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Autos

Mercedes-Benz Profits Drop More than 50% in Third Quarter

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Mercedes-Benz is en route to cut costs after profits in the third quarter more than halved year-over-year due to weaker demand in China.

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Consumer

Gym Group Finally Profitable Again Post-COVID

The Gym Group announced on Wednesday that in the first six months of this year it swung back to a profit for the first time since 2019.

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Advisor Upside

Ads Featuring Burning Dollar Bills? UK Watchdog Says Nope

The UK Advertising Standards Authority said Wahed Invest can no longer run posters with flaming US and EU bills.

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International Economics

Spain Slaps 100% Property Tax on Non-EU Buyers

It’s part of a collection of measures to address the country’s housing crisis, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says.

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Hedge Funds

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Wants to Be the Next Berkshire

Pershing Square has announced a formal bid for Howard Hughes, the real estate developer where Ackman served as chairman for over a decade.

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