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Earlytrade raises $25M including Series A, led by S3 Ventures and Brick & Mortar Ventures, to expand US operations and add agentic AI to its construction fintech platform.
TCS, Nalco, Maruti Suzuki, Natco Pharma, and HFCL are in focus. AlphaScala's score on INFY and WIT offers a readthrough for IT sector positioning.
Poetic, building AI that runs like code, raised $50M Series A at $500M valuation. Kleiner Perkins led; Founders Fund, First Harmonic, and OpenAI also invested.
Oil jumped 3.8% to $78.40 after US strikes on Iran and Trump declared the truce over. Shipping diversions and war-risk insurance spikes follow. UN session Tuesday.
Google's search engine saw its highest usage ever after Argentina's winning goal in the World Cup quarterfinal, a milestone as AI chatbots challenge its dominance.
Tata's Agratas paid £41M to Chinese-owned AESC for battery know-how as it scales JLR supply. The milestone deal protects IP while deepening ties.
Sony's Alpha Score of 47/100 lands in Mixed territory. The score sits in the gray zone where the next catalyst decides direction. The Asian Games rights win is a positive, but the score has not yet moved.
Arca exits stealth with $64M in seed and Series A funding. The AI-native wealth manager targets advisor-led planning. General Catalyst led the $48.5M round.
Gilas Pilipinas dropped both FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers without Kai Sotto and Justin Brownlee. The margin for error is thin ahead of November's window.
Leo Cancer Care raised $65M in an oversubscribed Series D led by Yu Galaxy. The funds will accelerate its upright patient positioning system for proton therapy, reducing cost and complexity.
DuPont Registry Group, a luxury car marketplace, picked Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Jefferies and RBC for its US IPO. The deal could raise a few hundred million dollars and happen this year.
Dr. Greshun De Bouse originated the Boots on the Ground Line Dance Movement in 2022. July 7 marks National Greshun Day, a holiday honoring her cultural preservation work.
Dokainish & Company's CEO Tarik Dokainish is in Jeddah with PM Carney, pushing Canadian project controls expertise into Saudi's $3.5B trade relationship and Vision 2030.
Analyst Jakub Sroczynski says Adobe's post-earnings drop is overdone. The ADBE sell-off ignores steady revenue and AI integration. The next earnings call will decide the setup.
Microsoft Foundry and Twilio connect voice and text into one agent with shared memory. The open source SDK removes the custom middleware that usually kills multi-channel projects.
HBO's “Industry” earned zero Emmy nominations Tuesday; the network scored 93 total. New Yorker critic Inkoo Kang called the shutout “astounding” and said voters are “stuck in inertia.”
Ampco-Pittsburgh shares surged 14.1% after H1 order activity jumped 32% to $268M, reversing weak demand trends. The H1 results will test if orders convert to revenue.
Chronic Tacos franchisee opens second California location, a vote of confidence in the brand's unit economics and fast-casual segment growth.
Shopify president Harley Finkelstein's fireside chat with Georges St-Pierre was interrupted by a protester over Gaza. It's the third such incident in as many years.
Shopify CEO Harley Finkelstein and UFC legend Georges St-Pierre on the one thing fighters and traders never outgrow: pre-performance anxiety. St-Pierre's preparation rule applies to the trading desk.
CPSC recalls 1.7M Cuisinart grill brushes after metal bristles detach, posing ingestion hazard. Ross Stores among retailers; Alpha Score 59 Moderate.
Fed minutes cited AI 21 times, linking AI investment to persistent inflation. Core PCE 6-month annualized hit 4.1%, reviving rate hike talk.
The SEC's Corp Finance division told UBS it won't recommend enforcement over securities exchanged under FINMA orders, removing a key legal obstacle to the bank's bail-in plan.
BellRing Brands appoints Michael Axelrod CEO effective July 29, replacing Darcy Davenport. The change comes as the protein-shake maker competes for retail space.
US military strikes on Iran after attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz push crude higher. Risk of supply disruption and retaliation follows. Defense stocks also rally.
RH CEO Gary Friedman sold 125,000 shares worth ~$44M to fund home improvements and repay debt. The sale is a routine liquidity event, not a bearish signal.
Blue Origin is raising $10 billion at a $130 billion valuation in its first external funding round, CEO Dave Limp told employees. The rocket startup aims to close the gap with SpaceX.
AI disruption fears hit legacy info companies; Wolters Kluwer's verified, authoritative content creates a moat. Record revenue, 1.5% yield, and a long author position.
A California judge approved the final distribution of Nipsey Hussle's estate on July 5, ending seven years of probate. The $11 million estate will be split between his two children.
U.S. military strikes against Iran after Strait of Hormuz ship attacks push oil prices higher. USO (Alpha Score 40) tracks crude futures. Traders assess supply risk.