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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.
ArrowMark Partners' Meridian Contrarian Fund holds CRC as a top position, betting carbon storage permits offset Q1's $826M revenue miss. The Kern County ruling is the next catalyst.
Number of Canadian CVCs hit 34 in 2025 while deal volume fell 20% and domestic investment hit a five-year low. Three players dominate, exposing a structural gap for startup funding.
Conexus Venture Capital invests an undisclosed amount in Judi.ai, an AI platform for credit union small-business lending. The investment comes from a $30M fund targeting early-stage Canadian companies.
Bybit will stop crypto trading for EEA users under MiCA pressure. The exchange hasn't detailed wind-down terms or whether other services are affected. Users should seek MiCA-compliant alternatives.
Lululemon's Great Wall drum gaffe compounds years of quality and reputational failures. With China sales slowing, stock down 50%, and competition surging, trust is the battleground.
Non-institutional foreign ownership of Saudi stocks ex-Aramco edged down to 11.29% last week from 11.32%, a slight decline within typical weekly variability.
Bybit is ending crypto trading for EEA users on its global platform. Users must migrate to the EU-licensed entity by July 1 or face account restrictions.
Galaxy Digital's OTC prediction market launch changes the revenue mix. Three other catalysts: ETF filings, token holdings, and a $1B credit book. The Q1 volume data will test the re-rating thesis.
Zoomex's second World Cup X Space featured Champions League winner Didi Hamann and three traders, blending football analysis with crypto trading talk ahead of the tournament.
Trump says US officials to meet Iran in Doha on Tuesday while Tehran denies technical talks. The Strait of Hormuz ceasefire faces a trust test.
jUMPP received NPCI approval to offer UPI payments inside its AI wealth app, adding peer-to-peer transfers and merchant payments. The move turns jUMPP into a super app; adoption is the next test against PhonePe and Google Pay.
DAEWOO India partnered with Across Assist to run installation, repair, and maintenance. The move trades direct service control for national reach. Service quality metrics will determine if the strategy works.
Light sweet crude sits at $70, the pre-war level. Supply chain disruptions linger and the market lacks a fresh catalyst. Weekly inventory data is the next signal for a summer range.
Arbor's oxy-combustion turbine cuts lead times to 18 months versus five years for GE Vernova units. Marathon Petroleum is among the backers.
CZ confirmed Binance invested $500M in Elon Musk's Twitter takeover. Two years on, no blockchain integration. The exchange's leadership and regulatory picture have shifted.
Natural gas tested $3.50 on a U.S. heat wave and reversed. Storage surpluses held. The range favors shorting overextended rallies, Chris said.
Breez's SDK now routes Bitcoin payments to USDC/USDT across 30 blockchains. Users never hold stablecoins. Developers get one integration for multiple corridors.
Tokenized credit fund mGLOBAL from Midas and Fasanara Capital goes live on Aave with $40 million in total value locked. The fund lets investors use corporate receivables as collateral for stablecoin loans.
Brent crude slid to $72.45 after the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but shipping through Hormuz remains disrupted. Insurers, shippers, and Iran's leverage will keep oil range-bound.
Newmont (NEM) is trending on Zacks watchlists. With gold holding above $2,300 and AlphaScore at 63, the miner's production scale and cost guidance are key for traders positioning ahead of July earnings.
S&P affirmed Ecopetrol at BB- with a stable view; a Parex partnership targets higher output. The next production update will test whether operational momentum is real. Alpha Score 51.
Hormel Foods has raised its dividend for 60 straight years. The stock sits near multi-year lows with a 3.8% yield. The payout is well covered.
STAR's beta toolset gives automotive retailers an AI assistant, an API validator, and a spec builder to accelerate REST/JSON adoption across 63 standards-based APIs.
Crude erased all war gains, closing near $68. The 67-68 zone has triggered rebounds twice in four months. A close above $70.50 would confirm a bounce toward $79.20. Inventory data Wednesday.
Fed, ECB, BoJ and RBA data week begins with quiet markets. NFP, ISM, eurozone CPI and RBA minutes will test rate expectations and drive dollar, yield and risk moves through Thursday.
Tech's selloff grabbed headlines. A quieter rotation into small caps and healthcare tells a different story. The data supports a broadening market, not the start of a decline.
California selected Anthropic's Claude for state and local agencies after Newsom's AI standards order, giving the startup a government foothold that could set a template for other states, Politico reported.