Telecom Italia Board Backs Poste Takeover
Board support moves Poste's bid forward, but shareholder tenders, regulators, financing and integration still separate endorsement from control.
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Judge Refuses to Halt Meta Layoffs
With X unobserved, Meta may proceed for now; denial of emergency relief does not prove its alleged AI selection process lawful or resolve discrimination claims.
Iraq Signs Dozens of United States Business Deals
Iraq calls 48 signatures agreements, memoranda and declarations; counterparties, financing and project starts decide how much becomes investment.
DCM Shriram Signs 58-Megawatt Renewable Deal
A named buyer and 58 MW make the project concrete, while construction, generation and tariff records decide how much fossil power it displaces.
Ireland Ends Seized Ship's 17 Million Euro Burden
The record seizure made headlines; the quieter receipt is EUR17 million spent preserving one exhibit before Ireland could finally move it.
ICICI Bank's Quarterly Profit Rises 16 Percent
ICICI's profit rose 15.9%, but loan growth, deposits, margins and bad loans show what the headline gain says about bank resilience.
HDFC Bank's Quarterly Profit Rises 5 Percent
HDFC's profit rose 5%, while faster deposits and loans, a 3.26% margin and 1.17% bad-loan ratio show the operating trade-offs.
Birmingham Data-Center Hearing Resumes August 12
Residents seek a construction pause, but two days of testimony produced no order; the hearing resumes August 12 with permits and harm still contested.
Township Removes Cap on Data-Center Tax Break
A Michigan township expanded the incentive ceiling before the project proves investment, jobs or grid terms, moving public cost ahead of operating receipts.
Paramount-WBD Merger Threatens Jobs While Courting Tennessee
Paramount sells its WBD merger as stronger Hollywood; a Saturday analysis follows the likely redundancies and the production jobs Tennessee hopes to capture.