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FTSE 100 Live: index at a record as investors eye Trump-Putin showdown
Proactive UK
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August 15, 2025
FTSE 100 up 11 points to 9,187 Investors eye Trump-Putin talks in Alaska Chinese data disappoints Asian markets mixed after flat finish on Wall Street 9am: New record for the Footsie The FTSE 100 briefly touched a new record above 9,200 in early...
Germany pledges $500 million for NATO-led US weapons supply to Ukraine
The Kyiv Independent
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August 13, 2025
Germany will contribute $500 million to a NATO initiative supplying Ukraine with critically needed U.S.-made weapons, the alliance announced on Aug. 13. The support will come through NATO's Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) mechanism,...
Germany approves delivery of submarine to Israel, report says
Middle East Monitor
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August 13, 2025
The German government has approved the export of a new submarine to Israel, just days after announcing a partial halt to the country’s arms exports to the Jewish state, the Berlin-based taz newspaper reported Wednesday, Anadolu reports. According...
Germany will spend $500 million on aid to Ukraine — this is the third such aid package under the new NATO scheme
Babel
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Germany will spend $500 million on a NATO-led aid package for Ukraine. This is the third aid package paid for by alliance countries as part of US arms supplies under NATOʼs new Priority Ukraine Needs List (PURL) initiative. This is stated in the...
German arms maker sidesteps Israel embargo
Ynet
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August 13, 2025
Renk, which makes tank gearboxes, said the move is designed to bypass new German restrictions. Chief executive Alexander Sagel told the Financial Times that both the company and Germany remain committed to ensuring Israel retains military...
Business news live: FTSE 100 rises and Warren Buffett’s new $1bn investment
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 15, 2025
Shein’s UK sales surge 32% higher amid stock market float plans Fast fashion giant Shein has revealed its UK sales surged by almost a third last year ahead of plans to float the company. Fresh accounts filed on Companies House also showed higher...
Business : GATE 2025 Set To Attract RM500 Mln In Trade, Investment Value -- MARii
Bernama
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August 15, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- The Global Automotive Technology Expo (GATE) 2025 is set to attract around RM500 million in terms of trade and investment value, said its co-organiser, the Malaysia Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii)....
What Returns on Investment?
The Australian Jewish News
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August 15, 2025
I am shocked by the docile, lay-down, defeatist attitude we are taking to the societal challenges here in Australia. Plenty of analyses by the Jewish communal “commentators”. But very little tachlis! Jewish leaders are busy explaining the freakin’...
Sensitive land: Israeli far-right minister backs contentious West Bank settlement plan
RTL Today
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August 15, 2025
Israel's finance minister has backed a long-stalled plan to build thousands of homes in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, defying global opposition and calls to preserve the two-state solution. Israel's finance minister backed plans on...
Trump’s critics say Putin ‘flattered’ Trump at the Alaska summit. Europe’s leaders aim to do the same
The Independent
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August 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Meta’s superintelligence dream team will be the management challenge of the century
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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The Meta AI logo on a laptop arranged in Germantown, New York, US, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg) Meta Platforms Inc. is spending a fortune to assemble the brightest minds in artificial intelligence. Chief Executive Officer...
Germany, along with allies, ready to finance Ukraine's support package for $500 mln under PURL – statement
Interfax Ukraine
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August 13, 2025
Germany, together with other allies, is ready to finance one of the first comprehensive support packages worth up to $500 million within the framework of the Priority Needs List of Ukraine (PURL) mechanism, the joint statement of the Ministry of...
StatLab expands European presence with acquisitions in Germany, France
Medical Economics
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August 14, 2025
StatLab Medical Products has acquired German histology service and distribution company Histoserve GmbH and Diapath France SAS, completing moves that expand the company’s direct commercial presence to the four largest pathology markets in Europe....
Iran’s Nuke Reactor Attack Spurs China; Ditches German, French PLCs For Domestic Tech At Xiluodu Dam
The Eurasian Times
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August 15, 2025
China has completed a significant technology shift at one of its largest energy projects. The Xiluodu Dam, a massive hydropower station on the Jinsha River, has replaced its long-standing German and French industrial control systems with equipment...
Germany to boost anti-drone capabilities with massive $9 billion Skyranger 30 order
Interesting Engineering - New York
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August 13, 2025
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall is poised to secure up to $9 billion in a massive contract from the German Armed Forces for its Skyranger 30 anti-aircraft gun system, with deliveries expected by 2035. The announcement, made by Rheinmetall CEO...
CG Finance Director explains conduit debt Aug. 6
Cottage Grove Journal - Minnesota
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By Joseph Back The Cottage Grove City Council met in regular session Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 7p.m. in city hall. With the council meeting in the St. Croix Room, Council member David Thiede pulled item I from the night’s consent agenda for further...
Germany's PBB swings to loss as it withdraws from US
ETRealty.com
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August 13, 2025
Representative ImageFRANKFURT: Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (PBB), one of Germany's top property financiers, swung to a loss in the second quarter after booking higher risk provisions as it withdraws from the U.S. market, figures on Wednesday showed....
German investor morale falls amid continuing US trade tensions
Brussels Signal
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August 13, 2025
German investor morale fell sharply in August, a drop that exceeded expectations and underscored how tensions over US–European Union trade have been shaping Europe’s economic mood. The ZEW economic research institute’s monthly survey showed...
Germany Outpaces UK and France in Strike Aircraft, Reaching 584-Strong Fleet
24/7 Wall St.
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August 13, 2025
Key Points Germany has quietly built up one of Europe’s most capable air forces, boasting nearly 600 military aircraft at the ready While Germany’s air force is sometimes overshadowed by NATO’s other military powers, its sizable strike...
Germany’s arms export ban on Israel remains obscure
EurActiv
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August 13, 2025
Deep and long-standing ties between German weapons makers and Israel's military are set to continue despite Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s decision to partly block arms sales for use by Israeli forces in Gaza. Many high-value exports, including...