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Your next BMW might be built by robots: German car giant is using AI humanoids at its Leipzig factory

By ROB HULL, MOTORING EDITOR Updated: 20:05 GMT, 27 February 2026 The next BMW you order might have been pieced together by an I-Robot-style humanoid. The German car giant has recruited AI-powered robots at its Leipzig plant to help assemble its latest models at lower cost. With Europe’s auto industry struggling against to keep pace

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A late cycle ingredient for drawdown pain

In 2025, with credit spreads normalising, and in some segments moving below long-term averages, a number of yield hungry credit investors responded by adding risk to meet investment objectives. The approach taken to sustain portfolio yields of 6%+ varied from increasing credit risk, interest/spread duration and/or leverage. While mostly still at manageable levels, increased debt

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Am 25.02.1901 übernahm J.P. Morgan das Stahlimperium von Andrew Carnegie und schuf mit U.S. Steel den absoluten Marktdominator

Am 25.02.1901 entstand mit der United States Steel Corp. ein Unternehmen von bis dahin unbekannter Größenordnung, das bereits beim Start zwei Drittel des US-Stahlmarkts beherrschte. Hinter diesem Zusammenschluss standen drei Schlüsselfiguren der amerikanischen Industrialisierung: der Finanzier John Pierpont Morgan, der Stahlindustrielle Andrew Carnegie und der Manager Elbert H. Gary. Der Erwerb von Carnegies Stahlimperium durch

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My secret cash habit pushed me and my husband of 29 years to the brink of divorce… this is the change I made to save our marriage

I felt the usual flush of excitement as I raced to the front door last autumn and grabbed my parcel from the delivery driver before my husband could reach the door. I had no intention of letting Andrew see what I’d bought. It wasn’t a birthday present or a thoughtful surprise. It was another guilty

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