6 October 2026
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6 October 2026
The company's new model, named "Le Chonk," is its first release in five months. Mistral says it outruns some of its Chinese competitors in several areas.
6 October 2026
The Reserve Bank doesn't want consumer prices to come down, but to rise more slowly. It's a common misunderstanding that the ABS is partly responsible for.
6 October 2026
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6 October 2026
After four decades at sea and ashore, Bing Hou has reached a simple conclusion about shipmanagement: too much of what keeps vessels safe still depends on paper, spreadsheets and what individual seafarers happen to remember. The 56-year-old master mariner, founder of ShipGod AI, spends 25 years with China Yangtze Shipping, rising from deck cadet to …
6 October 2026
Rather than forecasting from today, backcasting starts with possible futures and works backwards — an approach gaining traction as shipping’s long-term bets become harder to call. Splash’s Europe Editor Bojan Lepic explains. Shipping has never been short on forecasts. Fleet growth, trade demand, freight rates, fuel choices, and asset values are all projected years ahead, …
6 October 2026
The Bolsonaro family emerged triumphant in Brazil’s elections, mounting a surprising political resurrection in Latin America’s largest nation.
6 October 2026
An autumn of discontent has gripped the country ahead of its presidential election.
