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London Stock Exchange Group Agrees to Acquire Credit Intelligence Platform Octus for $3.54 Billion
LSEG has agreed to acquire Octus for $3.535 billion in cash, expanding its credit intelligence capabilities across public, private and…
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Costly Oil Is Raising the Price of Business Credit, Not Just Fuel
Expensive oil has pushed up fuel and freight bills, but it has also helped drive inflation, a Federal Reserve rate…
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Rising Input Costs Make Plant Reliability a Competitive Edge for Manufacturers
US manufacturers expect input costs to keep rising, while estimates of what an unplanned stoppage costs run from tens of…
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The Last-Mile Delivery Cost That Can Make or Break an E-Commerce Business
Last-mile delivery costs can erode e-commerce profits through failed deliveries, returns and rising customer expectations. Here's how businesses can control…
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Top 10 Companies Shaping the Global Economy: Revenue, Profit and Market Power Compared
Amazon overtook Walmart as the world's largest company by revenue in Fortune's 2026 Global 500, but profit and market value…
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Smaller Publishers Pin Hopes on Direct Revenue as Search Traffic Shrinks
Falling search traffic and AI answer engines are pushing smaller media brands towards reader-funded and direct-audience revenue. Newsletter platforms report…
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Retail's Inventory Data Gap Is Costing an Estimated $1.7 Trillion a Year
Retailers lose an estimated $1.73 trillion a year to out-of-stocks and overstocks, and research points to a basic cause: stock…
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Growth Can Drain Cash Even as Sales Rise, Small-Business Data Shows
Faster sales can leave a business short of cash when stock, wages and unpaid invoices grow before payments arrive. Federal…
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Software Stacks Cost More Than Their Invoices Show, 2026 Data Suggests
Businesses that spread their operations across many software platforms are paying for more than subscriptions, according to 2026 vendor data.…
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The New Geography of Startup Success: Why Location Still Matters
AI funding is concentrating in a few hubs while cities like Bengaluru climb. Here is what the 2026 data says…
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The Supplier Risk Most Growing Companies Discover Too Late
Hidden single-source dependencies and sub-tier gaps can halt growing companies. Here is what recent surveys and the Nexperia case show…
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Who Pays When Automation Makes a Business Less Labour-Intensive?
AI-attributed layoffs are rising, but research is split on wages and jobs. Here is who bears the costs when automation…
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Why Old Batteries and Solar Panels Could Become Tomorrow's Valuable Raw Materials
Recycling could turn retired EV batteries and solar panels into a new supply of critical minerals, but IEA data shows…
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US and European Regulators Intensify Scrutiny of AI Risks in Banking
US and European regulators are looking at AI risks in banking. They focus on cyberattacks, autonomous AI agents, human oversight…
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Robert Hall and Michael Woodford Win 2026 Nobel Economics Prize
American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford have received the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for research…
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Asian Markets Slide as Tech Sell-Off Deepens Ahead of TSMC Earnings and US Inflation Data
Monday’s market moves were driven by a mix of technology-stock selling, elevated oil prices and investor caution ahead of US…
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Zetwerk Targets $2.64 Billion Valuation in Major IPO
Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses has set a price band of ₹143–151 per share for its ₹5,012 crore initial public offering, targeting…
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Higher Borrowing Costs Put Global Corporate Investment Under Pressure
Treasury yields at multi-decade highs are slowing dealmaking and lifting refinancing costs for weaker borrowers, though a broad corporate pullback…
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Financing the Energy Transition: Why Clean Power Needs Private Investment Beyond Government Support
Clean energy investment hit $2.2 trillion in 2026, but experts say private capital must scale beyond government support. Here's what…
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The New Corporate Growth Test: Why Revenue Alone No Longer Wins Investor Confidence
Investors are no longer rewarding revenue growth by itself. Recent figures from OpenAI, CoreWeave, Uber and others show markets asking…
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BYD Considers Lithium-Battery Manufacturing Investment in Argentina
China’s BYD is evaluating investment opportunities in Argentina’s lithium value chain, including battery manufacturing and energy-storage systems, following a meeting…
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Airtel Money Debuts in London at $7 Billion Valuation, Raises $703 Million
Airtel Money, the mobile financial services business of Airtel Africa, began conditional trading on the London Stock Exchange on October…
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Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Deploy $102 Billion in 2026 as Mubadala Leads Global Investment Push
Middle Eastern sovereign investors committed $102 billion across 245 transactions in the first nine months of 2026, with Abu Dhabi’s…
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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Seeks Up to $100 Billion From Gulf Investors for Major AI Push
The SoftBank founder is exploring a massive new investment fund targeting companies that could be transformed through artificial intelligence and…