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Calhoun's 1830s proposal to refuse abolition petitions exposed a constitutional fault line. The gag rule only delayed a reckoning. The question remained unresolved.
SMBC Asia Rising Fund deploys $12-15M in follow-on capital across Easy Home Finance, Vayana, and DPDzero. Easy Home Finance leads with a $30M Series C for affordable housing expansion.
India's June rainfall was 40% below normal, the 5th lowest since 1901. July monsoon forecast at 94% of LPA threatens kharif sowing and water availability. Farmers may need to switch crops.
The TISFD framework helps companies and investors report wage gaps and workforce risks such as supply chain labor practices. Final guidance due 2026.
Lactalis is spending €50m to add quark production at its Neuburg site in Bavaria, targeting 40,000 tonnes of quark and 104,000 tonnes of whey by 2030.
Seattle lost 9,000 tech jobs in the past year, half the prior period's outflow. Amazon's RTO mandate may slow the exodus, but landlords say the city's tech workforce is stuck at 2021 levels.
Anti-migrant protests in South Africa brought looting and arrests but avoided widespread violence. President Ramaphosa appealed for calm as the deadline for undocumented migrants passed.
KeyBanc's Q2 survey shows aerospace supplier orders up 5% as Boeing and Airbus production stabilizes and inventory excess clears. The supply chain recovery may have legs.
Lesnar challenged Femi to the roofed steel cage match after a tense face-off on Raw. The blow-off bout will headline SummerSlam on Aug. 1-2.
Star Health cleared a multi-year resistance band at ₹600 in June, hitting a fresh 52-week high. The breakout came on above-average volume, but the sector backdrop is mixed. The July earnings will decide whether the move has legs.
Paris deputy mayor Audrey Pulvar blamed Trump for 1,300 heat deaths in France. The political rhetoric adds background regulatory risk for U.S. tech firms in Europe.
GIG shares hit a 52-week high on Tadawul on June 30, with volume double the average. The rally comes ahead of Q2 earnings and follows a regional restructuring that lifted return on equity to 14.2%.
Australian regulator ACCC is suing Amazon over Prime Video ads, saying it forced existing subscribers to pay extra to skip ads. More than 1 million affected. Amazon rose 3.2%.
Vyriy Drone keeps some assembly lines manual so it can retool in hours, not weeks, as Russian jamming tactics shift. The trade-off: slower output for faster adaptation.
Methanex lowered its July ACP by $120 to $620, the lowest since January, citing weak demand and a supply glut. The cut pressures second-half revenue.
The Smoked Taco opens its 8th Utah location July 8 in Sandy, featuring a new Nashville Hot Chicken taco for $4.95. The chain uses 12-hour smoked meats and cheese-crusted tortillas.
CFO says input costs softening after West Asia tensions ease; Q1 and Q2 earnings still hit. Expansion plans on track with ₹10,000 crore capex.
Baker Hughes won a 13-year contract from Nigeria LNG to service turbomachinery at the Bonny Island facility. The deal supports Train 7 expansion and underlines the company's gas services strength.
Saudi FDI inflows fell 2.4% YoY to SAR 23.1B in Q1 2026. At the current run rate, annualized inflows would reach roughly SAR 92.4B, far short of the Vision 2030 target of SAR 388B.
After moving to the US for marriage, a British man found identity through rugby, a pub job, and an expat group. Here is how he rebuilt his life.
LIVA Insurance shareholders approved the board's recommendation to skip a cash dividend for 2024, retaining capital amid regulatory and market pressures.
WEC Energy scores 51/100 on AlphaScala's model. The utility has raised its dividend for 21 straight years and is on track for Aristocrat status by 2029.
Vector Institute's UnBias-Plus scans text and training data for biased language on race, gender, age, and political framing, then suggests neutral alternatives.
TAM Development's 6.2% dividend for 2025 gets shareholder approval. The SAR 0.62 per share payout signals stable returns.
MIS shares hit an all-time high of SAR 235 on Tadawul on June 30, driven by demand without a company catalyst. The breakout confirms the uptrend but leaves the stock vulnerable to profit-taking.
Patrick Industries will acquire LCI Industries in an all-stock deal valued at 1.2440 PATK shares per LCII share, creating a larger RV and marine components supplier.
Costco trades near 50 times earnings as revenue growth slows. The May earnings report could expose the valuation gap.
Saudi Arabia gave employers until Dec. 2026 to fix work-permit violations, extending a deadline that was set to expire sooner. The move gives companies with large expat workforces more time to reconcile contract data.
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ARLP yields above 10% with a covered payout and no near-term debt wall. The bull case does not require growth, only that the contract book holds up longer than the market expects.