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Godrej Consumer Shares Plunge After CEO’s Sudden Resignation

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. shares fell after the Indian soap and mosquito-repellent maker said its Chief Executive Officer Sudhir Sitapati resigned with immediate effect, surprising market watchers.

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Brazil's Ibovespa futures point to a cautious open as traders watch services-sector data and recalibrate Copom wagers. The post Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Wednesday, August 12, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times .

Oil & Latin America: WTI Climbs as Hormuz Closes Tighter

Oil & Latin America: WTI Climbs as Hormuz Closes Tighter

WTI crude tracked higher Tuesday as Iran kept the Strait of Hormuz shut, US inventories posted a surprise jump, and Latin American producers split sharply. Petr The post Oil & Latin America: WTI Climbs as Hormuz Closes Tighter appeared…

Brazil Steel Plunges on China Glut, Tariff Fears

Brazil Steel Plunges on China Glut, Tariff Fears

Gerdau tumbled 5.44% and CSN lost 3.71% as a weak Ibovespa session and Chinese import pressure crushed Latin American steel proxies. Ternium proved resilient. W The post Brazil Steel Plunges on China Glut, Tariff Fears appeared first on…

Zinc Slips as Nexa Drops 2.76%; Buenaventura Steady Amid Hormuz Fears

Zinc Slips as Nexa Drops 2.76%; Buenaventura Steady Amid Hormuz Fears

Nexa Resources fell 2.76% while Buenaventura edged up 0.64% as industrial metals faced headwinds from spiralling Iran tensions and oil spikes during the Tuesday The post Zinc Slips as Nexa Drops 2.76%; Buenaventura Steady Amid Hormuz Fears…

Lithium Slide: LIT, Albemarle, SQM Fall Tuesday

Lithium Slide: LIT, Albemarle, SQM Fall Tuesday

Lithium proxies fell on Tuesday, August 11, 2026: the LIT ETF lost 0.84%, Albemarle dropped 1.41%, and SQM eased 0.85%. A safe-haven dollar run and falling oil The post Lithium Slide: LIT, Albemarle, SQM Fall Tuesday appeared first on The…

Copper Edges up as CPER Hits US$40.22; Miners Dip—Aug 11

Copper Edges up as CPER Hits US$40.22; Miners Dip—Aug 11

Copper tracker CPER settled at US$40.22, up 0.10% on Tuesday, while major producers Southern Copper and Freeport-McMoRan fell sharply. Demand hopes clashed with The post Copper Edges up as CPER Hits US$40.22; Miners Dip—Aug 11 appeared…

Bitcoin Holds $63.5K as US Regulators Circle Crypto

Bitcoin Holds $63.5K as US Regulators Circle Crypto

Bitcoin settled at US$63,552 on Tuesday. The SEC called a landmark crypto rules meeting while MoneyGram expanded Solana cash ramps into emerging markets. The post Bitcoin Holds $63.5K as US Regulators Circle Crypto appeared first on The…

How affordable are Edinburgh's festivals?

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How affordable are Edinburgh's festivals?

The city is no stranger to complaints about soaring prices during August - but are costs on the rise?

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StanChart COO Sees AI Boosting Productivity

Standard Chartered Group COO, Tanuj Kapilashrami, says AI is helping improve efficiency across banking operations while creating demand for new skills. She also believes India will continue to be a key growth hub for talent and technology…

Google’s new AI boss inherits a race to catch OpenAI and Anthropic

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Google’s new AI boss inherits a race to catch OpenAI and Anthropic

Koray Kavukcuoglu is taking charge of Google DeepMind as it tries to keep Gemini competitive with OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Vacuum Pump Makers, Producers of Gases Are the New AI Winners

European makers of vacuum pumps, heat exchangers and specialty gases are cementing their spot as lesser-known winners of the artificial-intelligence boom, creating new opportunities for investors wary of more established AI stocks.