings and renovations push loans above €3 billion
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- Japan spent record ¥6.28 tril in forex intervention on April 30
- Asian shares mixed after U.S. stocks fall back while oil rebounds
- Police raid Starbucks' South Korean HQ over ad campaign that evoked massacre
- U.S. filings for jobless benefits rise to 199,000
- Nintendo reports a jump in profit on popularity of its Switch 2
- Honda reports robust results after its first ever annual loss
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- Dubai’s economy grows 2.4% in Q1
- Saudi industrial output rebounds 3.2% in May despite annual decline
- Saudi business confidence rises to 56.6 in June on stronger non-oil sentiment
- SRC prices third international Sukuk issuance at $2.75bn, orders top $18.7bn
- Oil rises after US launches fresh strikes on Iran
- Indian fintech TotalPay secures SAMA approval to expand into Saudi Arabia
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- Trump considering renewing push to fire Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve Board
- Florida steakhouse owner, hostess defend monthly naked dinner event where guests fully disrobe
- Florida enclave dethroned as Silicon Valley AI boom lifts California ZIP code to No. 1
- US economy unexpectedly shed jobs in July
- Burger chain bucks California trend, doubles down on Golden State despite rising costs
- The million-dollar home is becoming surprisingly normal
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- New Lactose Relief Patch Gives Lactaid a Run for Its Money
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- Jersey Mike’s Faces a Skeptical Market
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- USDA Hopes NovoFly Is Answer to Screwworm Outbreak
- Super El Niño Could Spike Food Inflation
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- 7 Leading DEXs Fall Behind Hyperliquid’s July Monster-Level Trading Volume, Capped at $218 Billion
- XRP Could Rally 211% Toward $3.50 After Breaking Long-Term Resistance, Says Pundit
- Carbon Announces TradFi-Native On-Chain Derivatives Venue With 950+ Markets in One Account
- Cardano ADA’s 24% Breakout Comes With a Twist As Retail Remains on the Sidelines
- Is Bitcoin in Danger? — Market Erases July Relief Rally as 20,000 BTC Flooded to Exchanges in 7 Days
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- Markets in Holding Pattern as Fed Eyes Cuts & Government Remains Closed
- How California Investors Can Save Thousands by Choosing Municipal Bonds Over Treasuries
- MUNI Market Strength Holds Despite Shutdown; Credit Selectivity Remains Key
- Fed Caution, Labor Focus, and MUNI Momentum Ahead of October Meeting
- School District Bonds Rally as Federal Funding Cliff Approaches: Investors Eye 8%+ Tax-Equivalent Yields
- Fed Cuts 25bps; Traders Now Betting on 50bps More as Labor Weakens and Inflation Holds
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- Jeweller 'priced out' of Christmas market stall this year
- How a 90-second power outage sparked chaos for rail commuters
- Goodwin considers selling part of defence business
- Surprise fall in US jobs last month as slow summer continues
- Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects
- Mums hope school uniform swap will help families
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- UK house prices flat in July, says Lloyds, as buyers struggle with affordability
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- Calls to ban disposable barbecues in England and Wales over wildfire risk
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- Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Buys Two Miami Affordable Housing Rentals
- Ad Agency Doubles Office HQ Space in Move to Hackman Campus in L.A.
- Attorney James Allen Joins Camber Property Group as Senior Counsel
- Selldorf Architects Renews 14K-SF 860 Broadway Lease for 10 Years
- Valley National Bank Provides $30M Value-Add Refi for Park Towers in Miami
- Document Processing Platform Extend AI Signs 9K-SF Lease at 119 Fifth Avenue
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- The off-MLS debate moves to Washington, and agents need a clear script
- Longbridge originations jump 38%, propelling Ellington to $54.4M profit
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- Millrose Q2 2026 results build on new partnerships, growth mojo
- Achieve closes $261.5 million HELOC securitization
- Better signals tough Q3 amid enterprise pivot
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- Modest Overnight Weakness on Oil and Corporate Issuance.
- Hedging, AVM, Dashboard Tools; UWM News Turn Heads; Chrisman Demo Day Announced
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- The era of the machine: Silicon Valley shows off humanoid robots
- Andy Burnham's promise to deliver tangible improvements to Britons' lives put to the test
- US imposes a 25 percent tariff on some Brazilian imports, citing unfair trade practices
- Chinese growth in second quarter weakest since Covid-19 era
- Ukraine strikes halt shipping on key wheat route as Russian fuel crisis deepens
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- Media Insider: NZ Herald publisher NZME acquires Stuff print-plant equipment in $15m investment that will see relocation from Ellerslie after more than 50 years
- NZ sharemarket falls 0.96% as Middle East uncertainty lifts oil price – Market close
- Sydney airport delays impact some New Zealand flights, air traffic controllers hit back at critics
- This AI just created viruses not found in nature
- Crimson flips founder as campaign for Kip McGrath marches on
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- CPKC broke its annual Canadian grain volume record during 2025-26 crop year
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- Vulcan County residents challenge council rezoning decision for proposed data centre
- WestJet, flight attendants reach tentative deal to end strike
- WestJet flight attendants on strike as union says company's proposal 'didn't go far enough'
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- Ministry to discuss employment stability subsidies
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- HHS moves to decertify organ procurement group over patient safety failures
- Insurers want to hike small businesses’ premiums by 14% next year: KFF
- Tufts Medicine CEO, CFO step down amid financial struggles
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- Hinge Health expands into gastrointestinal care with $105M acquisition
- FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine
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- (LEAD) Lee orders bold push for large-scale housing supply
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- Sk hynix to invest 54.3 tln won in Yongin's Y2 fab, Cheongju's M17 fab
- (2nd LD) Seoul shares fall for 2nd day on foreign selling amid renewed Hormuz tensions
- S. Korean won strengthens on dollar selling by exporters
- (4th LD) Trump signs proclamation imposing 15 pct tariff on polysilicon derivative products
- (LEAD) Seoul shares fall for 2nd day on foreign selling amid renewed Hormuz tensions
- Seoul shares fall for 2nd day on foreign selling amid renewed Hormuz tensions
- (URGENT) Seoul shares fall for 2nd day on foreign selling amid renewed Hormuz tensions
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- Brasília accuses Washington of seeking to interfere in the October elections
- PM Burnham hands mayors share of income tax “to make lives better in every postcode”
- Six million UK household will access the £150 Warm Home Discount; register names in energy bills
- Around 140 vessels stranded at Argentine ports after government deregulation decree
- Argentina's central bank reform bill reaches the lower house: what would change
- Stability alone does not buy a house: Georgieva's message in Montevideo
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- July US ETF inflows on pace for record year: State Street IM
- Legal & General launches L&G LSF African Government Bond (USD) UCITS ETF
- Morningstar active/passive report finds equities dominating
- Scalable Capital launches leveraged world ETF
- DWS launches Global Credit ETFs
- Xtrackers by DWS converts Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF
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- RBI rejects Religare’s demerger proposal
- OMCs began rigorous testing for E20 fuel contamination at pumps from Mid-July: Oil Minister
- SAT overturns more SEBI orders in FY26, modified orders also double
- South Korean market meltdown barely ruffles India; IT stocks steal the show
- Claims of 500 ppm chloride and presence of moisture in E20 fuel not validated: PSU OMCs
- Deep-tech startup Yaanendriya bags ₹15 crore seed round from Piper Serica
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- Swiss farmers call for financial support during drought
- Maize import duties relaxed for Swiss farmers during drought
- European wildfires face ‘major insurance gap’: Swiss Re
- Just one-quarter of Swiss believe old-age pension will be secure in 20 years
- Retailers urge policy relief for bricks-and-mortar shops as online sales boom
- 'Lex Netflix' generates millions more in investment for Swiss film production
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- China reaffirms commitment to Global Development Initiative
- Mainland says fishery resource survey east of Taiwan Island 'lawful'
- China rejects "overcapacity" allegations
- China welcomes WTO ruling against Türkiye's vehicle restrictions
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- Chinese cinemas seek new growth by diversifying business models
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- US Army to Spend $400 Million on AeroVironment Anti-Drone Lasers
- Blockbuster jobs growth unlikely to push Bank of Canada off sidelines
- Villa Marconi Engaged in Union Busting as Agency Staff Are Hired to Fill Union Positions
- ICC Arbitral Tribunal Issues Quantum Award for AOP Health in BESREMi® Proceedings
- Barrick Announces Senior Appointments to Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations
- Congo to Investigate Reports of Excess Uranium in Cobalt Exports
- US Senate Passes Russia Sanctions Bill Championed by Graham
- Variable fans not deterred as bonds pencil in hikes
- European Stocks Gain for Fourth Straight Week on Strong Earnings
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- Volkswagen’s controlling families weigh in on restructuring battle, call for swift action
- Morgan Stanley hires BofA’s Kweskin to cover diversified industries
- Trump to host mining CEOs as administration seeks minerals for defense supply chains
- S&P, Nasdaq set for best week since April as Wall Street returns to record levels
- AeroVironment wins $400 million US Army laser contract - Bloomberg
- Tesla, SpaceX among market cap stock movers on Friday
- Ford plans four-door Mustang for first time - WSJ
- Treasury bill auctions and employment trends among data due Monday
- Hertz options trading surges to over 587,000 contracts
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- Energy Affordability Trumps Climate in US Midterm Races
- Russia’s Labor Shortage Worsens as Central Asian Workers Stay Away
- Citi Lifts Brent Outlook but Still Sees Oil Falling in 2027
- Norway’s $2.3-Trillion Fund Opposes SEC Idea to Rescind Climate Reporting
- US Oil Drillers Add Rigs
- Is Iran Preparing to Permanently Block the Strait of Hormuz?
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- Heated seats tops list of most-wanted vehicle features, AutoPacific survey finds
- UK automaker discounts on EV purchases not sustainable, trade group warns
- Honda’s Q1 operating profit surges over 117% year over year
- Ford’s affordable electric pickup gets $30K starting price, and a name: Fathom
- Lucid details $1.4B ‘operational reset,’ delays midsize Cosmos
- Unifor is playing ‘the long game’ in contract talks — and wants automakers to do the same
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- Warren wants United Texas Bank’s charter revoked
- Solo develops reusable customer-vetting tool for banks, fintechs
- CX takes a backseat during mergers and acquisitions. Customers notice.
- Chime’s CFO is stepping down
- Northwest Bank overhauls C-suite to drive transformation
- Augustus gets FDIC nod to launch bank
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- SM Entertainment revenues rose 15.4% YoY to $233M in Q2, driven by concerts and merch
- J-pop powerhouse ASOBISYSTEM opens first US headquarters in California
- The Music Industry Is Trying to Guess the AI Recipe After Dinner Was Served
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- Warner Music expects AI music deals to boost subscription streaming revenue from late 2026
- Sony Music Group and Universal Music Group take legal action against ‘parasitic’ streaming app Musi in Canada
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- Trump’s tech ties come under bipartisan fire following limited response to AI agents going rogue
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- Government cashes in Chorus fibre loans early for $702m
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- Ballentynes Fashion Central closing after more than 50 years in business
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- The business of Ooshies - who really benefits?
- Consumer NZ calls foul on Hello Fresh price increases
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- Vietnam Green Finance Conference explores ways to unlock global capital
- Singapore high-earning talent visa holders double in 2 years
- Haidilao launches second burger brand, expands sushi business amid sluggish hotpot growth
- Dollar rises against dong
- How Malaysian durian farmers are fighting extreme weather to keep quality supply flowing
- Gold prices fall
- Billionaire Lucio Tan becomes Philippines' 6th richest
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- Volkswagen’s controlling families weigh in on restructuring battle, call for swift action
- US economy unexpectedly sheds 23,000 jobs in July; unemployment rate eases to 4.1%
- Allianz eyes Singapore wealth, retirement market with HSBC Life, UOB Asset Management deals
- Copper heads for record high close on tighter global market
- China exports in July beat forecasts on robust high-tech demand
- Alibaba plans to charge big users of its next open-source AI model, sources say
- National Wages Council seeks public’s views on salary, employment guidelines
- Yen surrenders nearly half its gains from US-Japan intervention
- Oil extends gains as Iran strikes targets in Strait of Hormuz
- UOB to pay shareholders 88-cent interim dividend as Q2 profit rises 10% to $1.48 billion
- Chinese AI boom sends Hong Kong data centre prices soaring
- OCBC to pay 47-cent dividend as Q2 profit jumps 22% to $2.22 billion; shares cross $30 for the first time
- Deutsche Bank and KBC freeze some of Radiant World’s Singapore bank accounts, sources say
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- Britain’s EasyJet flies into US hands as takeover confirmed
- SGX reports ‘exceptional’ year for stock market as revival efforts yield results
- AI is boosting UK productivity and harming jobs, says Bank of England
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- US Dollar: Weak payrolls cloud Fed path – ING
- Fed's Barkin: Jobs data is more low hire, low fire
- Copper: Tariff-driven tightness faces policy risk – ING
- Canadian Dollar: Labour strength and BoC stance – TD Securities
- Mexico: Banxico extended hold stance – Societe Generale
- Silver Price Forecast: Weak US payrolls fuel breakout above 50-day SMA
- Silver: Solar demand headwinds emerge – Commerzbank
- Japanese Yen surges as weak US jobs data questions Fed rate hike expectations
- British Pound climbs above 1.3500 after weak US NFP data
- Euro surges as shocking US NFP reverses Fed September hike expectations
- Equities: AI profitability doubts grow – Nordea
- Canada's Unemployment Rate drops to 6.4% in July
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- Proposed Hormuz Passage Deal Not Feasible for Shipping Industry, Sources Say
- NOAA Maintains Forecast for Below-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
- People Moves: Aon Names Fletcher Head of M&A, Transaction Advisory, North America
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- Blowing bubbles helps resting sperm whales avoid floating to the surface
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- Thailand to cut excise tax for car production, minister says
- SK Hynix board approves $38 billion investments for South Korea's Yongin, Cheongju chip plants
- US stocks, bonds rally after soft jobs report; yen bounces back
- EU Commission signs contract to expand IRIS2 satellite constellation
- SK Hynix to announce additional shareholder return measures in third quarter
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- US lifts sanctions on Fly Baghdad after two years on terrorism blacklist
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- Indian Air Force’s Rafale makes historic debut at Exercise Pitch Black 26
- Cebu Pacific adds 5 new routes to China, Vietnam, and Japan for Q4 2026
- US Air Force flies first robot-formed panel on storm-damaged C-17
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- Central Retail to acquire MaxValu Thailand
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- Bangkok tops popular destinations for Cathay Pacific flyers
- Oil extends gains and stocks mostly down on fresh Hormuz worries
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- CIMBT calls for sustainable data centre investment
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- Senator introduces bill to prevent construction worker suicide
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- Facebook owner condemned as 'public nuisance' and ordered to pay $942m over harm to children
- EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover
- Japanese owner weighs options for British fashion brand Joseph
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