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Figure Technology Solutions priced $600M of 8.5% senior notes due 2031 to fund its acquisition of Kiavi and for general corporate purposes.
General Dynamics' Electric Boat division won a $255M Navy contract modification for submarine engineering support through 2026. The deal locks in higher-margin engineering hours during a period of accelerated submarine production.
BlackRock's BUIDL fund crossed $500 million in AUM, cementing its place as the largest on-chain money market fund. The milestone, three months since the last $100M leg, shows steady institutional demand for tokenized Treasuries.
MSCI's Alpha Score of 46 out of 100 reflects mixed fundamentals. Regulatory scrutiny on benchmark administration and asset-based fee exposure are the key risks to watch.
Senate negotiators merge CLARITY Act drafts ahead of a possible July 20 floor vote. A Democratic ethics provision barring presidential crypto holdings remains the main hurdle to the 60-vote threshold.
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Grand Canyon Education's strong growth hasn't created a valuation edge. The stock prices in the upbeat outlook, leaving regulatory and competitive shifts as risks.
Coinbase's Base layer-2 launched B20, a token standard with built-in freeze, blocklist, and seize powers. Developers warn holders cannot see who controls those roles on current explorers.
Executive Order 14178 killed the US CBDC effort. Regulated stablecoins now fill the gap, while China pushes its e-CNY deeper into the financial system.
GMG shares fell 2.9% since start of 2025 while PLS shares surged 215% from their 52-week low. The valuation gap reflects different cycles. A full comparison is in the linked article.
Topcashback offers 120% cash back on ExpressVPN, beating Rakuten's 100x deal. New users get $40 signup. 30-day guarantee protects against tracking failure.
Crypto VC fundraising hit $1.1B in Q1 2026, the lowest since 2020, as Paradigm closes a $1.2B AI fund. Deal counts also fell to a six-year low.
42% of firms have looked at stablecoins, but only 13% use them. BNY’s Circle custody deal shows bank infrastructure could close the gap if regulatory and integration hurdles clear.
North Carolina Republicans overrode Gov. Stein's vetoes to ban DEI programs in public schools and universities. The laws took effect immediately. A third bill targeting state agencies awaits a Senate vote.
Québec's record VivaTech delegation turned unplanned meetings into concrete deals: a defence robotics MOU, an AI pivot to business outcomes, a surgical probe competition win, and a dining platform's European validation.
QIZ Security raised $17M to help organizations prepare for quantum-safe cryptography. Bessemer and Merlin led the seed round as enterprises face PQC transition deadlines.
The SEC's Chicago office gets a new enforcement head as the agency juggles crypto rulemakings, ETF approvals, and exchange litigation. Regional offices build cases that set precedents.
Trump abandoned the Iran ceasefire at the NATO summit, sending oil higher and equities lower. Then he praised allies. Turkey's Erdogan and Ukraine's Zelenskyy emerged stronger. Iran remains the wild card.
Hippo Harvest, an indoor greens grower using robotics, raised $30M Series C led by Cox Farms. The funding targets a 30-acre expansion and next-gen robotic growing systems.
New research on Apple (Alpha Score 55) and KLA (56) lands alongside Western Digital's 70 score. The reports give watchlist insight ahead of Apple's iPhone event and tech earnings season.
AscendEX exchange halted operations July 1, 2026, leaving users without withdrawal guarantees or a recovery timeline. The shutdown joins a string of platform collapses.
Ecolab trades at 33x earnings, pricing in rapid data center revenue growth. The CoolIT deal adds scale, but the vertical remains a small slice of a low-growth base.
ONEOK reports Q2 earnings Aug. 3 after close. Focus on NGL volumes and fractionation margins. Alpha Score 58 signals moderate risk.
Reed's amendment would bar crypto donations to UK parties; Labour's Byrne leads push for permanent prohibition amid Reform UK funding scandal.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Work agent executes complex workflows across apps, powered by the new GPT-5.6 model. The rollout starts this week on Pro, Enterprise, and Edu plans.
PM reports Q2 Tuesday with IQOS volume the key swing factor. Options imply ~3.5% move, wider than average. Stock up 30% YTD on smoke-free momentum. Valuation is stretched.
Wall Street rallied while oil slipped on Friday, a divergence that traders say reflects demand concerns and a lack of supply disruption from the Middle East conflict.
Micron dropped nearly 30% after a Q4 revenue guide came in $380M below consensus. The gap reflects an HBM capacity wall, not a demand shock. A Q4 beat in September is the next test.
Cabot Corporation will release fiscal Q3 results after the close on Aug. 3. Investors will watch for an update on the $6.00–$6.50 adjusted EPS target.
Monthly volume rose 279% to $3.4B as tokenized stock trading hit a record. Solana dominates equity settlement; Ethereum leads DeFi deployment. Active addresses dropped 77%.