The Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP) is on alert, in collaboration with the Greek state, for the management of water shortages, the president of the board Giorgos Stergiou told Athens-Macedonian News Agency.

Sainsbury’s, which also owns Argos and Habitat, plans to invest c. €152m in buying 10 stores from Homebase and converting them into big supermarkets in the retailer’s biggest expansion in more than a decade.

The Finnish government wants to ban Russians from buying property in Finland, the Nordic country’s Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said on Monday.

Blackstone Inc. is nearing a deal to acquire Australian data center operator AirTrunk for more than A$20 billion ($13.5 billion) including debt, people familiar with the matter said, in what could be one of the largest digital infrastructure deals this year.

American steel executives say they’re optimistic that demand for the industrial material will rebound next year, recovering from the lackluster demand and low prices that have hobbled the industry in 2024.