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Chile's Morandé Wine Group expands beyond traditional wine with a 7% ABV cherry rosé, listing at Total Wine & More as Belle Cherry. The first release under the new Belle brand.

Harrods swung to a £84.9m profit after exceptional costs for redress and restructuring fell by £76m. Revenue edged up 1.2% as the luxury retailer consolidates on its Knightsbridge flagship.

Vast cut 46 employees Wednesday in performance-related layoffs, the startup confirmed. The $500 million-funded company still has 277 open roles as it races to build a commercial ISS successor.

Roughly $3.5B in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated as Bitcoin surged 8.5%, breaking above $65K resistance. The Treasury expanded its buyback program and the White House met with crypto executives.

Quality medals went to Tuborg Strong and Carlsberg Elephant Strong; the other six wins at the World Beer Awards 2026 covered packaging design across four brands.

India and Singapore deepen semiconductor cooperation at fourth ministerial roundtable, with implications for Apple's supply chain and digital payments. The pact also covers green hydrogen and healthcare.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says crypto regulatory clarity is inevitable either via Senate passage of the CLARITY Act or new CFTC/SEC rules. The Senate cloture vote is set for Sept 15.

Tube Investments added 2.69% in Shanthi Gears via a block deal, taking its holding to 73.16%. The gear maker's revenue fell to ₹519 crore in FY26.

Alkane Resources declared a maiden 2.0cps fully franked dividend and a $50M buy-back after record FY26. The moves signal confidence in cash generation and balance sheet strength.

The Mandalay merger and a A$5,664/oz gold price drove a 590% profit surge. Alkane declared its maiden dividend and reiterated FY27 guidance of 163-177 koz at A$2,900-3,200 AISC.

Sreedhar N wants to shift Indian construction from brick to dry walls. The company is training workers, engaging developers, and pushing for tighter building codes.

The lender is facilitating S$6.9 billion in financing as the Johor-Singapore economic zone attracts record FDI. The partnership targets manufacturers expanding across the border.