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What LISA's Six-Track Press Play EP Brings After a Seoul Listening Party and Before Vegas
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How Dubai's Escrow Rules Protect Off-Plan Buyers, and What Happens If a Developer Fails
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Swap Odds of a Bank of Canada Hike Rise to About 80% Before the 28 October Decision
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Indonesia Cuts Pipeline Gas to Singapore as Wong Expects All Parties to Honour Contracts
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What Seven Album Singers Returning to Warriors Say About Its Broadway Cast
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What Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline Needs to Go From 7 to 10 Million Barrels a Day
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What Amazon's Youth Promise Commits: 30,000 UK Entry-Level Roles by 2030

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What LISA's Six-Track Press Play EP Brings After a Seoul Listening Party and Before Vegas

By Vivian Castell, Contributor

Six-track EP Press Play went live at midnight KST on 23 October 2026, after a Seoul listening party, with a Las Vegas residency to follow in November.

How Dubai's Escrow Rules Protect Off-Plan Buyers, and What Happens If a Developer Fails

Law No. 8 of 2007 requires a separate escrow account for each Dubai off-plan project, and the escrow agent must act to complete or refund if an emergency prevents a project's completion.

By Graham Ellery, Contributor

Swap Odds of a Bank of Canada Hike Rise to About 80% Before the 28 October Decision

The Bank of Canada's 2.25% policy rate faces its 28 October decision as swap-market odds of a hike rise to about 80%, up from about 35%.

By Graham Ellery, Contributor

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Business

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What Germany's 0.35% Debt Brake Cap Exempts: Defence Above 1% of GDP and a Special Fund

By Graham Ellery, Contributor

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Fairfax to buy 60.72% of IDBI Bank for ₹52,878 crore, with approvals pending

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

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Con Edison's Rate Plan Shows How New York Sets Utility Rates, From Filing to Vote

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

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EU carbon border charge is in force, but certificates are sold from February 2027

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

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Skyworks completes $22 billion Qorvo acquisition in all-stock-and-cash merger

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

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Why Spotify, Slack and Coinbase skipped the IPO underwriters

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

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Torque Sofa Review: One Founder's Dispute and the Vanishing Amazon Listing

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

Innovation

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What Two Years of Audits and Hardware Keys Did Not Prove in the eMudhra Failure

By Vivian Castell, Contributor

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Why One EPO Grant Covering Up to 18 EU States Carries Central Revocation Risk

By Vivian Castell, Contributor

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EU prepares questions for AI developers over loss-of-control incidents

By The Innovation Desk, Editorial Staff

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Why UK R&D spend earns relief through the merged credit or the enhanced route, not both

By The Innovation Desk, Editorial Staff

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Federal QSBS tax breaks now phase in, and New York drops a plan to tax them

By The Innovation Desk, Editorial Staff

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General Intuition Raises $220 Million at $6.2 Billion, Nine Weeks After Its Series A

By The Innovation Desk, Editorial Staff

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Why Growth Startups Borrow $2 to $3.5 Million to Stretch Runway Without Equity

By The Innovation Desk, Editorial Staff

Leadership

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Anup Bagchi to Become HDFC Bank CEO on 27 October After RBI Approval

By Vivian Castell, Contributor

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How German AG Supervisory Boards Appoint Management, Seat Employees and Break Deadlocks

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

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SEB names deputy Jonas Ahlström acting CEO after Johan Torgeby resigns

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

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Brisbane 2032 chief executive Cindy Hook to step down when her contract ends

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

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French 10-year bond yields hit highest since 2002 as Lecornu's budget nears a vote

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

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Alex Ashton and the Agency Eight Cofounders Are Building Influence That Lasts

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

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Georgia Austin, Founder of Wordbrew, Is Building the Content Engine Behind Authority-Led B2B Brands

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

Money

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Bank Indonesia Holds Rate at 5.75% as Rupiah Passes 18,000 per Dollar

By Graham Ellery, Contributor

Glass-clad European Central Bank tower in Frankfurt under a blue sky, seen from across the riverside.

Lagarde Says Bond Sell-Off Will Slow Euro-Zone Inflation as Borrowing Costs Rise

By Graham Ellery, Contributor

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EU sets October 8 deadline for China to ease rare-earth export limits

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

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SEC crypto proposal pairs $5 million and $75 million exemptions with state preemption

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

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C.H. Robinson's $5.8 Billion RXO Deal Targets $300 Million in Annual Cost Cuts

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

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Armani's Will Requires Heirs to Sell 15% to LVMH, L'Oréal or EssilorLuxottica

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

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Judge Approves Paramount-Warner Settlement, Clearing $111 Billion Deal for October 6

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

Real Estate

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Why US Pending Home Sales Hit a Record Low as Mortgage Rates Hold Near 7.4%

By Graham Ellery, Contributor

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What Spain's Decree Lets Councils Add to IBI Tax on Tourist Homes: Up to 150%

By Graham Ellery, Contributor

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Clinton Hill townhouse sells off-market for $9.4 million, a neighborhood record

By The Real Estate Desk, Editorial Staff

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Realtors' September existing-home sales report lands Oct. 13 as 30-year rates hit 7.40%

By The Real Estate Desk, Editorial Staff

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Spain's Congress rejects housing decrees, leaving investors in regulatory limbo

By The Real Estate Desk, Editorial Staff

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Northwind's $219 Million Loan Shows How Manhattan Office Conversions Get Financed

By The Real Estate Desk, Editorial Staff

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Why Singapore's 60% Foreign Buyer Tax Is a Capital Control, and Where That Money Flows Instead

By The Real Estate Desk, Editorial Staff

Lifestyle

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JFK, LaGuardia or Newark: The Real Cost and Time of Each Airport From Manhattan

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

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What every NYC restaurant letter grade actually signals about food safety

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

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New Yorkers navigate a tiered fare system designed for different commute patterns

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

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Restaurant permits and licenses: the complete NYC checklist

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

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What Protects Fashion Designs Against Copying and Counterfeits

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

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What the cheapest trip from Manhattan to each NYC airport actually costs

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

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How New York's Garment District Functions as a Fashion Manufacturing Hub

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

Culture

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Why Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Broadway Debut in Other Desert Cities Opens After Previews Began

By Vivian Castell, Contributor

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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel become co-founders of protein soda brand Proda

By The Celebrity Desk, Editorial Staff

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Pandora's 17-piece Pat McGrath line turns makeup motifs into jewellery, from €39 to €199

By The Celebrity Desk, Editorial Staff

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Ayra Starr's 20-city tour gives Mastercard, Verizon and Spotify first access

By The Celebrity Desk, Editorial Staff

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Where a Concert Ticket's Money Goes in New York: Face Value, Fees, the Venue's Cut and the Resale Rules

By The Culture Desk, Editorial Staff

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Broadway licensing rights: What producers must obtain

By The Culture Desk, Editorial Staff

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Endowment Spending: What Museums Balance Every Year

By The Culture Desk, Editorial Staff