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Surety Bond Professionals said the SBA's record fiscal 2025 guarantee growth positions it as a leading source for general contractors.
Chainalysis proposes minimum benchmarks for clustering accuracy and entity coverage for bank tracing tools, plus independent verification, in an FDIC letter.
Amazon's Seller Assistant, now live in Germany, helps sellers with policy compliance and performance insights. The AI tool answers questions like 'Why have my sales declined?'
Rocket Lab's $8B Iridium acquisition merges launch capabilities with a global satellite network, creating a vertically integrated space telecom challenger.
White House meets law enforcement Monday over Clarity Act's DeFi developer protections; bill needs 60 Senate votes with four weeks left.
J.P. Morgan added five currencies to its Kinexys blockchain payments network, giving institutional clients 24/7 settlement for tokenized deposits across eight currencies.
Index funds tracking the Russell 1000 will buy shares, giving Galaxy Digital exposure to large-cap allocators. The firm's Helios AI compute campus adds a second growth engine.
The Harbor SMID Cap Core ETF (EPSB) returned 6.96% in Q1 2026, outpacing its benchmark. The fund's strategy targets small- and mid-cap core stocks with fundamentals.
Dario Perkins warns that Kevin Warsh's market-driven Fed, opaque task forces, and alt-data push inject uncertainty into bond yields, the dollar, and gold.
Ahead of July 1, EU crypto exchanges without MiCA licenses face winding down, leaving over 10 million users hunting for new platforms, Swissborg's Fazel says.
Iamgold's Cote Gold mine reached steady-state in 2024, more than doubling production. The upcoming Super Pit Study could extend mine life and lift output toward 500,000 oz/year — a catalyst for the stock's valuation.
Muriel Siebert & Co, with $20B in wealth management assets, selects tZERO's tokenization platform, signaling traditional broker-dealer adoption of digital asset infrastructure.
Axis Bank and Bandhan Bank CFOs resign within days. Puneet Sharma leaves Axis after six years; Rajeev Mantri exits Bandhan. Word on the street has them swapping roles.
Amazon India VP Akshay Sahi says Prime membership on track to double from 2023 to 2026, driven by tiered plans. Prime Day July 4-6 aims to top 18,000 orders per minute peak.
XRP has recorded eight straight weeks of ETF inflows and a 72% spike in active addresses. BNB's MiCA license efforts and tokenized RWA volume above $5 billion are key catalysts. Risks remain.
Gold Fields (GFI) shares are down 25% alongside gold's correction from $5,500. The current $2,650/oz margin is wide. A deeper gold slide would reduce profit and test the dividend.
BIS annual report warns stablecoins act like money market ETFs with peg deviations, threatening FX stability in emerging economies; report calls for coordinated oversight.
Supreme Court rules Mississippi may count absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day and received up to five days after, rejecting a GOP challenge to tighten mail-in voting rules.
BoT Governor Vitai Ratanakorn outlined a 1:1 baht stablecoin plan, privately issued and backed by reserves. Public hearing expected by end of 2026. First phase restricted to banks and institutions for settlement.
US overtook China as top Indian spice buyer by value in FY26 as Chinese purchases of chilli and cumin fell 32%. Exports to US: $624M. China's domestic crop growth may keep demand soft.
Comcast will spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into a separate public company. The tax-free split reverses the 2011 merger and aims to unlock shareholder value.
FundBank rebrands to IRACE Digital, partnering with Tenet Bank to offer unified institutional banking for fiat, stablecoins, and digital assets as regulation converges.
BNL's 7-8% target yield on new builds is squeezed by 200 bps higher financing costs. Tenant credit and pipeline spreads are the key test; Q3 earnings in November will show if new starts still meet the 7% hurdle.
Goldman Sachs says GBP/USD can extend gains as UK political risk premium fades. The pair near 1.3240 leaves room for further sterling strength. Upcoming data will test.
With only 244 of 3,000+ EU crypto firms licensed under MiCA, the July 1 cutoff will force 80% of providers to halt operations. Traders face liquidity gaps and a scramble for compliant euro-denominated exchanges.
SK hynix's $29.4B Nasdaq ADR filing competes with crypto for risk capital as CoinShares reports $4.2B in three-week crypto outflows and altcoin participation collapses.
Apple's Siri AI launch excludes the EU and China initially. Decentralized compute networks have a window to pitch alternatives before Apple's AI arrives. AAPL Alpha Score 45.
Comcast will spin off NBCUniversal into a standalone company, ending a two-decade strategy of combining content and distribution. The separated media unit will face streaming competition on its own.
Q2 outlook calls for 3-8% revenue growth, down from 17% in Q1, as anti-monopoly probe and geopolitical headwinds weigh. Stock trades at 11x forward P/E, a deep discount to peers.
Ukraine moved $8.3M in seized USDT to state custody for the first time. The transfer, linked to an alleged hacker group, tests ARMA's crypto capabilities as Kyiv works on a strategic reserve policy.