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Develop Global signs a $70M mining and crushing contract with MLG Oz for its Pioneer Dome lithium project. First spodumene sales targeted by end of 2026.
A Seeking Alpha analysis argues ProPetro's gas-powered fleet and Permian infrastructure position it for the data center boom. The thesis is gaining traction, but the pivot is years from revenue. Earnings due early February.
PRISM's Rs 6,650 crore fresh issue and Rs 748 crore profit for 9M-FY26 sets up a valuation test once the price band is disclosed, with dilution unknown.
Ed Wachenheim, Joel Greenblatt, Cliff Asness, Donald Yacktman, and Ray Dalio all bought AVTR in Q1. The stock fell 15% during the quarter. Debt and end-market risk remain.
Capri Global Capital plans its first international bond issuance of $300-500M. The NBFC appointed five banks for investor roadshows. Swap costs will determine net rupee funding savings.
Japan raises single-entry visa fees to 15,000 yen from 3,000 yen starting July 1, the first increase since 1978, as the weak yen and record tourism strain costs.
JPMorgan execs argue digital assets need bank-like rules to prevent loopholes. With Congress divided on the CLARITY Act, the outcome could reshape crypto regulation. JPM's Alpha Score: 56.
Binance spent $300M on compliance and blocked $10.5B in fraud from 2025 through Q1 2026. The compliance team now numbers 1,500, or one in four employees.
74% of family offices now invest or explore crypto, BNY Mellon finds — not for lottery returns, but to smooth out portfolios. The catch: correlation spikes during selloffs.
The Dallas Fed's manufacturing index fell to zero in June, the neutral line between expansion and contraction. Texas factory activity has stalled after a brief uptick in May.
The Dallas Fed's general business activity index fell 0.4 points to 0.0 in June, putting manufacturing at the exact boundary between expansion and contraction. The print rules out both a recession signal and a recovery catalyst, keeping industrial stocks in a holding pattern until the ISM report July 1.
The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF trades at a persistent discount as regulatory, delisting, and macro risks collide. Three factors that could widen the gap and one catalyst that might close it.
Harbor Transformative Technologies ETF lost 8.80% in Q1, trailing its Nasdaq-100 benchmark. The fund cut its Nvidia stake from 12% to 7% and added Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon.
AEMO's A$20 billion transmission plan is the key to Australia's 82% renewable target. Permitting delays and cost overruns threaten the timeline, but state reforms and regulated returns are drawing capital.
Trade policy overtakes inflation as CEOs' top risk, McKinsey survey shows. Nearly 60% cite tariff concerns, growth outlook turns negative for first time since 2024. Hiring and capex plans soften.
Japan's industrial output rose 0.5% in May, missing the 1.1% consensus. The miss complicates BoJ rate hike timing and keeps USD/JPY near 161.
Celsius Resources sells 95% of Opuwo cobalt-copper project to Chinalco for US$15M, freeing cash for arbitration and Philippines copper-gold development.
Galaxy Digital's Alex Thorn cut CLARITY Act passage odds from 60% to 50% on June 26. Senate calendar crunch, not policy, is the culprit. Polymarket traders are even more bearish at 41%.
Real-time payments remove the window to recover stolen funds. Banks are deploying AI to trace transactions after they clear, with Nasdaq Verafin and India's MuleHunter.AI leading the shift.
Shareholders who sold CHX between Feb 29 and Apr 1, 2024 may recover damages. Lead plaintiff deadline July 14, 2026. The case alleges ChampionX repurchased shares while withholding Schlumberger's buyout interest.
SRJ Technologies jumped 27% after its ACE unit signed an MoU with Nexxis for global robotics collaboration. The deal gives ACE early access to 3D mapping tech for energy inspections.
UK shop price inflation held at 1.2% in June, below forecasts, as food costs eased. Lloyds business confidence fell for third month, with manufacturing confidence sliding 10 points.
Zoopla data shows 60% of UK homes listed since January are unsold. First-time buyers face £125 more per month at peak rates. Rate cuts may help, but regional gaps persist.
Securitize, the BlackRock-backed tokenization firm, will start trading on the NYSE Thursday under ticker SECZ after shareholders approved the SPAC merger. The deal gives public investors a pure-play on tokenized assets.
ByteDance leads at $225 billion. SpaceX, Stripe, Shein, and Databricks follow. The IPO window is open for some sectors. Timing will decide which unicorns keep their private valuations.
The June jobs report lands July 2, three weeks before the Fed's rate decision. Small caps are sensitive to the outcome. IWM traders are watching payrolls and wage growth for the next catalyst.
More than half of credit unions rely on external partners for innovation, yet each API connection adds credentials and permissions to oversee. CSI and Alkami launch tools to close the governance gap.
Senate Republicans aim for a July vote on the crypto market structure bill, but Galaxy Digital sees only a 50% chance in 2026 as negotiations continue on key provisions.
The Chinese dissident-turned-fraudster ran unregistered stock offerings, a luxury club, and a sham crypto exchange that bilked investors out of over $1 billion.
A fake Desjardins-Interac fraud email hit a user minutes after a real failed e-transfer. The message used a non-verified email and phone numbers not listed on Desjardins' site.