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Director Carl Erik Rinsch sentenced to 30 months for diverting $11M from a streaming service to stock options, crypto trades, and luxury purchases including five Rolls-Royces.
Shalfa Facility Management signed a SAR 35.93 million contract with Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry. The deal adds recurring revenue to backlog but leaves duration and margin details undisclosed.
Trump's decision to skip USMCA renewal puts auto and agriculture trade in focus. Annual reviews could lead to tariffs as U.S.-Mexico talks continue.
A US official said the administration will not renew the USMCA in its current form, citing trade deficits. Talks with Mexico and Canada continue as the agreement remains in force.
A Seeking Alpha analyst downgrades SCHD and argues the passive dividend strategy is dead. Is the thesis overstated? We examine the risks and the better read for dividend investors.
BPCL's biofuels chief lays out the E20-to-E85 roadmap. Flex-fuel vehicles, 2G ethanol, and monsoon risks could delay the $100B import-displacement target.
The crypto market lost $890B in H1 2026, with Bitcoin falling 33% and Ethereum 47%, as regulation delays and AI stock demand drained capital from digital assets.
CertiK's new platform connects vetted researchers with web3 projects for ongoing security testing, aiming to curb the billions lost to crypto exploits each year.
SBM Offshore continued its €227 million share buyback through July 1. The program reduces share count, mechanically lifting EPS. Next weekly disclosure July 8.
Republican senators introduced an AI security bill days after the GENIUS Act passed. No public details yet on specific measures or timeline for a vote.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp told CNBC AI models have been 'completely, irresponsibly, oversold.' Enterprise buyers are tired of the hype. His critique hits at a sensitive moment for the sector.
Deloitte Digital CMO Mark Singer says modern marketing has no playbook, requiring CMOs to embrace ambiguity and experiment with AI tools to become future CEOs.
Anthropic cofounder Tom Brown, an engineer, mediated the White House standoff over Fable and Mythos AI models. His technical risk walkthrough carried more weight than a policy briefing, sources said.
Denise Moreno becomes Meta's CMO as Alex Schultz takes the new chief data officer post. The split separates brand marketing from data strategy. Meta's Alpha Score sits at 61.
Sony will cease physical disc production by 2028. The move pressures retailers like GameStop and Best Buy while boosting developer margins.
Small-project thefts drove 40 crypto hacks in June, per PeckShield. The $75.9M total included a $31M loss at Humanity Protocol. H1 2025 nears $580M.
ESMA's interim register lists 244 authorized crypto firms as the MiCA transition deadline passes. New additions in Italy and France show which jurisdictions are processing licenses fastest.
Morgan Stanley kept its Equal Weight rating on Suncor Energy while trimming the price target to C$64.66. The stock's strong cash flow and buyback pace contrast with a flat share price.
BP signed a technical services contract with India's ONGC for the Western Offshore Basin, adding fee-based revenue without capex. The deal supports BP's services strategy but won't move earnings materially.
BP expands India offshore technical services partnership with ONGC. Also explores potential £2 billion North Sea asset sale to Ithaca. Alpha Score 52. What it means for BP's portfolio.
Petrobras board greenlights RPBC bio-jet fuel project. The FID locks in capex for SAF production as the company diversifies beyond crude.
Amazon's broad software portfolio — from advertising to logistics — positions it to capture more of the corporate IT spending recovery than any single rival. The April earnings report is the first test.
Vision Fund 2 borrowed the full March bridge facility to fund the $10B OpenAI stake, bringing SoftBank's total commitment to roughly $20 billion.
Shanghai court sentenced five to 2.5–6 years for illegal FX transfers using crypto. The case shows China's enforcement of capital controls and its crypto trading ban.
Binance halted new registrations and spot trading for EU users after MiCA went live. Withdrawals remain open. The exchange withdrew its Greek license bid and is seeking authorization elsewhere.
LMAX Group and Standard Chartered executed the first live trades under a digital asset prime brokerage model, settling spot Bitcoin and Ether on a T+1 basis.
Daiichi Sankyo's stock has failed to gain traction despite a string of approvals. The next earnings report will determine whether the pipeline's promise translates into revenue growth.
Upbit's 13 million users and $1.5T in volume fuel an international expansion push, as the Korean exchange eyes new markets beyond its dominant home turf.
Medicare's Bridge program opens GLP-1 access for seniors through 2027. For Lilly's Zepbound, the policy shifts the addressable pool and compresses the timeline for capturing prescribing momentum.
Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage of Forward Industries and Cypherpunk Technologies with an Overweight rating, signaling confidence in the small-cap firms' prospects.