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Staff fraud is only 8% of total bank fraud cases but likely much higher in value. Banks need automated red-flag rules and behavioural analytics to catch insiders who exploit CBS architecture.
Goop founder posts fake invitations for Shrek, Jessica Rabbit after critics call 'off-the-record' dinner tone-deaf. Paltrow has invested in AI startups.
Noble Helium acquires Earth Source Hydrogen, adding ~40,000 sq km of helium-prospective acreage in Western Australia, expanding its global portfolio beyond Tanzania.
Supreme Court rules that retired employees who accepted benefits under a pension scheme cannot later claim a different scheme, rejecting NIRD professor's plea.
SAP says its AI coding tool speeds up code production by 20%, but studies show experienced developers lose productivity. The productivity paradox may shift costs forward, not cut them.
Rita's opens its second DFW location in Carrollton this week, with a ceremonial scoop Aug. 24 and public opening Aug. 26. Two more stores are planned for 2026.
JPMorgan's Sullivan says the Treasury's doubled buyback program only delays the day when $40 trillion in U.S. debt must find buyers as foreign buyers retreat.
Sundar Pichai says failure is a sign of ambition, not weakness. The Alphabet CEO's lesson applies to investing: a losing trade, if sized right, is tuition for the next win.
Suryoday Small Finance Bank sanctioned Rs 362 crore in UPI-linked credit to 500,000+ customers in eight months, a third of the entire country's CLOU volumes from last year.
The Treasury will buy $32 billion per quarter in long-dated bonds, a sliver of the $40 trillion market. Yields eased from 2007 highs, but the buyback's scale leaves broader demand as the real driver.
REITs slipped 0.5% in July as Q2 momentum cooled, outpacing the Nasdaq's 3.2% drop but falling short of the S&P 500's near-flat return, per 2MCAC data.
Ross Stores comparable sales rose 10%, lifted by inflation-driven traffic. Conroy says the price gap vs. mainstream retail holds even as rivals cut prices.
The ₹825 crore IPO includes a ₹620 crore fresh issue. Anchor investors include Nomura, HDFC MF, Nippon India MF. Valuation at 20.6x P/E, Anand Rathi assigned a subscribe rating.
TPBank links to TerraPay's real-time cross-border network. Vietnam's non-cash transactions hit 17.7B in 2024; the launch corridors come next.
Unitree's founder said humans still outperform robots on most tasks. The comment came a day after his IPO surged 460%. A rival startup has shipped 100,000 units.
July jobs loss of 15,800, unemployment at 4.5%, and private wages at 2021 lows support the RBA cutting in August 2026, Westpac says. Weakness expected through 2028.
The Domestic TTI sits 9.43% above its long-term moving average; the International TTI is 7.71% above, in buy mode since May 2025. Full ETF momentum tables updated through Aug. 20.
Pizza Hut temporarily becomes 'Hut' for NFL season as Yum! Brands closes $2.7B sale to LongRange Capital. The rebrand masks a decade-long sales slump.
Nvidia's stake in SpaceX, valued at roughly $350 billion after a secondary sale, emerged from a 2022 funding round. The chipmaker also supplies autonomous systems hardware to the aerospace sector.
Seven of India's top 10 IT services firms have announced structural changes to employee pyramids, with some hiring more juniors and others strengthening middle management, analysts say.
Euler Motors doubled sales to 6,528 units in fiscal 2026 and revenue rose 101% to ₹433 crore. Hero holds a 34% stake and has helped expand the network from 35 to 112 cities.
India's rocket launch costs are $13,302 per kg, the highest among six major markets and four times the US level. The paper says small rockets and limited frequency are the cause.
HSBC India has deployed over half of $1B in startup credit. Axis, ICICI and DBS are also moving in, squeezing yields for venture debt players like BlackSoil.
The Dallas fast-casual chain has grown to 28 units over 16 years by sticking to street-style tacos and neighborhood hospitality. President Daniel Smith says consistency, not reinvention, drives expansion into airports and new markets.
Workday jumped 12% after Silver Lake disclosed a $1.5 billion stake, the stock's biggest single-day gain in a decade. Alpha Score 59 suggests moderate upside.
Ramp and Stripe both launched or acquired model routers this week, betting the layer that picks the cheapest capable AI model becomes a bigger business than the models themselves.
DBS pays $0.81 per share, OCBC $0.47, UOB $0.88. Net interest margins narrowed at all three. Non-interest income growth offset the squeeze at DBS and OCBC.
Welspun Corp secured an estimated $1.8 billion pipe supply order from its US plant, its largest ever. The contract pushes the global backlog to a record $4.4 billion and provides revenue visibility through FY29.
AT&T cut employee AI costs by 56% using LiteLLM routers that route simpler queries to cheaper open-source models, with only a 2% quality drop. The company aims to boost open-source usage to 70%.
Neutrogena apologized for making former ambassador Hayden Panettiere feel unsupported during her postpartum depression, after her death sparked backlash over a 2024 podcast claim.