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TRUMP memecoin surged 80% after rumors of a new Trump crypto project on Robinhood Chain, liquidating $30M in shorts. Unconfirmed trigger leaves rally fragile.
A month after Sun Pharma recalled 11 eye drops, a reporter bought some from local chemists. Experts say the system needs real-time alerts and stronger enforcement.
Spending on pinball parts, cassette decks, and BMX bikes is pulling consumer dollars from the same pool that funds iPhone upgrades. The trend shows up across a dozen hobby categories and has implications for Apple's hardware revenue that services growth cannot offset.
Residents at a Swindon council block say maggots crawling from under the floor and flies at the entrance have made daily life unsafe, especially for a mother with epilepsy.
Treasury yield volatility is driving sharp swings in the dollar index, with Bitcoin moving in the opposite direction as traders struggle to price the Fed's next move before September's meeting.
Thalles de Souza escaped violence in Rio, attended community college, and earned a full-ride scholarship to Yale. His story of resilience.
Over a four-hour lunch, Errol Musk defends a harsh upbringing, attacks Starmer and Minton Beddoes, and explains why he paid for Tommy Robinson's Russia trip.
FSSAI suspended Marche Retail's license for 30 days and barred SDP Industries from selling ghee after inspections uncovered contamination and hygiene failures.
FLY91 plans to raise ₹150 crore from existing and new investors, as the regional airline with 90% load factor expands its network and management team.
From Brazil to South Korea, 97% of Brazilian day traders and 75% of South Korean retail futures traders lost money, mirroring India's 91% F&O loss rate, SEBI said.
A second industry lawsuit challenges Illinois' 0.2% digital asset tax as brokers face a Jan. 1 registration deadline. The outcome hinges on injunction or repeal.
An attacker seized governance control of Term Labs, draining $8.5M from four USDC vaults and the Ethereum Meta Vault without breaking any code.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pushed senators to support the CLARITY Act ahead of a Sept. 15 cloture vote; the outcome will determine whether the Senate begins debate on the crypto market-structure bill.
Tesla's December options price a 37% rally and 31% crash at near-identical probabilities. At 336x earnings, the stock is priced for discontinuous outcomes, not earnings growth.
As payment companies and trading firms use OTC for recurring stablecoin conversion, the infrastructure is evolving beyond block trades.
I left Atlanta with two suitcases and put everything else in storage. I found a $200 flight to Panama City in December 2024, fell in love, and moved by March 2026. Rent is half of what I'd pay in the US.
Binance's bStocks and Kraken's xStocks control 70% of tokenized equity DEX volume. bStocks alone hit $624M AUM and $7.4B July volume, outpacing xStocks.
FPIs turned net buyers of Indian equities in July and August after six months of selling. Currency stability and a 17.7% earnings beat are driving the reversal, with the IPO pipeline adding momentum.
Altcoins added $215B in three days after Trump's White House summit. Total2 recaptured $1T. Bitcoin dominance near 60% keeps altseason question open.
India's Supreme Court gave FSSAI two weeks for front-of-pack warning labels, rejecting industry objections. The order cites a fivefold rise in child obesity and 150% UPF market growth since 2009.
Alibaba's $10.2B Hong Kong share sale for AI infrastructure is the year's third-largest follow-on. Cloud AI revenue surged 45% in Q2, but net profit fell 75%.
Indian Navy finds two liferafts and an oil slick after Panama-flagged iron ore carrier sinks en route from Paradip to China. Two survivors recovered; search ongoing.
The 2% DA hike effective Jan 2026 is fully taxable. The 8th Pay Commission may recommend changes by 2027. Implementation could take until 2029-2030.
Nigeria's SEC proposes that crypto exchanges serving Nigerian users register locally with ₦2B capital, cold storage mandates, and tiered stablecoin reserves. Comments due Sept. 3.
Offshore crypto firms serving Nigerians would need local registration, ₦2B capital for exchanges, and tiered stablecoin reserves under SEC proposal.
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the regulator wants timelier, higher-quality disclosures on how companies spend raised funds, and clearer rules on related-party transactions.
Kazakhstan votes Sunday in a parliamentary election expected to cement President Tokayev's power after a constitutional overhaul that won 87% support.
Foreign investors sold $29 billion in Treasury bills in June while buying stocks. The decline in short-term government debt demand comes as stablecoin issuers hold over $100 billion in bills, pushing Washington to formalize their role in debt markets.
BlackRock bought $1.87B in Bitcoin and Ether ETFs last week, driving U.S. spot crypto ETF inflows to $2.6B, the strongest week since October 2025.
Xero topped Canstar's 2026 customer satisfaction survey for small business accounting software in Australia, scoring highest across all five categories in a user poll.