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German sandal maker Birkenstock is rapidly losing the “new luxury” halo that helped the company pull off one of the most talked-about IPOs of recent years. While in 2023 investors saw the brand as a future competitor to major luxury industry players, today the market increasingly views Birkenstock as a high-quality but niche footwear business with limited growth potential.
Amazon has unveiled Alexa for Shopping, a new AI shopping system that combines the capabilities of the Alexa+ voice assistant and the Rufus chatbot. The service will be able to compare products, track prices, give personalized recommendations and even automatically checkout.
Last week, the Agency for Investments and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) authorized for payment from the National Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development subsidies to farmers in the amount of MDL 31.75 million.
The state aid program continues to attract significant investments in Moldova’s economy, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Eugeniu Osmochescu said.
Bank holding Goldman Sachs forecast gold prices to rise to $5,400 per troy ounce by the end of 2026. The main driver is the increasing demand from central banks, which turned out to be much higher than previous estimates.
The Ministry of Finance is considering the possibility of diversifying the range of financial instruments for government borrowing and introducing the so-called “Green Bonds” in line with the emerging fashion trend. This was announced by Ion Gumene, State Secretary of the Ministry, at a seminar organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) within the framework of the Debt4SDGs initiative.
Bitcoin slipped below $77,000 on Monday, extending its weekend decline as rising global bond yields and oil prices amid the escalating situation around Iran suppressed investor interest in risky assets.
AI+ Expo 2026, one of the largest technology forums in the US, has come to an end in Washington, DC, where artificial intelligence has finally ceased to look like a “peaceful” consumer service and has increasingly become an element of geopolitics, defense and industrial policy.
NEC Ukrenergo is considering the possibility of expanding interstate electricity connections, which in the long term may combine the energy systems of Ukraine and Romania through the territory of Moldova.
A7A5, a stablecoin linked to Russia and designed to bypass bank restrictions on fund transfers, says faster transaction completion, yields and regional crypto infrastructure could keep it relevant even as geopolitical tensions subside.
Sfânta Treime Municipal Teaching Hospital plans to acquire a state-of-the-art angiography system designed for cardiovascular, vascular and neuroradiologic interventional procedures. The new equipment will allow for hybrid interventions, 3D rotational angiography and other minimally invasive procedures for adult patients.
Travel is increasingly shifting from geography to emotion. The main question travelers are asking themselves in 2026 is not the destination, but the meaning of the trip. This is according to a new global report on travel trends by Hilton, based on a survey of more than 14,000 travelers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and other countries.
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Energy has backed the construction of a new $13 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in the US.
Starbucks is betting on India while continuing its austerity drive. The coffee giant will open its first technology office in the country. The company wants to bring some of its IT development under its own control and refuse the services of external contractors.
The visuals of this week’s summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping were carefully crafted to showcase the equality between the U.S. and China.
Romanian company Oves Enterprise has developed a low-cost cruise missile controlled by artificial intelligence. Its launch weight is only 55 kg (20 kg of propellant, 10 kg warhead), and its range is 200 km.
The responsibility of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and the government as a whole is to be close to people not just at the level of programs and documents, but through concrete solutions that really make a difference in the lives of families in Moldova. And the Ministry “works on this every day”.
Crypto traders lost more than $210 million in one hour, from 16:00 to 17:00 Moscow time, on May 15 against the background of the bitcoin (BTC) exchange rate dropping below $78.7 thousand. In percentage terms, the drop amounted to more than 2%, and from the previous high – more than 4%. The price of Ethereum (ETH) sagged by the same values respectively, at the moment falling to $2.2 thousand.
In the process of reforming the administrative-territorial structure in Moldova, there is a risk that some small settlements may find themselves in a less favorable position and actually become “forgotten”. Liliana Iaconi, chairwoman of the parliamentary commission for public administration and regional development, told Logos Press in an interview.
This question has been worrying investors since the events of February. After several years of rapid growth, Dubai’s real estate market has begun to slow down. Homeowners are increasingly going for discounts, and sales are sagging, especially in the segment of properties under construction.
