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Key insight: Mastercard is reportedly mulling a sale of its U.K. Vocalink payments technology subsidiary amid a rise in local objections to foreign ownership of payments rails What’s at stake: Vocalink could play a key role in a U.K. account-to-account payments project, but it faces potential regulatory pressure due to Mastercard’s ownership.  Forward look: Other…

ABERDEEN, Scotland, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CB&I’s Asset Solutions business (formerly part of Petrofac) has secured a further contract with EnQuest to continue managing the Kittiwake asset in the UK North Sea as Duty Holder through to cessation of production (COP) and decommissioning. Extension of the duty holder contract reaffirms CB&I’s team as an enduring…

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) controls the chips and software powering the artificial intelligence boom, while Meta (NASDAQ: META) is opening models and building custom hardware to reduce that control. Their escalating rivalry could reshape industry economics, yet the biggest surprise may be that each company can win by dominating a different layer of the market. Stock…

The comedian surprised a Telluride Film Festival audience with a first look at the film no one knew he was making over the past 3 years. ‘You Can See Everything’ offers an intimate look at the Theranos founder’s life before and after she went to prison for defrauding investors.

Disagreeing with the IRS; daunting levels of debt; Sunshine State; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. Processing Content How far on a full charge? Taxjar: Electric vehicle charging is expanding quickly, and so are the tax questions that come with it. Whether operators supply charging stations directly or provide the app and billing…

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