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How Asia Is Boosting Global Natural Gas Consumption
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 11, 2025
After decades of slow growth, natural gas consumption is picking up as it’s viewed as a dependable and affordable fuel for powering everything from automobiles to humanoids, biogenetics to AI data centers and semiconductor production. The momentum...
Retail Boardroom Breach-Preparedness: Proactive Strategies for Handling the Inevitable Cyberattack
The Retail Bulletin
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August 12, 2025
NEWSLETTER INSIGHTS 12 August, 2025 | by Patrick Overall Written by Chris Wood, CyberQ Group and Dave McGrail, Head of Business Consulting, Xalient Retailers have been hit by a wave of cyberattacks in recent months, with hacker groups targeting...
Consumer loan growth in India bottomed out, expect faster recovery amid credit cost moderation: Morgan Stanley
The Hindu Business Line
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August 12, 2025
Consumer loan growth in India appears to have bottomed out, and a faster recovery is expected with the moderation in credit costs in the coming quarters, noted a recent report by the global financial services firm Morgan Stanley. The report...
National debt of USA transcends $37 trillion mark, an alarming testament to spiking debt burden and fiscal turbulence
Organiser Weekly
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National debt of the USA is hitting headlines past few days as an impact of its ever-expanding debt crisis and tumultuous fiscal deficit. President Donald Trump’s economic and fiscal policies have indeed accelerated this burden. The latest debt...
International youth day: Empowering the future, today
The Times of India
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August 12, 2025
Each year on August 12th, the world observes International Youth Day—a moment to recognise and uplift the voices, aspirations, and capabilities of young people globally. Initiated by the United Nations in 1999, this day is more than just symbolic....
Global equity markets cautious before US inflation report
Inquirer
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August 12, 2025
A broker is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, western Germany. Global markets closed mixed on Monday as investors wait for key data including US inflation. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP) NEW YORK, United States – Global equity markets...
National Dialogue or National Waste? South Africa should learn from China’s digital dialogue success
IOL
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Edgar Legoale|Published 3 minutes ago 8min By Edgar Legoale As South Africa gears up for its much-talked-about National Dialogue, set to kick off with a costly convention this week, one cannot help but wonder why the government insists on pouring...
Consumer Reports reviews top prenatal vitamins for key nutrients
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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August 12, 2025
EXPERTS TO HELP YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT VITAMIN FOR YOU. FROM BABY GEAR TO BIRTH PLANS, PREPARING FOR A BABY INVOLVES MAKING COUNTLESS DECISIONS. FOR PAULA MACHADO. THE VERY FIRST WAS CHOOSING A PRENATAL VITAMIN. I KIND OF GATHERED INFORMATION FROM...
National HealthCare Is Thriving And Will Shrug Off NHI Lease Expiration
Seeking Alpha
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August 12, 2025
NHC's fundamentals are robust, with strong earnings, revenue, and margin growth. Despite recent underperformance in total return, operating margins have expanded significantly and are likely to continue improving, supported by favorable industry...
Retail Intelligence Platform Fairdeal Mops Up $3 Mn
Inc42
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August 12, 2025
SUMMARY Fairdeal.Market has secured $3 Mn in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Incubate Fund Asia and existing investor Waterbridge Ventures The startup plans to use the fresh capital to deepen its technology moat, expand into new zones in Delhi...
Global Anti-Scam Summit (GASS) Asia 2025 in Singapore
microwire.info
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August 12, 2025
What To Know Given the surge in scams and the dangers they pose to people, particularly with advanced technologies like AI (artificial intelligence) that can create deepfake faces and voices, a platform is needed to unite the best minds in the...
Global growth and changing share in GDP
Business World
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August 11, 2025
Last week the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released three important pieces of data: GDP performance in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, which was 5.5%; the inflation rate in July, which was 0.9%; and the unemployment rate in June, which...
The future of retail runs on UC: enabling AI, omnichannel and seamless CX
The Retail Bulletin
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August 11, 2025
NEWSLETTER INSIGHTS 11 August, 2025 | by Patrick Overall The future of retail is being shaped by macroeconomic trends, consumer buying behaviours, and new online spaces. William Rubio, Chief Revenue Officer at CallTower, explores these trends,...
Singapore retail workers to get significant wage rises from September 1
Inside Retail Asia
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August 12, 2025
The Singaporean government is set to increase wages for more than 53,000 resident retail workers over the next three years. The Ministry of Manpower announced on Monday it had accepted the Progressive Wage Model (PWM), which includes progressive...
From Rakhi to Deepawali: Why buying Indian products matters?
Organiser Weekly
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The auspicious season of festivals is once again upon us. From Raksha Bandhan to Deepawali, markets will glow with lights, consumer enthusiasm will surge, and every household will bustle with the arrival of gifts, ornaments, and decorations. Yet,...
SilverDoor and Synergy Global Housing announce merger
Travel Daily News
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August 12, 2025
SilverDoor and Synergy merge under SilverDoor entity, expanding global serviced apartment and corporate housing services, with joint leadership and strategic backing from Ascott. LONDON, HOUSTON & SINGAPORE – SilverDoor’s shareholder, Habicus...
July Spending Solid As Consumers Prepared For Tariffs.
Inside Radio - Tennessee
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Retail sales saw a notable rebound in July as consumers took advantage of summer discounts and made purchases ahead of upcoming tariff increases, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor powered by Affinity Solutions, released Monday by the...
LG CNS Expands AI Data Center Business into Vietnam to Strengthen Global Market Presence
Korea IT Times
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August 12, 2025
LG CNS is accelerating its global market strategy by expanding into Vietnam following its success in Indonesia. On August 12th, at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, LG CNS signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications...
Chubb promotes Steve Haney to President and CUO of Global Surety
Reinsurance News
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August 12, 2025
Global insurer Chubb has announced the promotion of Steve Haney to President and Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of Global Surety. In this role, Haney will have executive operating responsibility for strategy, underwriting, and profit and loss...
Costa Coffee is accused of 'shameless attempt to game the system' after promising customers free drinks in return for good reviews
Daily Mail
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August 12, 2025
By CIARAN FOREMAN, TRAINEE REPORTER Published: 03:12 EDT, 12 August 2025 | Updated: 03:14 EDT, 12 August 2025 Costa Coffee has been accused of being 'shameless' after one of its branches promised customers free drinks in return for them leaving...