On August 18, 2026, the European Commission cleared Santander and Centerbridge’s joint control of Ebury without conditions, finding no competition concerns because the parties’ resulting market position was...
North Korea’s August 19 condemnation was not simply about the size of one military exercise: Kim’s February party congress framed South Korea as a hostile state, backed nuclear expansion and left dialogue ma...
Philip Lane expects eurozone inflation to hover around 3% for the rest of 2026—well above the ECB’s 2% target—but stressed that a resolution to the U.S.
More than $30 billion in reported lender orders for a proposed $20 billion facility—about 1.5 times the target—signals strong confidence in ByteDance’s near term creditworthiness, but not certainty that its...
Metaplanet plans to contribute 2,100 BTC and $2.5 million in cash—about $134.6 million—to acquire roughly 95.7% of Super League Enterprise, subject to approval and an expected Q4 2026 closing.
PDVSA’s August 18 Houston agreements converted earlier outreach into more concrete operating arrangements: Hunt Oil received a production-sharing contract for two onshore areas, while SLB formed an alliance...
A grenade exploded at Sham e Hedayat private school in Kabul’s Dasht e Barchi neighborhood on 17 August 2026, injuring at least 42 children aged 9–14; early local reports said up to 52 people were hurt, and...
Mizuho cut Tencent’s target from HK$610 to HK$560 and kept Neutral because strong advertising and gaming growth were offset by record AI spending, negative quarterly free cash flow of RMB13.8 billion, and an...
The Galaxy S26 FE is expected in September 2026, but the leaks describe an incremental refresh: a new S26 style design and Exynos 2500 chip alongside the same 6.7 inch 120Hz display, 4,900mAh battery and 45W...
Russia issued a political warning—not an announced retaliatory operation—after reports that Ukraine had used British made drones in deep strikes inside Russia.
Israel carried out eight airstrikes on Syria’s largely disused Abu al Duhur airbase early on August 18, damaging runways and storage facilities but causing no reported casualties.
EU gas storage was 60.8% full on August 17, 2026—12.8 percentage points below a year earlier and about 17 points under the five year average.