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Lauder never dreamed about success. She worked for it. The same discipline applies to stock picking: patience, research, and consistent effort beat hope and hype.
Death toll from Venezuela's twin 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes reaches 920 with 51,000 missing. Rescue crews race against time as aftershocks continue and international teams arrive.
A Seeking Alpha article called a dividend portfolio 'near-perfect.' The trade-offs include overlap, credit risk, tax drag, and regulatory threats for retirees.
Kerala pitches its 1,710-acre Palakkad IMC as a natural extension of Coimbatore's industrial belt, with a ₹3,806 crore investment and Vizhinjam port as a game-changer for exporters.
Schwab's 401(k) survey shows Americans need $1.6M to retire, but median 55-year-old has $205K. The gap means steady demand for Schwab's advisory services.
Purushothaman urged MSMEs to focus on cash flow and IP over physical assets, and enter defence and electronics supply chains. The shift redefines how India's manufacturers compete, with automation and scalable models as the key.
Elgi Equipments MD Jairam Varadaraj told the MSME Growth Conclave that small is a starting point, not a destination. He urged companies to scale, innovate, and treat governance as an investment.
Robinhood and BitGo layoffs eight months after Bitcoin's peak signal a late bear market. History shows patient positioning, not panic, rewards traders in this phase.
A tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz hours after U.S. strikes on Iran. The attack tests the 60-day ceasefire and risks oil supply from a fifth of global flows.
India targets $500 billion in electronics output by 2030. Value addition remains low. The shift from assembly to design will decide which companies capture the upside.
Identify the company from five clues: high ROE despite low asset turnover, stagnant revenue, a separated cousin building a global business, cyclical returns, and high founder ownership.
A 25-km elevated corridor in Imphal, estimated at ₹3,692 crore, is moving to approval before the 2027 Manipur assembly elections, reports say.
Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers sold $1.2M in stock after shares surged 148%. No prearranged trading plan was in place. Next earnings are due in mid-August.
BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Franklin Templeton drove tokenized assets to $30B on-chain. The risks are more legal than technical, and the next catalyst is regulatory guidance.
The EU has issued ~230 MiCA licenses, covering one in five of 1,200+ crypto firms. Unlicensed firms face a July deadline to exit or partner.
Domo founder Josh James was arrested for DUI over the weekend, adding to the company's troubles including a sexual assault allegation, executive exits, and intense competition.
COP's Alpha Score 40/100 signals mixed fundamentals. Oil at $70 still supports a reserve-build thesis. Traders should watch for sustained crude bids above $70.
Fireblocks' 90-day embedded wallet roadmap adds cross-chain swaps, stablecoin debit cards, and yield by month one, with agentic payments by day 90.
Viridian Therapeutics launched Lumvoa after FDA approval for thyroid eye disease. The drug enters a market dominated by Amgen's Tepezza. First sales data due early 2026.
Viridian Therapeutics received FDA approval for its thyroid eye disease therapy Lumvoa and launched the drug over the weekend, setting up a market contest with Amgen's Tepezza.
Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management bought $700 strike December 2028 call options on Microsoft, a bet that the stock will nearly double from its current $373 level. The position is his largest equity holding, disclosed in the latest 13F filing.
Carlos San Basilio said no extensions to the MiCA deadline. Exchanges serving Spain must hold a license or face legal and reputational fallout.
A second tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz this week, prompting a 'substantial' maritime threat level and renewing oil supply concerns as US-Iran tensions escalate.
Star ratings rank funds on past risk-adjusted returns. But backward-looking scores miss strategy fit, costs, and market cycle risk. Here is what the list of 34 funds really shows.
Meta's Cred deal joins a wave of minority bets by Google, Microsoft and Amazon in India's startups. Analysts say the strategy offers innovation access without acquisition costs.
The European Parliament's ECON committee wants the Commission to review DeFi, staking, lending and NFTs for additional regulation. A plenary vote is set for July 7.
India's push to switch LPG users to piped gas, accelerated by West Asia tensions, could lift LNG demand. Think Gas targets 4-5 lakh new connections by Dec 2026. Cheniere Energy (LNG) is a key beneficiary.
ECB's June hike opened a policy gap with the Fed. Allspring's Bory and BlackRock's Laipply say non-US government bonds now offer better risk-reward than Treasuries.
bStock passed $100M AUM in two weeks. Yi He responded to critics, citing nine years of commitment. The launch tests demand for on-chain equity beyond crypto.
Labcorp settled a data breach class action for $35 million. The case highlights ongoing third-party vendor risk in healthcare.