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Anthropic Could File IPO Paperwork as Soon as Friday

Anthropic could make its IPO paperwork public as soon as Friday (Oct. 23). That would move the Claude developer one step closer to what could be the largest stock market debut ever. The deal is also a major test for the AI boom, as investor

Airbus ups expectations for freighter fleet expansion

Airbus has upped its freighter fleet forecast for the coming 20 years despite lowering its expectation for cargo volume growth over the period. Announced at the Cargo Facts Symposium, the airframer now expects the worldwide fleet of dedicat

Bitter triumph: Kuehne + Nagel cements Air & Sea leadership…

…but. Does being top the league tables really matter? Smell of a Pyrrhic victory Forget what this penguin has to say today. Let’s rewind to Jens Lund’s insight yesterday and borrow some of his key remarks, when in the Q&A session with the a

EXCLUSIVE: Brazil’s Craft – European M&A under the spotlight

This monkey has been writing, moaning and ranting about all-things freight forwarding, logistics, supply chains and M&A for over a decade. Yeah, time flies but that’s not the point. Rather, two lives wouldn’t be enough to cover a raft of T&

EU detains a record 196 million counterfeit items worth € 6.3 billion in 2025

The latest joint report published by the European Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) today reveals the highest number of counterfeit detentions ever recorded by EU enforcement authorities.

Kuehne+Nagel sees air revenues and profits soar in Q3

Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) saw revenues and profits generated by its air cargo division increase rapidly in the third quarter of the year thanks to growing demand from cloud infrastructure and semiconductor customers. The freight forwarder saw air

CSX profit jumps on volume and revenue growth

Increased freight boosted CSX Q3 profits, along with higher fuel surcharge revenue and more efficient operations. The post CSX profit jumps on volume and revenue growth appeared first on FreightWaves.

easyShop guarantees lowest peak shipping rates for UK retailers through Smart Send integration

easyShop.com, the new marketplace from the easy® family of brands, has teamed up with Parcel2Go to guarantee retailers selling in the UK the lowest shipping prices until the final Christmas posting dates. The partnership comes as sellers fa

INTERVIEW State sabotage? Security expert Tom Hegel discusses the Intermarché refrigeration hack

In a Q&A with InternetRetailing, Tom Hegel, distinguished threat researcher and research lead at SentinelOne, explains why he thinks the attacks could potentially be the work of a hostile state. The post INTERVIEW State sabotage? Security e

First Pokémon store outside Asia expected to open in London in 2029

The Pokémon Company International will be opening a permanent Pokémon store in London. The store, which will open in 2029, is the first permanent physical location outside of Asia. According to the brand, the new store will serve as the “ul

Official Statistics: Trade and investment core statistics book

A monthly snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment position, summarising trade statistics produced by ONS, HMRC, the former DBT and others.

Official Statistics: UK trade in numbers

A snapshot of the UK’s latest trade and investment position, summarising statistics produced by ONS, UNCTAD, and the former DBT.

ECS Group names Hernandez as Americas COO

ECS Group has appointed Francisco Hernandez as its chief operating officer for the Americas. He is expected to work closely with Joao Ferreira, chief commercial officer – Americas to create what the GSSA group says will be “a more integrate

E-commerce shipments drive further growth at East Midlands Airport

The UK’s East Midlands Airport handled 6.3% more cargo last month than it did in the same month last year. And, over the year to date January to September period, at 210,807 tonnes cargo volumes were up by 10,000 tonnes or 5% year on year.

The Investment Journey Is Only as Fast as Its Money Movement

Watch more: Visa Direct’s Justin Zhao An investor funds their investment account in real-time. A trade executes in seconds. But transferring funds from that account to a bank account can still take five business days. It is a paradox that K

FIS Says Digital Money Puts Bank Infrastructure to the Test

Digital money is pushing banks toward making decisions about infrastructure well beyond whether to issue a token. Among the decisions that need to be made: Which forms of digital money belong inside their own relationships, which need broad

What Fraud Data Says About Where Payment Security Is Headed

Artificial intelligence is changing both sides of payments fraud. Fraudsters can use it to make impersonation attempts more convincing, while finance teams can use it to score transactions, verify documents and identify anomalies. PYMNTS In

80% of Top CFOs Use Working Capital to Fund Growth

At the most efficient growing companies, 80% say their primary reason for using working capital is planned growth. Among the least efficient, just 2% say the same. That 78-percentage-point gap is a central finding in “The 24-Day Advantage:

AI Recommendations Need a Checkout Shoppers Trust

Artificial intelligence is making it easier for retailers to get discovered. It is doing considerably less to help them get paid. Data in the October 2026 edition of the Consumer AI Benchmark Report from PYMNTS Intelligence reveals that nea

Instant Payments May Give Credit Unions a Deposit Growth Advantage

Banks have generally measured instant payments by transactions: how many customers use them, how much money moves and how quickly payments arrive. An example from Amplify Credit Union adds another measure: deposit growth. Business accounts

Official Statistics: Preference utilisation of UK trade in goods, 2024

Statistics on UK utilisation of tariff preferences for imports and exports under PTAs for 2024, including trade in goods between Great Britain and the EU under the TCA.

Built to Scale: How to Grow Embedded Payments Without Starting Over

Embedded payments can be relatively straightforward to launch, but successful growth changes what businesses need from their payments infrastructure. As volume rises, so can fraud exposure, compliance demands and operational complexity. Com

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Queues form on Regent Street as H&M drops Elie Saab collection

H&M’s latest collaboration with Elie Saab launches today [22 October 2026] at 9am, with fashion fans already waiting in line outside the retailer’s Regent Street store. In September, H&M announced its newest designer collaborator would be L