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Karen Silberman launched The Phone Valet after watching teens ignore each other at events. She says the phones stayed in lockers and the kids danced.
May wholesale inventories rose 0.3% as expected, leaving the data neutral for the dollar and rate path. The print confirms a modest inventory contribution to Q2 GDP and does not signal a demand shift.
AI coding agents create a new class of developers who rarely review code. Apple's $85bn Services business faces a trade-off between volume and quality. Here is what to watch.
From January, crypto holdings count toward debt relief eligibility. Forgiveness rates drop to 30% baseline for higher-income applicants. Credit info law change takes effect Aug 13 with penalties for misrepresentation.
ASIC extended its no-action position for digital asset firms to Sept 30, 2026, giving three more months to secure AFS licences before the new framework takes effect in April 2027.
Spain's market watchdog will not extend the deadline for crypto firms to secure MiCA licences, chair Carlos San Basilio said. Binance and other major platforms face a hard stop.
Iran offers a $3-4/bbl crude discount to India under a 60-day US waiver. Payment logistics and existing supply deals limit how much refiners can absorb. LPG flows offer an alternative.
Cineverse beat Q4 estimates with $0.05 EPS and $26M revenue, up 67% YoY. The streaming company's turnaround hinges on sustaining channel growth.
An analyst upgraded NovaGold to Buy, betting the Donlin Gold project's 39 million ounce resource will overcome permitting and capital hurdles. The upside hinges on Barrick's commitment and a 2026 feasibility update.
Iraq's PM Al-Zaidi said the country may freeze OPEC membership if output growth is constrained, seeking a fair quota and targeting 7 million bpd within three years.
Framework Ventures closed a $400M fourth fund for crypto, AI, robotics, and energy. Half is already deployed. The shift signals a broader trend among crypto VCs expanding beyond blockchain.
Karnataka's Dr Sharan Prakash Patil, Milky Mist Dairy's Satish Kumar, and other leaders participated in BusinessLine's MSME Growth Conclave 2026.
ZTE's 15th Global Summit and GSMA's M360 ASEAN will run back-to-back in Shanghai in September, with a focus on network evolution, AI, and digital value.
ING and J.P. Morgan cut gold price targets after a 25% drop from the $5,608 peak. Fed hike bets and a strong dollar keep pressure on, with gold stuck between the 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
Nordea sees the euro recovering to 1.21 by 2027, calling the dollar rally overdone relative to rate differentials. The bank's strategists say positioning is stretched.
WidePoint landed a multi-year federal award that could lift revenue by double digits. The small-cap identity firm faces concentration, budget cycles, and bigger competitors.
EMA panel recommends withdrawing Amgen's rare-disease drug Tavneos in the EU, citing risk-benefit concerns. Amgen's Alpha Score is 62. A final decision is months away.
OpenAI and Broadcom launched the Jalapeño inference chip. Wedbush sees it as a first step toward custom silicon independence, with more designs likely.
Cabaletta Bio shares dropped after EULAR data. A Seeking Alpha author with a long position sees a buying opportunity, arguing the market misread the results.
A contributor's retirement plan on $1.2 million uses Old Dominion Freight Line and Union Pacific. Dividends cover half the draw. Earnings in July decide the next move.
Drop the kids at camp and feel awful? Use the time productively to erase the guilt. A framework for working parents and stay-at-home dads who want to enjoy the couch again.
Armstrong accused bank lobbyists of stripping stablecoin yield provisions from Senate crypto legislation. Trump echoed the criticism in March. The Senate markup language will decide if yield-bearing stablecoins survive.
Mavenir's MeeC project cut 5G core energy use by 65% for Deutsche Telekom. The win pressures Nokia and Ericsson as carriers prioritize real-world power savings.
Standard Chartered's crypto unit and Grayscale's DeFi Fund both back Aave (AAVE) despite a 40% drop from its high. The V4 upgrade is the next catalyst for a breakout.
Brentford and Burnley's transfer talks spotlight football's crypto sponsorship pipeline. Burnley's Uphold sleeve deal and Brentford's CoinJar partnership show the trend.
Framework Ventures raised $400 million for its fourth fund, signaling a move into real-world assets through a $500 million credit facility with Better Home & Finance.
Erdene Resource Development will buy back up to 4.9 million shares, 10% of its public float. The NCIB starts June 30. Management cites undervaluation at its Bayan Khundii gold mine.
Talisker Resources filed the NI 43-101 technical report for its Bralorne Gold Project, confirming the 2026 resource estimate and clearing a key disclosure hurdle for the junior producer.
Balchem (BCPC) management will present at the CJS Securities New Ideas Summer Conference on July 9, offering a mid-year update on its business segments and strategy after a Q1 that showed pricing power offsetting costs.
Gold fell 0.6% to $1,772 as the dollar held near its strongest in over a year. Markets now see a 70% chance of a 75-bp Fed hike in July, pressuring the metal.