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TGS Awards Performance Share Units and Restricted Share Units

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:20:19 EDT

TGS has issued awards of Performance Share Units (PSUs) and Restricted Share Units (RSUs) to 293 key employees of the Company, as authorized by the shareholders of the company at its Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2026. With the exception of certain PSUs and RSUs, which may be secured by the Company's treasury stock, the PSUs and RSUs are secured by free-standing warrants that, upon vesting of the PSUs and RSUs in accordance with their terms, are convertible to shares of the Company's...

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Announcing monetisation of M&M shares received as endowment contribution

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:37:21 EDT

In continuation of our announcement dated August 12, 2026, Mahindra University and its sponsoring body, Mahindra Educational Institutions (together, the “University”), is pleased to announce the completion of the sale of the Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (“M&M”) equity shares that had been received by them as an endowment contribution from Anuradha and Anand Mahindra. - - The sale has been carried out through the stock exchange. - - The proceeds will be applied towards the University's educati...

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Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho Identifies Payment Experience as the Next Competitive Battleground in E-Commerce

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:07:26 EDT

As digital wallets, artificial intelligence, and mobile-first shopping reshape global commerce, entrepreneur and e-commerce strategist Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho is calling on online retailers to make payment experience a central component of their growth strategies. - - Digital wallets accounted for 56% of global e-commerce spending in 2025, according to the Worldpay Global Payments Report 2026. The figure confirms a decisive change in consumer behavior: shoppers increasingly expect paym...

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'Operation Safed Sagar' Contributes Over US$24 Million To India's Economy

Fri, 7 Aug 2026 19:00:09 EDT

As Netflix marks ten years in India, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos announced that Operation Safed Sagar, the biggest and most ambitious Netflix India production to date, has contributed over US$24 million (over ₹215 crore) to the Indian economy. - - The production demonstrates The Netflix Effect — the tangible impact that Netflix shows and films have beyond the screen by generating employment, supporting local businesses, advancing creative technology and investing in talent. - ...

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Marriott International Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend 2026

Fri, 7 Aug 2026 18:53:49 EDT

Marriott International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 73 cents per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 20, 2026. - - ABOUT MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL - - Marriott International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a portfolio of compelling brands across luxury, premium, select, midscale, exte...

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Emergent Index 2026: The Age of Custom Software

Mon, 3 Aug 2026 12:59:13 EDT

A third of small business owners have built their own software to solve operational challenges that no existing off-the-shelf solution has been designed to address. - - That is the central finding of Emergent's Age of Custom Software Index 2026, published this week by the AI software platform Emergent and based on 300 structured interviews with operators alongside a sample of more than 50,000 live, deployed applications built on the vibecoding platform. - - The reason the software never arr...

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Cinven and La Caisse to jointly acquire leading specialty MGA platform, Optio

Mon, 3 Aug 2026 05:00:48 EDT

International private equity firm, Cinven, together with global investment group, La Caisse (formerly CDPQ), announce that they have reached an agreement to acquire Optio Group ('Optio' or 'the Company'), a leading specialty insurance Managing General Agent ('MGA') platform headquartered in the UK. Financial details of the transaction are not disclosed. - - Founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, Optio originates, underwrites and manages specialty risk on behalf of more tha...

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Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho Says Modern Leadership Must Evolve as Companies Face AI, Disengagement, and Faster Market Change

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:39:30 EDT

As organizations navigate artificial intelligence, workforce transformation, and rising pressure to move faster, business strategist Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho is emphasizing that leadership has become one of the most critical drivers of business resilience and long-term performance. - - Leadership is no longer defined only by hierarchy, authority, or operational control. Today's leaders are expected to build trust, guide teams through uncertainty, make faster decisions, and create cultur...

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FIAT accelerates across Europe with 21.7% Growth in the First Half of 2026

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:48:49 EDT

FIAT continues to accelerate across Europe (EU29), closing the first half of 2026 with outstanding commercial results. Compared with the same period of 2025, the brand recorded a 21.7% year-on-year increase in registrations, raising its market share to 3.3%, up 0.4% versus the prior year, and achieving the strongest market share growth among Stellantis' core brands. While Europe remains the focus of this performance, these results also reflect FIAT's broader global positioning, with the br...

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Apple reports third quarter results 2026

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:46:48 EDT

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2026 third quarter ended June 27, 2026. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $109.4 billion, up 16 percent year over year. Company gross margin was 50.1 percent, including a favorable impact of approximately 2 percentage points from tariff refunds. Diluted earnings per share was $2.02, up 29 percent year over year, and included a favorable impact of $0.11 from tariff refunds. “Today, Apple is proud to report our strongest June quar...

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Blackstone to Acquire HSBC's A$36 Billion Australian Home Loan Portfolio

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:11:17 EDT

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that funds managed by Blackstone Credit & Insurance, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies (“Blackstone”), have signed a definitive agreement to finance the acquisition of HSBC's A$36 billion (US$25 billion) Australian home loan portfolio. This represents the largest home loan portfolio transaction globally, demonstrating Blackstone's ability to deliver scaled, complex capital solutions to back leading financial...

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Standard Chartered releases Second Quarter and Half Year 2026 Results

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:49:48 EDT

We've released our financial results for the first half and second quarter ended 30 June 2026. - - For more details, please visit our Investor Relations section. - - All figures are presented on a reported basis and comparisons are made to 2025 on a constant currency basis, unless otherwise stated. - - Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive, said: - - “We delivered a record first-half performance in 2026, with double-digit growth in Wealth Solutions and Global Banking. Our performance demonstr...

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Enel launches a share buyback program serving its long-term incentive plan 2026

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:47:18 EDT

The program provides for the purchase of 2.6 million treasury shares, equivalent to approximately 0.0256% of the total number of shares into which Enel's share capital is currently divided. - - Enel S.p.A. (“Enel” or the “Company”) announces that the Board of Directors of the Company, implementing the authorization granted by the Shareholders' Meeting of May 12 th, 2026 and in compliance with the relevant terms already disclosed to the market, has approved today the launch of a share buyb...

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Sanofi's half-year financial report for 2026

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:52:16 EDT

Sanofi announces that its half-year financial report for the period ending June 30, 2026, is now available online and has been filed with the French market regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under form 6-K. - - This document may be found on www.sanofi.com and downloaded from the “Investors” page, under the heading “Financial Reports and Other Publications”. - - About Sanofi - - Sanofi is an R&D drive...

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Meta Announces New Strategic Venture With BlackRock to Develop Data Center in El Paso

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:29:20 EDT

Meta and BlackRock announced a venture to develop and own a data center campus in El Paso, Texas. - - Meta has spent more than 15 years developing, constructing, and operating data center facilities. Meta Compute's strategy builds on that foundation, pairing Meta's infrastructure expertise with capital partnerships that deliver the speed and flexibility its long-term AI ambitions require. - - BlackRock, one of the world's leading investment management firms, together with Global Infrastructu...

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Eni: results for the second quarter and half year 2026 - Excellent 2Q performance and enhanced guidance; increased shareholder returns

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:28:56 EDT

- - • 2Q '26 excellent results driven by consistent execution and delivery from a diversified portfolio of advantaged assets. - - • Exceptional underlying production growth of 11% y-o-y, net of price effects. - - • Established Searah JV with Petronas creating a major growth platform across Indonesia and Malaysia. - - • FID for Phase 3 of the Baleine field off Cote d'Ivoire, the Greater PAJ project offshore Angola and the Cronos gas project in deep waters off Cyprus. - - • Entered critical...

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EIB contributes over €260 million to Poland's second-largest onshore wind farm

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:14:01 EDT

- - • EIB backs construction of 190 MW wind farm in western Poland, able to power some 200,000 households. - • Power utility TAURON plans to put the wind farm into operation in 2027. - • New financing highlights EIB's prominent role advancing Poland's energy transition, contributing to Europe's climate goals and economic competitiveness. - - - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed today new financing worth over €260 million (PLN 1.12 billion) to power utility TAURON for the c...

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W�rtsil� Corporation - Manager's transaction: Lindberg, Anders

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:42:35 EDT

Person subject to the notification requirement - - Name: Anders Lindberg - - Position: Other senior manager - - Issuer: W�rtsil� Corporation - - LEI: 743700G7A9J1PHM3X223 - - Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION - - Reference number: 167648/6/8 - - ___ - - Transaction date: 2026-07-27 - - Venue: XNOR - - Instrument type: SHARE - - ISIN: FI0009003727 - - Nature of transaction: ACQUISITION - - Transaction details - - (1): Volume: 1000 Unit price: 30.4 EUR - - Aggregated transactions (1): - - Volume: 1000...

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Eni opens its supercomputing capabilities to the innovation ecosystem

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:40:07 EDT

Eni is opening up its supercomputing infrastructure to companies, start-ups and research centres, making its computational capacity, specialist expertise and advanced tools available to support the development of artificial intelligence solutions and digital innovation. The initiative comes at a time when digital infrastructure is playing an increasingly strategic role, becoming ever more central to industrial competitiveness and data sovereignty. - - Since 2013, with its Green Data Center,...

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Blackstone to Open Kuwait Office

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:18:15 EDT

Blackstone (NYSE: BX), the world's largest alternative asset manager, announced plans to open an office in Kuwait through the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA), further strengthening its presence in the GCC. - - Jon Gray, President and COO of Blackstone, said: “Kuwait has the resources, vision and leadership to be a key commercial and financial hub in the region. Private capital can play an important role to support the country's long-term economic diversification efforts...

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Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho Says iGaming Operations Are Entering a New Era of Compliance, Data Intelligence, and Responsible Growth

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:54:17 EDT

As the global iGaming sector continues to expand, business strategist Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho is emphasizing that operational excellence, regulatory discipline, and responsible gaming safeguards are becoming central to the industry's next phase of growth. - - The online gambling market was valued at approximately $88 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow to more than $202 billion by 2033, reflecting the continued shift toward digital platforms, mobile access, and data-driven user ex...

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MANGO announces revenue growth of more than 7% in first half of 2026

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:03:59 EDT

- - • In the first half of 2026, the company increased its turnover by 7.2% compared to the same period the previous year, and by 10.7% at constant exchange rates. These results demonstrate sustained growth above the market, underpinned by the brand's strong value proposition. - - • MANGO continued to invest in growth and reaffirmed its commitment to physical retail, with 127 store openings and 37 renovations worldwide, bringing its total to over 2,960 points of sale across more than 120 m...

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Accor signs a definitive binding agreement on the sale of its stake in Essendi

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:18:08 EDT

Following the press releases issued on April 1 st, 2026, Accor announces that it has signed on July 23 rd, 2026, a definitive binding agreement regarding the sale of its c.30.7% stake in Essendi (formerly AccorInvest), in line with the terms agreed in the memorandum of understanding: - - - • The disposal of Accor's entire stake to a consortium comprised of Blackstone and Colony IM for a consideration of up to c.€975 million, including c.€675 million to be received upon closing of the tran...

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Second-steppers turn to higher LTV mortgages as deposits fall

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:50:36 EDT

- - • Barclays mortgage data shows the average value of home movers' (non-first-time buyers) deposits fell -24.8 per cent year-on-year - • However, the average purchase price for home movers increased 1.0 per cent year-on-year in June, as borrowers make use of higher loan-to-value mortgage products to climb the ladder - • 34 per cent of prospective second-steppers say they feel stuck in their first property because it is too expensive to move - • Meanwhile, the number of solo first-time buyer...

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FirstPathway Partners Appoints Eric Waldron as Director of Finance

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 EDT

FirstPathway Partners (FPP), a leading EB-5 investment and regional center operator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Waldron, CPA, as Director of Finance. In his new role, Mr. Waldron will lead corporate finance and oversee the financial execution of FirstPathway Partners' EB-5 investment platform. He will direct financial reporting and controls across the company, its EB-5 investment funds, and project entities while overseeing capital deployment tracking, project loan c...

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Tieto to commence a new share buyback programme of EUR 90 million

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:06:02 EDT

Tieto's Board of Directors has resolved to commence a new share buyback programme of EUR 90 million (the “Buyback Programme”) related to the proceeds from the divestment of Tieto Indtech's Edlevo and HR&Payroll software businesses. The Buyback Programme will follow the ongoing EUR 150 million programme, announced in February 2026, and share repurchases for share-based incentives, announced earlier today. The purpose of the Buyback Programme is to maintain an efficient capital structure in...

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Yara International ASA - Mandatory notification of trade 2026

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:15:08 EDT

Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand, Yara's EVP & CFO, has on 20 July 2026 purchased a total of 895 Yara shares. Following this purchase, Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand owns a total of 11,183 shares in Yara international ASA. - - Details of the transaction can be found in the attachment. - - The share purchases are considered as PDMR trade under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (“MAR”) and are subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to MAR article 19. - - About Yara - - Yara is a global l...

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Warner Music Group Corp. To Conduct Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, August 6, 2026

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:54:46 EDT

Warner Music Group Corp. will release its financial results on Thursday, August 6, 2026, for the third quarter ended June 30, 2026, and will hold an earnings conference call that afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET. - - To access the conference call, please register here. Once registered, you will receive an email with unique dial in details with a PIN to join the call. We suggest you call in 10 minutes prior to the start time. If you do not anticipate asking a question, we recommend joining via the...

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Barclays supports the development of commercial fusion power in the UK

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:48:15 EDT

Barclays today announces it is supporting the UK Infinity Fusion Consortium, a private sector-led collaboration established to advance the development of a commercial fusion power plant project in the UK. - - Barclays provides the global fusion market with its expertise in energy, infrastructure, project finance, capital markets and commercial frameworks, and will bring that experience to this consortium. Fusion is a complementary technology alongside nuclear fission, including gigawatt-sca...

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Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho Says Fintech Is Entering a New Phase Defined by Trust, Scale, and Financial Inclusion

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:30:20 EDT

As financial technology continues to reshape how consumers, businesses, and institutions move, save, borrow, and manage money, business strategist Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho is highlighting fintech's next major challenge: scaling innovation responsibly while maintaining trust, regulatory maturity, and customer value. - - The global fintech sector has moved beyond its early disruption phase and is now becoming a structural part of the financial services ecosystem. In 2025, the global finte...

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Blackstone Announces Investment in FUTRONIC, Korea's Leading Actuator and Motion Control Technology Provider

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:25:44 EDT

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced today that private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone (“Blackstone”) have entered into a definitive agreement to make a significant investment in FUTRONIC (“FUTRONIC” or “the Company”), a leading supplier of high-precision actuators serving the global automotive and industrial robotics industries. This transaction is in partnership with FUTRONIC's Founder, Jin-ho Ko, who will remain in his role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and work with Blacks...

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RBC Named North America's Best Bank, Canada's Best Bank and Canada's Best Investment Bank in Euromoney's 2026 Awards for Excellence

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:24:20 EDT

RBC has received four top honours in Euromoney's 2026 Awards for Excellence, one of the most prestigious annual recognitions in global banking, with institutions across more than 100 countries competing for honours. RBC has been named: - - - • North America's Best Bank - • Canada's Best Bank - • Canada's Best Bank for Large Corporates - • Canada's Best Investment Bank (RBC Capital Markets) - - - Together, these awards reflect what RBC has built and where it is headed: a fully integrated...

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Fox Corporation Executives to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results Via Webcast

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:18:17 EDT

Fox Corporation (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) will discuss fourth quarter and full year financial results for the 2026 fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, via a live audio webcast beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET / 5:30 a.m. PT on August 6, 2026. - - Results will be released at approximately 8:00 a.m. ET / 5:00 a.m. PT on August 6, 2026. - - A live audio webcast of the presentation, and the archived webcast, will be available at investor.foxcorporation.com. - - About Fox Corporation - - Fox Corporation produce...

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