Paris Judge Orders Cognitive Assessment of Hermès Heir in Missing $9 Billion Fortune Case
A Paris judge investigating the disappearance of Hermès heir Nicolas Puech’s 6% stake in the luxury fashion house has ordered a psychiatric assessment to determine whether the 83-year-old billionaire could be mentally impaired. The...
US Banks Collect $1.6 Billion in Overdraft Fees, Highest in Four Years
US banks collected $1.6 billion in overdraft fees in the third quarter of 2026, marking a 9.4% increase from the previous quarter and the highest quarterly total in four years, according to Reuters calculations...
Reuters Review Finds Over $3 Billion in Chinese AI Projects Relying on Restricted Nvidia Chips
A Reuters investigation has identified more than $3 billion worth of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) data-centre projects built around Nvidia processors restricted by US export controls, despite the company’s claims that it has effectively...
Amazon Plans to Build a Global Product Database to Dominate AI-Powered Shopping
Amazon is developing an ambitious initiative called World Product Graph, aimed at creating a comprehensive database of virtually every product sold worldwide, including items not available on its own platform. According to an internal...
Volkswagen Abandons ‘Gamechanger’ Production Plan at Wolfsburg Plant
Volkswagen has announced that it will abandon its originally planned “Gamechanger” manufacturing concept at its main Wolfsburg plant in Germany, a decision likely to intensify tensions with workers amid the automaker’s ongoing restructuring. The...
German Antitrust Watchdog Questions PayPal’s Fee Restrictions
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office has raised concerns that PayPal’s prohibition on online merchants charging customers additional fees for using its payment service could restrict competition and potentially violate the law. The authority said the...
Ternium Weighs More Anti-Dumping Cases in Mexico Amid Steel Trade Tensions
Latin American steelmaker Ternium is considering filing additional anti-dumping cases in Mexico to counter rising steel imports, particularly from Asia, as trade tensions continue to complicate broader negotiations with the United States. Chief Executive...
Barrick Mining Files for IPO of North American Gold Business
Canada-based Barrick Mining has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of its North American business in New York, marking a major development in one of the most anticipated public listings in the global...
US Stock Market Faces Further Volatility as Investors Assess Tech Selloff
The US stock market is showing early signs of stabilisation following a sharp selloff in technology and artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks, but analysts warn that it is too soon to declare the correction over....
Anthropic Targets $1.02 Trillion Valuation in Landmark US IPO
Anthropic is targeting a valuation of up to $1.02 trillion in its proposed US initial public offering (IPO), seeking to raise as much as $64.4 billion through the sale of 825 million shares priced...