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Franklin Templeton closes 250 Digital acquisition, launches Franklin Crypto unit for pensions and sovereign wealth funds. Deal settled partly with BENJI tokenized fund shares.
Phillips 66 scored 52 on AlphaScala's Alpha Score, the highest among S&P 500 energy stocks. Valero scored 40, Williams 51. Earnings season will test the rankings.
ICE and OKX launch 50/50 JV for tokenized NYSE shares and futures. The deal gives both sides a distribution channel neither had before. First products expected H2.
BoE caps sterling stablecoin supply at £40B, drops user holding limits, and raises reserve bond allocation to 70%. Applications could launch in 2027.
SanDisk's $4.55B in operating cash flow and zero-debt balance sheet earned it the top slot in GFLW. CEO David Goeckeler cited free cash flow and buybacks as catalysts for shareholder returns.
SEC proposes scrapping trade-through rule that forces best-price routing. Canada delays its inter-listed changes and weighs response. 60-day comment period open.
Bitcoin recovers from weekly lows near $62,300 as ETF outflows and a hawkish Fed clash with continued buying from MicroStrategy and Strive. Next catalyst: Wednesday's Fed minutes.
Ron Johnson’s hearing on the mRNA-Cancer link featured an oncologist reporting six relapses. The session adds to a legislative record that vaccine manufacturers may face in future proceedings.
Red Sea International's First Fix unit won a SAR 352.6M MEP subcontract on the Diriyah giga-project. Revenue recognition starts Q2 2026.
Najran Cement signed a deal to subsidize energy costs, paring the estimated fuel-price impact to 8% from 11%. The real test is whether the savings stick through Q2 2026.
Brent fell 2-3% after the U.S. waived Iran oil sanctions for 60 days. The waiver covers crude, products, and shipping, and allows dollar payments. Indian refiners gain credit and freight advantages, ICRA said.
Franklin Templeton closed its 250 Digital acquisition and launched Franklin Crypto as an active digital asset management unit targeting pension funds and sovereign wealth funds. The deal transfers the 250 Digital investment team and CoinFund liquid strategies into the $1.78 trillion manager.
Horizon Education signs SAR 739K annual lease for Al-Suwaidi school complex in Riyadh, with 10% rent escalations every five years over 25 years. The project supports student base growth.
Fairshake's Protect Progress spends $5.5M on Maryland's Boafo and $1.5M on New York's Torres as Senate schedules CLARITY Act meetings before July 4 recess.
Logo of ASG Plastic Factory Co. ASG Plastic Factory Co. signed today, June 22, an industrial land lease contract with the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities...
Three major crypto trade associations sent a joint letter urging passage of H.R. 9175, which would let miners and stakers defer taxes until sale. The bill faces a narrow legislative window before August recess.
The Govee "House of the Dragon" lighting deal generates licensing revenue outside the HBO Max subscription. It tests whether IP monetization works outside the window.
Wajd Life won a SAR 39.6M contract to operate medical services for a Saudi security agency, deepening its exposure to stable government-sector revenue.
Lambert's move gives IonQ a policy link to Canadian quantum funding. The US firm has a $22B market cap and a Toronto office. It has not yet tapped either country's public money.
Meta shares fell 2.7% Monday after investing $900M in Indian fintech Cred and appointing founder Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp. The deal gives Meta a 20% stake.
New York is the only state where public school teachers earn a six-figure average salary. The gap between high- and low-paying states affects education budgets, bond ratings, and demand for private alternatives.
Franklin Templeton closed its 250 Digital acquisition and launched Franklin Crypto, a dedicated active digital asset division. The $1.78 trillion manager brings Coinfund strategies and a veteran team to institutional crypto management.
Tokyo police arrested Hu Xiaowei, accused of running forced-labor pig-butchering compounds that stole $15B in Bitcoin. U.S., UK already sanctioned him.
Bitcoin slipped 2% as a packed U.S. data calendar and renewed U.S.-Iran talks tested risk appetite. PCE inflation and Q1 GDP are the marquee events this week.
An analyst maintains a Buy on SMFG after the BOJ rate hike, citing cash management and hawkish stance. The next BOJ meeting in April will test the thesis. Alpha Score 59/100.
IMD warns of heavy rain in 13 states including Maharashtra, Bihar, Odisha, Assam on June 23. Heatwave alert for East UP and Vidarbha. Delhi may see light rain.
Immersion holds $5.50 per share in cash with no debt, limiting downside. A buyback and potential earnings beat could push the stock out of its range, the analyst says.
Morgan Stanley's 0.14% fee on Ether and Solana ETFs undercuts every competitor, positioning the bank for the first U.S. spot crypto ETF from a major bank.
Storm's conviction creates a concrete legal risk for non-custodial developers. Section 604 of the CLARITY Act would provide a safe harbor, but the bill remains in committee with no markup date set.
West Bengal's budget offers Rs 3,000 monthly dole for unemployed youth, tax relief, and Rs 150 crore for a sports university. Kalyani airport gets Rs 400 crore.