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First Watch grows revenue 20% annually but burns cash with $340M in debt. The bull case hinges on margin leverage. The bear case is a recession.
Stingray Group will miss the June 29 audit filing deadline. A management cease trade order restricts insider trading, but ordinary shareholders can still trade shares. The delay stems from integrating the TuneIn acquisition. Filing expected by August 29.
The cyber resilience startup handled over 1 million incidents last year. Bessemer led the round as AI-powered security draws more venture dollars.
The Democratic Socialists of America now control three major city halls. Their platform calls for defunding police and abolishing the Senate. Sectors exposed include defense and private prisons.
California drivers sued Marathon Petroleum, BP and others over an AI pricing tool they say boosted pump prices 3-5%. The case tests algorithmic price-fixing law.
Rajeev Thakkar warns 15-20% annual returns from Indian stocks unlikely. INFY, WIT, HDB scores mixed. Next test: July earnings.
ECB quantitative easing from 2015-2021 added safe reserves to the market, lowering the safety premium on AAA bonds by about 30 basis points and partially offsetting yield declines, new research shows.
Keppel DC REIT's 13.2% DPU growth backs payouts. CICT's Paragon deal is prospective. CLAR's S$903.5M equity raise dilutes per-unit payouts. Which REIT engine holds?
CRH buys Arcosa for $3.5B in cash at a 13% premium. Antitrust risk and higher debt load add uncertainty ahead of the expected H2 2025 close.
Rep. Ro Khanna challenged Elon Musk to a televised debate after Musk said the congressman should be sued or jailed over USAID cuts. The exchange pits a 2028 contender against the world's richest man.
Ore Resources (ASX:OR3) defined new extensions at Big Red and Potoroo pegmatite systems, with intercepts up to 34m at 1.11% Li2O. Further drilling planned for late CY26.
Michael Pascoe scores Albanese's performance across AUKUS, the Voice, housing, tax, and gas as five failures. The political risk for Labor is mounting.
CNH Industrial Capital prices $600M senior notes at 4.95% due 2031. Proceeds for working capital, receivables, and debt repayment. Equipment finance sensitivity to rates in focus.
PepsiCo's beverage president detailed a renovation strategy built on need-state segmentation. The moves pressure Coca-Cola, sports drink rivals, and the functional soda category.
Baldwin Insurance trades at 9x EBITDA while peers fetch 12-14x in take-privates. A 30% premium would still leave room for a sponsor.
Green Arrow Resources extended its private placement deadline to July 15 as it seeks C$1M at C$0.05/share post-consolidation. The junior miner now has until mid-July to close the funding round.
NHTSA opened a special crash investigation into a Tesla after a Model 3 slammed into a Texas home, killing a 76-year-old. The driver said he was using Autopilot.
A California class-action alleges Marathon, BP, 7-Eleven used AI to inflate gas prices by up to 33 cents a gallon. The case tests whether shared pricing algorithms constitute illegal collusion, with implications for any industry using similar tools.
A pair trade between Nuveen's AMT-free fund (NVG) and standard muni fund (NZF) isolates the AMT premium. Risks include legislative change and fund discount divergence.
Trump warned Iran he will 'do what I have to do' if the interim deal collapses. Oil spiked 1.8% as defense stocks rose. The next round of talks is unscheduled.
Upscale AI raised $190M Series A-1 at a $2B valuation, with Premji Invest leading and NVIDIA, Salesforce, and Temasek joining existing backers.
Jeanine Pirro charged 14 defendants with operating a cocaine trafficking network near a Washington, D.C. elementary school. Over 500 officers from FBI, DEA, and MPD participated in the bust.
Del Taco returns slow-cooked pork carnitas with five new creations, plus Independence Poppers and $2.50 Funnel Cake Fries for America's 250th birthday. Limited-time summer menu now available.
Apple's first foldable phone faces a hinge delay that could push launch from September to October. Samsung Display wins exclusive panel deal.
WhatsApp head Will Cathcart steps down after seven years. CRED founder Kunal Shah takes over as Meta's messaging app faces regulatory pressure in Europe and India.
Alex Eala lost to Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-3 in the Bad Homburg Open first round. She now teams with Venus Williams in doubles on Wednesday.
Amazon advertises on ChatGPT to reach shoppers while blocking OpenAI from using its shopping data. The move sets a template for big tech's AI engagement.
Small caps and the Dow gained while big tech lagged, a rotation pattern traders said reflects positioning shifts rather than panic. SPY and QQQ slipped.
Taysha closed pivotal TSHA-102 dosing for Rett syndrome. The Part A durability data shifts the probability of success for the filing package.
American Airlines is offering domestic award seats from 9,000 miles and transatlantic flights from 21,000 miles through July 7. The sale targets soft late-summer demand but risks cannibalizing cash bookings for AAL stock.