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Berlin – September 08, 2026 -- Hisense will remain an official partner of UEFA EURO 2028, marking the fourth consecutive UEFA European Championship the electronics manufacturer has sponsored since 2016.

Hisense extends sponsorship run to four straight UEFA EURO tournaments

The company announced the extension at IFA 2026 in Berlin, continuing a partnership that began at UEFA EURO 2016 and has since expanded to cover UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup tournaments in 2018, 2022 and 2026. Hisense positions itself as the first Chinese sponsor of the UEFA EURO tournament and has evolved into UEFA's dedicated imaging technology partner over the past decade.

Westport, Conn. – September 08, 2026 -- Pink Aid, the sole national nonprofit providing emergency financial aid to breast cancer patients, has launched the 'Visionary Circle,' a corporate advisory group aimed at expanding its national reach and fundraising capacity.

Breast cancer treatment drains $3.14 billion annually from U.S. patients

Out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer care can exceed $100,000 per year for some families, according to Pink Aid. Roughly one in three patients faces severe financial hardship during treatment, a figure that climbs to 78% among patients in low- and middle-income communities.

Pink Aid has distributed $6 million to 9,200 patients since 2015

The organization partners with more than 1,200 hospital social workers across 400 hospitals nationwide, delivering emergency funds within 48 hours to cover rent, utilities, groceries, and transportation costs during active treatment.

New York – September 08, 2026 -- XTEND, an AI-powered defense robotics and software company, will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol XTND following a business combination with JFB Construction Holdings.

XTEND merges with JFB Construction Holdings to form XTEND AI Robotics

The combined entity will operate under the new name XTEND AI Robotics once the transaction closes. XTEND CEO Aviv Shapira said the listing marks the next chapter in the company's growth.

AT&T marks 125 years as an NYSE-listed company

AT&T (NYSE: T) is observing the 125th anniversary of its NYSE listing, having first traded on the exchange on this date in 1901. The telecommunications carrier ranks as the 11th-longest continuously listed company on the NYSE. Brett Feldman, AT&T's Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations, is scheduled to discuss the milestone on NYSE's Taking Stock program later today.

Everett, Mass. – September 08, 2026 -- More than 1,300 workers at Encore Boston Harbor have walked off the job after management refused to bargain in good faith, disrupting operations at a resort that generated $847 million in revenue last year.

Teamsters authorized the strike with a 97 percent vote

On August 20, members of Teamsters Local 25 voted 97 percent in favor of authorizing a strike if a fair contract was not reached. The action jointly involves Teamsters Local 25 and UNITE HERE Local 26, covering roles across warehouse, horticulture, call center, cage cashier, limo driver, dispatcher, traffic attendant, valet, and guest experience positions.

Macau – September 08, 2026 -- Global eye care nonprofit Orbis International has launched its first-ever simulation-based training project in Macau, marking 20 years of local partnership that has raised more than US$33 million for the organization's work in China and worldwide.

Orbis brings 70 clinicians from eight Chinese hospitals for Flying Eye Hospital training

The project engages 70 ophthalmologists and nurses from eight Orbis partner hospitals across China, who will receive advanced training and mentorship aboard the Flying Eye Hospital aircraft and at Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau. Training covers simulated cataract, glaucoma, strabismus, medical retina, and nursing specialties. Orbis states these professionals collectively serve more than 245,000 patients annually in China.

Langenfeld – September 08, 2026 -- Logistics billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne has died at age 89, leaving no children but a succession structure built years in advance around the nonprofit Kühne Foundation, which now holds the bulk of his business assets and will control his corporate empire going forward.

Foundation ownership was locked in before Kühne's death, avoiding a succession vacuum

According to foundation advisor Sascha Drache, Kühne separated ownership, leadership and succession into distinct decisions long before his passing. Operational management of his corporate group was professionalized during his lifetime while the foundation was established as a permanent ownership vehicle, so that his death would not trigger a new decision-making process. Drache notes that the critical governance choices were made in advance rather than left to be resolved after the fact.

Wiesbaden – September 08, 2026 -- Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) will publish a wave of economic indicators between September 7 and September 11, 2026, including final August inflation figures and first-half insolvency statistics.

Destatis opens the week with July production data on September 7

The production index for July 2026 (Report No. 316) will be released Monday, September 7, offering the first read on German industrial output for the month.

Trade and energy figures follow on September 8

On Tuesday, September 8, Destatis will publish July 2026 foreign trade data (No. 318) alongside first-half 2026 electricity generation figures broken down by energy source, including import and export volumes (No. 317). A separate release covering educational attainment of couples for 2025 (No. 37) is also scheduled.

Qingdao – September 08, 2026 -- The 2026 China International Consumer Electronics Exposition opened at the Qingdao International Convention Center, drawing more than 300 domestic and international enterprises from 12 countries and regions across a 60,000-square-meter exhibition floor.

Shandong's Only National-Level Expo Marks 22nd Edition

The event is hosted by the People's Government of Shandong Province and jointly organized by the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, the Chinese Institute of Electronics, and the Qingdao Municipal People's Government. It stands as the only national-level professional exhibition in Shandong Province and has now run for 22 consecutive editions.

Beijing – September 08, 2026 -- The Early Spring, a workplace romance produced by Youku, Alibaba's online video platform, has reached No. 2 on Netflix's Global Non-English TV list for the week of Aug. 24-30, the highest-ever ranking for a Chinese mainland drama on the chart.

Series logs 21.5 million viewing hours in just five days

The 24-episode drama premiered simultaneously on Youku and Netflix on Aug. 26. Despite being available for only five days during the tracking period, it recorded 2.4 million views and 21.5 million hours viewed on Netflix.

Drama enters Netflix Top 10 in 22 markets across four continents

The Early Spring ranked among Netflix's weekly Top 10 in 22 markets, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, Venezuela and Qatar. It topped weekly TV charts in China's Hong Kong and Taiwan regions, Thailand and Vietnam.

Wiesbaden – September 08, 2026 -- A net 0.6 hours per worker could be shaved off Germany's average working week if all employee time-preferences were realized, according to first results from the 2025 Mikrozensus survey released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

3.8 million employed people aged 15 to 74 in Germany wanted to work shorter hours in 2025, while 1.5 million wanted to work more, Destatis reported. Workers seeking reduced hours logged an average 40.9-hour week and wished to cut it by 10.5 hours. Those wanting more work averaged 26.2 hours weekly and sought an equivalent 10.5-hour increase.