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“By June 2026, the median asking rent across the 50 largest metros stood at $1,692, down 1.5% year-over-year, with more than 300,000 new multifamily units delivered in 2025 alone”
“roughly a third per cent of all cars sold by car automakers must produce zero-emissions.”
“we have completed 60% of our project”
“With the Indo‑French Chamber of Commerce and Industry boasting around 800 members and over 570 French companies operating in India.”
“Still, that was $238, or 16.4%, higher than the pre-pandemic level.”
“Next year, that target, which was first introduced by the last Conservative government, is set to rise to 38 per cent before hitting 52 per cent in 2028.”
“replaced all 500 straws in the machine dispenser”
“India’s crude oil imports from Russia may even touch a new record high of 3 million barrels per day if the shipment disruptions through Strait of Hormuz and even Red Sea continue, according to a Kpler analysis.”
“By March 2026, single-family rents were rising in 49 of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas.”
“paid £218m to acquire a 50 per cent stake in the Manchester Arndale shopping centre”
“Serving freshly-squeezed orange juice at S$2 per cup”
“Russian crude remains India's strongest supply hedge, and imports could potentially rise toward or even above 3.0 mbd if market conditions and Russian export availability permit," Sumit Ritolia, Lead analyst, Modelling and Refining at Kple…”
“The bill followed a wave of more than 76 state-level bills in 2026 targeting corporate landlords”
“Hammerson launched a new £190m equity issue to fund the deal”
“The latest figures from the Agricultural Price Index (API), for April, show farmers like Oldfield were getting 8% less for their beef on average compared with the previous 12 months.”
“which has recently been supplying around 300,000-500,000 barrels per day (kbd) of crude.”
“When Ikea’s AI bot Billie took over routine customer service questions, the furniture giant retrained roughly 8,500 workers, many as design consultants, instead of laying them off.”
“attracting more than 45 million visitors each year”
“But shoppers were paying 9% more in May compared with a year before, according to the CPI.”
“Over the past few months, India's Russian crude imports have increased sharply from around 1.0 mbd to approximately 2.6 mbd, with July imports also tracking near record highs," says Sumit Ritolia.”
“European brands spend an estimated €35.5 billion ($40.4 billion) a year on social media advertising, according to IAB Europe’s AdEx Benchmark Report.”
“over 40m annual visitors and around 1.4m square feet of retail floor space”
“A Defra spokesperson says the government is 'backing our hard-working farmers, investing a record £11.8bn – more than any previous government'.”
“Russian crude exports in July were about 400,000 barrels per day lower compared with the previous month.”
“Brands are expected to cut digital advertising spending by £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion), according to analysts at eMarketer.”
“five per cent growth in like-for-like rental income, with retail occupancy of 96 per cent, its highest in seven years”
“In May, families were paying 2% more for bread rolls than they were a year earlier, according to the CPI.”
“July imports are running at around 2.6 mbd, accounting for roughly 55% of total crude imports.”
“More than half (54%) of 12- to 15-year-olds in the U.K. find new items they want to buy through social media, according to audience research company GWI.”
“three per cent rise in footfall in the first half of the year”
“Saudi Arabia continues to be a key supplier, but its crude exports to India have averaged only about 400,000 barrels per day (kbd) in recent months, far below the volumes imported from Russia.”
“A further 24% watched an unboxing or product review video in the past week, according to audience research company GWI.”
“£200m deal to buy out Aberdeen was confirmed”
“he had arranged financing to acquire Apple, which was then valued at about $5 billion.”
“Unilever has previously said it is committed to spending 50% of its digital media budget on social and creator marketing.”
“£2.5bn underlying operating profit for the first half, up 46 per cent in the same period last year.”
“Microsoft is spending a record $190 billion to build AI infrastructure”
“Dow posted its most profitable quarter last week in four years, reporting a net income of $802 million and a 20% jump in net sales.”
“expects to make £4.7bn to £4.9bn in underlying operating profit, up from its previous targets of between £4bn and £4.2bn.”
“The technology giant posted revenue of $90 billion, or $4.81 per share, for the April-June quarter, an 18% increase from the year-ago period.”
“Dow pledged to cut 4,500 jobs—the effort is 55% complete”
“Analysts had forecast profit of around £4.2bn for the year.”
“analysts surveyed by FactSet Research having forecast earnings of $4.24 per share on revenue of $87.62 billion.”
“current construction of a $7.5 billion net-zero petrochemical project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta”
“Shares in the company rose nearly four per cent in early trading.”
“Microsoft Cloud revenue reaching $59.3 billion during the quarter, up 27% year-on-year.”
“Dow posted an annual loss of about $1.5 billion last year and started 2026 off with a $445 million quarterly net income loss.”
“Statutory profit in the first half of the year was around £1.6bn, compared to £4.4bn in the first six months of last year.”
“Revenue from Azure and other cloud services rose 43%.”
“about 60% of Dow’s footprint is in the Americas”
“interim dividend of 6p per share would be paid out.”
“For the full fiscal year that ended in June, Microsoft recorded revenue of $331.8 billion.”
“Warren Buffett is handing $140 billion to his family’s foundations.”
“Basic earnings per share come to around 19p.”
“net income climbed 31% to $35.8 billion on a GAAP basis.”
“Studio estimates on Sunday morning put the Odyssey‘s second-weekend drop at around 30%, with roughly $87 million in ticket sales.”
“rising by over 42 per cent in the last year.”
“diluted earnings per share (EPS) increased 32% to $4.81.”
“As final numbers came in, that figure crept up to $90 million—tightening the decline to about 27%.”
“is £1.4bn through a £2.5bn share buyback programme for the year, which will then run on until 2028.”
“Azure revenue surpassed $100 billion for the first time.”
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day set to open even bigger on July 31, tracking toward $200 million to $250 million domestically.”
“order intake of £2.4bn across its defence division, with the backlog of £17.5bn now standing at equivalent to “more than three years of revenue”.”
“Microsoft 365 Copilot reached over 30 million paid seats.”
“It’s already near $700 million globally and climbing; by the end of the weekend, Dergarabedian expects it to be pushing $800 million.”
“plans to spend £15bn more over the next four years on defence.”
“Microsoft’s capital expenditure for the latest quarter stood at $41 billion.”
“The 2026 domestic summer box office crossed $3 billion as of late July, leaving roughly a $1 billion gap to reach the seasonal benchmark of $4 billion that used to define a healthy season.”
“In Aviation, we signed several important agreements and continued to build strong commercial momentum with 200 new aircraft wins in H1 26 and now over 600 tails flying with our multi-orbit Electronically Steered Antena (ESA) solution.”
“Microsoft expected capital expenditure of $190 billion in 2026, including around $25 billion due to the impact of higher component pricing.”
“Gen Z now accounts for close to 40% of the moviegoing audience in North America.”
“According to the Kantar BrandZ 2026 report, our portfolio holds 8 of the top 10 most valuable beer brands in the world, with Corona and Budweiser ranked #1 and #2, respectively.”
“Microsoft shares rose around 9% to $426.03 in after-hours trading.”
“A 2026 Fandango survey found 87% of Gen Z respondents had seen at least one film in a theater in the past year—outpacing millennials—and they’re averaging around seven annual trips.”
“our portfolio achieved the #1 share of digital engagement and generated 850 million consumer engagements on social media.”
“operating profit of 89.5 trillion won ($62 billion) for the April-June period, marking a more than 19-fold jump from the same period a year earlier.”
“attendance in Europe rose 50% in one stretch of extreme heat as audiences sought cool rooms.”
“We were named the Cannes Lions 2026 Creative Marketer of the Year, making us the only company in history to receive this recognition three times.”
“its highest‑ever quarterly revenue at 171.5 trillion won ($119 billion).”
“In the first quarter of 2026, 60% of premium streaming gross subscriber additions chose ad-supported tiers, according to Antenna.”
“it has plans to operate at least 3,500 sites across the UK, leaving it with hundreds of bakeries left to build from its current total of 2,773.”
“record second‑quarter revenue of 60.5 trillion won ($42 billion).”
“Greggs shares jumped nearly 15 per cent on Wednesday to 1,934p, lifting the stock to its highest level in a year.”
“The company’s shares fell by more than 9% on Wednesday.”
“the firm posted a seven per cent jump in headline sales on Wednesday.”
“Samsung and SK Hynix announced last month that they would invest a combined 800 trillion won ($554 billion) in a new chipmaking hub in South Korea’s southwest region.”
“its like-for-like sales only grew by 2.1 per cent in the last six months.”
“Samsung and SK Hynix together account for about two-thirds of the world’s memory chip production.”
“the company’s costs have only risen by two per cent – below the three per cent it had previously forecast.”
“For banking purposes, the joint signatories are me and Aphale.”
“While 53 per cent of new locations last year were in areas with no other Greggs for a mile, this has jumped to 62 per cent so far this year.”
“The board of trustees has approved it.”
“New bakeries pilfer less than five per cent of the sales of its nearest neighbors.”
“the trust deed requires its accounts to be operated by two individuals designated by the board.”
“The bakery chain had become the UK’s most shorted company in recent months.”
“Three PSBs — SBI, Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda — had been reluctant to accept Aphale as a co-signatory for the trust’s accounts without a change in its constitution.”
“the firm pared down its store-opening plans for this year, from 120 to between 100 and 110.”
“Aphale, who had supervised construction at the temple complex for nearly four years as a project engineer”
“supporting its plans to build a huge new data centre in Scotland as part of a £15bn investment plan.”
“earned Rs 6.10 crore on Day 7, registering a 23.8% decline from the previous day's earnings”
