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NIAID terminated Appili's US$3.6M fungal vaccine contract. The company leans on ATI-1801's PRV path and royalty revenue. More than $75M in government grants secured to date.
Scandium Canada bought ski-maker Ferreol Technologies for $6.6M, rebranded it Scalium+, and plans to use its Al-Sc alloy in aircraft parts. The company holds the only North American scandium source.
Texas AG Ken Paxton is investigating StubHub for cancelling World Cup tickets hours before kickoff. The 'ghost ticketing' probe threatens StubHub's trust and legal exposure.
Canfor closed its purchase of PinkWood, adding 46 million linear feet of I-joist capacity and 120 employees in Calgary. The deal expands the lumber producer's engineered wood footprint in Western Canada.
ASKUL published its Q4 fiscal 2026 slide deck on July 3. Investors will watch revenue trends, margin defense, and any guidance update from the Japanese office supplies retailer.
Manila's July 4 monsoon forecast warns of isolated thunderstorms across Luzon, raising the risk of harvest delays for rice and corn.
CBTU-Canada demands a federal apology after Canada abstained from a UN vote declaring the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans a crime against humanity.
Visa, M-Pesa, and Onafriq launch a stablecoin pilot in the Democratic Republic of Congo, aiming to cut remittance costs and settlement time. The test uses USDC on Stellar.
A7A5 claims $34.4B in volume; analytics firms say 34% of transactions are circular. The dispute highlights why sanctioned stablecoin metrics are unreliable for compliance teams and regulators.
Canada's TSX surged 308 points. Gold topped $4,187 on a weaker jobs report, easing rate-hike fears. Iran tensions lifted oil. The sector readthrough for commodities.
Sen. Raphael Warnock called Trump's economic agenda an 'abomination' during a June 23 hearing, citing rising prices and stagnant wages. The clash sets up a midterm debate over economic metrics.
US national debt hits $39.4 trillion. Stablecoin issuers like Tether hold hundreds of billions in Treasuries. The debt ceiling could bind by mid-2027.
Klarna users in the U.K. can run a free Money MOT financial health check inside the app. The partnership with Money Wellness offers budgeting advice, debt management tips and direct advisor access.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand calls for ban on lawmakers issuing memecoins after Trump disclosed $1.4B in crypto income. The CLARITY Act faces new ethics hurdle.
Trump's $1.4B crypto disclosure gives Democrats new leverage to demand ethics rules in the CLARITY Act. With August recess looming, the bill's path hinges on whether Scott can bridge the gap.
The central bank told a parliamentary panel that crypto assets are hard to regulate and enable money laundering. Q1 2026 volumes fell 11%.
Natural gas holds 20-day MA support as volatility compresses. A break above $3.33 opens $3.40 resistance; failure risks a drop toward $2.80.
Incumbents who mistake the procurement category for the problem face the same fate as Blockbuster. AI is shifting the operating reality. Which providers will follow the problem?
CryptoQuant data shows cumulative altcoin sell pressure hit -$209 billion by mid-June, the worst reading since 2021. Over 15 months of net selling on spot exchanges with no reversal in sight.
Bank of Queensland trades at 0.6 times book with a 6.5% yield. Two analysts weigh whether the discount compensates for risk or overstates the damage.
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe says European allies have mostly replaced U.S. cuts to NATO forces, signaling sustained demand for defense contractors like Rheinmetall and BAE Systems.
Prosecutors seek three more days of police custody for Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary, citing coded chats and a rehearsal location as key evidence in the Ketan Agarwal murder case.
Standard Chartered's MiCA passport lets it serve all 27 EU states under one license, while Tether's USDT loses regulated exchange access. ESMA's register now lists 300 authorized crypto firms.
The Ontario Securities Commission is moving to force developer Harry Stinson into bankruptcy after he failed to pay $14.4 million in sanctions for illegal securities sales.
ESMA added 37 licensed crypto firms to its MiCA register, the first update since the July 1 deadline. Germany leads with 58 authorizations. Binance did not make the cut.
Senator Marcoleta faces plunder charges after Ombudsman filing. Political risk in the Philippines rises as the case moves to Sandiganbayan.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Promon are combining app protection and digital identity tools to help banks and retailers fight mobile fraud, a growing threat.
New Hampshire's HB639 cleared registration, advancing protections for crypto payments and self-custody, plus node operation. The bill faces committee review before final passage.
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A new report tracking $60B in tokenized assets finds 80% of secondary trade volume comes from just 10 products. Fragmentation and private placement rules limit liquidity.