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Invesco's SEC filing for a tokenized money market fund targets stablecoin issuers needing GENIUS-compliant reserves, intensifying competition with BlackRock and State Street.
NewtekOne filed a $650M mixed securities shelf with the SEC. The filing covers common stock, preferred stock, and debt. The pace of issuance will determine the dilution risk for current holders.
State Grid Min County replaced overloaded transformers serving 330 acres of kidney bean farms. Reliable cold storage and irrigation could reduce spoilage, but Gansu's output is orders of magnitude larger.
YeahPay processed RMB 2.4B in Q1 cross-border transactions, up 4x YoY, as global brands join its network. The payment arm is building agent-ready infrastructure for the next wave of commerce.
Gravity (G) rose 5% on Upbit while BTC, ETH fell, pushing its sentiment score to 97 on the exchange's fear-greed gauge, signaling concentrated speculative risk.
S2 Resources secured two WA exploration licences covering 35 km of the Karbah shear zone. A 30,000m aircore program is planned for July, with $1.2 million left to spend by October 2026 to earn 51% of the Jillewarra Joint Venture.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi says the U.S.-Iran peace deal requires nuclear inspections. Tehran disputes the scope, but technical work has started.
Couche-Tard revenue rose 20% to $19.5B, profit increased. BlackBerry raised full-year outlook after Q4 beat. Metro's profit fell as Ontario strike dented sales, missing Bloomberg estimates.
BlackRock's Russ Koesterich says tech's 12% rally is backed by earnings beats and reasonable valuations, not hype. The bar for disappointment has risen ahead of July reports.
WinWire earned Microsoft's Frontier Partner badge, the top tier in the AI Cloud Partner Program. The badge requires audited AI deployments and multiple specializations.
India moves to classify painkiller Tapentadol as narcotic under NDPS Act; 1,720 tablets seized; Sun Pharma, Cipla, Dr. Reddy's exposed. Industry warns of export hit.
Zydus Hospital's handling of a rare PRES complication shows its critical care capabilities, a differentiator in India's private hospital market.
GBP/EUR trades at €1.1600 as German consumer confidence drops for a second month, widening the policy gap with the BoE. The UK services PMI is the next catalyst.
Judo Capital's collapse dominated HotCopper this week, while Nanoveu, WiseTech and Hawk Resources drew retail interest. AI and biotech held ground as financials faltered.
Matsa Resources reports a 2-km gold trend from AngloGold's drilling at Lake Carey, with peak assays up to 12.61 g/t. The option decision is the next catalyst.
Lawyer Horváth Lóránt filed a motion to arrest Viktor Orbán and three others in the gold convoy case, citing a leaked prosecution document that implicates the former PM.
BitGo laid off 15% of staff on June 25, redirecting resources to stablecoins and AI. The layoffs, detailed in an SEC 8-K filing, signal a new focus for the crypto custody firm.
Lummis expects CLARITY Act text finalized around July 4, aims for Senate vote in July. But Thune hasn't allocated floor time, and seven Democratic votes are needed. Failure could delay crypto market structure bill to 2027.
Helleniq Energy targets 30% carbon cut by 2030, plans €1.2B renewables spend. Refining margins slipped to $4.50/bbl in H1 2026 from $6.20.
Asian equity markets fell Friday after a mixed Wall Street session, with losses in megacap tech stocks overshadowing memory-chip optimism. U.S. futures pointed lower ahead of the PCE data.
RBI proposes opening term money market to shadow lenders and corporates, deepening liquidity and improving policy transmission. Smaller NBFCs excluded. Comments due July 17.
Lupin gets tentative FDA nod for Enzalutamide tablets in 40-160 mg strengths, including novel 120 mg and 160 mg doses that could differentiate its generic from Astellas' Xtandi.
India seeks guarantees against abrupt AI model cutoffs as US-India talks on Anthropic's Fable rollout enter sensitive national security territory. MeitY secretary warns sudden access loss could disrupt long-term projects.
Chemours will pay $22.5M in penalties and spend $450M on pollution controls and clean water under the first federal PFAS enforcement settlement.
Three chief strategy officers at HBR's first Strategy Summit shared how they adapt long-term plans for an era where AI reshapes markets faster than forecasts can track. Key lesson: plan for optionality, not fixed outcomes.
Bithumb fined $136K for sending user data abroad without consent. The PIPC penalty adds to regulatory pressure on South Korean crypto exchanges already facing strict AML rules and a new virtual asset law.
Apple and Microsoft's Xbox raised prices as an AI-driven memory chip shortage pushes costs higher. Here's why the hikes may not be temporary.
A Singapore-flagged container ship was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the first attack since the US-Iran peace deal. Oil prices rose, and the IMO paused its evacuation plan. The attack threatens the fragile reopening of the chokepoint.
Brent crude rises 2% as the UN halts Strait of Hormuz escorts after a Gulf of Oman attack. The key variable now is whether tankers begin rerouting.
Mark Cuban says AI firms should spend billions on communities hit by job losses, calling it the 'cost of doing business' for an industry losing the PR fight over automation.