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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.
Chainalysis automatically tracks every token on Robinhood Chain from launch, removing a compliance bottleneck for issuers building tokenized real-world assets.
Tam Development shareholders approved a SAR 2.05M dividend and a 10,000-share buyback, citing undervaluation. BDO appointed auditor for 2026.
Foreign Treasury holdings hit $9.2T but private investors now drive buying. $282.4B in interest outflows. How Bitcoin's correlation to yields and dollar could spike.
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.
Strategy's STRC yield note unwind is late-cycle deleveraging, not a crisis, Bitwise CIO argues. Bitcoin holds $62.7k, but his indicators suggest more pain before a durable bottom.
A cloned DAO platform distributed StealC via Dropbox, stealing wallet credentials and hijacking clipboard transactions. The attack exploits trust in AI tools.
Galiano Gold amended its equity incentive plan following ISS suggestions. Shareholders vote June 24 on revised terms that cap dilution.
Kosmos Energy completed the sale of its Equatorial Guinea interests to Panoro Energy for $127 million, exiting the country and using proceeds to cut debt.
OPEC+ adds 188,000 bpd as oil drops from $112 to $89. A US-Iran ceasefire opens the Strait of Hormuz, loosening supply. Lower oil cuts inflation, gives the Fed room to ease, a tailwind for Bitcoin.
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.
Kraken lets 10 tokenized stocks back leveraged crypto trades. Haircuts hit 10%-30% with $250K-$1M caps. Non-US eligible. Risk of margin calls if stocks fall. Adjustable terms add uncertainty.
India and Russia agreed to boost joint ventures in advanced manufacturing and critical minerals, targeting $50 billion in mutual investments by 2030.