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AI threatens young, administrative workers

Belgium’s High Council for Employment said a new report found that rapid corporate adoption of artificial intelligence had put young and administrative workers at greatest risk of job losses.

AI threatens young, administrative workers
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Supply falls, housing costs surge

Experts said housing prices and rents rose sharply across several markets, while new construction fell toward multi-year lows, worsening shortages and prompting more landlord sales.

Supply falls, housing costs surge
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Heineken could cut 6000 jobs

Heineken announced it would cut up to 6,000 jobs worldwide over two years after reporting a decline in beer demand.

Heineken could cut 6000 jobs
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Di Stefano resigns under probe

Stefano Di Stefano, a director at Monte dei Paschi di Siena and senior Economy Ministry official, resigned immediately after prosecutors opened an insider-trading investigation into his purchases of bank shares.

Di Stefano resigns under probe
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Alphabet Raises Billions For AI

Alphabet issued rare 100-year bonds and raised billions to finance its AI push, tapping global markets in a large multi‑currency debt offering, sources said.

Alphabet Raises Billions For AI
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Mulliez wins €274 million award

A French court ordered SNCF's Gares & Connexions to pay €274 million to a Mulliez-linked company over the terminated concession for Paris's Gare du Nord renovation.

Mulliez wins €274 million award
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Germany nears 500 million stays

Germany recorded nearly 500 million overnight stays in 2025, a new national record driven largely by domestic tourists despite fewer foreign visitors.

Germany nears 500 million stays
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Bitcoin plunge disrupts bond sale

A sharp Bitcoin plunge disrupted Wall Street’s first public bitcoin-backed bond sale and intensified crypto-market turmoil, unsettling investors and prompting renewed skepticism about the asset’s stability.

Bitcoin plunge disrupts bond sale
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Tesla files complaint, device seized

Tesla filed a criminal complaint over an alleged secret recording at its Grünheide works council meeting; police seized a union representative's laptop and IG Metall called it a "dirty campaign."

Tesla files complaint, device seized
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Ford posts 8.2 billion loss

Ford Motor reported a full-year net loss of $8.2 billion after a $19.5 billion charge and said it would continue to incur electric-vehicle losses for about three more years.

Ford posts 8.2 billion loss
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Lufthansa strike hits German flights

Lufthansa pilots and cabin crew will strike across Germany on Thursday, threatening widespread flight cancellations as pilots demand higher company pensions and cabin crew seek new pay deals.

Lufthansa strike hits German flights
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Volkswagen windfall sparks bonus demand

Volkswagen found an unexpected €6 billion in its coffers, the works council demanded a staff bonus, and critics warned the windfall could boost manager payouts or reflect altered accounting.

Volkswagen windfall sparks bonus demand
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