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Lyric Repertory Company announces production line-up for 2026 summer season
LOGAN – With the opening of their 2025 summer season just days away, the members of the artistic and production teams of the Lyric Repertory Company are already looking forward to summer of 2026. At a gala launch party for their upcoming season at...

Reliance Infrastructure takes flight with ₹5,000 cr bet on aircraft upgrade business
Reliance Infrastructure is looking to turbocharge its defence vertical with a focus on aircraft upgrade programmes, eyeing an opportunity of ₹5,000 crore over the next 7-10 years, sources said. This strategic foray positions Reliance...

A long innings with a company: The pros and cons
In this episode of BL’s people@work, Kamal Karanth, Co-founder, Xpheno, sits down with seasoned senior leader Chetan Garga for a candid conversation on the dynamics of leadership tenures. Drawing parallels between the corporate world and cricket,...

A path to becoming the economic president for all Koreans
Published: 09 Jun. 2025, 00:03 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Kim Dong-ho The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. With the launch of President Lee Jae‑myung’s administration, Korea’s economic outlook has shifted....

CDH Investment Bank Basketball sponsorship unearth raw talents – BAM
The Basketball Association of Malawi (BAM) has described the CDH Investment Bank sponsorship to the basketball tournament as a game charger towards the development of the sport in the country, saying it has helped to offer opportunities for...

Australia's worst corporate crooks deserved utter contempt... now the HIH conmen are out of jail and living large on YOUR life savings - but there's one grim silver lining for their victims: SPECIAL INVESTIGATION BY CANDACE SUTTON
They are Australia's biggest conmen whose obscene greed and lavish spending left a trail of suffering and empty wallets when their fraud caused the country's biggest corporate collapse. The high-flying swindlers from insurance giant HIH drove...

Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a 'mobile security crisis' (Business)
Photo: The Canadian Press A child holds an iPhone at an Apple store on Sept. 25, 2015 in Chicago. Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked...

Significant Wizz Air share drop after profit plummet revealed: investors frustrated, airline in trouble?
Shareholders of Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air were probably baffled to see how the share price plummeted this week. That came after the airline revealed that its profit had shrunken despite its income growth. CEO József Váradi explained the...

Business News | Critical Mineral Investments Stalled by Economic Uncertainty Despite Strong Demand Outlook: IEA
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Investment decisions in the global critical mineral sector face significant market and economic uncertainties, despite strong expectations for future demand growth, according to the International Energy Agency...

Big Costs Could Limit Small Banks’ Ability to Merge
Whether it’s affording consultants fees or having to take hits on bond portfolios that have lost their value since the pandemic, small banks are facing high costs in seeking scale through mergers. iStock illustration So far, 2025 appears to be...

Business Technology News: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Is Optimistic About AI's Future
STANFORD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 03: Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the Stanford Business, ... More Government, and Society Forum at Stanford University on April 03, 2024 in Stanford, California. Pichai spoke at Stanford’s first Business,...

WANotifier Joins TinySeed EMEA Fall 2024 Batch to Help Businesses Scale On WhatsApp
WANotifier Inc., an all-in-one WhatsApp marketing SaaS platform and official Meta Tech Partner, has raised a pre-seed round and joined the TinySeed EMEA Fall 2024 batch. The funds will be used to enhance the product, build out the development...

Reliance Infrastructure Takes Flight with ₹5,000cr Bet on Aircraft Upgrade Business

Vos says it's 'a lie' GOP refused to invest in education and child care as budget talks break down
Vos says it's 'a lie' GOP refused to invest in education and child care as budget talks break down 'UPFRONT' recap: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos joins as budget negotiations break down Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 9:30 AM CDT Jun...

Galway medical device company to create 72 new jobs
A GALWAY company that helps to design and develop medical devices has announced it will create 72 new jobs by 2028 as part of its expansion plans. ICS Medical Devices, a leading catheter design and manufacturing services provider, said the new...

Ex-BigHit employee alleges chairman Bang Si-hyuk pressured her over political views during 2017 incident, as HYBE faces ongoing investigation
A former BigHit employee, Elly Chae-eun, has revealed allegations against Bang Si-hyuk, the chairman of HYBE. In a viral post on theQoo, shared on June 7, 2025, she alleged that Bang Si-hyuk pressured her to support a specific political candidate...

Marina von Neumann Whitman dies at 90; carved path for women in economics
“As a woman, she will be outnumbered on the council 2 to 1, but not in terms of brains,” the president said in the Oval Office with Dr. Whitman and her family by his side. (The council’s other members at the time were Herbert Stein and Ezra...

Business roundup: Hartville Thrift Shoppe takes ownership of center
Hartville Thrift Shoppe is expanding its operation. Williams Toyota Lift in East Sparta has received honors from Toyota. Kenan Advantage Group acquires Fisher Transport in Canada. Metallus has appointed a new chief operating officer and chief...

Minnesota Invests In The Future Of Agricultural Careers
ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- The state of Minnesota has started a new program for workforce training. Governor Tim Walz has announced the $2.4 million Growing Careers Program to develop and implement agricultural-focused workforce training. Foot And...

Crop insurance costs taxpayers billions. But it only benefits big farms and companies.
For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how to safeguard his vegetable and poultry farm against unpredictable weather and plain old...