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HFCL shares locked in a 5% upper circuit for the second session. The rally may be tied to optical fiber sector momentum or technical breakout. Sector readthrough is mixed.
Iwoca took Fintech Company of the Year; Tunic Pay won two AI awards. The 2026 Fintech Awards London show SME lending and automation scaling.
Kerala's revised budget narrows the deficit to ₹1,504 crore while betting ₹400 crore on Mission Samudra, a port-led growth plan to create jobs and attract investment.
On June 19, 2000, the Supreme Court ruled student-led prayer at public high school football games unconstitutional. Also: Juneteenth, the Rosenberg execution, and more.
UK retail sales rose 1.2% in May, beating expectations and reducing the case for a BoE rate cut. Sterling held gains as traders reassess the policy path.
HealthQuad's first close of ₹550 Cr for Fund III targets AI healthcare and digital therapeutics. The fund's focus on India and Southeast Asia comes as healthtech funding dropped 40% YoY.
Custodia and Vantage Bank test a token that functions as a bank deposit inside a shared network and as a stablecoin outside it. The Hazel system runs on Ethereum and targets a Q4 2026 launch.
Geneva peace talks between the U.S. and Iran were canceled Friday as Hezbollah-Israel clashes broke the November ceasefire. The flareup tests risk premia in oil, defense, and shipping equities.
PEXNY presented at Morgan Stanley's ASEAN conference. The slide deck, now a permanent reference, could shift positioning on production targets and capex plans.
FIFA Super Soccer hit 10M monthly actives. Gamefam's six-title crossover logged 28M weekly sessions. Web3 studios can adopt seasonal live-ops without leading with tokens.
UK retail sales beat forecasts in May, boosting sterling and reinforcing expectations that the Bank of England will keep rates higher for longer. The pound held gains.
Nixon Hire's new partner network integrates specialist services into its Pulse portal, streamlining site procurement and reducing coordination costs for construction firms.
A Seeking Alpha analyst argues WES belongs in the elite midstream tier. AlphaScala score 65/100 flags the valuation gap. The next test: Q2 earnings and distribution growth.
The Fed, Treasury and other agencies proposed rules requiring stablecoin issuers to adopt bank-level KYC under the GENIUS Act. A 60-day comment period is open. Altcoin ETFs saw modest inflows, while ETH slid below $1,700.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures slip as US VP delays Iran trip for nuclear talks. Dollar index breaks above 100.55 resistance, pushing EUR/USD and GBP/USD to 3-month lows.
UK May budget deficit hit £23.3bn, the largest for the month outside 2020. Extra gilt supply pushes yields higher, creating two-sided risk for sterling ahead of the autumn budget and BOE meeting.
The ASX 200 nears 9000 and BHP hits a record high on U.S.-Iran peace deal hopes. HotCopper Wire hosts unpack the skepticism and the Strait of Hormuz wildcard.
ECB's Pierre Wunsch said a July rate hike remains possible if core inflation persists, even as the U.S.-Iran deal lowers oil prices and eases headline inflation.
The Delhi High Court ruled the government's restriction on Telegram was lawful and proportionate under Section 69A. The "NEET Mafia" channel had 18,617 subscribers. The block runs till June 22.
G7 leaders called for joint action against North Korea crypto theft, calling it fuel for nuclear weapons. With $2B stolen in 2025 and recent hacks at Drift Protocol and Humanity Protocol, the threat is escalating. No specific measures were announced.
UK retail sales rose 1.2% in May, nearly double the 0.5% consensus. The three-month trend is soft at 0.4%. The BoE rate-cut path remains on track for August. Sterling held near 1.3370. The next key data is June CPI on July 16.
Planned U.S.-Iran follow-up talks in Switzerland were scrapped Friday, leaving the interim deal's future uncertain. Oil prices could find support again if tensions reignite.
Waymo recalled nearly 3,900 robotaxis after construction zone incidents. No injuries reported. Second recall this year follows flood-related software update.
KYN boosts monthly dividend 5.9% to $0.09, forward yield 8.14%. Ex-div July 15. The board's decision reflects confidence in the fund's midstream cash flows.
Employees know how to use AI at work. They just do not trust what happens when they admit it. The fix is not training, but trust.
The TSA warns World Cup visitors that ranch dressing counts as a liquid under carry-on rules, with confiscated bottles rising at security checkpoints.
Trump credits his immigration policies for falling car insurance premiums. Economists and industry data point to COVID-19, driving habits, and supply chains instead.
India's state-run refiners have two months of crude cover and are in no rush to resume Middle East purchases, even with the Strait of Hormuz reopening.
Accenture cut its fiscal 2026 revenue growth forecast to 3%–4%, citing a Middle East hit and a revenue miss. Indian IT stocks fell up to 7%.
Accenture's reduced revenue outlook sent Indian IT stocks tumbling, dragging Sensex and Nifty lower. Infosys fell 8%, TCS 6%, as the bellwether signal weaker IT demand.