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A C-Voter survey shows 86% of respondents view the Ram Mandir theft allegations as very serious. Among NDA supporters, 53.7% said their trust had been shaken. The political and market implications are significant.
Tesla staff face a $200 weekly AI spend cap after token costs surged thousands per engineer. The shift toward managed AI services highlights a structural pricing mismatch that has hit Meta, Uber and Walmart.
49% of U.S. adults under 30 lived with a parent in 2024, up from 37% in 2019, as housing and living costs push more young people to double up. The stigma has faded.
The USTR advanced one trade probe targeting India's digital-services tax but left a second investigation unresolved, creating uncertainty for Indian exports and bilateral trade talks.
Titan's CaratLane is exploring a partnership with Dubai's Damas Jewellery to enter West Asia, dropping earlier plans to launch solo. The tie-up would give CaratLane faster access using Damas's network.
The Manila Times July 6 front page has no lead story. For Apple (AAPL) traders, that confirms the next catalysts are in Washington and Cupertino. BSP rate decision and Apple earnings are ahead.
EES queues have already cost travellers £250 for missed flights. Travel insurance does not cover these delays. Here is what experts say you must do before you travel.
Kalshi and Polymarket hit record volumes in June as World Cup betting drives $44B in combined trades. The stress test is just beginning. Regulators are watching.
Economist John Quiggin is moving his Monday Message Board and planned newsletter to Substack, keeping both platforms active for now.
Psychologists say brand-conscious buyers are making identity investments, not status plays. Apple benefits from that stickiest demand. A valuation lens and catalyst ahead.
Sanctioned nations handled over $100 billion in crypto in 2025, an eightfold jump from 2024, as Iran, Russia and North Korea build their own digital tokens and exchanges.
AI adviser Krishnan says no federal licensing for AI. But 75 data center projects halted by local opposition show state pushback is the real regulator. Market implications.
WalletHub's 2026 study ranks Virginia as the most patriotic state, with high military presence and voter turnout. Montana and Vermont follow. The metrics go beyond flag-waving.
Value stocks trail growth. The performance spread across equity categories is unusually tight through July 4, according to a Seeking Alpha contributor. The narrow gap leaves room for value to catch up.
Best Buy Canada's summer sale offers up to 40% off appliances and $400 off laptops. Free shipping on orders over $35. The promotion pressures margins. The impact on same-store sales will appear in the Aug. 29 earnings report.
A drone sees Tokyo's AI code and an Afghan clay stove under the same sunrise. The gap between centuries is not closing evenly. For investors, the question is which century your portfolio is priced for.
Dungeons of Daggorath ran on a TRS-80 with 8KB of memory, yet delivered a first-person dungeon crawler with a heartbeat-based health system and multiple dungeon levels.
A CyberDefenders challenge details a JetBrains web server exploit that led to webshell uploads and credential manipulation. Container breakout attempts point to a wider risk for software investors.
Tam Development shareholders approved a SAR 2.05M dividend and a 10,000-share buyback, citing undervaluation. BDO appointed auditor for 2026.
Ihsan Amanullah Makhdoum, a CPA with 27 years of experience, joins Saudi Lime's Audit Committee for a four-year term starting July 2026, aiming to strengthen independent oversight.
TQQQ returned 178% in five years vs a theoretical 3x of QQQ's 107% gain. The daily reset and expense ratio explain 145 points of missing upside. The real cost extends beyond the $82 annual fee.
Cantor Fitzgerald raised AMD's price target to $700 on June 29, betting the MI300 chip will take meaningful market share from NVIDIA in data-center AI accelerators.
Tesla's 1899 patent delays and the Niobrara Formation's dielectric properties point to suppressed energy extraction technology. A steel sculpture in Colorado now tests the theory.
Trump meets Zelenskyy at NATO summit as Iran war, Greenland, and defense spending tensions create binary outcomes for stocks and oil. Here's what to watch.
A quote from BTS' V offers a trading lesson: pause, zoom out, and measure progress. Here's how to apply that perspective to portfolio management after drawdowns.
Delaying your first RMD to April 1 can stack two distributions into one year, pushing income past IRMAA thresholds and adding $1,000 in Medicare premiums.
Foreign ownership of Tadawul stocks slipped to 4.72% from 4.74%. Market cap fell SAR 49.8B to SAR 9.44T. The next weekly data will show if the trend continues.
The BrandywineGLOBAL Flexible Bond Fund's high-yield and EM sovereign picks outperformed, but Chilean peso and Egyptian pound positions undercut returns. The currency bet is the cost of the macro call.
Apple told suppliers to prepare 10M foldable iPhones, nearly double Samsung's entire Z Fold 8 lineup. At a $2,400 price, the bet hinges on brand loyalty and depreciation math.
High-yield bonds drove Q1 performance for Western Asset Diversified Income Fund. Rising Treasury yields and a bear-flattening curve hit duration bets, a tension likely to persist across fixed income.