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“When we built the partnership with the NBA and the WNBA we were very intentional in how we built the W partnership. It wasn’t an add-on to the broader NBA deal. It was an intentional deal focused on how we shine a light on women athletes, …”
“Newsom's administration has awarded BYD multiple contracts since 2018, including a $1 billion no-bid deal for COVID-19 masks and a separate agreement to supply electric buses.”
“For non-residents wanting to visit without purchasing a home, day passes are sold for $50, subject to daily availability.”
“The companies describe the deal as the first mortgage from a major high-street lender designed specifically for homes with guaranteed zero energy bills.”
“He said the turnover of a typical pub or restaurant can easily be between £500,000 and £1m, meaning a £1,000 saving 'won't make much difference'.”
“Dataintelo, which reported that the used game market was worth $7.2 billion in 2025”
“Its nuclear energy program is expected to last decades and be worth billions of dollars, according to the Department of Energy.”
“Volkswagen announced a 9.5% drop in Q2 operating profits and a revised 3% sales decline forecast for 2026, reversing earlier predictions.”
“In 2020, California selected BYD for a contract to provide electric buses as part of its decarbonization efforts, despite federal restrictions on funding for buses made by Chinese-linked companies.”
“Indian Oil Corporation's XP100, Hindustan Petroleum's poWer100 and Bharat Petroleum's Speed100 are supplied without ethanol because they are niche fuels containing specialised performance-enhancing additives.”
“Octopus Energy has so far given the green light to more than 6,000 Zero Bills properties [...] The company has set itself a target of reaching 100,000 such homes by the end of the decade.”
“Pubs, clubs and live music venues in England will be given a 20% cut to business rates from April, which the government estimates will save firms around £1,100 next year.”
“predicted it could grow to $13.8 billion by 2034”
“Last year, VW generated nearly €1 billion ($1.1 billion) worth of operating profit from China. But for the year ahead, Blume is forecasting earnings could fall as low as €200 million ($230 million) due to rising costs of electric vehicles,…”
“The Treasury Department's guidance, tied to Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, stipulates that entities with 25 percent or more Chinese ownership are ineligible for subsidies”
“These premium grades account for only around 0.5% of the country's total petrol sales.”
“It's worth noting that once the 12 months are up, you will have to pay £9.99 per month to continue accessing the premium content library, which will include these new games and channels.”
“The cut is expected to benefit almost 32,000 venues, the government said.”
“consoles account for 42.3% of revenue”
“In the first six months of the year, Chinese players doubled their share of new car sales in Europe to 15%.”
“its Chinese subsidiary, CSI Solar, retains a 24.9-percent stake, just below the disqualifying threshold”
“Premium petrol is priced at around Rs 160 per litre, while regular petrol blended with 20% ethanol is sold at Rs 102.12 per litre.”
“Rough accounts for half of the UK’s gas storage capacity. Rough, which sits off the Yorkshire coast, started life as a gas field, but, once supplies were depleted, the undersea reservoirs were used for storage. It accounts for six of the U…”
“The 20% discount will apply on top of the existing support.”
“Europe, which captured 28.3% of global second-hand revenue last year”
“CEO Oliver Blume, at a board meeting earlier this month, proposed doubling job cuts to 100,000 and shutting four Volkswagen plants in Germany.”
“Trina Solar, a Chinese giant now holding a 17-percent stake”
“more than 20 crore two-wheelers and over 3 crore petrol cars have been running on higher ethanol blends without verified evidence of widespread engine failures linked to ethanol blending.”
“With investment, Rough could store 54 billion cubic feet of gas, almost double its current 30 bcf capacity.”
“The Night Time Industries Association's chief executive, Michael Kill, said the tax break could provide "meaningful relief to businesses facing sustained cost pressures".”
“Realistically, at least one-third of games have been sold historically as used”
“Volkswagen’s ownership structure makes it accountable to its employees, not its shareholders. The supervisory board has ultimate power with unions holding half of the 20 seats.”
“It also notified ethanol-blended motor spirit with a minimum Research Octane Number (RON) of 95 with effect from April 1, 2026.”
“Centrica said this morning that it plans to axe a further 800 jobs on top of 500 cuts announced last month as part of efforts to overhaul its customer services and support teams.”
“Australia's Suncorp Super Netball is where the top money is for now and, while salaries are veiled in secrecy, the cream of the crop there are reputedly nudging close to the six-figure mark.”
“only seven PlayStation games "have sold more than 100,000 physical units year-to-date" in the US”
“Earlier this year, the company pressed its one millionth record, Mann said.”
“According to the statement, passenger fares have been kept at the same level as ordinary Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) services, ranging between Rs 10 and Rs 25.”
“Centrica said its production consent with the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) expires in April 2027 and that it does not intend to apply for an extension.”
“Rank-and-file in the UK-based Netball Super League are scraping into five figures and often working second jobs, although full-time marquee players fare much better.”
“Called the Tiny Vinyl Player, the turnable costs $49.99 and can be purchased exclusively via Target.”
“According to Wildflower Villas, which manages the bookings, the entire five-bedroom bungalow can be rented for Rs 75,000 per night, excluding applicable taxes.”
“Prices start from £1,899 — that's a £100 increase compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 released this time last summer.”
“According to DfT research, fom January 2022 to May 2024, 36.9 million trips were made across 30 trial areas outside of London. On average, nearly 19,500 e-scooters were available to hire every day.”
“Tiny Vinyl launched wide in summer 2025 in a retail partnership with Target.”
“YouTube advertising revenue jumps 13%... That's up from $9.8 billion in the year-ago period”
“And we know that pubs have been under tremendous pressure, we've seen 7,000 pubs closed since 2010.”
“Shared mobility charity CoMoUK's 2025 report suggests that for more than half of the people using rental e-scooters, the most common use was travelling to work or school.”
“Before the latest round of attacks, the Moscow Times estimated Wildberries infrastructure had suffered more than $1.3 billion worth of damage.”
“India, which supplies nearly 47% of generic prescriptions dispensed in the US”
“Under this Labour Government, we've lost about 111,000 jobs in the hospitality sector. The last Government created 18,000.”
“The DfT has said between 760,000 and 1.2 million people in England aged 16 and over own one”
“she announced that Wildberries would pay 2 million rubles ($25,500) to the families of each employee killed and half that to those seriously injured.”
“ships 38% of its pharma exports totalling $10 billion to the American market”
“Small businesses are going to the wall at the fastest rate since the world economic crash, a 19 per cent increase in unemployment, this is a disaster.”
“It said water prices in some parts of Somalia had risen by more than 2,000% because of the drought”
“Wildberries employs 48,000; Forbes estimates that in 2024 the company generated some $9 billion in revenues (840 billion rubles)...”
“generate significant revenue ranging from 35% to 50% from the US market”
“Centrica reported lower half-year earnings as it confirmed around 1,300 roles are being eliminated across the business”
“Before the attacks, Forbes had estimated Kim’s net worth at $8.1 billion, making her the richest woman in Russia.”
“India's $30-billion pharma industry”
“It includes the 500 call centre roles across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Leicester, Stockport and Leeds that Centrica announced last month as part of its 'Customer Service Transformation' programme.”
“And in 2014 she launched a marketplace model like Amazon, enabling merchants (now more than 88,000) to sell through her website.”
“The company said average customer contact per account has fallen 20 per cent year on year, with around nine in 10 customer interactions now taking place through digital self-service channels including its website, app, chatbot and WhatsApp.”
“Anticipating the possibility of wider attacks, Wildberries competitors Ozon and Yandex this week modified the terms of contracts with sellers on their platforms to exempt themselves from liability for torched inventories.”
“The company said the changes instead reflect shifting customer behaviour, with inbound contact volumes falling by around 31 per cent since 2023.”
“generating an estimated $160 million for the local economy.”
“Additionally, Labour have committed to a 20 per cent cut to business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England, which is predicted to cost £100million.”
“A recent Pollstar survey shows Kill Tony raked in $11 million in live show tours.”
“The iPhone 16, iPhone 17e, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max all received price increases on Apple's online store in Japan today. Prices increased by up to 11%.”
“Meanwhile, Adidas expects to generate $1.7 billion from event-related sales, according to the New York Times.”
“Based on data from Meltwater, a media and social intelligence provider, Adidas was the strongest sponsor in terms of social visibility, with the highest full-tournament share of voice and second in terms of engagement.”
“Data showed that the Official Trophy set campaign generated an engagement-per-mention rate about 12 times higher than the sponsor average and 4.4 times higher than the wider brand-collaboration average during its launch.”
“John Box, CEO of Meltwater, captured it clearly: 'The takeaway for CMOs and CCOs is that visibility is not the same as relevance. If you’re only tracking mentions, or only reviewing performance after a campaign wraps, you’re measuring the …”
“The Crux report also pointed out that small business bankruptcies shot up by 67% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026 to 833 from 499 in the same quarter last year”
“which found that 77% of small businesses reported rising costs as a primary business hurdle, including 40% that specifically said tariff-related costs were a major issue, particularly for manufacturers and retailers”
“The survey also found that 60% of small businesses applied for some kind of financing in the previous 12 months, with 56% of them looking for loans to continue day-to-day business operations, while just 46% wanted capital to fund expansion…”
“CEO and cofounder Jason Marks told Forbes the company initially plans to make just 500 units, and then scale up to a 5,000-vehicle-per-year run rate after a year or so. And even at that relatively low volume, he thinks the company can turn…”
“Priced from $41,520, the MT1 looks like something from the world of Japanese anime... Assuming the MT1 goes into production as planned, it will be sold in two variations based on battery range. The base model will go 260 miles per charge, …”
“‘TELO tickles my main interest in EVs in that they're seeking out a different market segment that's not head-to-head up against Tesla or the Chinese or somebody else. They found their own little niche. And if they can actually deliver on t…”
“‘I personally think Tesla's lost its way a bit, especially with the Cybertruck,’ Tarpenning said. ‘I’ve got to think Elon had his fingers in that really, really deeply because no designer would've come up with that.’”
“The NRF, in its annual back-to-school forecast, is predicting that U.S. families will spend a record $43.3 billion to get K-12 students ready for school, up from $39.4 billion in 2025.”
“Spending on items for college students is expected to top $100 billion for the first time, at $103.5 billion, up from $88.8 billion in 2025.”
“Deloitte’s annual back-to-school survey found that 57% of parents of school-age children expect the economy to worsen within the next six months, the highest level to express that concern since 2020.”
“Of those making $100,000 to $199,000, 67% said they play to spend less on back-to-school because they are worried about the economy. Among those making $200,000 or more, 63% said they had less money to spend this year.”
“Households making $100,000 to $199,000 households are saying they plan to spend 9% less than last year, on average, while $200,000-plus households expect to spend 20% less, on average, according to the Deloitte survey.”
“A survey conducted for PayPal found that 53% of parents say back-to-school shopping feels more stressful than last year, and 57% said it now feels as stressful as holiday shopping.”
“And some parents - 7% according the NRF survey - are planning to work overtime shifts to help pay for back-to-school expenses.”
“That’s where Capobianco comes in: His companies handle 6 million barrels of wastewater per day, moving it through more than 5,000 miles of pipelines and more than 300 water processing and disposal facilities he has accumulated across Texas…”
“Altogether, his firms have spent roughly $2.5 billion, with plans to pour in up to another $5 billion in the next five years on this Texas-sized gamble.”
“In 2021 he founded LandBridge, which now owns 320,000 Permian acres across six counties in Texas and New Mexico. The most strategic parcel he has bought: the former 70,000-acre Hanging H cattle ranch on the Texas–New Mexico border... LandB…”
“Initial renovation plans called for an $800 million project, but that’s changed. The City of Charlotte remains capped at $650 million for the project from existing hospitality and tourism taxes and Tepper Sports & Entertainment will cover …”
“Construction on the multi-year renovation is phased to allow the stadium to host Carolina Panthers games and Charlotte FC matches throughout the project. Interior work is taking place in 2026 with fan-facing elements set to begin construct…”
“The extension recognizes Bank of America Stadiums’ important role of attracting millions of visitors, driving economic opportunity and showcasing Charlotte and the Carolinas.”
“The timing of the new feature is notable: Google’s parent company Alphabet just reported second-quarter Google Cloud revenue of $24.77 billion, up 82% year-over-year, with CEO Sundar Pichai noting that nearly 90% of the Fortune 100 now use…”
“The company reported a strong second quarter Wednesday, with revenue climbing 24% year over year to $119.8 billion and Google Cloud revenue surging 82%”
“Brin stepped down as president of Alphabet in 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder with an estimated 362.7 million shares, or about 3% of the company.”
“Earlier this week, Disney announced another round of layoffs, this time targeting Pixar, National Geographic, and the NFL Network (part of ESPN). This latest round of cuts follows a round in April that impacted Marvel Studios, among other …”
“Foundation says its robots run 24 hours a day, five days a week in customer deployments, and contributed to more than 24,000 cars built in 2025, earning $100 million in contracted annual recurring revenue.”
“According to Wood Mackenzie’s vessel tracking and cargo data, the region’s crude oil exports fell 82% from January to June. That’s an average of 18.8 million barrels per day across 370 cargoes down to approximately 3.4 million bpd across 7…”
