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“His latest purchase, reportedly worth $90 million, was completed in 2024.”
“The only team thought to be in this bracket, according to the last published salary cap report in 2024-25, would be Newcastle.”
“nearly three-quarters (72%) of workers suspect RTO as being a way to bring in stealth layoffs via attrition of those employees unwilling to compromise on their working arrangements.”
“BP has reported quarterly profits of $5.7billion (£4.2billion), more than double the $2.3billion (£1.7billion) it made a year earlier”
“Emerging Markets Forum, a nonprofit founded in 2005”
“the $9.4 million that the pitcher is due from now until the end of the season was not an obstacle for either Milwaukee or Tampa Bay.”
“acquired earlier for a combined $147 million”
“new ownership of Red Bull at Newcastle”
“Nearly half (46%) of workers also admitted to "coffee badging" (swiping in and leaving early)”
“The result beat City expectations of $5billion (£3.7billion).”
“In 2011, the forum cofunded the Emerging Markets Institute at Beijing Normal University”
“GoodLeap, a financial technology company that provides point-of-sale financing for sustainable home improvements, reports that about 21,000 homeowners took on a second home improvement project within a 12-month period.”
“sold one Seattle-area property in April 2026 for $63 million, significantly higher than the $37.5 million he paid for it in 2019.”
“new investment from Sir James Dyson at Bath”
“Enhancv found over a quarter (27.8%) of interviewed employees had been able to successfully negotiate a personal exception to RTO policies”
“Shell last week announced a 70 per cent increase in half‑year profits, posting $16.75billion (£12.6billion).”
“Riley purchased a four-bedroom home in the district for $1.6 million in 2020”
“Since it started, GoodLeap has recorded two or more funded projects from 156,633 homeowners, and between 60% and 71% of them start a different project category the second time.”
“purchased in 2017.”
“spent £550 on a huge tattoo declaring England as World Cup 2026 winners”
“average trust scores nearly 20 points lower than their Boomer counterparts.”
“BP’s shares rose by just under one per cent following the publication of the results.”
“Green Builder Media’s COGNITION Smart Data reports that 73.4% of consumers would purchase an all‑electric home in 2026, up from 36.7% in 2025—a 100% increase in demand.”
“purchased for $16 million, along with roughly $80 million worth of adjoining units”
“the tattoo would normally have cost about £100, but they had decided to do the correction for free”
“Over a third (36%) said they had applied for a new job while sitting at their current office desk”
“Official data reveals the People's Channel has beaten the BBC News Channel and Sky News for 12 consecutive months”
“Recent research from the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative found that 66% of Americans are willing to participate in demand response programs where households can reduce or shift electricity use during periods of peak demand. But, the pr…”
“acquired a 14-acre oceanfront estate in Maui, Hawaii, in an off‑market deal reportedly valued at $78 million.”
“a single fishing boat”
“a similar amount (36%) had started a side hustle since an RTO mandate had been announced”
“GB News has lead Sky News by 25 per cent over the last year and is also 9.7 per cent ahead of the BBC News Channel”
“Earlier this month, Paramount agreed to push back its merger with Warner Bros. to next year or until a judge decides an antitrust lawsuit filed by 12 states”
“purchased from entertainment mogul David Geffen in 2020 for a record $165 million.”
“The oil giant reported a profit of $5.73bn (£4.26bn) between April and June. That was more than double the $2.35bn made a year earlier.”
“32% also admitted to intentionally reducing their daily output as a form of quiet protest.”
“BARB data for July shows GB News secured 81,600 average views (1.44 per cent audience share), which is 11 per cent higher than the BBC News Channel's 73,500 average views (1.29 per cent audience share)”
“More than $1.9 billion. That’s how much Paramount agreed to pay in ticking fees if its deal for Warner Bros. drags on until June 2027”
“owns a massive 400,000-acre ranch in West Texas”
“BP said Brent crude – the global benchmark for oil prices – averaged $103.85 a barrel in the April-to-June quarter, up from $67.88 in the same period last year.”
“Its study, which surveyed 1,000 full-time workers across the United States who have been subject to new or stricter return-to-office (RTO) policies within the last 12 months”
“Sky News was a distant third on 68,900 (1.21 per cent audience share), trailing 18.4 per cent behind GB News”
“Paramount’s $110 billion deal for Warner Bros.”
“enforcement teams inspected 13 business establishments and independent business locations involved in the procurement, processing, and wholesale or retail trading of spices”
“BP, which employs nearly 14,000 people in the UK”
“LinkedIn has been wholly owned by Microsoft since its December 2016 acquisition of the company for $26.2 billion.”
“Over the twelve-month period from August 2025 to July 2026, GB News averaged around 90,900 average views (1.51 per cent share), which puts it 9.7 per cent ahead of the BBC News Channel's 82,400 (1.37 per cent share) and 25 per cent ahead o…”
“second quarter pre‑tax profit fell 35% to €1.7 billion”
“Amazon briefly crossed the $3 trillion market-cap threshold on August 3, closing more than 4.5% higher at a record price.”
“BP announced it was putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60 years of production in the region by the company.”
“Typical child fares range between £1 and £2 per journey.”
“operating margin for the core automotive business narrowed to 2.3% from 5.4% in the same period last year”
“the shares slipped about 1% after a regulatory filing revealed founder Jeff Bezos plans to sell 15 million shares valued at $4.07 billion.”
“BP, ... revealing plans to sell off its US renewable natural gas business Archaea.”
“Virgin Media has added four brand-new channels to set‑top boxes nationwide — all at no extra cost.”
“BMW restated its 2026 forecast of an operating margin of between 1 and 3%”
“If completed, Bezos’ stake would fall from 884 million shares to 869 million, or about 8.1% of Amazon’s 10.79 billion outstanding shares.”
“Energy firms operating in the UK are subject to a windfall tax - called the Energy Profits Levy - that was introduced in 2022. However, the tax only applies to profits made from extracting oil and gas in the UK.”
“These four channels join the existing lineup of 40x streaming channels accessible on these set‑top boxes”
“BMW also announced a plan to cut about 8,000 jobs, around 5% of the workforce”
“His remaining stake would still be worth around $244 billion at current prices.”
“Shell also reporting a doubling in quarterly profits last week.”
“We’re making unmissable content even easier to enjoy by expanding our lineup of on‑demand content with the addition of four new streaming channels. Virgin TV customers can enjoy 24/7 access to a host of their favourite shows at no extra co…”
“In the first half of 2026, BMW lost exactly 56,352 vehicle sales in China compared to the same period of 2025”
“Bezos recently sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion between late June and late July.”
“UFC owners lost $30m (£22m) staging the Freedom 250 event, which was attended by President Donald Trump, at the White House in June.”
“the telecom brand, which is currently offering up to £300 to tempt broadband subscribers to switch to its deals”
“Since 2002, he has unloaded about $50 billion in Amazon stock.”
“An estimated 4,300 people including president Trump and Vice President JD Vance were present for the invite‑only event on the South Lawn of the presidential compound”
“Blue Origin is rebuilding its Cape Canaveral launchpad after a rocket explosion and is reportedly seeking $10 billion in outside funding at a $130 billion valuation.”
“initial costs were predicted to be more than $60m (£44m)”
“As revealed in a regulatory filing, the former CEO plans to sell up to 25m shares through trading plan 'intended to satisfy Rule 10b5-1(c)' that ends on May 29, 2026.”
“In May, reports suggested 'high-roller' guests would need to spend $1.5m (£1.1m) for special access”
“Bezos has previously sold $13.4bn of Amazon stock in 2024.”
“Given the event's profile, which as anticipated, resulted in an approximate $30m loss”
“With the planned sell off revealed in the regulatory filing, he will now own less than 9% of the e-commerce business.”
“Last year, TKO Group signed a $7.7bn (£5.7bn), seven-year contract with Paramount for the US channel to become the new home of UFC starting in 2026”
“Despite this, Bezos' remaining shares are worth about $170 billion in the $2 trillion company.”
“The event attracted an average of 34 million viewers worldwide”
“Revenue rose 20% to $200.61 billion.”
“TKO reported UFC's revenue increased 29% year over year to $535.7m (£398.66m) for the second quarter of this year”
“operating income jumped 43% to $27.5 billion.”
“This includes a $64.7m (£48.15m) increase in media rights driven by the TV deal with Paramount”
“AWS revenue surged 36.7% to $42.2 billion.”
“AWS generated $16.6 billion in operating income, accounting for 61% of companywide profits.”
“revenue surging 93% year-over-year to $1.94 billion, well above analyst expectations of $1.801 billion.”
“Net income came in at $1.1 billion, or 41 cents per share, topping Wall Street’s estimate of 35 cents.”
“Investors responded positively, sending shares up more than 14% in after-hours trading.”
“Palantir closed 220 deals worth at least $1 million in the quarter, including 98 deals above $5 million and 73 above $10 million.”
“The US commercial revenue increased by 149%, while government revenue claimed 90%.”
“The company has also raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to between $8.150 billion and $8.158 billion, up from its earlier outlook of $7.182 billion to $7.198 billion.”
“In his first annual letter to Amazon shareholders in 1997, the CEO wrote, 'Given a 10% chance of a 100-times payout, you should take that bet every time.'”
“Amazon Marketplace, a platform for third-party sellers on Amazon.com, took three iterations before becoming a profitable business.”
“Finally, his third try led to Amazon Marketplace, which he says 'started working right away' and now accounts for nearly half the units sold on Amazon.com.”
“Apple's original 41-page complaint, filed on July 10 in the Northern District of California”
“more than 400 former Apple employees now work at OpenAI”
“OpenAI bought io for $6.4 billion”
“On Tan, who spent 24 years at Apple leading iPhone and Apple Watch product design”
“Liu, whose last day at Apple was January 22”
“Apple and OpenAI signed a landmark partnership in 2024 to put ChatGPT inside Siri”
