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Russia's massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine triggered Poland to scramble jets and Finland to restrict airspace. The escalation raises geopolitical risk for energy and defense markets.
Onity's $50M share repurchase authorizes 8% of market cap. The stock trades at 5x earnings and 0.4x book, with net servicing spread below 100 bps.
Lummis pushed back on Warren's Clarity Act criticism, pointing to over 16 safeguards that she says prevent illicit finance. The bill faces a tight timeline before recess.
Paribu adds Hyperliquid perps, Polymarket, and a stock waitlist in one app. Turkish retail users can access onchain markets without wallet switching.
Emergent Ventures India's 17th cohort funds 22 projects from open-source semiconductor tools to space solar power and compostable leather. The bets span hardware, biotech, and climate.
OpenAI is considering giving the U.S. government a 5% equity stake to ease AI regulation scrutiny and win Trump-era buy-in, the Financial Times reported.
Russia's 90-missile, 600-drone strike on Ukraine pushes the dollar higher and weighs on Bitcoin. The Oreshnik hypersonic missile adds nuclear tail risk to the market calculus.
Fermi Inc.'s AI-driven grid thesis faces three risks: timing of upgrades, regulatory rate caps, and technological substitution. The next quarterly filing will test whether the premium holds.
Xiaomi delivered >30k vehicles for third straight month; BYD sales rose 5.5% YoY. Citi expects Xiaomi rebound on August YU9 launch. Deutsche Bank sees BYD Q2 profit up 145%.
Philips Evnia's 27M4N monitors switch between 540Hz esports, 360Hz balanced, and 275Hz QHD modes on a single Fast IPS panel. The triple-mode design fills the gap between dual-mode competitors.
QBE Insurance Group acquired full ownership of its India joint venture Raheja QBE after 18 years, ending a partnership with Prism Johnson Limited and renaming the unit.
The UN controller said cash lasts only through August. With $2 billion from the US and $430 million from China unpaid, September and High-Level Week are at risk.
Nvidia's GPC tokenizes human motion like ChatGPT tokenizes text, letting humanoid robots improvise fall recovery without explicit programming. The research targets Tesla, Figure, and Apptronik.
NerdWallet stock faces worsening economics amid a growth slump. The author prepares for a category rotation in H2 2026, expecting the S&P 500 to remain flat near 7,500.
Affirm management laid out a $10B GMV target by FY2028 at investor day. The card product now accounts for 20% of volume with attach rates above internal targets. Credit metrics remain stable.
CICT yields 5%, ST Engineering 2.2%. Rising rates hit REITs harder; banks benefit. Balance REITs and blue chips for resilient passive income.
WOA surged 42.9% on a scale-up plan and German facility wind-down. VHM jumped 43.5% on a Iluka offtake and $40M funding deal. GTE rose 20% as drilling started at its DeGrussa-style VHMS targets.
Fortuna Metals produced 96.66% TiO2 rutile from a 5.4-tonne bulk sample at Mkanda, Malawi. The grade beats Sovereign Metals' Kasiya spec. Maiden MRE due this month.
WTI crude slipped below $72.50 as the dollar firmed ahead of Friday's NFP. A bearish channel at $70.85 caps any bounce, with support at $68.50 below.
OFAC added 134 crypto wallet addresses tied to ISIS fundraising to the SDN list. Exchanges face immediate compliance burden as batch designation signals escalation in crypto sanctions enforcement.
SEBI's Enhanced and Graded Surveillance Measures restrict trading in suspect stocks. ESM Stage II uses 2% bands and periodic call auctions; GSM Stage III allows one trade per week with a 100% deposit.
Wipro's ADR closed 17% below its Mumbai-listed stock, signaling a potential ₹1.2 lakh crore gap-down at Thursday's open. The rare divergence tests support at ₹260.
HINDPETRO F&O contracts adjust for a ₹19.25 dividend on August 14. Futures carry-forward price drops by the dividend; options strikes shift. Lot size stays 2,025.
Spot gold fell 15% from its late-January high near $2,790 to $2,350; silver slid 25% to $24. Fed hawkish repricing drove the selloff. Next test: March 20 FOMC.
Rights Entitlements begin trading on Indian exchanges this month as several companies open subscription windows. Zerodha's own RE is expected later in July;
US June payrolls expected at 110k, down from 172k. CBA flags upside risk to USD/JPY on a beat. Unemployment steady at 4.3%. Data due Thursday.
Lakes Blue Energy opened Victorian government talks on the Wombat gas project, modelling a $605m NPV and 58% IRR with first gas targeted for early 2029. The reference case shows a 1.4-year payback at a $12/GJ gas price.
Dr. Loretta Chen takes the helm at Hawaiʻi's Plantation Village, tasked with broadening cultural programming and community ties beyond its current base.
Mumbai, Thane, Palghar under red alert as heavy rain triggers waterlogging. Palghar schools closed; local trains run on schedule; flights unaffected.
FireFly Metals reports 42m @ 6.1% CuEq and 9.8m @ 16.5% CuEq at Green Bay, feeding into economic studies. The high-grade core zone could boost early production economics.