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OpenAI hired former White House AI adviser Dean Ball to lead a new policy unit. Ball starts July 6, reporting to Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon. The Strategic Futures team will focus on catastrophic risk and federal AI regulation.
Constellation spent $180M on two spring refueling outages. The next quarterly earnings will show if the maintenance hit the bottom line as planned. NUKZ's largest holding faces execution risk.
Crypto card payments hit $9.9B through June, up from $2.3B a year ago. A monthly record of $866M was set. The sector is $102M from $10B, AlphaScala data show.
Swiss stocks ended modestly lower Thursday as investors assessed the Swiss National Bank's latest rate decision. Geopolitical news added to caution.
With 31 Senate session days left before recess, lawmakers are racing to pass the most comprehensive crypto market structure bill in US history.
GameSquare Holdings held its 2026 annual meeting with standard agenda; no financial guidance or corporate changes were announced. Stock impact is minimal.
OpenAI researcher Karan Singhal is leading efforts to improve ChatGPT's health advice as 230 million weekly users seek medical guidance from the tool.
PepsiCo's organic growth fell to 2.3% after a fourth consecutive quarter of volume declines. The July 11 earnings call will update guidance and test the $160 support level. Alpha Score 48, Mixed.
Equipment House renewed a SAR 120M Shariah-compliant credit facility with ANB, extending to Jan. 2027, to support working capital for medical equipment contracts.
ProPetro’s $420M operating cash flow and 6x free cash flow multiple contrast with Expion360’s 62% revenue growth and widening losses. The choice between cash returns and a high-risk battery bet.
The lawsuit challenges the CFTC's treatment of crypto perpetuals as swaps. CME says the regulator exceeded authority, risking market structure.
Alqemam's three-year SAR 19.9M IT operations contract with the Emirate of Hail locks in recurring revenue through Q4 2026, with no related-party exposure.
The Knicks' first NBA title since 1973 drew 1.5 million fans through Lower Manhattan, past the NYSE and City Hall, with the team planning a ticker-tape ceremony Friday.
The 130-page proposed rule forces Tether, Circle to build bank-grade ID checks. Fed's Barr warns secondary market gap remains, leaving peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers outside the framework.
Safe Bulkers posted improved Q1 results with higher revenue and earnings, citing a stronger charter market. The dry bulk shipper's president said charter hires drove the increase.
TeraWulf's next earnings will include HPC revenue for the first time, testing whether its pivot from Bitcoin mining to data center workloads can overcome power and infrastructure constraints.
Fed and four partners propose CIP rules for stablecoin issuers. Governor Barr warns GENIUS Act may not prevent illicit finance via secondary markets. Stablecoin supply exceeds $300B.
Initial jobless claims fell to 225,000, below the revised 230,000, supporting the Fed's stable labor market view. Warsh noted some policymakers see improvement.
Illinois becomes the first U.S. state to tax every crypto transaction. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Andreessen Horowitz's Miles Jennings lead pushback. Penalties include up to five years in prison.
Greenland Mines kicked off an S-K 1300 program at Sarfartoq. Denarius upsized a Trafigura facility by US$7 million. Coeur joins the S&P MidCap 400. Congo faces July 31 worker-equity deadline.
EverCommerce provides vertical-specific SaaS for SMBs in home services and health. Subscription revenue drives the business. The next earnings report will test the model.
Salem Baptist Church's Spend in the Black vendor market pushed $1M in local sales and gave businesses their largest day ever. Rev. Dates says it is a long-term economic strategy.
MicroStrategy's new STRK preferred offers a 10% yield but a 44% conversion premium. The terms make it a poor substitute for common stock or direct Bitcoin exposure.
Greenford station in Ealing stopped flooding after beavers turned a nearby wetland into a natural reservoir. Tours of the colony are now sold out.
Mayfair Gold's grade control drilling at Fenn-Gib confirmed the reserve model and found 37% more gold above 3.0 g/t than the PFS predicted, CEO Drew Anwyll said.
Binance Wallet confirmed RE token circulation begins June 18 at 12:00 UTC, allowing Prime Sale Key holders to trade on Binance Alpha from the start.
OPEC sees global oil demand reaching 124 million bpd by 2050, pushing peak demand further out. US shale supply likely peaked in 2025, the cartel said.
Range closed an $8.3M Series A backed by fintech and crypto funds. Its platform covers $30B in assets and tracks 99.41% of stablecoin payments globally.
The Saudi Exchange's closing auction handled SAR 2.2 billion in shares as FTSE Russell's quarterly rebalancing took effect. TASI rose 12 points in the final 20 minutes.
Butterfly Network shares surged 33% to a new 52-week high after Midjourney Medical announced a full-body scanner using 40 of its Ultrasound-on-Chip modules. The deal could bring up to $74 million in payments over five years.