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Co-op reported a 134% store sales lift and 39x search ROI after using LiveRamp's data collaboration platform. The case study shows offline attribution at scale.
Standard Chartered secured a MiCA license from Luxembourg's CSSF on June 29, allowing EU-wide digital asset custody and stablecoin services. The bank plans phased expansion from its Luxembourg hub.
Foreign investors withdrew ₹49,340 crore from Indian stocks in June, pushing 2026 outflows past ₹2.7 lakh crore. Selling moderated late in the month.
Red Sea International gets a Madinah land plot from the municipality for a mixed-use project. The company will design, build, and operate the site under a long-term deal.
The DOJ extradited a 19-year-old alleged Scattered Spider member from Finland in a $100M crypto extortion case. The case tests cross-border enforcement and highlights social engineering risks for crypto firms.
Binance's local partner BlockShoals gets final SEC approval for sandbox testing, but a separate central bank license remains unresolved.
KOSDAQ tech-exception firms pivoting to crypto face delisting review. Bitmax already below 20B won threshold. Watch-list designations could start in August.
France arrests 200 in crypto-related kidnappings after 77 cases since January. New police protocols force exchanges to raise security costs; 724 professionals now registered on identification platforms.
OCI Global shares jump 6.4% after majority shareholder NNS submits strategic proposal, raising break-up or sale expectations for the ammonia and methanol producer.
OurCoop has backed 36 new member-owned businesses in the UK since 2022 through local partnerships, creating 120 jobs and attracting £1.2 million in investment.
SBI Crypto will stop accepting mining shares on July 30, removing ~15 EH/s. Miners have one month to redirect hash rate to Braiins or Luxor Pool after a $21M hack and internal review.
Fed's Warsh, Lagarde, Bailey, Macklem abandon forward guidance at Sintra. NFP now critical as data replaces central bank signals. Read the transmission.
Euna recruits four underwriters, including two from Aviva, to launch Specialist Home, a non-standard residential product targeting risks standard carriers decline.
iQIYI appoints Ying Tian as CFO, replacing interim CFO Ying Zeng. The move ends a period of interim leadership and reduces a source of investor uncertainty.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp criticized OpenAI and Anthropic's token pricing, warned of Chinese AI progress, and outlined a nine-point AI sovereignty doctrine. The shift to open-weight models could reshape enterprise AI spending.
US stock futures ticked sideways Thursday evening as the market prepared for the June nonfarm payrolls report, the week's biggest catalyst for rate expectations.
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SoftBank's LY and Bain raised their Kakaku.com offer to $4.1B after the first bid stalled. The ¥2,650/share price may be enough to win over holdout institutional holders before the July tender deadline.
RBC Capital raised its Cameco price target to C$175, citing nuclear demand and higher contract pricing. The Cigar Lake stake deal strengthens exposure to rising uranium prices.
Seneca Resources and Evolution Well Services sign a three-year deal to deploy electric fracturing in Appalachia, targeting lower fuel and logistics costs.
Tihama Advertising said it failed to publish its annual financial statements for the year ended March 31, raising the risk of trading suspension by Saudi regulators.
Barnes had led the unit on an interim basis since January. TMK plans further senior hires as it pushes to grow its marine and energy market presence.
The S&P 500's top five stocks now account for 26% of the index, a level not seen since 2000. The risk is structural, not imminent. Here's the arithmetic.
European stocks rose after German CPI disappointed, sending bund yields lower and the dollar weaker. The pound reached $1.33. All eyes turn to US CPI Thursday.
President Trump bought $461M-$1.4B in stocks during 2025 while launching tariffs and cutting taxes. The trades span Apple, Microsoft, and JPMorgan.
FMC sold $750M in notes at 9.375% to stay afloat. The conversion feature could dilute common equity if the stock stays low. Cash burn continues.
GBP rose to 1.3287 after Bailey's dovish comments. The pair is testing 1.3300 with momentum. A breakout above targets 1.3350; failure risks a drop to 1.3200.
Brazil's Pix now processes more transactions than Visa and Mastercard combined. The USTR probe could reshape cross-border payment fees. Mastercard (MA) faces structural risk.
Bitcoin rose 2.4% to $60,086 as equities firmed and yields eased. Dominance at 55.7% signals rotation within majors. Fed data dependence keeps rate-cut odds fluid.
Tennessee banned crypto ATMs on July 1; Georgia imposed transaction limits and fraud warnings. FBI data shows $388.9M in losses from kiosk scams in 2025.