(Reuters) - Spanish insurer Mapfre said on Friday its first-half net profit jumped thanks to fewer and more benign natural disasters and a turnaround in its car insurance business in the United States. Mapfre said its net profit rose 65% to 494 million euros ($536 million), up from 300 million euros in the same period a year ago, under new...

07:06 AM EDT, 07/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Maurice J Duca, 10% Owner, around July 23, 2024, sold 9,599 shares in Appfolio ( APPF ) for $2,556,901. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Duca has control over a total of 246,483 shares of the company, with 49,784 shares held directly and 196,699 shares controlled indirectly. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1433195/000141588924020129/xslF345X03/form4-07262024_010732.xml ...

* Opening ceremony to feature barge procession on river * Attack by vandals heightens concerns over security risks * Some 45,000 police, 10,000 soldiers deployed for Games * Wars in Gaza, Ukraine provide difficult global backdrop * 'Everything is ready, says President Macron (Edits) By Ingrid Melander PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) - The Olympics officially kick off on Friday with...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walmart has plans to potentially spend $200 million on self-driving forklifts as part of broader efforts to automate more warehouse operations, according to three people familiar with the matter. The world's largest retailer wants autonomous forklifts to move pallets of goods in its distribution centers, which replenish Walmart stores. It has intended to buy possibly hundreds...