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Nippon Steel closes deal to acquire US Steel

Nippon Steel closes deal to acquire US Steel
Japanese Nippon Steel finalized an agreement to purchase United States Steel, the steel firms announced in a combined statement. According to the agreement, Nippon Steel acquired the American steelmaker for $55 per share. The overall transaction...

World's largest phenol and acetone producer to close German plant due to high energy prices

World's largest phenol and acetone producer to close German plant due to high energy prices
INEOS Phenol, the top global producer of phenol and acetone, declared it will halt production at its Gladbeck facility in Germany. “Elevated energy costs in Europe, along with stringent CO2 tax regulations, have rendered Europe less competitive...

Trump Media gets ready to launch cryptocurrency ETF

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Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG), which is the parent company of Donald Trump's social platform Truth Social, has filed to establish the Truth Social Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF exchange-traded fund. The fund will invest in...

Boeing shares fall 7% after a plane crash in India

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Pre-market trading shows a 7.48% decrease in shares of the American company Boeing, bringing the price to $198. The decline started following the accident of Air India's Boeing 787 aircraft in India. Boeing shares closed before at $214, down 0.8%....
Markets & Industries

UBS: Market for humanoid robots could grow to $1.4-1.7 trillion by 2050

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UBS analysts forecast that the worldwide market for humanoid robots may reach $1.4-1.7 trillion by the year 2050. Their projections indicate that the market will see the addition of 2 million such robots in a decade, and by 2050, their total could...

Foxconn shipped 97% of iPhones manufactured in India to the US in the last three months

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Contract iPhone maker Foxconn shipped 97% of smartphones manufactured in India to the US between March and May 2025, Reuters reported, citing customs data. The figure is significantly higher than last year, when the US received about 50.3% of...

Porsche remains the leader among luxury brands for the eighth consecutive year

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According to Brand Finance, the German automobile manufacturer Porsche has retained its position as the top brand in the luxury goods sector for the eighth year in a row. Concurrently, the company's value dropped by 4.6% over the previous year to...

BofA analyst: Saudi Arabia starts price war for oil market share

BofA analyst: Saudi Arabia starts price war for oil market share
According to the head of commodities research at Bank of America Corp. Francisco Blanch, Saudi Arabia has initiated a strategy characterized by a prolonged price war aimed at reclaiming its lost share in the global oil market, as reported to...
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Mittelstand, Germany’s Hedge Against Crisis

It’s a stormy weather for Europe's biggest economy right now: Germany is facing a recession as high energy costs are becoming a huge burden, for the country's industrial companies especially. All this would be spelling trouble for the entire region if not for the Mittelstand, a bunch of stable German businesses that keep working hard and inspire others.When it comes to discussions about a Germa...
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World & Politics

Trump does not rule out strikes on Iran or other options for resolving the conflict

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US President Donald Trump stated that he might either participate in the Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear sites or opt for an alternative method to address the issue. “You have no idea what my next move will be. Perhaps I will, perhaps I won't,”...

EC proposes simplified legislation to speed up EU defense investment

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The European Commission (EC) suggested initiatives to accelerate defense investment and military manufacturing to enhance the EU's “responsiveness to current security challenges.” “The initiatives outlined in the Defense Readiness Omnibus are...

Trump urges ‘everyone’ to evacuate from Tehran

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US President Donald Trump has called on individuals to leave Tehran. “All individuals need to leave Tehran at once!” Trump posted on the social platform Truth Social. He also showed disappointment that Tehran did not finalize the nuclear deal with...

SIPRI: We are close to new nuclear arms race

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The period of reducing nuclear weapons globally has ended, and a new perilous nuclear arms competition is starting, write researchers at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in their annual report for 2025. The SIPRI report...
Management & Strategy

Chief Financial Officer Chris Turner to head Yum! Brands in October

Joseph Michael Rozier
Chris Turner, who is presently the chief financial officer of the company, will take on the role of the new CEO for Yum! Brands Inc. on October 1. Turner, 50, became part of Yum! in 2019 after working in senior roles at PepsiCo and over ten years at...

CrowdStrike CEO donates over $1bn worth of company shares

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George Kurtz, the CEO of US cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, has donated over $1bn in shares of his firm, as indicated by filings available on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website. Kurtz's submissions do not reveal the...

Buffett to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the investment firm of American billionaire Warren Buffett, reduced its operating profit in the first quarter of 2025 by 14 percent, while its net income decreased by 2.8 times. Buffett, 94, who has steered Berkshire for...

Intel plans to cut 20% of its workforce

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U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Intel Corp. intends to reduce its workforce by over 20%, a source told Bloomberg. He mentioned that the company may reveal the layoffs as soon as this week. The source indicates that Intel is prepared to make this...