Wall Street steadies near record as Brazil extends sell-off
US markets opened cautiously on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq edging higher while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...
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Month: August 2026
Nubank crosses $1 billion profit milestone as neobanking matures
Brazilian digital lender Nubank has reported quarterly net profit above $1 billion for the first time, marking a significant milestone ...
England counts fire losses as 150 million Europeans face extreme heat
Firefighters in England are assessing extensive devastation after a major grass fire swept into residential areas of Stourbridge in the ...
Standard Bank profit rises as African expansion gathers pace
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest lender by assets, reported a 10 per cent increase in first-half profit and forecast stronger banking ...
Indonesia builds sovereign healthcare AI network to widen access
Indonesia is developing a sovereign healthcare artificial intelligence platform designed to improve clinical services, strengthen medical research and expand access ...
Markets split as AI optimism meets rising oil risk
Global equity markets delivered a divided opening on Friday, with technology-led gains in Japan, South Korea and Germany offset by ...
On this day in 1880: Cologne Cathedral completed after 632 years of construction
On 14 August 1880, one of Europe’s most extraordinary building projects reached its conclusion when Cologne Cathedral was completed, 632 ...
London shares retreat as metals begin mixed Thursday trade
London’s financial markets opened cautiously on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 retreating as weakness among major mining companies outweighed encouraging ...
European shares advance as Arab and African markets diverge
European equities opened mainly higher on Thursday, supported by softer US inflation data and renewed strength in technology shares. Arab ...
India drives global surge in planned coal production
India nearly doubled its planned coal-mining capacity during 2025, driving almost the entire global increase in proposed new projects despite ...