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Cody Carbone pitched digital assets as cost-lowering at a Senate hearing. The CLARITY Act has no scheduled vote. Human trafficking and gambling groups object.
Meta's Arena prediction market launches with play money to avoid CFTC oversight. The field includes Polymarket, Kalshi, and Crypto.com. Alpha Score 58.
Senate Finance targets fall 2026 for crypto tax legislation as staking reward treatment hangs in the balance. House PARITY Act, stablecoin rules advance on separate track.
MPLX rose 1.37% to $57.68 as the S&P 500 slipped 0.3%. The midstream partnership yields 8.5% with a 65 Alpha Score. Volume was below average.
VALE shares fell 2.55% to $15.31, extending a slide as iron ore prices dip. The Alpha Score of 49/100 signals a mixed setup. Key support at $15 is in focus.
South Korean crypto exchanges handled 163.55 trillion won in cross-border payments in 2025, surpassing banks for the first time on cheaper fees and faster settlement for overseas workers.
Ric Edelman says the CLARITY Act could pull 95% of institutions into crypto for the first time. He estimates 75% of current holders will add to positions. Progress could come by July 4.
Alphabet (GOOGL) will join the Dow on Monday as S&P Global swaps out Verizon to boost AI and cloud exposure. Shares rose 1% after-hours. The stock is up over 10% in 2026.
A House amendment would force crypto validators to pay taxes within five years, breaking the deferral that miners and stakers seek. Industry groups warn of offshore flight.
SoFi's Alpha Score sits at 28, in the Weak category, capturing a market that is pricing in skepticism even as the flywheel story gains users
The French-inspired chain's free croissant after US/France wins mirrors tactics used by Darden and Brinker. Investors should watch for similar LTOs driving traffic this summer.
EQX shareholders vote July 22 on the Orla Mining merger. The fixed exchange ratio creates standard stock-for-stock risk for Orla holders. Proxy deadline is July 20.
The House votes Tuesday on a bill capping institutional single-family purchases at 350 units and cutting zoning red tape, after the Senate passed it 85-5. Luna's opposition over the SAVE Act is unlikely to block it.
CEO David Steinberg said the 7-year deal shifts Zeta from marketing tech to AI infrastructure. A joint engineering team targets Palantir's enterprise customers.
BNY's Slavin confirms tokenized ETF projects underway. But hundreds of unauthorized clones already trade outside regulated markets, creating reputational risk for issuers.
H.B. Fuller reports Q2 Thursday with consensus EPS of $1.38 on $924.8M revenue. Estimate revisions are split, signaling uncertainty on demand and costs. The stock trades near its 52-week low.
Deutsche Bahn halted all trains nationwide Tuesday evening due to a digital radio system breakdown. No cause or timeline. All long-distance and regional services affected.
Brazil's 3-0 win sent BFT volume soaring; FIFA's Avalanche-based ticket system passes 100,000 right-to-tickets. The World Cup is a live case study for blockchain adoption.
DEXC ETF pays $0.38 per share on June 25 to holders of record as of June 23, offering steady income from emerging markets excluding China.
President Trump visited Mack Trucks in Pennsylvania to tout 2,600 new manufacturing jobs and deregulation. The visit is part of his industrial policy push ahead of the November midterm elections.
Eldorado Gold shareholders re-elected the full director slate Monday, backing a board betting on first concentrate from the Skouries project in Greece as the key near-term catalyst.
DFEM ETF declares a $0.23 quarterly distribution payable June 25. The ex-dividend date is June 23, meaning new buyers after that miss the payout.
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BHP's 30% rally and Xero's flat year demand different valuation tools. Forward P/E for the miner, revenue multiples for the cloud stock. Alpha Score 72 says balanced risk-reward.
Portugal's POR fan token stayed flat near $1.42 after a 3-1 World Cup win. The next catalyst for fan tokens is the knockout round, not a set-piece goal.
Global stocks slumped Tuesday as AI spending concerns, a hawkish Fed outlook, and a stronger dollar triggered a tech-led selloff. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 3.2%.
SKYX Platforms targets 100,000 homes by end-2026 with over 1 million product deployments, leveraging its plug-and-play platform and a new AI collaboration with NVIDIA for smart home services.
A Seeking Alpha analyst makes a bullish case for SoFi's model. AlphaScala's Alpha Score of 28 suggests the market is skeptical. Q2 earnings will test the gap between narrative and data.
Crude oil fell to $73.59 testing the 200-day moving average. Two confirmation signals separate a bounce from a deeper retracement to $68.81.
Hamilton ETFs set June 30 as the ex-dividend date for its monthly and quarterly distributions, paying July 8. The $17B provider covers 27 ETFs across yield, dividend and sector strategies. Ex-date timing affects NAV.