SYDNEY: Nido Education Ltd. has expanded its early childhood education portfolio, completing the acquisition of four child care services for $9.1 million, the company announced Monday. The acquired centers, which were previously part of Nido’s incubator program, add 348 licensed…
WASHINGTON: The average tax refund is running 11.3% higher so far this season compared with the same period in 2025, according to Internal Revenue Service filing data through Tax Day. As of April 17, the average refund amount for individual…
BOCA RATON: DigitalBridge Group Inc. stockholders voted to approve the company’s $16-per-share cash acquisition by SoftBank Group Corp., clearing a key hurdle for the deal that remains on track to close in the second half of 2026. At a virtual…
The cost of building a new home is rising fast, and homebuilders are feeling the pressure. According to a new report from the National Association of Home Builders, builder confidence dropped sharply in April. The main reasons? The ongoing war…
MILAN: Zenith Energy Ltd. has acquired a 5 MWp photovoltaic development project in the Puglia region of southern Italy, the company announced Tuesday, expanding its solar development pipeline to 178.5 MWp. The acquisition includes about 5 hectares of land near…
LONDON: Hydrogen Utopia International PLC (LSE: HUI) said Wednesday its Saudi subsidiary has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with a domestic waste management company to secure up to 200,000 tonnes per year of unrecyclable plastics and end-of-life tyres for…
LONDON: Bluebird Mining Ventures Ltd. said Thursday it has entered into an agreement with Digital Carpenters to invest in a 4.8-megawatt bitcoin mining project in Texas, marking the company’s first step into revenue generation. The London-listed gold streaming and treasury…
SANTA CLARA: Marvell Technology Inc. has acquired Polariton Technologies, a Swiss developer of high-speed, low-power plasmonics-based silicon photonics devices, the company announced Tuesday. The deal strengthens Marvell’s optical technology portfolio by adding advanced modulation capabilities that support continued scaling of…
LAS VEGAS: ServiceNow and Google Cloud deepened their strategic partnership Tuesday at Google Cloud Next, unveiling new AI solutions designed to help large enterprises detect, diagnose and resolve problems before they affect customers. The offerings span 5G networking, retail operations…
PERTH: XRF Scientific Ltd. has acquired Bruker AXS SE’s Combustion Gas Analysis business in a cash deal worth $4 million, the company announced Wednesday. The acquisition, executed through XRF’s wholly owned subsidiary XRF Technology (WA) Pty Ltd., includes four analytical…
PARIS: The ICAPE Group, a global distributor of printed circuit boards (PCB) and custom electronics, announced Wednesday it has signed and closed a deal to acquire the PCB trading operations of TEKUBE SRL, a Northern Italy-based firm serving 30 active…
CUPERTINO: Apple said Monday that John Ternus, its senior vice president of hardware engineering, will succeed Tim Cook as CEO on Sept. 1, with Cook becoming executive chairman. Ternus, 50, will join Apple’s board of directors upon taking the top…