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Riyadh – Mubasher: Tabuk Cement Company has issued a corrective statement regarding the results of its second ordinary general meeting (OGM) announced on 30 J...
Sparrow Capital surpassed its ₹400 Cr target for Fund III, with 60% from global institutions. Larger cheques let the firm lead seed rounds in a market where seed funding rose 18% despite a broader slowdown.
Binance adds cash dividend support for Micron (MU) tokenized shares on bStocks. Holders of MUB tokens receive distributions equivalent to the NASDAQ-listed stock's dividends.
Robinhood adds perpetual futures on gold, oil, silver, and euro-dollar for European clients with up to 10x leverage. The broker also pursues UK crypto registration.
Robinhood's L2 blockchain went live with tokenized equities and 7% DeFi lending. The stock jumped 5% but stays well off highs. July 29 earnings will test if new products can offset a halved crypto revenue line.
Apple reports Q3 on July 30 with Street estimates at $107B-$109B revenue and $1.80-$1.84 EPS. Services growth and memory cost risk are the key swing factors for the stock.
The popular 35% Bitcoin, 25% Ethereum, 20% Solana, 10% Chainlink, 10% Sui allocation looks neat. Reality: liquidity concentration, L2 fragmentation, uptime risk, and oracle competition.
India's BJP, Congress and PDP leaders will attend Khamenei's funeral in July. PM Modi is unlikely to go. The cross-party delegation signals New Delhi's delicate diplomacy between Tehran and Washington.
Parsons Corp (PSN) earns a Weak Alpha Score of 24/100, signaling poor technical momentum and weak fundamentals. Here's what traders should watch for a potential reversal.
ADP's June job miss of 98,000 strengthens the case for a September rate cut, a tailwind for Bitcoin and risk assets. The gap with May BLS leaves volatility risk ahead.
Robinhood launched an Ethereum L2 mainnet and tokenized stocks, but the tokens are debt securities with no legal ownership. Users in 120+ countries can trade, but US and UK markets are locked out.
Robinhood offers 10x leveraged perps on gold, oil, QQQ, and FX to EU users, while rolling out tokenized stocks, AI trading accounts, and fee cuts for advanced crypto traders.
Al Jouf Cement shareholders approved RSM Allied as auditor for SAR 525,000 and raised audit fees for 2025, as the company posted a SAR 21.6M loss in Q1.
Abu Dhabi's IHC and Adani Group signed an MoU for a 4 MTPA alumina refinery and 2 MTPA smelter in Odisha, posing the biggest challenge yet to India's incumbent aluminium producers.
France logged 77 crypto-related kidnappings and extortions since January. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez unveiled a security plan with faster asset freezes and dedicated investigation units.
Theo's $20M allocation gives thBILL exposure to Fidelity's FILQ (Aaa-mf) alongside Wellington's ULTRA, making it a rare onchain Treasury product backed by two top asset managers.
The UK and BIS released new stablecoin rules and warnings this week. The framework creates a two-tier regime for systemic issuers, while the BIS flags dollarization risk. Here is what it means for traders.
Commvault lost 31% after a net new ARR miss broke its SaaS valuation. The question is whether sales cycles are company-specific or a broader IT slowdown.
Oceanwood Capital withdrew its power of attorney from VEB in the OCI Enterprise Chamber case, easing one legal risk for the fertilizer producer.
KSERC ordered KSEB to stop collecting inflated security deposits from solar prosumers. Deposits had been based on gross consumption, not net imports. Consumers faced demands of ₹5,000–₹17,000 for deposits that should have been under ₹1,000.
Endeavour Mining's June share count held at 241.7 million, no buybacks or issuances. The stable denominator sets the disclosure trigger for UK ownership rules.
Samsung Group plans $90B investment in South Korea's Chungcheong region, targeting chips, displays, and batteries. The bet spans AI memory, OLED panels, and EV batteries.
Nagahama, a member of Takaichi's economic panel, expects BOJ to hike by year-end but urges slower pace, citing relative yen weakness. The panel has no direct sway over BOJ decisions.
Alpha Score 48: Mixed read on Centerra Gold. Upside conditional on gold gains; downside amplified by Kumtor and Thompson Creek overhangs.
Micron dived 10% despite a 260% YTD gain, dragging Samsung and SK Hynix lower in Asia. OpenAI's Altman may offer the U.S. a 5% stake. Russia struck Ukraine.
Winklevoss twins moved $60M BTC and $7M ETH to Gemini hot wallets, mirroring prior sale patterns. Bitcoin tests $57k support; analysts flag $50k risk if broken.
A Seeking Alpha analysis argues DexCom's reliance on insulin users faces a GLP-1 threat, and the non-insulin expansion lacks proof. Alpha Score is 33/100.
Jammu and Kashmir Bank's 16% deposit growth outpaced peers. The Rs 3 lakh crore milestone puts its balance sheet on par with mid-sized private banks. The mid-August earnings will test whether the regional lender can sustain the momentum.
KNDS delays its public listing, citing market volatility for European defense. The tankmaker's move signals broader sector weakness after a months-long slump.
Canadian equities saw stock-specific gains in Q2: BlackBerry +68%, Shopify +32%, MTY +28%, Avant +44%, Bird +18%, Reitmans +12%, even as the TSX stalled in June.