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Despite the profit drop, Acwa added a 2.7 GW Kuwait project and closed a SAR 1B wind farm financing, expanding contracted revenue. Q2 margins will test the resilience thesis.
Digital asset holdings halved from $83B to $41B in 12 months, with capital rotating into stocks. The exodus leaves exchanges facing a credibility problem and no clear catalyst for a reversal.
Al Moammar Information Systems and Al Yamamah Steel reached 52-week highs on TASI today, signaling momentum in IT services and steel. The move puts breakout traders on alert for follow-through or a failed-breakdown reversal.
Al-Babtain Power and Telecommunication posted strong Q1 2026 results as data center and renewable energy demand lifted its towers segment, with improved margins and higher volumes.
A Senate vote on crypto market structure comes as BlackRock tokenizes a $6.1B Treasury fund on Ethereum. A $1.29B USDT outflow and a $4.8M hack raise the stakes.
Digital Asset Holdings' $2 billion valuation raise, backed by a16z crypto, shows institutional tokenization infrastructure is pulling serious capital even as crypto VC funds shrink.
Daily volume on Upbit and peers fell to $3B from $11.6B, while stablecoin holdings swung from $597M to $41M. New AML rules from August could further curb cross-border flows.
The SAR 4.9 million acquisition shows SARCO using its Masafi Ventures unit to test new income streams beyond oil refining, with an equity stake in a trading and contracting firm.
Shares of Budget Saudi (4260) and Care (4150) dropped to their lowest levels in a year on May 10, signaling potential capitulation or deeper value concerns.
Shareholders greenlight the SAR 1 per share payout, confirming a 10% dividend on par value. The approval removes uncertainty; the ex-dividend date now becomes the next concrete marker for income investors.
Coinbase's AWS outage froze trading and withdrawals, exposing the single-point failure risk of centralized exchanges. The episode could push users toward DEXs.
Banking groups demand scrapping of stablecoin rewards, citing 20% loan reduction risk, days before May 14 markup. A Memorial Day delay could reset the bill.
Social media chatter about an altcoin season has reached its loudest in three months, but a key technical signal suggests the rotation may lack the foundation of prior cycles.
BlackRock filed for two tokenized money market funds to bypass Clarity yield issues, signaling deeper on-chain yield push reshaping stablecoin yields.
Tokenized real-world assets surged 256.7% to $19.32B in 15 months as the SEC and CFTC align on prediction market oversight, extending crypto’s legal exposure.
Senate Banking reviews bill May 14; narrow window before August recess and 2026 midterms. Prediction markets see >60% passage odds, but banking opposition on stablecoin rewards could stall.
All cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and stablecoins, will be barred from international transfers as Brazil tightens controls to fight illicit flows. Exchanges and businesses face a rapid adjustment with no grace period.
Strategy’s STRC preferred stock reclaimed $100 par, but a deeper rift over quantum computing’s threat to Bitcoin’s security is splitting industry leaders. Project Eleven warns $3 trillion in digital value could be at risk by 2030-2033.
CZ says US crypto rivals tried to block his pardon, fearing Binance's return. The $4.3B settlement made re-entry possible, traders need to watch for a shift in exchange dynamics.
A new breakup line born in the AI startup frenzy could erode commitment rates and add another layer to Bumble and Match Group's engagement slump.
Gallup data shows only 20% of employees were engaged in 2025, costing $10 trillion in lost output. This human factor threatens corporate guidance as AI rollout demands new skills.
Indian Biogas Association proposes 10% fermented organic manure blending to save $2B annually by 2030. Phased adoption may reshape global fertiliser demand.
April payrolls surged 115K, nearly double estimates, but 0.2% monthly wage growth and a flatlining household income picture sent the dollar lower. Next catalyst: CPI.
A pricing malfunction on Revolut briefly sent cryptocurrency quotes to near zero on May 8, exposing the fragility of retail trading data feeds while broader markets remained stable.
Chemanol submitted its capital reduction filing to the CMA. The next key event is the EGM vote that will reshape the balance sheet and dividend outlook.
CRS's 26.5% YTD return has compressed the risk-reward for new buyers, setting up a liquidity-driven dip as momentum traders crowd into an overextended name.
AlphaScala score of 48 belies the global crop nutrient demand that Nutrien’s valuation gap ignores. Europe’s green shift is one pocket, not the whole story.
FICO's Scores revenue surged 60% to $475M in fiscal Q2 2026, with B2B Scores up 72% on higher mortgage pricing and volume, even as FHFA allows VantageScore 4.0. The next test is whether FICO 10T adoption locks in pricing before competitors gain share.
Snowflake's read-only connector lets pharma run analytics on VEEV Vault data without moving it, reinforcing Veeva's lock on regulated workflows. The next catalyst is adoption among top-10 pharma firms.
Tesla's FSD talks with Ireland come as EU sales fell 27% last year. Dutch preliminary approval faces skepticism from Nordic regulators, and a US probe into 2.9M vehicles adds pressure.