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China quietly bought 88 tonnes of gold OTC in May-June, 4x official. Silver breaks multi-year downtrend. Ag at decade high. Trump suggests military for bond yields. Hard assets rally.
Novo Nordisk expanded its AI deal with AWS to speed drug discovery. The company aims to have an AI-designed drug in human trials by 2026 as big pharma races for compute and talent.
Diablo Resources completes earthworks at Star Range, preps five-hole diamond drill program, and advances reconnaissance at Horn Silver in Utah.
FAO warns fertilizer disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz will reduce crop yields and tighten food supplies through 2027, as Ukraine's grain exports collapse and a record Super El Niño looms.
Gilead's Q2 revenue rose 10% to $7.8B, driven by HIV products that now account for 75% of sales. Yeztugo shows promise, but oncology lags. Alpha Score 40.
Helcim raises $38M as Canadian banks exit merchant services, creating a void. CEO Nic Beique says the round lets the payments firm scale up-market and add credit union partnerships.
Pfizer's Q2 non-COVID revenue grew 5% operationally, but patent expirations on Eliquis, Ibrance, and Xtandi threaten $1.1B annual revenue. Can new drugs fill the gap?
Seven commodity ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz Thursday, half the prior day's count. WTI settled at $87.06, within striking distance of $88.07 resistance.
A 30% minimum capital gains tax from mid-2027 upends retirement strategies that relied on low personal tax rates. The analysis flags share sell-downs and property-to-super plays as no longer viable.
Rathwood drew 737 complaints in H1 2025, topping the CCPC list ahead of Ryanair and Sky. Utilities complaints jumped 248%. The watchdog wants higher fines.
Manufacturers of washing machines, phones, and tablets must now offer repairs at reasonable prices after warranty, targeting 35 million tonnes of EU waste. Repair sector sees opportunity.
XTB launches commodity CFDs in Indonesia after Bappebti approval, adding gold, silver, oil and gas to its app. The move contrasts with Poland's ongoing KNF review of retail CFD access.
HMRC sent 81,000 warning letters to UK crypto holders in 2025-26, targeting bull run gains. Penalties can reach 100% of tax owed. New 2027 powers could raise £315 million.
Retail volumes fell 0.5% q/q against expectations for a 0.1% gain, the worst miss in over two years. The data keeps the RBNZ on track for an August rate cut, with markets now pricing a chance of 50 basis points.
Gold targets $4,400 as softer US data dims Fed hike prospects. ASX set to open higher after Wall Street's Friday rebound. Bitcoin climbs 7.3%.
Sad Cat Studios' 'Replaced' launch is a critical success, but the indie studio faces a single-title revenue risk with no confirmed follow-up pipeline.
An AlphaScala analyst shares highlights from a dozen recent reads: novels on marriage and ambition, a survival story, philosophy on Socrates, and a cynical take on fatherhood.
Fromm Family Foods recalled thousands of cans of wet dog food after complaints of metal pieces. No illnesses reported, but metal ingestion poses serious risks to dogs.
Tokenized U.S. Treasury funds now hold $16B. Most assets sit idle. The next phase is using them as collateral in DeFi, a shift that requires new design work around the token rather than inside it.
Slok's research shows wages for AI-exposed workers grew 6.7% slower, contrasting with BLS data and PYMNTS findings on lower-income workers.
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller's Duquesne Family Office disclosed a new stake in Rhythm Pharmaceuticals in Q2, betting on the biotech's focus on rare genetic obesity disorders. The company's single approved drug, Imcivree, just quadrupled its addressable market with a new label expansion, and a larger indication for Prader-Willi syndrome could be years away but represents a much bigger opportunity.
Anthropic customers are choosing cheaper models over flagship Fable 5, which accounts for just 11% of spending. The shift adds uncertainty ahead of a potential $2 trillion IPO.
Luxury cruise operator Kimberley Pearl Tours entered receivership in January; its boat seized. Customers lost deposits. Mediation set for August 31.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI could be controlled by a few powerful players, cautioning against trading liberty for safety. The open-weight model debate divides Silicon Valley.
Bitcoin nears $69K, HYPE rallies on leveraged demand, and the SEC proposes a permanent crypto framework. Experts weigh in on AI governance, banking access, and housing market links.
Treasury Secretary Bessent will announce Iran sanctions Monday, calling the campaign 'coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world.'
Sandmark tests show Binance still verifies EU accounts and accepts deposits after missing the MiCA deadline. ESMA lists neither the exchange nor its affiliates as authorized.
Bitcoin surged 22% as the crypto market added $500B to hit $2.74T, the highest since May. Zcash rose 70%, XRP 51%, and HYPE hit a record $82.
Altcoin market cap surged $215B (24%) Aug 19-22, pushing Total2 above $1T. 56% of Binance altcoins reclaimed their 200-day MA after Trump's crypto-friendly announcements.
Angelo Ciaramello closes Rev One Trading citing tech stack costs; prediction-market infrastructure vendors are already expanding as 13% of prop firms enter the space.