Pins matching date:2026-04-23

Frankfurt Airport's new Terminal 3 opened after more than a decade of construction, giving Germany's biggest airport its first major expansion since the troubled Berlin Brandenburg saga.

Staff shut dozens of Aldi stores across Belgium, about 60 by the next day, after managers told them the chain was exploring Sunday opening to keep up with Lidl and other rivals.

Aquarabia opened on 23 April 2026 near Riyadh with 22 rides and experiences including the Aquaticar underwater ride, over 250,000 square metres and eight zones themed on Saudi wildlife, next to Six Flags Qiddiya City.

Walmart's fiscal 2026 proxy lists five executives' pay from $15.5M to $44.1M; new hire Daniel Danker tops it after a partial year, and the CEO pay ratio is 958 to 1.

On 23 April 2026 Lockheed Martin welcomed Peru's decision to buy 12 new F-16 Block 70 aircraft to modernize its fighter fleet, to be built in Greenville, South Carolina.

On 23 April 2026 the FDA granted accelerated approval to Regeneron's Otarmeni (lunsotogene parvec-cwha, formerly DB-OTO), the first gene therapy for OTOF-related hearing loss, which Regeneron will supply free of charge in the US.

1,215 MW generating capacity; About USD 1.55 billion published project cost (2022 estimate repeated in FY2025 filing). Construction complete / commissioning.

Geronimo Power's proposed Nobles County Powered Data Park near Reading, Minnesota (400-450 MW first phase, up to 1,000 MW, over 4 billion USD) was blocked on 23 April 2026 when county commissioners voted 3-2 against the zoning change it needed; the company had targeted 2030.

xAI ships Grok Voice 1.0 in the API, a flagship model for multi-step, tool-heavy support and sales calls that takes the top spot on the τ-voice leaderboard and supports 25+ languages.

Nestlé grew 3.5% organically in the first quarter, led by coffee, even though its infant formula recall cut about 0.9 points off growth; reported sales fell 5.7% to CHF 21.3 billion on the strong franc. It kept its 2026 guidance.

Nestlé agreed to sell Blue Bottle Coffee, bought in 2017, to Centurium Capital, the biggest shareholder of China's Luckin Coffee, with the deal expected to close in the first half of 2026. The sale covers Blue Bottle's more than 100 cafes and most of its packaged-coffee business; Nestlé keeps the Blue Bottle Nespresso pods.

Nike COO Venkatesh Alagirisamy told staff on 23 April 2026 that about 1,400 global operations roles, mostly in technology, would go as Nike reshapes its tech team, modernises Air manufacturing and moves some Converse footwear work.

345 MW generating capacity; About USD 4 billion published project cost (2024 estimate). Under construction.

SK hynix announced on 23 April 2026 first-quarter revenue of 52.5763 trillion won and operating profit of 37.6103 trillion won, with revenue above 50 trillion won for the first time.

On 23 April 2026 an internal memo from Meta's chief people officer, confirmed to NPR, said the company would cut about 10% of its workforce (some 8,000 people) on 20 May and not fill 6,000 open roles.

Google announced its first Austrian data center in Kronstorf on April 23, 2026. This source establishes the planned facility; construction commencement and opening are unverified.

Morgan unveiled the Supersport 400 on 23 April 2026: a 402 bhp BMW inline-six version of its flagship roadster with 0-62 mph in 3.6 seconds, priced from £112,965 before taxes.

On 23 April 2026 US Desalination and IDE Technologies formed RGV-Desal to design, finance and operate a privately funded, roughly $1 billion seawater reverse osmosis plant making up to 50 million gallons a day near South Padre Island for Rio Grande Valley utilities and industry; developers now say a permit application is coming and building could begin within two years.

Wilmar's lead independent director defended the risk committee he chairs over the China and Indonesia cases and won 95.9% of votes; Kuok Khoon Hong said he would retire if a suitable successor emerged.