Cows, cars, and $1 million in cash: here are some of the wacky awards countries give their Olympic medalists
One country gave their athletes a whole restaurant.
Month: August 2024
Mohari outbids LVMH’s Bernard Arnault by €309 million in battle over Venice’s iconic Hotel Bauer
King Street Capital Management has been running the process to sell the Venetian hotel, one of the erstwhile jewels of the Signa real estate empire founded by Rene Benko.
UAW endorses Kamala Harris, offering a boost in ‘blue-wall’ industrial states
UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement that the union's “job” in this year's election was to defeat Trump.
Wizz Air’s engine woes are ‘going to take years’ to resolve CEO warns, with nearly 50 planes grounded until late-2025
"This is not an overnight fix, this is going to take years," said Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi.
China is banning the export of drones that can be used for military purposes or terrorism
The Commerce Ministry said in a statement Wednesday the decision was made also to prevent the use of drones in “the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction."
Resilience returns: Rolls-Royce shares surge to a record as new CEO’s fiscal discipline pays dividends
The stock soared as much as 12% in London—the highest since Rolls-Royce started trading as a public company.
Kamala Harris’s softens Democrats’ stance on crypto, winning over some in Silicon Valley
It can no longer be dismissed as hearsay: Kamala Harris’ campaign is considering reconsidering the crypto question.
Lahaina locals close to $4 billion settlement over massive 2023 Maui wildfire, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says
The settlement could come days before the one-year anniversary of the fire that killed 102 people and wiped out historic Lahaina.
Uber teams up with China’s BYD to offer 100,000 discounted EVs for drivers in Europe and Latin America
The tie-up is expected to expand in the future to include the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.
