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WTI crude holds near the $70 war gap level as the analyst calls the market oversold. A summer range is forming with an upside bias toward $80, barring a geopolitical surprise.
US consumer confidence slipped to 91.2 in June, missing expectations. Rising job market concerns strengthen the case for Fed rate cuts. The dollar remains under pressure ahead of payrolls.
MLG lands $48m integrated mining and crushing deal at Develop Global's Pioneer Dome lithium project in WA, marking its entry into lithium services.
Thungela Resources held its H1 2026 pre-close call, covering the Middle East conflict's impact on coal markets and price trends. CFO Deon Smith presented the update.
May job openings beat estimates at 7.594 million. The quits rate continued its gradual decline, signaling worker caution. The Fed stays on hold. Payrolls and CPI are next.
VisionWave (VWAV) is buying 51% of Meteor Aerospace for $20.4M in stock. The deal hinges on flight validation of Meteor's Impact-700 drone and export-control due diligence.
Check Point joins OpenAI's Daybreak program, gaining GPT-5.5 for threat analysis. The integration builds on its blockchain firewall partnership with Fuse, targeting AI-powered attacks on crypto.
Nickel fell 12% in June to $16,733/t, its lowest since early 2024. LME inventories climbed for six straight months. BHP and Vale face margin pressure below $17,000.
Canada GDP jumped 0.5% in April, beating estimates. Q2 tracking above 2% annualized. BoC sees patience. May GDP +0.1% in guidance. Recession narrative fades.
Seattle lost 9,000 tech jobs in the past year, half the prior period's outflow. Amazon's RTO mandate may slow the exodus, but landlords say the city's tech workforce is stuck at 2021 levels.
Anti-migrant protests in South Africa brought looting and arrests but avoided widespread violence. President Ramaphosa appealed for calm as the deadline for undocumented migrants passed.
KeyBanc's Q2 survey shows aerospace supplier orders up 5% as Boeing and Airbus production stabilizes and inventory excess clears. The supply chain recovery may have legs.
Lesnar challenged Femi to the roofed steel cage match after a tense face-off on Raw. The blow-off bout will headline SummerSlam on Aug. 1-2.
Theo committed $20M to Fidelity International's tokenized USD liquidity fund FILQ, rated Aaa-mf by Moody's. The allocation is one of the largest single bets on a regulated tokenized fund.
Scammers posed as financial professionals on WhatsApp to lure investors into fake NanoBit trades. A federal court ordered $5.4M in penalties. SEC says verify credentials before investing.
The FCA set minimum capital and stress-testing standards for stablecoin issuers, with compliance starting October 2026. The final rules include a lower capital floor than early drafts.
The FCA cut stablecoin capital to 1%, half the EU's MiCA level, and the BoE dropped a £20k wallet cap. The UK positions itself as a more lenient crypto hub.
SEC secures $5.4M judgment against NanoBit for crypto fraud scheme that lured investors via WhatsApp and fake trading dashboard. Court imposes permanent injunctions.
Star Health cleared a multi-year resistance band at ₹600 in June, hitting a fresh 52-week high. The breakout came on above-average volume, but the sector backdrop is mixed. The July earnings will decide whether the move has legs.
USD/JPY hits a fresh 40-year high as traders test Tokyo's resolve before Thursday's payrolls. The Yen is the week's weakest major currency so far.
Paris deputy mayor Audrey Pulvar blamed Trump for 1,300 heat deaths in France. The political rhetoric adds background regulatory risk for U.S. tech firms in Europe.
UK FCA finalises crypto rulebook with risk-based capital, stablecoin trust, and pre-application meetings. Firms run own stress tests. Rules effective Oct 2027.
Theo deploys $20M into Fidelity's FILQ fund. Tokenized Treasuries have reached $15B onchain. The allocation is 9% of Theo's TVL, and the fund carries a Moody's AAA rating.
PAA released its 2025 Schedule K-3 for unitholders with international tax reporting needs. The form covers foreign tax credits and other cross-border items.
A 13F filing is a delayed snapshot, not a live signal. Here is why the biggest institutional crypto headlines often reverse a quarter later, and how to read them correctly.
Vivakor reset its special dividend payment to September 5, 2026, citing administrative and regulatory steps. The spin-off delay is a yellow flag for execution risk.
Oneok, Sun Communities, and Accenture each pay a rising dividend and trade cheap for different reasons. The AI sell-off is the wrong place to look for income.
Ostium offers equity perpetual futures using direct Nasdaq feeds, bypassing oracles and closing a trust gap. SEC approval lets tokenized shares trade alongside traditional ones on the same order book.
Vertex's CF monopoly funds a broad pipeline. Pain, sickle cell, and renal data readouts over the next 12 months will test whether the company can become a multi-product biotech.
Retail gold sentiment hasn't reached the extreme lows that historically mark bottoms, a Seeking Alpha analyst writes. The decline may need more selling before a durable floor forms.