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Globex owns 1% GMR New Alger and 2% NSR Kewagama royalties on Radisson’s O’Brien project. A C$57.16M Agnico Eagle investment funds a ramp to evaluate mining options.
The $103,265 per-visa charge would hit companies hiring through the H-1B program, replacing a blocked executive order. A comment period follows.
Spreadsheets, apps or a simple notebook: experts explain why tracking your spending is the first step to regaining control, and how to find a method that sticks.
The California Restaurant Foundation is handing out $1.41 million in grants to 282 independent eateries, with 85% single-unit businesses and 3,383 employees collectively.
Synchrony launches ChatGPT plugin for promotional financing as Target shows AI-driven loyalty traffic growing 3.5x faster. Brands without machine-readable benefits risk losing sales to AI agents.
An Austrian-school essay argues GDP is a statistical fiction and that macro data exists to justify intervention. For entrepreneurs, the signal is profit, not GDP.
Bitcoin rose above $77,500 Monday after a 20% weekly gain. The Treasury's expanded buyback cap initially weakened the dollar, boosting demand for scarce assets. Long-term holders sold 15,800 BTC, signaling profit-taking.
Treasury Secretary Bessent doubled liquidity-support buybacks to $4B, sending the 30-year yield down 10bp. Gold cleared $4,500 and bitcoin surged 20% to $79,000. Nvidia earnings and Jackson Hole are next tests.
LinkedIn's feedback button for AI slop has cut views on flagged posts by 40%. Over 1 million users have clicked the button since July 30 launch.
The Pentagon's new blast exposure tracking system has assessed less than 2% of high-risk troops, the GAO reports, citing insufficient staff and equipment.
The Multicultural Business Coalition filed suit Monday, arguing the mayor's five planned stores with 30% discounts will undercut small grocers who can't match city-subsidized prices.
Krystal's Game Day Tailgate Bundles start at $9.99, the chain brings back a softer-breading Chik, and adds pumpkin spice items through Nov. 1.
Walmart ends years of QR-code resistance, installing NFC tap-to-pay at all U.S. stores by year end. The rollout supports Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay while keeping its own Walmart Pay app.
Cramer cut Broadcom and flagged GE Vernova for a trim as the AI data-center trade turns political. Micron fell 5.5% on Apple supply speculation. Salesforce and CrowdStrike report Wednesday.
Oxford Economics sees US equipment spending up 40% vs Europe's 12% by end of 2025, with Big Tech pouring over $725 billion into AI this year alone.
Indian gaming startups raised $42.5 million so far in 2026, down from $133 million in 2025. Investors now demand capital efficiency and recurring revenue, executives said.
Letters in The Hindu Businessline flag tribunal reforms, healthcare cost pressures, and FDA enforcement. These regulatory shifts could affect corporate compliance costs and political stability, with implications for Apple's India exposure.
Ford said Reagan would be "throwing up" over Trump's tariffs, warned of cutting power to 1.5M US homes and blocking critical minerals as Canada-US trade war escalates.
Nvidia is weighing a multibillion-dollar investment in AI search startup Perplexity at a $30 billion valuation, more than double its previous mark. The deal would deepen ties between the chipmaker and a company whose CEO calls his go-to chatbot.
Grant Thornton Australia adds six offices and 1,500 staff to APAC platform as CEO Jahani takes regional role. Platform to exceed 35,000 professionals after CBIZ deal.
An arbitrator ruled The Washington Post must reinstate columnist Karen Attiah with full backpay, finding the paper lacked cause to fire her over Bluesky posts about white men after Charlie Kirk's death.
Southern Europe leads in usage, with Greece at 79%, Portugal at 77%, and Spain at 69%. A new €3 fee on cheap parcels is already cutting volumes at a key hub.
UPS is investing $2B in 27 cold-chain facilities and a robotics Taiwan hub as it cuts Amazon volume. The margin payoff may hinge on the next quarterly report.
Stanley Druckenmiller's Q2 13F shows Natera as his top holding, surpassing Amazon and Alphabet. The diagnostics firm's oncology growth and cash flow target drive the bet.
R3 Vascular appointed Robert Spanos as VP of Global Market Development and Katie Segreto as VP of Finance to support accelerated trial enrollment and future commercialization of its MAGNITUDE bioresorbable scaffold.
KingSmith's G5i treadmill folds to 10.2 inches thick while offering an 18% powered incline, targeting home workouts in tight spaces.
Paramount Business Jets' updated guide lists hourly rates for 120+ aircraft across 323 charter routes, with a cost calculator. The CEO says education and transparency are the goal.
iManage's next-gen platform hits GA in October, grounding AI in governed context for law firms and financial institutions. Early access shows deal teams cutting review time.
India's mutual fund AUM surged 17% in five years, fastest globally, as unique investors tripled to 6.1 crore, with retail participation widening and corporate share declining.
New DGCA regulation effective last week forces foreign carriers to seek approval for dangerous goods. Some airlines got permits; others imposed embargoes, risking delays for lithium batteries and phones.