Rielasingen-Worblingen – September 11, 2026 -- Rising electricity prices are pushing German housing cooperatives to convert unused rooftop space into on-site solar power supply for members, a shift that can simultaneously cut resident energy costs and strengthen property economics.

Cooperatives hold both the roof and the resident relationship

Housing cooperatives occupy a unique position in the solar market: they own the building's roof and represent the interests of the people living beneath it. That dual role lets them install photovoltaic systems and sell the power directly to residents through tenant-electricity models, without residents needing to make their own capital investment.

Föhren – September 11, 2026 -- Machinery, tools, cabling and building materials worth millions of euros disappear from German construction sites every year, with unsecured storage areas, containers and sites staffed by rotating crews among the most frequent targets.

Stolen equipment triggers costs that exceed the theft itself

"A stolen excavator costs money, but a halted construction project often costs many times more. That is exactly what many companies underestimate," said Carsten Simons, managing director of LivEye GmbH. Missing machinery halts planned work, while stolen cabling or components force crews to redo completed tasks, pushing back subsequent trades and delivery deadlines.

Freiburg – – September 11, 2026 -- Intuitive Surgical has secured CE marking for Force Feedback instruments on its da Vinci 5 surgical system, clearing the technology for use across the European market alongside more than 100 additional system updates.

Force Feedback lets surgeons feel tissue resistance in real time

The instruments capture pressure, traction and lateral forces roughly 1,000 times per second, relaying them directly through the hand controllers on the da Vinci 5 console. A real-time force gauge, resembling a speedometer, displays the intensity of force applied to tissue during a procedure. Post-operatively, surgeons can review force data through Case Insights in the MyIntuitive+ platform to refine technique and reduce variability between cases.

Wiesbaden – September 11, 2026 -- German exports declined 0.8% month-on-month in July 2026 to a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted €138.2 billion, while imports dropped sharply by 5.7% to €116.9 billion, according to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

The trade surplus widened to €21.3 billion in July, up from €15.4 billion in June, though below the €16.8 billion recorded in July 2025. Year-on-year, exports rose 6.1% and imports climbed 3.0% compared with July 2025.

US-bound shipments surge 19.1% month-on-month to €14.4 billion

German exports to the United States jumped 19.1% versus June and were up 28.3% from July 2025, making the US the top destination for German goods. Exports to the United Kingdom fell 7.2% to €6.7 billion, while shipments to China dropped 9.5% to €5.6 billion.

Bad Friedrichshall – September 10, 2026 -- Schwarz Digits and SAP have launched RISE with SAP on STACKIT, making STACKIT the only European hyperscaler certified to run SAP's flagship cloud ERP program, with commercial availability starting immediately and technical provisioning set for November 2026.

Certification took 18 months to complete

Schwarz Digits achieved SAP certification for STACKIT within one and a half years, according to Chief Sales Officer Bernd Wagner. He said the milestone removes 'the last hurdle' for on-premises customers considering a cloud migration, positioning STACKIT as the first European hyperscaler to combine sovereignty with competitive pricing.

Zurich – September 10, 2026 -- BEYOND Hospitality, the Official Hospitality provider for UEFA EURO 2028TM, has appointed CSTS Hospitality as its exclusive Sales Agent for Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, opening a direct commercial channel into six key Asian markets ahead of the tournament.

Official hospitality sales open in September 2026 across six markets

UEFA EURO 2028TM runs from 9 June to 9 July 2028, featuring 24 national teams across 51 matches in nine venues across England, Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. Official Hospitality Packages, available exclusively through BEYOND Hospitality and its appointed agents, go on sale in September 2026, with prices starting at £900 per person excluding VAT.

New York – September 10, 2026 -- Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund (NYSE: BPRE) has lifted its distribution rate to 7.0% of net asset value as of June 2026, up from 5.25% at its December 2025 listing, following four separate increases in six months.

Fund schedules October 6 webinar to detail capital rotation progress

BPRE will host a semi-annual progress report webinar on October 6, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET titled "BPRE Strategic Roadmap: A Progress Report." Chief Investment Officer Ryan MacDonald and Head of Listed Products Steven Baffico will present updates on the Fund's two-pillar strategy: shifting capital out of legacy core+ institutional real estate holdings into specialty direct property investments, and sustaining distribution growth.

Fairfax, Va. – September 10, 2026 -- CoAspire has appointed Brigadier General (Ret.) Jason L. Hawk as Executive Vice President, adding a former Pentagon capability-development chief who oversaw roughly $200 billion in Air Force RDT&E and procurement decisions across three programming cycles.

Hawk led Air Force Futures capability development before retiring in August 2025

Hawk retired from the U.S. Air Force in August 2025 after serving as Deputy Director, Capability Development, Air Force Futures, at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. In that post he directed capability development and Joint integration across next-generation airpower, weapons and sensors, autonomous systems and artificial intelligence, command and control, space and cyber, base defense, and mobility portfolios. His work touched modernization efforts for Next Generation Air Dominance, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, C3BM, and B-21.

Irvine, California – September 10, 2026 -- PeproMene Bio, Inc. reported that seven of nine patients (80%) treated with its BAFF-R-targeted CAR-T therapy PMB-CT01 achieved complete remission in a Phase 1 trial, with results now published in The Lancet.

All complete responses remained relapse-free at data cutoff, with the longest sustained remission reaching 35 months

Four of six patients who had previously progressed after conventional CD19-directed CAR-T therapy also achieved complete response under the new BAFF-R approach, described in the study as "CAR after CAR" treatment. No relapses were observed among any of the seven complete responders as of the data cutoff.

Almaty – September 10, 2026 -- The Bulat Utemuratov Foundation has allocated 460 million tenge (approximately US$1 million) to fund the gasification of private residential homes in Almaty, partnering with the city's Akimat (Mayor's Office) on the project.

Foundation funding targets coal-to-gas conversion for private homes

Under a newly signed memorandum, the Almaty City Akimat will inspect private residences, consult with residents on connection procedures and coordinate the transition to natural gas heating. Qualified contractors will then carry out the construction and installation work required to connect each home to the gas network.