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Deal talks between Japanese building materials and surface solutions major AICA Kogyo Co. Ltd. and Indian laminates and decorative surface manufacturer Stylam Industries Ltd. are back on track and have reached an advanced stage, according to persons familiar with the matter.As per sources, the proposed transaction involves AICA Kogyo acquiring a controlling interest in Stylam Industries through a two-step process.First, the Japanese company is expected to buy around 25% stake from Stylam’s promoter and promoter-family group, followed by an open offer to public shareholders for the additional shares required to take its holding to a majority level of 51% or…

TLDR: Metaplanet aims to boost Bitcoin per share using preferred shares rather than common equity dilution. Preferred shares let the firm raise capital at fixed dividend rates while maintaining ownership ratios. Simon Gerovich’s model shows a 30% Bitcoin growth and 6% dividend yields 8.6x long-term mNAV gains. Metaplanet plans to use Bitcoin-backed yield tools to reshape Japan’s corporate credit markets. Metaplanet is exploring a new strategy to strengthen its Bitcoin position while avoiding shareholder dilution.  The company aims to expand its Bitcoin holdings by issuing preferred shares instead of common stock. This shift, according to its president Simon Gerovich, could…

Billions of pounds are being wasted by the Home Office on asylum hotels, a committee of MPs say.A damning report by the Home Affairs Committee says the expected cost of housing asylum seekers has tripled from £4.5bn to £15.3bn. This follows a “dramatic increase” in demand following the COVID pandemic and rising numbers of those arriving by small boat.The report, referring to accommodation contracts for 2019-2029, criticises the Home Office for failing to reclaim excess profits from asylum accommodation providers totalling tens of millions of pounds owed to the department.The government has promised to end the housing of asylum seekers…

  New York, USA – October 21, 2025 —The recent ​AI Crypto Trading Showdown​, spotlighted on Yahoo Finance, has captivated both Wall Street and retail investors alike. Major AI models—from DeepSeek to Grok and Gemini—were each given real capital to trade digital assets in real time. Within days, DeepSeek’s algorithm outperformed its peers, exposing a powerful yet unsettling truth: institutional AI is redefining the markets faster than humans can react. But the real question is not ​which AI wins the next trade​—it’s ​what happens to everyone else​? When AI Becomes the Market As institutional desks deploy data-driven quant AI, ordinary investors face…

Earlier this year it was confirmed that Rheinmetall UK was setting up a brand-new production site in Telford – in a major coup for the area.The site will manufacture cutting-edge artillery gun barrels, marking the first time in more than a decade that the UK will produce such equipment domestically.Rheinmetall UK is setting up the new production site and it is now recruiting for a variety of jobs – to help deliver “world-class products to the highest standards”.Rheinmetall is recruiting for a number of roles at its new Telford site.Around 150 positions are available in a number of roles, including…

This report by LSE’s Trade Policy Hub, commissioned by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), investigates the economic associations of Outward Direct Investment (ODI) for the UK. This report is uniquely specific to the UK economy for the period from 2013 to 2019, exploring associations between ODI and key economic outcomes: earnings, productivity, employment, and exports. The report utilises datasets from ONS’ Secure Research Service, employing primarily regression models to analyse the relationship between ODI and various economic outcomes. Given that only 1% of all UK firms have ODI positions abroad (which account for 24% of all UK employment…

The Land Registry is a cornerstone of legal certainty, with the possibility of challenge under Article 80Boundary disputes over immovable property are a common phenomenon in Cyprus, as land is a valuable asset with deep social and economic significance. These cases are not confined to private disagreements but often reach the Supreme Court, which through its case law sets the foundations for the protection of property rights. Owners have the right to challenge acts of the director of the land registry under Article 80 of Cap.224, but the review is limited to the correctness of the decision and not to…

KYOTO, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Gold refineries accredited by the London Bullion Market Association will be required to provide data to a digital platform from 2027 to increase transparency in the industry, the association’s head said on Monday.The LBMA, which oversees London’s over-the-counter gold trading hub, the world’s largest, is pushing the market for more transparency as the gold price has risen 55% this year, and hit a record high of $4,381 a troy ounce on October 20, with broader concerns about U.S. tariffs adding to overall turbulence. Sign up here.”We will have voluntary periodic reporting from January next year,…

Transportation, the industry that deals with the movement of commodities and passengers from one place to another, has gone through several studies, researches, trials, and refinements to reach where it is now. One of the major milestones in the history of transportation was the steamboat in the year 1787. Prior to this, people relied on animal-drawn carts for their commute. Thereafter, major breakthroughs that led to the growth of the transportation industry were the invention of bicycles (early 19th century), motor cars (in the 1890s), trains (19th century), and aircrafts (1903). Today, the transportation sector has evolved to a level where…

This photo shows the automated production at the Seres Super Factory in Liangjiang New Area, Southwest China”s Chongqing, Sept 19, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s industrial profits in September grew at its fastest pace in nearly two years, official data showed on Monday. China’s industrial enterprises with an annual revenue of at least 20 million yuan ($2.8 million) saw their total profits soar 21.6 percent year-on-year in September, following a 20.4 percent jump in August, marking the largest gain since November 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.  During the first nine months of the year, profits at…