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Saudi tourism fell 5-6% in the first five months of 2026, Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khatib said. He cited Iran conflict, flight suspensions, and inflation, but noted recovery underway with airlines back to full operations.
Strategy's mNAV has dropped to 1.5x while smaller firms like Bitmine trade below asset value, breaking the reflexive cycle of share issuance and Bitcoin accumulation.
Najran Cement Company started electronic voting for its general assembly meeting, allowing remote shareholder participation. The agenda is undisclosed, making the event a routine governance step with limited near-term market impact.
Zhao advises Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan on crypto initiatives; on-chain RWAs reach $32B. He urges government stock tokenization and national stablecoins. Binance gets Kazakhstan approval.
Aurora Gaming, sponsored by prediction market Polymarket, faces BetBoom in the IEM Cologne Major quarterfinals June 18. The crypto sponsorship tests the line between platform and participant.
Bartlett's FlightStory seeks £10M at £100M valuation and plans paid memberships for superfans, moving beyond ad revenue on YouTube.
Massachusetts edged out Washington and Utah in a WalletHub study ranking state economies. Innovation and a strong biotech cluster drove its top score.
Grayscale's report used price-to-sales ratios to pick DeFi protocols Uniswap, Aave, Lido. Some trade below 10x fees; traditional fintechs exceed 20x.
Tokenized equities hit $5.16B daily volume in June as altcoin market cap shrank 31.6%. Coinbase, Binance, and Hyperliquid lead the shift toward on-chain stocks.
Fed holds rates, drops forward guidance; Treasury yields jump as hawks talk hikes. The dollar rallies, stocks slide, and gold breaks below its 50-day moving average.
BoE holds at 3.75% on a 7-2 vote as core inflation undershoots and the labour market cools. EUR/GBP forecast to move toward 0.89 on a 6-12 month horizon.
ENB's yield has compressed to 7.2% after a 25% rally. AlphaScala's 58/100 score flags valuation and momentum concerns. The coverage ratio is the early-August number to watch.
IFC invested $71M in Sify Infinit Spaces, with plans for $371M total, backing two AI-ready data centres in Navi Mumbai and Chennai as India's digital infrastructure race heats up.
War Department takes delivery of 30,000 drones and orders 60,000 more under $1.1B program, following Trump's executive order for low-cost U.S.-made drones.
The Fed and FinCEN want stablecoin issuers to run customer identification programs under the GENIUS Act. The proposal would impose bank-style AML obligations on permitted payment stablecoin issuers, with a public comment period now open.
Wealthsimple Predict will offer nearly 4,000 event contracts through Kalshi. Less than 5% of Canadians have tried prediction markets, creating adoption and regulatory risk.
Indian agritech startup Niqo Robotics debuted its edge-AI weeding platform in France, targeting a market where herbicide bans and high wages make precision automation economically attractive.
Ukraine's fiscal stability beyond 2027 hinges on EU funding and IMF reviews. Reconstruction will need private capital, Jaresko said.
Ireland's 30-point plan targets crypto misuse with tighter monitoring, stricter reporting, and more regulator resources.
De Beers Group enlists Pankaj Tripathi to link natural diamonds to a coming-of-age ritual, targeting father-daughter store visits across 50 Indian stores.
Range's Series A signals investor conviction that compliance tooling is the bottleneck for institutional stablecoin adoption. The startup bridges fiat and digital dollar workflows.
The Czech National Bank raised its benchmark rate to 2.25% on Thursday, the first increase since 2021. The koruna strengthened 0.4% against the euro.
Premium cards like Amex Platinum and Chase Sapphire Reserve promise $3,000 in perks for $895 a year. One-third of top-credit-score holders carry a balance at 24% interest. The math often flips.
Dave Berke flew F-35s and taught at Top Gun. Now he teaches leadership. Here are the concrete habits traders can borrow from fighter pilots.
The U.S. Army is restructuring base defenses after watching Ukraine's long-range drone campaign, accelerating spending on RTX and Lockheed Martin counter-drone systems.
Ireland's June 18 risk assessment bumps crypto up the threat ladder. The 30-point plan tightens safeguards and sets the stage for MiCA enforcement.
ECB board member Piero Cipollone outlined a digital euro pilot by mid-2027 and a 2029 launch, with non-interest-bearing design and holding caps to protect bank deposits.
The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index rose to 10.3 in June, above the 10.0 estimate, with prices paid jumping and new orders climbing. The report is the latest to show sticky inflation.
Federal Pell Grants expand to short-term job training programs starting July 1, 2026. Eligibility covers nursing, truck driving, welding, and more. Awareness gaps persist as the rollout approaches.
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