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95% of employees miss the strategy. Bivens explains why executive blind spots are a structural risk, not a personal flaw, and how emotional intelligence and accountability fix it.
SBI, Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda and PFC plan $2B in ECB issuances after HDFC Bank's deal, using the RBI's 1.5% swap to fund below domestic CD rates.
Pollen Street will buy Finastra's Universal Banking unit, giving it capital for AI and product upgrades. Finastra pivots to payments and lending after selling three businesses in two months.
A federal jury convicted Daniel Chartraw for Crypto-Pal and TDA Global schemes that promised guaranteed returns with no risk. Bank records showed investor funds went to accounts he controlled.
California, New Jersey, New York and Texas are investigating FIFA over allegations it changed seat categories after sale and used variable pricing that misled World Cup ticket buyers.
Shareholders backed management's director slate, reaffirming board continuity as Conifex continues timber harvesting and bioenergy operations in British Columbia.
A Sacramento pilot with Miracle University tested whether Vaultzy's AI-powered document vault and Life Agent can help students access diplomas, jobs, and housing. The company is now eyeing foster youth and senior programs.
Hyundai Rotem will transfer train-building tech to Thaco as Vietnam scales its Ho Chi Minh City metro to 1,024 km. Production starts April 2027, with 162 railcars on order.
NIFC and ChainBLX SPC launch a hackathon pipeline with FlowPrompt.ai. No disclosed fund size yet. The real test is whether winners raise capital.
Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing caps first state visit to China with 19.4B trade deal and infrastructure pacts. Here's what investors should watch.
Snowflake's marketing team cut cost per opportunity 30% in six months by replacing dashboards with plain-English data. CMO Persson shares the control plane and the half-built activation layer.
CLSA initiated Coupang with an Outperform rating and a $24 target, citing its first-party logistics edge and a projected 30% EBITDA growth through 2029.
Tokenized real-world assets crossed $37.5 billion, ETF inflows hit $23 billion. 76% of institutions plan crypto expansion. What's driving the next growth phase?
Apple's earnings next week are the key catalyst for the stock. A beat on revenue and services growth could break the range above $195.
24X National Exchange filed a rule change to trade tokenized Russell 1000 stocks and ETFs on a unified order book, following Nasdaq and NYSE approvals.
The US beat Australia 2-0 to reach the World Cup knockout rounds with a game to spare. Brazil face Haiti, Scotland take on Morocco, and Iran complains about travel restrictions.
Condor Energies shareholders re-elected all five director nominees at the annual meeting, with no dissident challenges. The board now faces capital allocation decisions as the company balances drilling spend against debt servicing.
Iovance awarded 140,860 stock options to 27 new hires at $3.91 per share. The inducement grants vest over three years and comply with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The Fidelity Cloud Computing ETF (FCLD) faces continued pressure as the SaaS sector struggles with valuation compression and slowing growth. The fund's mid-cap tilt leaves it exposed to the worst of the reckoning.
Lummis warns the CLARITY Act's 60-vote Senate threshold could delay crypto rules until 2030, as the bill defines SEC vs CFTC jurisdiction over Bitcoin and Ethereum.
JHX up 11.9% in 2025; Reece up 59.9% from lows. Both ASX building stocks hinge on RBA rate cuts and housing data. Valuation gap narrows as Reece rallies.
Alamos Gold fell 18% on the TSX Friday, dragging the basic materials sector lower. The broader index dropped 112 points despite a bank capital relief measure and solid retail sales data.
FBI Director Patel warned that decentralized finance won't be tolerated for illicit gains. The IC3's $20.9B figure gives the FBI a mandate to escalate enforcement.
DoorDash DashPass members get 15% off Roblox gift cards through Feb. 14. The deal affects Robux pricing and could boost Roblox engagement ahead of earnings.
CUPE Alberta says the province's private surgery plan will let wealthy patients jump the queue while public wait times worsen, citing inadequate safeguards in the new regulations.
An analyst initiated a buy rating on ESCO Technologies, citing strong growth in the A&D and USG segments. The thesis depends on sustained momentum in those units.
Montreal's Reveal Life Science won the OVHcloud Startup Challenge at VivaTech. Its AI reads tissue in seconds to detect cancer, using Raman spectroscopy and data hosted by fellow Canadian firm Qohash.
SSR Mining jumped 12% this week after an analyst kept a $68 target, citing aggressive buybacks. Cogeco's writedown of its U.S. cable asset has analysts speculating on a sale.
The ED froze ₹6 Cr in accounts from five platforms including Transak and Onmeta for unauthorised cross-border crypto transfers. None had RBI authorisation.
Kuraray's investor day slides show a shift toward specialty chemicals like EVOH barrier resins and liquid isoprene rubber, targeting higher margins while managing commodity exposure.