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Amphenol's AI exposure is real. The 6x revenue multiple leaves no margin for a slowdown in AI capex growth. Alpha Score 71 flags the valuation risk ahead of Q2 earnings.
1924 Clock House opens in Munnar, adding colonial-era luxury rooms near Attukad Waterfalls. The restored bungalow offers heritage dining, Ayurveda, and plantation experiences. New supply could test pricing at existing luxury hotels in Kerala.
HarperCollins India releases People We Love, three prequel stories to Shenoy's bestselling novels It's All in the Planets and The One You Cannot Have.
Crude touched $79.20 then reversed as the Iran-US ceasefire holds. Pre-war levels near $68 remain the target. A weekly close below $76 would confirm the move.
The RBI kept rates on hold at 6.5% in April, minutes show, citing food and oil inflation uncertainty. The rupee and bonds saw limited reaction as markets await April CPI data on May 13.
Jio Platforms said Friday it is evaluating low-orbit satellite communications, partnering with global constellation providers. The move comes as Starlink's India approval remains stuck.
Mastercard's Agent Pay bets AI bots will pay per request. The tollbooth model is already collecting cash from Cloudflare and TollBit.
Bruno Dumais resigned from VVC Resource's board of directors. The seat remains open until a replacement is found. VVC continues to advance its helium, copper, and green energy projects.
VinFast Auto India partners with Tata Capital for auto and inventory financing, easing dealer working capital as the EV maker prepares to launch vehicles in India.
One homeowner's choice to rent signals a broader affordability shift. Here is how homebuilder and rental stock valuations are being repriced across the sector.
Ukraine's drone teams consistently beat NATO units in joint exercises, revealing an experience gap that NATO is now racing to close by adopting Ukrainian tactics and training methods.
SEC proposes scrapping trade-through rule that blocked DeFi equity listings. Coinbase and Galaxy Digital see a path for tokenized stocks in the U.S. market.
Average lightning claim costs jumped 43% to $26,616 in 2025, pushing total insured losses to $1.65 billion. Texas had the highest average payout at $60,382.
Base's Beryl upgrade on Sepolia testnet cuts Ethereum withdrawal times to five days and introduces B20, a native token standard for stablecoins and regulated assets.
World Cup 2026 ticket prices held above US$4,000 on resale platforms after the first week, defying predictions of a crash. FIFA's dynamic pricing and controlled resale platform kept demand strong.
Gold holdings fell sharply while foreign currency assets rose, RBI data show. The drop is a valuation effect, not a sign of intervention. The next release on June 19 covers NDF expiry week.
UK retail sales beat expectations but sterling barely moved, while ECB's Lane and Wunsch defended the June rate hike. Canadian retail sales due later but unlikely to shift BoC.
Glass House Brands shareholders approved all eight director nominees and reappointed auditors at the June 18 annual meeting. The vote clears governance uncertainty for the quarter.
Intel's turnaround story commands a 30x multiple on an Apple win. The Alpha Score of 47 flags execution risk. July earnings will test the narrative; the analyst warns the stock is priced for perfection.
300,000 Black women lost jobs in H1 2025 as unemployment jumped to 7.3%. Credit unions face a test: hold diversity commitments or follow banks retreating from DEI programs. AACUC is asking leaders to keep creating pathways for underrepresented staff.
The EBA's June 2026 report flags frontier LLMs as a growing threat to bank cybersecurity, urging tighter controls on model access and data governance.
India investigates p-phenylenediamine imports from China and Japan. Duties could raise costs for tyre makers and benefit domestic producers like Nocil.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas approved Rs150 crore for India's first private hybrid 2G ethanol plant in UP, which can switch between crop residue and food-based feedstocks to solve year-round supply gaps.
Hungarian forint and Czech crown slip from recent highs as a stronger dollar and stalled U.S.-Iran talks push crude higher, testing the region's rate-cut narrative.
A viral NYT opinion piece on luxury spending and FOMO drives engagement with higher-earner readers. The stock trades at 22x earnings. Q2 earnings early August.
Crypto credit suffered its worst day. STRC fell to $82.50, SATA dropped below par. Strive CEO Matt Cole said the selloff was a leverage liquidation, not a credit deterioration, and reserves remain intact.
Shanghai Disneyland's 5% visitor growth in 2024 shows 'emotional consumption' can survive a macro slowdown, supporting DIS stock's 50/100 Alpha Score.
UK employment data beat forecasts but sterling fell 0.3% as the BoE signalled no urgency to tighten. Oil's drop on the US-Iran framework added pressure. The 200-day MA near 1.2650 is the next test.
Sensex closed over 600 points lower. IT, HDFC Bank, and Reliance led the drop. Nifty held above 24,000. The selloff erased the prior session's gains. The Fed meeting begins Tuesday.
The state budget targets value addition in India's largest gold-consuming state, with a corridor to host fabrication and a gem park. Kalyan Jewellers and the merchants' association welcome the plan.