Firefighters conduct works to extinguish wildfires in Agia Paraskevi, West Attica, Greece on August 1, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images As wildfires, heatwaves, and extreme weather are becoming a permanent feature of European summers, insurers warn that the region faces a growing “protection gap” as disaster recovery costs outpace insurance coverage. A gigantic…
Introduction & Market Context presented mixed first-half 2026 results during its August 6 investor teleconference, revealing a business navigating significant headwinds while executing a geographic expansion strategy. The Romanian building materials manufacturer reported revenue growth of 4% to RON 574 million, but the increase came entirely from pricing power rather than volume strength, as total…
The Lucid Gravity is displayed during the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Nov. 24, 2023. Josh Lefkowitz | Getty Images News | Getty Images Lucid Group missed Wall Street’s second-quarter expectations as the electric vehicle manufacturer conducts an “operational reset” amid leadership changes and cost-cutting efforts. Those plans…
JAKARTA, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s year-on-year economic growth hit 5.29% in the second quarter, slower than the previous quarter but better than expected, official data showed on Wednesday. The median growth forecast in a Reuters poll for Southeast Asia’s biggest economy was 5.10% for the April-June quarter. GDP grew 5.61% year-on-year in the January-March…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche gets sworn in at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images Todd Blanche was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday by a vote of 12-10, sending President Donald Trump’s pick to…
George Kurtz, President and CEO of CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (), sold Class A common stock valued at approximately $3.71 million through transactions on July 30 and July 31, 2026. The sales involved a total of 19,900 shares, with prices ranging from $178.72 to $191.45 per share. These transactions were executed in multiple trades, with the…
Firefighters and Hellenic Civil Protection personnel battle advancing flames during a wildfire near Agios Nektarios in Western Attica, Greece, as firefighting operations continue under difficult conditions. Nick Paleologos | Afp | Getty Images Greece is entering its second week of wildfires spread by extreme winds as more countries in Southern Europe battle with heatwaves. The…
By Leonardo Benassatto CEUTA, Spain, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The death toll from a mass rush of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week reached at least 72 on Sunday, as five more bodies were found along the North African coast, officials said. The number of fatalities was considerably higher than what…
President Donald Trump on Saturday blasted his own Justice Department’s decision to blame a poor contractor installation, and not vandalism, for causing the lining to peel on the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Friday moved to dismiss an indictment charging U.S….
Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Trump Media and Technology Group‘s new paid data service launched on Aug. 1, providing faster access to Truth Social posts from President Donald Trump and other top accounts on the platform. “Truth API,” the new application programming interface, is designed to give firms “a direct, licensed,…
