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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.
Robinhood launched its own Ethereum L2 chain, tokenized NVDA and AAPL shares, and 7% DeFi lending. HOOD shares rose nearly 4% as investors weighed the revenue shift from trading to lending.
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.
Anthropic is six weeks from a final investment decision on 1.4GW of Australian data centre capacity, with a $15bn construction price tag that would make it one of the largest AI infrastructure commitments globally.
Hyperliquid's funding gap vs CEXs narrowed to under 2 bp per eight-hour interval. Depth on the top BTC-perp pair now rivals medium-tier centralized exchanges. The late-August incentive expiration will test whether the growth is durable.
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.
Cheniere Partners raised $2B in notes for LNG capacity, with the 2036 tranche oversubscribed 3x. The 5.35% coupon signals strong demand from hedge funds for midstream income.
Freedom Broker initiated AngloGold Ashanti with a Buy and $114 target. The bullish call meets a 2026 Ghana contractor deadline that could pressure costs.
Economist John Quiggin is moving his Monday Message Board and planned newsletter to Substack, keeping both platforms active for now.
Tehran airspace closes Monday for Khamenei's funeral through July 9. Bitcoin sits below $68K, holding the gap from February's war shock while prediction markets track the next catalyst.
Securitize's $270M tokenized stock debut on NYSE, Solana, Avalanche pushes tokenized equity sector to $1.96B distributed value. 24/7 trading gap between Wall Street and blockchain is the story.
NFLX reports quarterly results July 16. The Alpha Score of 55 balances growth expectations against valuation. Subscriber trends and advertising revenue are the key metrics.
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.
Sanctioned nations moved $100B+ in crypto in 2025, eightfold increase from 2024. Chainalysis says crypto changed sanctions evasion. Exchanges face growing compliance risks.
Wang Yi met Investor AB's Jacob Wallenberg in Stockholm, urging closer EU-China business ties ahead of a leaders' summit where trade friction over EVs and market access will dominate.
Singapore releases May retail sales Monday. April: +0.3% MoM, +5% YoY. The data tests consumer recovery and feeds into Q2 GDP. Watched for impact on SGD and STI.
Erling Haaland tied Messi and Mbappe for the World Cup Golden Boot, driving trading in ARG fan token, Haaland NFTs, and prediction markets as the race tightens.
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.
JCE trades at a 9% discount and yields 6% from call options. The options cap upside in strong markets. The next quarterly report will show how much of the payout is return of capital.
Seven OPEC+ countries agreed to add 188,000 bpd in August as Brent slips below $72. The increase is modest relative to 3.5 million bpd still offline after the Strait of Hormuz closure. Offer volumes this week will test demand.
Haaland's 57-goal season lifted $HAALAND trading and a $600K Sorare sale, but OKX's kit deal with Man City tells the real story about crypto and elite football.
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.
Coinbase and Circle rose July 2. Alpha Scores of 29 and 28 rank both Weak. Circle's USDC circulation hit $77B, up 28% YoY; falling rates could cut reserve income.
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.
South Africa drafts tax rules treating crypto as property; US lawmakers propose banning their own holdings. Final regulations expected within six months, changing compliance for exchanges and politicians.
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.