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Henry Dannell Opens DIFC Office for Cross-Border Credit Advice
The UK adviser’s Dubai office targets clients with borrowing needs across jurisdictions, while its representative status limits the services it can provide loca...
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Amazon’s Million-Robot Network Adds a Physical Dimension to Its AI Spending
Amazon has more than a million fulfillment robots as it expands AI across warehouses and AWS, while rising investment weighs on free cash flow.
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Google Leads AI Model Rankings as OpenAI Cuts Prices and Voice Tools Advance
Gemini 4 Carbon leads a model index as OpenAI halves a model’s price and new voice and on-device systems target business tasks.
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Mistral’s Large 4 Pairs Cybersecurity Claims With Open-Weight Access
Mistral says Large 4 improves coding and cyber performance, while its open weights give companies more control and users fewer access limits.
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Cohere’s $5 Billion Funding Round Puts Canada at the Center of Its AI Ambition
Cohere’s round targets up to C$7 billion and values the company at $20.5 billion, backing a plan to build AI models and computing capacity in Canada.
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CarbonAI Raises $12 Million to Automate Commercial Real Estate Lending
CarbonAI’s $12 million round backs software for CRE underwriting and loan monitoring as lenders face a large 2026 maturity cycle.
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Borderless.xyz Builds Stablecoin Payment Coverage Across 113 Countries
Kevin Lehtiniitty says Borderless.xyz is expanding local payment access while tackling compliance delays and gaps between promised and live services.
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El Niño Puts Copper and Nickel Operations at Weather Risk Through Early 2027
Drought and flooding could disrupt mining, power and transport, though nickel inventories and modest market surpluses may limit price effects.
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Poundland Sale Stalls as 10-Day Creditor Moratorium Begins
Poundland’s owners rejected a £30m loan request tied to a whole-business bid, while competing offers may preserve parts of its 640-store network.
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Copper Stockpiles in the US Mask Tighter Supplies in Other Markets
Nearly 70% of visible exchange copper stocks sit in the US, complicating surplus forecasts as physical premiums rise elsewhere.
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AI-Built Free Apps Put Adobe’s Subscription Model Under New Pressure
A developer says AI helped build 13 free software projects, including Adobe alternatives, raising questions about the durability of subscription pricing.
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Retailers Face £250m Business Rates Rise Despite Healey’s High Street Relief Plan
Healey’s relief measures widen support for small firms, but retailers say inflation-linked increases will add £250m to bills next April.
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Green Manganese Reports Metal Recovery and PAH Reduction in Smelter Sludge Trial
A sludge processing trial recovered manganese and zinc while reducing PAHs in treated solids by more than 99.97%, according to independent analysis.
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Circle and Proof Demonstrate Identity Checks Alongside USDC Payments for AI Agents
A Circle and Proof demo links verified identity, purchase approval and USDC settlement, while merchant adoption depends on trust and practical integration.
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Poundland Administration Could Put 600 Stores and Nearly 12,000 Jobs at Risk
Poundland is preparing for administration after its owners rejected a bid to keep the retailer intact, while rival chains assess its stores.
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U.S. Households Face a $160 Billion Share of Global Fuel Inflation
CREA estimates U.S. fuel costs rose by $160 billion amid an oil shock, while energy dependence leaves Europe and Asia exposed in different ways.
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High Street Rate Relief Funded by Gambling Duty and Online Seller VAT Changes
Business rates relief will reach 70,000 high street firms, funded partly by higher machine games duty and VAT collection by online platforms.
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Why Revenue Growth Can Coincide With a Lower Company Valuation
A company can grow revenue and still lose enterprise value as its valuation multiple falls. Boards need to weigh that risk against the case for waiting.
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Unilever Raises Prices 2.3% as Higher Costs Meet Slower Volume Growth
Unilever lifted prices to offset commodity costs, while growth diverged between home care and emerging markets and its food business.
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Perpetual Futures and KPI Contracts Put Derivatives Infrastructure to the Test
Perpetuals and event contracts are drawing new interest, while funding costs, liquidity, clearing and risk controls shape their path into wider use.