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Porsche Automobil Holding SE welcomed the Volkswagen AG supervisory board’s unanimous approval of the “Future Plan 2030.” The plan aims… Read more: Porsche SE Welcomes Volkswagen Group’s Future Plan 2030 Approval

BP agreed to sell a 50% stake in its Tupinambá exploration block in offshore Brazil to Shell. BP also agreed… Read more: BP Agrees to Sell Brazil, Gulf of America Exploration Stakes to Shell

Sofina SA’s Net Asset Value reached EUR 11.5 billion as of June 30, 2026, the company said. NAV stood at… Read more: Sofina Net Asset Value Rises 6.8% in First Half 2026

CD PROJEKT reported 435 million PLN in revenues and 249 million PLN in consolidated net profit for the first half… Read more: CD PROJEKT Posts Higher H1 Profit, Unveils Witcher Game Schedule

3M introduced a new Cooling Film designed to reduce heat in vehicle cabins. The film reflects over 85% of solar… Read more: 3M Launches New Cooling Film for Vehicle Fleets

Orange announced the ReuNION submarine cable project to connect La Réunion with South Africa. The new cable aims to improve… Read more: Orange Announces New Submarine Cable Linking La Réunion to South Africa

American Rheinmetall said Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace awarded it a contract worth about $710,000 to produce machined components for the… Read more: American Rheinmetall Wins $710,000 Kongsberg Award for MCT-30 Parts

Austrian Post said it expects to offer exclusive electricity and gas tariffs from Verbund this autumn in about 330 company-operated… Read more: Austrian Post to Offer Verbund Power and Gas Tariffs This Autumn

BP said its board appointed Ian Tyler as chair of the company, effective immediately. Tyler joined the BP board as… Read more: BP Appoints Ian Tyler as Chair, Effective Immediately

Shell said Equilon Enterprises, doing business as Shell Oil Products US, signed an agreement to raise its stake in Tri… Read more: Shell Agrees to Buy Rest of Tri Star Energy, Adding 320 U.S. Sites

Nestlé said it agreed to sell its mainstream vitamins, minerals and supplements business to Yellow Wood Partners for $1.0 billion… Read more: Nestlé Agrees to Sell Mainstream Vitamins Business for $1 Billion

UBS said recommendations from Switzerland’s upper-house economic committee would require parent bank UBS AG to hold about $13 billion of… Read more: UBS Says Swiss Panel Recommendations Would Require $13 Billion Extra AT1

IHG Hotels & Resorts said it signed a franchise agreement for Garner Hotel Ahmedabad Motera, a 40-room hotel scheduled to… Read more: IHG Signs Franchise Deal for 40-Room Garner Hotel in Ahmedabad

Rheinmetall said Germany’s Bundeswehr Aviation Authority granted provisional airworthiness certification for its LUNA NG unmanned reconnaissance system. Full type certification… Read more: Rheinmetall LUNA NG Gets Provisional Airworthiness Certificate From German Military

American Rheinmetall said it delivered the first of eight Lynx XM30 combat vehicle prototypes to the U.S. Army. The prototype… Read more: Rheinmetall Delivers First Lynx XM30 Prototype to U.S. Army

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo said Enhertu plus pertuzumab was approved in the EU as first-line treatment for adults with unresectable… Read more: AstraZeneca Wins EU Approval for Enhertu Combination in First-Line Breast Cancer

Surventis appointed Dr. Rebecca Koch as its Chief Human Resources Officer, BASF SE said Koch will join Surventis’ Executive Committee… Read more: Surventis Names Rebecca Koch Chief HR Officer

Aedifica said EPRA earnings per share rose 5% to €2.71 in the first half, which it described as highlighting the… Read more: Aedifica To Up Gross Dividend By 5%

Novartis said two Phase 3 REMODEL trials of remibrutinib met their primary endpoint, reducing the annualized relapse rate versus teriflunomide… Read more: Novartis Says Remibrutinib Cut MS Relapses Versus Teriflunomide in Phase 3 Trials

UCB said it will present 18 abstracts at the 16th European Epilepsy Congress in Athens from Sept. 5 to Sept.… Read more: UCB to Present 18 Epilepsy Abstracts at European Congress in Athens

Consumer prices rose 2.9% from a year earlier on a preliminary basis Prices increased 0.2% from the previous month Core… Read more: Update: German Inflation Rises to 2.9% in August — Destatis

Rolls-Royce completed a $1 billion, decade-long investment in its Indiana manufacturing and test facilities. The investment modernized advanced manufacturing and… Read more: Rolls-Royce Completes $1 Billion Indiana Investment

Ackermans & van Haaren will invest 93 million euros in Grieg Aqua, a Norwegian salmon aquaculture holding company, the company… Read more: Ackermans & van Haaren Invests in Salmon Aquaculture, Reports Strong H1 Profit

Qiagen N.V. commercially launched QIAsymphony Connect, an IVD-compliant platform for automated clinical nucleic acid extraction. The new system aims to… Read more: Qiagen Launches Automated Clinical Nucleic Acid Extraction Platform

Marks & Spencer (M&S) became the first retailer to implement AI-powered welfare monitoring across its 46 British dairy farms. The… Read more: M&S Deploys AI for Dairy Farm Animal Welfare

KRUK Group reported a net profit of PLN 555 million for the first half of 2026, a 5% decrease year-on-year.… Read more: Poland’s KRUK H1 Net Profit Dips 5% as Recoveries Rise

Rheinmetall plans to establish a new logistics and technology center at Kassel Airport in North Hesse. The State of Hesse… Read more: Rheinmetall to Build New Logistics Center at Kassel Airport

DEME reported a 20% increase in net profit to 215 million euros for the first half of 2026. The company’s… Read more: DEME Posts Strong First Half 2026 Results, Eyes Record Year

Lonza appointed Samanta Cimitan as Chief Commercial Officer, the company said. Cimitan will join Lonza by January 1, 2027, in… Read more: Lonza Names Samanta Cimitan Chief Commercial Officer

Lenzing AG shareholders approved a capital increase of approximately EUR 300 million. The company said the measure aims to strengthen… Read more: Lenzing Shareholders Approve Capital Increase

Rheinmetall received an initial order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Infrastructure, Environmental Protection and Services (BAIUDBw) for a modular… Read more: Rheinmetall to Build Modular Camp for Bundeswehr in Lithuania

Alexandra Reich will step down from ING’s Supervisory Board effective September 1, 2026, ING announced. Reich’s decision stems from a… Read more: ING Supervisory Board Member Alexandra Reich to Resign

Saint-Gobain completed the acquisition of QSI Productos para la Construcción in Peru, strengthening its construction chemicals platform. The company announced… Read more: Saint-Gobain Expands Latin America Operations with Peru Acquisition, Brazil Plant

Saint-Gobain acquired QSI Productos para la Construcción, expanding its construction chemicals presence in Peru. The company announced plans for a… Read more: Saint-Gobain Expands Latin American Construction Business

QIAGEN appointed Jonathan M. Pratt as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026. Pratt brings over 25 years… Read more: QIAGEN Appoints Jonathan Pratt as Chief Executive Officer

Landsec secured luxury brand Mulberry to open a new store at its Liverpool ONE retail and leisure destination. Mulberry will… Read more: Landsec Signs Mulberry for Liverpool ONE Retail Space

M&G Real Estate acquired 211 affordable homes in West Sussex from Hyde Group for £29 million. The investment by the… Read more: M&G Fund Invests £29 Million in West Sussex Affordable Housing

STMicroelectronics and the National University of Singapore (NUS) launched a four-year Corporate Lab in Singapore, STMicroelectronics said. The ST–NUS HELIX… Read more: STMicroelectronics, NUS Launch Edge AI Research Lab in Singapore

Sonova introduced its Phonak Audéo EON portfolio, featuring third-generation real-time AI hearing aids, the company said. The new EON Sphere… Read more: Sonova Launches New AI-Powered Phonak EON Hearing Aids

IHG Hotels & Resorts signed a portfolio deal with GCP Hospitality for 14 hotels in Kyoto, Japan. The agreement covers… Read more: IHG to Add 14 Hotels in Japan Through GCP Hospitality Deal

Germany reported 32,500 registered prostitutes by the end of 2025, a 0.7% increase from the previous year, Destatis said. The… Read more: German Prostitute Registrations Rise Marginally in 2025

Holcim will acquire Fermacell, a European provider of sustainable walling and flooring solutions, Holcim said. The acquisition has a transaction… Read more: Holcim to Acquire Fermacell

The Home Depot’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $2.33 per share. The dividend is payable on… Read more: Home Depot Sets Quarterly Dividend at $2.33 Per Share

Fresenius agreed to sell approximately 7.8 million Fresenius Medical Care shares, equivalent to about 2.9% of the company’s issued share… Read more: Fresenius To Sell €300 Million in Medical Care Shares

Marks & Spencer opened an expanded airside Food store in Heathrow Terminal 5 today. The new store is almost double… Read more: M&S Expands Heathrow Terminal 5 Food Store

M&G completed an £85 million Bulk Purchase Annuity transaction for the Altro Pension Scheme. The deal secures pension benefits for… Read more: M&G Completes £85 Million Pension Annuity Deal for Altro Scheme

UNIQA Insurance Group AG reported a 12.0% rise in premiums written to €4.9 billion for the first half of 2026.… Read more: UNIQA Reports Higher First-Half Profit, Confirms 2026 Outlook

German producer prices for industrial products rose 3.0 percent in July 2026 compared to the same month last year, Destatis… Read more: German Producer Prices Up 3.0% in July 2026

German exports increased by 3.9 percent to 817.8 billion Euros in the first half of 2026, Destatis reported. China remained… Read more: German Exports Rise 3.9 Percent in First Half of 2026

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG reported adjusted EBITDA for the first half of 2026 that nearly matched the prior-year level on a… Read more: Mayr-Melnhof Reports Stable Half-Year EBITDA, Raises Program Target

PZU Group reported a net profit of PLN 3.0 billion attributable to equity holders for the first half of 2026.… Read more: PZU Reports PLN 3 Billion Half-Year Net Profit

Sika AG successfully placed an inaugural EUR 1 billion hybrid capital bond with European institutional investors. The bond is split… Read more: Sika Places EUR 1 Billion Hybrid Capital Bond

Daimler Truck completed a secondary offering of shares in ARCHION Corporation, reducing its equity stake to 25%. The offering generated… Read more: Daimler Truck Reduces ARCHION Stake, Raises €600 Million

Marks & Spencer Group Plc introduced Paws & Pals, an own-brand pet food range, today. The new range includes 13… Read more: Marks & Spencer Launches New Pet Food Range

Shell and Hyundai Motor Company renewed their global partnership for another five years, continuing a collaboration that began in 2005,… Read more: Shell, Hyundai Motor Renew Global Partnership for 5 Years

German manufacturing order backlog increased 0.8% in June from May, Destatis reported. Orders on hand were up 9.3% in June… Read more: German Manufacturing Order Backlog Rises 0.8% in June — Destatis

Novartis plans to present 10 abstracts on its cardiovascular portfolio at the 2026 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress. Late-breaking… Read more: Novartis to Showcase Cardiovascular Data at ESC Congress

Geberit reported first-half 2026 net sales of CHF 1,711 million, an increase of 5.9% when adjusted for currency effects. The… Read more: Geberit Reports Strong First Half 2026 Results Amid Challenging Market

dsm-firmenich’s Board of Directors proposed Richard Ridinger as its next Chairman. The company said current Chairman Thomas Leysen will retire… Read more: dsm-firmenich Board Proposes Richard Ridinger as New Chairman

The Home Depot reported $47.9 billion in sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2026. Comparable sales for the quarter… Read more: Home Depot Reports Higher Second Quarter Sales

Total housing permits rose 13.8% from a year earlier New-construction permits rose 14.1% from a year earlier Two-family homes posted… Read more: Update: German Housing Permits Rise 13.8% in June — Destatis

New Project Installs ABB’s Dstributed Control System, the company said ABB said the work will extend the life of assets… Read more: ABB: Selected by Statkraft AS to Modernize the Vikfalli Hydropower Complex

MM Board & Paper will acquire the operating business of R.D.M.’s Arnsberg mill through an asset deal. The mill produces… Read more: MM Board & Paper to Acquire R.D.M. Arnsberg Cartonboard Mill

London, U.K. — AstraZeneca announced on August 17, 2026, the discontinuation of its eVOLVE-Lung02 Phase III trial. The trial evaluated… Read more: AstraZeneca Stops Phase III Lung Cancer Trial for Volrustomig

Selected Crop Price Changes Eating potatoes: down 35.9 percent compared to June 2025, though up 1.9 percent from May 2026.… Read more: German Agricultural Producer Prices Continue Significant Decline in June 2026

Rheinmetall received a call-off worth over €500 million for 149 additional protected and unprotected mobile rescue stations. The order raises… Read more: Bundeswehr Orders Additional Mobile Rescue Stations from Rheinmetall in €500M Deal

The Hari London and The Hari Hong Kong will join IHG’s Vignette Collection under a new franchise agreement. Holiday Inn… Read more: IHG Adds Three ‘The Hari’ Hotels to Vignette Collection in Landmark Deal

Rheinmetall will supply MASS decoy launchers and Omnitrap-ER decoys for Danish frigates and the Royal Danish Navy’s Weapons School. The… Read more: Rheinmetall Secures Danish Navy Contract for MASS Decoy System

Update: German Housing Permits Rise 24.7% in May — Destatis Authorities approved 21,000 homes during the month New construction permits… Read more: Update: German Housing Permits Rise 24.7% in May — Destatis

Update: 30% of German Bachelor’s Students Graduate Within Eight Semesters — Destatis Women recorded the higher completion rate Master’s completion… Read more: Update: 30% of German Bachelor’s Students Graduate Within Eight Semesters — Destatis

Update: German Manufacturing Order Backlog Rises 1.7% in May — Destatis Backlog increases from the previous month Orders on hand… Read more: Update: German Manufacturing Order Backlog Rises 1.7% in May — Destatis

• Public presence established on Moltbook social media under the handle @aigent_news • Project boasts 10x growing organic readership in… Read more: UPDATE: AI Journalism Project Aigent Newsroom Joins Moltbook Platform – @aigent_news

• Full-year 2025 net profit reached USD 7.8 billion, with USD 1.2 billion in the fourth quarter. • Integration synergy… Read more: UPDATE: UBS Reports $7.8 Billion Full-Year Profit, Hikes Dividend by 22%

• 40.1% of patients achieved total resolution of inflammatory lesions at year three. • Patients with severe hidradenitis suppurativa dropped… Read more: UPDATE: UCB’s Bimzelx Shows Sustained Efficacy in Three-Year Skin Disease Study

• Order is for four A321neo aircraft. • Marks the airline’s first purchase agreement for this model. • New planes… Read more: UPDATE: Tigerair Taiwan Orders Four Airbus A321neo Aircraft

• New QIAsprint Connect system can process up to 192 samples per run. • Company will also present QIAsymphony Connect… Read more: UPDATE: Qiagen Shows New High-Throughput Lab Automation System at SLAS 2026

• New collaboration combines 360T’s regulated 3DX platform with Bitpanda’s digital asset infrastructure. • Enables institutional clients to offer crypto… Read more: UPDATE: Deutsche Börse Partners With Bitpanda on Digital Asset Services

• IKEA Partners With Daimler Truck to Electrify Heavy Transport in Italy • Partnership includes IKEA, logistics firm LC3 Trasporti,… Read more: UPDATE: IKEA Electrify Heavy Transport in Italy

• French Navy to Receive New VTOL Version of Airbus’ Aliaca Drone • The French Directorate General of Armament (DGA) has… Read more: UPDATE: French Navy 1st to Receive Airbus’ Marine Drone

• The raid is part of a cybercrime investigation opened in January 2025. • Executives Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino… Read more: UPDATE: French Authorities Raid X Paris Office, Summon Musk and Yaccarino

• The drug, Datroway, is for patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer not eligible for immunotherapy. • A pivotal trial… Read more: UPDATE: FDA Grants Priority Review to Breast Cancer Drug Datroway

• Group sales revenue for 2025 increased by 7.6% in constant currencies to approximately €3.5 billion. • Underlying EBITDA margin… Read more: UPDATE: Sartorius Reports Profitable Growth in 2025, Forecasts Continued Gains

• USD 110 million investment in a new fragrance compounding facility in Pedro Escobedo, Mexico. • The plant is expected… Read more: UPDATE: Givaudan to Invest USD 110 Million in Mexico Fragrance Facility

• New facilities are located in the US, Argentina, Colombia, Bangladesh, and Tanzania. • The expansion targets growing regional demand… Read more: UPDATE: Sika Opens New Plants in US, Argentina, Colombia, Bangladesh, Tanzania

• Denmark and Rheinmetall signed a seven-year framework agreement for ammunition supply on January 30, 2026. • Initial orders for… Read more: UPDATE: Denmark Signs Major Ammunition Deal With Rheinmetall

• Lenzing AG acquires controlling majority in TreeToTextile AB to accelerate new fiber industrialization LENZING, Austria – The Lenzing Group… Read more: UPDATE: Lenzing Buy Majority in Sweden’s TreeToTextile AB

• CA Immo completes sale of Millennium Tower I in Budapest BUDAPEST, Hungary – Real estate company CA Immo has… Read more: UPDATE: CA Immo completes sale of Millennium Tower I in Budapest

Titled “Relax, it’s a blood test”  Novartis and NFL Stars Launch Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign at Super Bowl LX EAST… Read more: UPDATE: NFL Stars Launch Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign at Super Bowl LX

• Rheinmetall signs multi-year contract to supply hand grenades to the Dutch Army DÜSSELDORF, Germany – Technology group Rheinmetall has… Read more: UPDATE: Rheinmetall signs multi-year contract to supply hand grenades to the Dutch Army

• Liberia and ArcelorMittal Finalize Mineral Development Agreement to 2050 MONROVIA, Liberia – The Government of Liberia and ArcelorMittal have… Read more: UPDATE: Liberia and ArcelorMittal Finalize Mineral Development Agreement to 2050

• UCB Receives Positive EU Recommendation for First-Ever Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency Treatment BRUSSELS, Belgium – Global biopharmaceutical company UCB… Read more: UPDATE: UCB Receives Positive EU Recommendation for First-Ever Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency Treatment

• German GDP Grows 0.3% in Q4 2025 After Two Recessionary Years WIESBADEN, Germany – Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP)… Read more: UPDATE: German GDP Grows 0.3% in Q4 2025 After Two Recessionary Years

Alreday great since 2015 – German innovation specialist MAKE Europe builds AI Journalism in public AIAN system verifies news at… Read more: MAKE Europe Opens AI Newsroom System to Public Scrutiny

• ABB Reports Record 2025 Performance, Q4 Orders Surpass $10 Billion ZURICH, Switzerland – Technology company ABB announced on January… Read more: UPDATE: ABB Reports Record 2025 Performance, Q4 Orders Surpass $10 Billion

• Givaudan Reports 5.1% Sales Growth for 2025, Announces Board and Executive Changes GENEVA, Switzerland – Givaudan on Thursday announced… Read more: UPDATE: Givaudan Reports 5.1% Sales Growth for 2025, Announces Board and Executive Changes

अनुवाद (हिंदी): अपडेट: BASF भारत के हैदराबाद में वैश्विक डिजिटल हब खोलेगा हैदराबाद, भारत – BASF ने घोषणा की है… Read more: अनुवाद (हिंदी): अपडेट: BASF भारत के हैदराबाद में वैश्विक डिजिटल हब खोलेगा

• UPDATE: BASF to Open Global Digital Hub in Hyderabad, India HYDERABAD, India – BASF has announced it will open… Read more: UPDATE: BASF to Open Global Digital Hub in Hyderabad, India

• ABB Sells Zurich Property for CHF 290 Million Gain, Paving Way for 500 New Apartments ZURICH, Switzerland – Technology… Read more: UPDATE: ABB Sells Property in Zurich Oerlikon

• Unilever to sell Home Care business in Colombia and Ecuador to Alicorp FRANKFURT, Germany – Unilever announced on Wednesday… Read more: UPDATE: Unilever to sell Home Care business in Colombia and Ecuador to Alicorp

• French Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Streaming Platform Kick, Issue Arrest Warrants PARIS, France – The Paris prosecutor’s office on… Read more: UPDATE: French Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Streaming Platform Kick, Issue Arrest Warrants