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The Boring Company raises USD 3 billion in Series D
Elon Musk's The Boring Company raised USD 3 billion in a Series D round led by the United Arab Emirates and affiliated investors, valuing the…
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Dow explores sale of 35% stake in Sadara
Dow is exploring a possible sale of its 35% stake in Sadara Chemical Co., the large joint venture with Saudi Aramco that has seen more than $20…
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Kazakhstan suspends enforcement against Kashagan operator after appeal
Kazakhstan's justice ministry said enforcement actions against the North Caspian Operating Company were temporarily suspended while a court reviews…
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Google to invest €13 billion in Finland data centers and energy
Google plans to invest at least €13 billion in Finland during 2027–2028 to expand data centers and related infrastructure across Hamina, Kajaani…
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Amazon and Qualcomm to co-develop custom AI silicon for data centers
Qualcomm and Amazon Web Services announced a multi-generation collaboration to co-develop customized silicon for large-scale AI inference and…
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GE Aerospace to acquire Consolidated Precision Products for $11.75 billion
GE Aerospace announced an agreement to acquire Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) from Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners for $11.75 billion, a…
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Congo tightens control over national geological data
Democratic Republic of Congo is accelerating nationwide geological mapping and digitisation, including a $180 million contract with Xcalibur and…
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China opens Pinglu Canal for shipping
The Pinglu Canal will open for shipping on Sept 16, running 134.2 kilometers from the Xijiang River to the Beibu Gulf and designed for vessels up to…
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Dangote refinery to launch US$1.6 billion IPO
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals will open an initial public offering on Sept 14, selling shares at 525 naira each with a 10-share minimum…
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Volkswagen plant sold for defense production in Germany
Volkswagen has agreed to sell its Osnabrück car plant to the state of Lower Saxony and Aurelius Capital, with plans to work with Rafael Advanced…
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Santos buys additional stake in Papua LNG project
Santos has agreed to acquire an additional 3.3% participating interest in Petroleum Retention Licence 15 and Papua LNG from TotalEnergies for about…
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Japan's foreign reserves fall fastest since 2000
Japan's foreign reserves fell 6.18% in August to $1.207 trillion from $1.287 trillion in July, the fastest monthly decline in ministry records and…
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FCCPC investigates Uber exit from Nigeria
Nigeria's consumer regulator, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, has opened an investigation into Uber's abrupt withdrawal…
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Volkswagen board approves future plan 2030 after unanimous vote
Volkswagen's supervisory board unanimously approved CEO Oliver Blume's Future Plan 2030 after management conceded on four German plants and dropped a…
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Agricultural Bank and ICBC raise 260 billion yuan
Agricultural Bank of China and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China announced a combined private placement of about 260 billion yuan on the…
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Illumina, Bloom Energy and Everpure to join S&P 500
S&P Dow Jones Indices said Illumina, Bloom Energy and Everpure will join the S&P 500 effective before trading on 21 September 2026, replacing Molson…
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Tesla launches Cybercab robotaxi in Austin
Tesla opened public access to its Cybercab robotaxi in Austin after production began in April 2026 and with 45 Cybercabs currently operating via the…
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Apparel companies announce multiple executive appointments
A broad set of textile, apparel and retail companies disclosed executive moves that signal strategic shifts. PVH completed a planned legal succession…
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OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra and calls it AGI
OpenAI introduced GPT-6 Astra on September 3, describing it as a major step toward artificial general intelligence and a model that can carry out…
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Washington presses chipmakers to build in US or face tariffs
Under a $350bn agreement, South Korea won a clause promising tariff terms "no less favourable" than competitors, but Washington is nonetheless…
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BoJ repricing lifts yen amid rising bond yields and fiscal concerns
The yen jumped after markets moved to price a faster Bank of Japan tightening path, with investors largely expecting a 25-basis-point September hike…
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Volkswagen board approves cutting 50,000 more jobs
Volkswagen's board has approved plans to cut another 50,000 jobs, bringing the group's total planned reductions to 100,000 by 2030 across brands…
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Four US firms pledge $2 billion in South Korea
Four US companies announced a combined $2 billion of investment in South Korea for semiconductors, advanced materials and energy, the industry…
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Government to cut 109 public institutions in restructuring
The government unveiled a plan to cut 109 public institutions, about 20.8% of 524, and to fundamentally rethink public roles and operations to reduce…
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