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The FBI is offering $50,000 for Satinderjeet Singh, aka Goldy Brar, charged with orchestrating the 2023 assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar as part of a cross-border organized crime crackdown.
US-backed miners ship rare earths to Japan and South Korea after China's export curbs. Domestic demand lags, making Asian buyers the near-term revenue lifeline.
Edelweiss CEO Radhika Gupta warns that bluechip stocks aren't uniformly cheap or safe. AlphaScala's model shows HDFC Bank, Infosys, and Wipro each sit at different risk levels.
The Commerce Department approved OpenAI's GPT-5.6 after additional government testing, marking a milestone for the new AI oversight framework. Microsoft-backed OpenAI now faces rollout scrutiny.
A simulated quantum SVM classified 1,000 US equities with 67% accuracy vs 63% classical. The kernel runs only on a classical simulator, not real quantum hardware.
A new arXiv paper derives perturbation bounds for shrinkage covariance estimators, showing how errors propagate to eigenvalues. Offers calibrated confidence intervals for risk model uncertainty.
Sensex drops 550 pts, Nifty below 24,250 as Iran-US conflict escalates. Banks, metals lead losses. Crude jumps 3%. VIX spikes to 14.6.
Kraken won $22 million from Mazars after an arbitration panel ruled the accounting firm's abrupt 2022 audit withdrawal caused financial losses tied to regulatory pressure.
Crude extends gains after US strikes on Iran; dollar at one-week high. RBNZ hikes 25bps, kiwi firms. Asia equities mixed. OpenAI export restrictions lifted.
India's cement sector expects sluggish volume growth in H1 FY27 as input costs rise and demand weakens. Capacity utilization may slip to 65%. Recovery hinges on H2 government spending and housing demand.
Binance posted a West Africa General Manager role with explicit compliance coordination duties. The hire will manage regulatory approvals and government relationships across the region.
Penguin Solutions (PENG) released its Q3 2026 earnings slide deck, offering a first look at financials and strategic updates for the AI data center hardware provider.
EIA revised Q3 Brent forecast down to $74 from $85, a sharp drop from last month's $101 projection. Global output should normalize by year-end, though most Middle East shut-ins may not resume until early 2027.
Tencent's AI catch-up includes a decentralized compute partner that claims 75% cost savings. For DePIN tokens, a Fortune Global 500 customer changes the calculus from speculative to operational.
The updated ITR forms require separate reporting of intraday and F&O turnover. Here's how to avoid misclassification and audit notices, plus key thresholds to track.
Paradigm leads seed funding for M1X Global, a platform for tokenizing sovereign debt. The company holds an EU license and plans its first live bond issuance in H2 2025.
Oil surged 2.9% after US strikes on Iran. The Strait of Hormuz risk is back, with tanker rates rising and Brent futures in contango. Traders are watching the diplomatic track.
A 10% bigger oilseed harvest could cut India's edible oil import bill by ₹14,000 crore, SEA says. Soybean spot prices and weekly sowing reports are the key markers.
Warren says any crypto legislation that doesn't stop Trump's $1.2B profit is failing. TRUMP memecoin down 97% from ATH. Bill on Senate calendar.
Magnum expands Piracanjuba North target to 116 sq km; best hole shows 57% magnet rare earth desorption. Diamond rig now probing deeper mineralisation.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck China, prompting emergency response. No immediate casualties reported. Authorities are monitoring aftershocks.
The RBNZ raised rates by 25bp to 2.50% in a unanimous vote, but the MPC split on inflation risks. The next CPI print on July 16 will determine whether the hawks or the balanced-risk camp set the pace for further hikes.
After US strikes on Iran, oil surged 2.9% on fears of a Hormuz blockade. The Strait of Hormuz carries 20% of global supply. Iran's next move sets the tone for crude.
Russia's Duma cleared a crypto bill for foreign trade use, recognizing digital currency as property. The Bank of Russia will set the whitelist of permitted coins.
Alligator Energy drills Mullaquana Crown Lease at Samphire, targeting extensions and infill after a 67% resource boost to 30 million pounds of U3O8. BFS due mid-2027.
A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo plane crashed near Karachi after a navigational issue. BA's Alpha Score is 58. The crash may affect Boeing's safety record.
SPC Global lifted NSR and EBITDA in the June quarter on domestic category gains and a push into Japan's US$9.8 billion juice market. The Black Label range alone is expected to contribute $10m in revenue over three years.
The CFTC sued Trevor Vernon and Argent Capital Management for illegally soliciting $14 million from 60 investors through a commodity pool that lost at least $8.6 million.
RBA's Hunter warns supply shocks still require a policy response if persistent. The board remains data-dependent, not on autopilot for cuts.
Kusumgar's Rs 650 crore IPO opens with a grey market premium near 40%. The textiles firm's offering tests demand in a selective IPO market and could set the tone for upcoming issues like NSE and Akasa.