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Προχωρά ο διαγωνισμός για την κατασκευή του μεγάλου τμήματος του ΒΟΑΚ, Χανιά-Ηράκλειο. Με απόφαση του υπουργείου Υποδομών και Μεταφορών εγκρίθηκαν οι μεταβολές στα τρία σχήματα που συμμετέχουν στη διαγωνιστική διαδικασία.

Μονάδα αποθήκευσης ενέργειας ισχύος 48MW και εγγυημένης χωρητικότητας 96MWh αναλαμβάνει η Mytilineos στη Χαλκιδική, με στόχο να τεθεί σε λειτουργία στο τέλος του πρώτου εξαμήνου του 2025. Σύμφωνα με τη σχετική ανακοίνωση της εταιρείας, ο σταθμός αποθήκευσης θα κατασκευαστεί κοντά στους φωτοβολταϊκούς σταθμούς της, οι οποίοι αυτή την περίοδο βρίσκονται σε κατασκευή.

Με ενισχυμένα μεγέθη ολοκληρώθηκε το πρώτο εξάμηνο της φετινής χρονιάς για τη Fraport Greece, σύμφωνα με την οικονομική έκθεση του γερμανικού μητρικού ομίλου. Ειδικότερα, η εταιρεία που διαχειρίζεται τα 14 μεγαλύτερα περιφερειακά αεροδρόμια της χώρας, ενίσχυσε τον κύκλο εργασιών κατά 37,4%, στα 191 εκατ. ευρώ, και αύξησε κατά 25,3%, σε περίπου 73 εκατ. ευρώ, τα κέρδη προ τόκων, φόρων και αποσβέσεων (EBITDA).

Η «INTRAKAT» ανακοινώνει κατόπιν της σχετικής γνωστοποίησης που έλαβε στις 14.08.2023, ότι η εταιρεία «WINEX INVESTMENTS LIMITED» απέκτησε την 11.08.2023 για ίδιο λογαριασμό μέσω εξωχρηματιστηριακής συναλλαγής 500.000 κοινές μετοχές με δικαίωμα ψήφου, εκδόσεως της Εταιρείας, συνολικής αξίας 1.575.000,00 ευρώ.

 BP  has invested in a start-up company developing technology seeking to use vapour from heavy industry to sharply reduce the production costs of zero-carbon hydrogen.

Blink Charging Co.  said Tuesday it’s expanding its electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Latin America, building out the more than 2,100 charges across eight countries it has already installed.

Consumer spending held up well in July as inflation slowed, with retail sales turning in a stronger than expected showing for the month, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group said on Tuesday second-quarter revenue rose 5.5% from a year ago, driven by growth in paying users on its Spotify-like music streaming platform and a recovery in the advertising market.

Home Depot topped earnings expectations on Tuesday, but posted a 2% year-over-year sales decline as customers remained wary of big purchases and major projects.

UK wages grew much more than expected and at a record annual pace in the three months to June, according to official figures that are likely to reinforce the Bank of England’s concerns over the pressures fuelling inflation. 

A Fitch Ratings analyst warned that the U.S. banking industry has inched closer to another source of turbulence — the risk of sweeping rating downgrades on dozens of U.S. banks that could even include the likes of JPMorgan Chase. 

British supermarket Marks and Spencer  said on Tuesday it expected profit growth for the year 2022-2023, with interim results likely to significantly improve against previous expectations.

Tesla rolled out cheaper versions of its Model S and Model X vehicles in the U.S. as competition in the electric vehicle space continues to ramp up.

Berkshire Hathaway took new equity positions in home-building, notably industry leader D.R. Horton , while reducing its stake in General Motors  and eliminating a holding in McKesson , according to a 13-F regulatory filing released late Monday.

Japan’s economy posted its third straight quarterly expansion, provisional government data showed Tuesday, as robust export growth contributed to an annualized 6% expansion in the second quarter, handily beating market expectations.

Intel and Synopsys announced on Monday that the two companies have agreed to expand a strategic partnership in which Intel’s foundry customers will be able to license intellectual property from Synopsys.

Technology firm Sea Ltd missed estimates for second-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as consumers held back spending on Internet and discretionary services, sending its U.S.-listed shares down 12% in trading before the bell.

China reported July data that broadly missed expectations. The National Bureau of Statistics report also did not include the unemployment figure for young people, which has soared to record highs in recent months.

Exor and Royal Philips jointly said that they have entered a relationship agreement, with Exor picking up a 15% stake in Philips for an undisclosed sum, but worth around 2.58 billion euros ($2.82 billion).

The latest version, which some are calling Eris, is now a “variant of interest” at the World Health Organization, having been reported in at least 51 countries since early August, including China, the U.S., Korea, Japan, and Canada.