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Fairholme Focused Income Fund (FOCIX) declares a $0.05824 quarterly dividend, yielding 1.5%. The payout from Bruce Berkowitz's fund comes as the Fed holds rates steady.
Premium Income Corp's net assets rose $69.8M in H1, driven by Canadian bank dividends and price gains. The fund paid $0.52 per Class A share in cash distributions.
dLocal joins Russell 2000 and 3000 on June 29. With $12.2 trillion benchmarked to Russell indexes, inclusion could boost liquidity and broaden the shareholder base.
Shareholders approved the full director slate, EY as auditor, and a share issuance to Chairman Rob McEwen. The gold and copper producer is targeting 250,000-300,000 gold-equivalent ounces by 2030.
Goldman Sachs Alpha Score 50 — no strong directional signal from insider trades, options, or institutional flows. Q2 earnings on July 15 are the next catalyst.
The greenback slipped versus the euro and sterling but posted a weekly gain. Kashkari flagged a possible rate hike. Next week's jobs report looms.
Micron's call flagged a bandwidth shift in AI. Credo (CRDO) addresses the memory interface bottleneck. Alpha Score 61. Design win pace is the key catalyst for the next two quarters.
U.S. retaliatory strikes hit Iran after Trump accused Tehran of breaking a ceasefire. Oil prices hold near $72 as Strait of Hormuz risk returns. The next catalyst is Wednesday's inventory report.
Jason Neal replaces Louis Gignac Sr. as chairman after GMIN's annual meeting. Neal brings 30 years in mining, including CEO roles at Deterra Royalties and Kirkland Lake Gold.
Aben Gold received $150,000 CAD and 400,000 Kingfisher shares as the second payment on the Forrest Kerr option deal. Kingfisher must pay $2.7 million over three years to earn 100%.
ASIC pushed the licensing deadline to Sept. 30 and expanded relief to authorized reps. The extension came after the High Court upheld the regulator's view that crypto products are financial products. Firms face further requirements under the 2027 Digital Asset Framework.
Worldsource Wealth Management plans to consolidate three dealer entities into a single dual-registered platform by October, subject to regulatory approval, to simplify operations.
Apple raised Mac and iPad prices by up to $300, citing memory costs from AI data centers and the Hormuz blockade. Analysts see iPhone 18 Pro price hikes of $100-$200.
UPC will issue shares to buy Best Praise, gaining 5 China patents. The deal targets China's aging population and positions UPC in elderly healthcare R&D.
The U.S. military struck Iranian missile sites after an Iranian drone hit a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, raising oil supply risks for the 20% of global crude that transits the chokepoint.
The wire products company renewed its senior facility with Wells Fargo, securing a $30M revolver and $10M term debt at variable rates tied to interbank benchmarks.
Galaxy Research cut its estimate of the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 to 50-50 from 60%, citing a crowded Senate floor calendar and unresolved ethics disputes.
Institutional stablecoin adoption accelerates as Circle, Ripple, ICE and Anchorage Digital push T+0 settlement for FX, treasury and securities. Layoffs and CFO caution temper the hype.
SpaceX raised $111B in an IPO and bond sale, holds 18,712 BTC as the 8th-largest public Bitcoin holder, and sees tokenized equity trading on PreStocks.
Tokenized RWA market slipped to $31.5B, a 1.3% monthly drop, as Solana stock holdings jumped 27% and transfer volume climbed 36%. Two diverging trends.
Chris Ballard's "The Plunge" traces the cold-water movement from New England ice swimmers to a \$4.5 billion industry, arguing the real benefits come from community, not equipment.
David Bockino's new book traces sports betting from 1665 horse races to modern legal sportsbooks. The through-line: Americans have always bet on games.
Paul Manheim, audit committee chair, leaves the board effective at the 2026 annual meeting. Board shrinks to eight members, committee composition under review.
WoodHarbor's Breeze line now offers custom color matching from Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, expanding design options for dealers and homeowners while strengthening the paint makers' distribution into cabinetry.
Securitize sets July 2 NYSE listing under SECZ, targeting $400 million in proceeds. SPAC close, redemption risk, and what the listing means for tokenization infrastructure.
AllianceBernstein muni fund Q2 net investment income held at $0.15/share. NAV slipped 0.7% to $12.01. Distribution coverage remains intact.
The risk event for energy dividend investors in 2H 2026: Chevron vs Enterprise Products Partners. Alpha Score 59 vs 45. Which offers better income?
BIS data shows a $3.5B stablecoin inflow moves T-bill yields by up to 4 bps. That changes how traders read issuer reserves and central bank policy on tokenized dollars.
Apple beat revenue and EPS estimates in Q1. Services hit a record 14% growth. iPhone sales in China fell 8%, missing consensus and leaving the stock's valuation discount to peers dependent on demand recovery.
A traveler found value at Hotel Molokai for $260 a night. Apple's recent pullback offers a similar value proposition for investors eyeing the April earnings catalyst.