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At the G7 summit, Trump said he would blame Vice President Vance if the Iran memorandum fails, while taking credit if it works. Oil markets face new uncertainty.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and DeepMind's Demis Hassabis proposed a U.S.-led AI coalition at a G7 summit meeting with President Trump and tech leaders.
McKinsey projects $7 trillion in data center investment by 2030. Business interruption and untested catastrophe risks could reshape insurance costs for hyperscalers and colocation operators.
Dick's Sporting Goods invests $100M in RFID and digital tools ahead of the Olympics and Euro. Pilot stores saw 6% higher sales per square foot. Jefferies warns scaling 730 stores carries real risk.
L'Oréal and OpenAI announced a partnership to embed AI models into beauty R&D, marketing, and customer service. The deal gives OpenAI a foothold in consumer goods.
Leapfrog Engineering's IPO saw 1.28x day 1 subscription driven by QIBs at 12.48x. Institutional confidence rests on a Rs384cr order book with 85% export exposure to Gulf markets. Retail subscribed just 29%.
US annual interest bill could hit $1.8T if rates stay at 4.5%. Inflation, not deflation, is the real risk. Stocks need right entry; gold offers insurance. Here's the play.
Uniswap leads Grayscale's DeFi Fund at 35%, followed by Ondo and Aave. The fund also holds Ethena and Curve. Q2 watchlist includes Hyperliquid and Pendle as potential additions.
The surprise provision in Illinois' budget applies to firms with $100K revenue, expected to raise $60M. Industry groups call it discriminatory and are pursuing a lawsuit.
Citi's tokenized depositary receipts let investors trade private company stakes like stocks. Foreign access starts now; US in 2026. Transfer restrictions and thin liquidity remain hurdles.
Cramer flagged SLB's upcoming analyst meeting as crucial for international oil production outlook. With 70% revenue outside North America, SLB's commentary on rig counts and pricing moves the sector. Alpha Score 52.
Brazil's stablecoin infrastructure leader lands CoinFund-led round to tackle FX compliance in LatAm and Asia-Pacific. The $10B-plus volume operator now faces multi-country scaling.
Gujarat secured a ₹1 lakh crore funding line from HUDCO for metro, expressways, and Dholera. A separate IIM-A pact adds project evaluation support under Viksit Gujarat 2047.
Binance may lose EU access, Tether pulled EURT. The June 30 MiCA deadline forces crypto firms to restructure. What the shakeout means for euro pairs and traders.
The six-episode series premieres July 12 on Samsung TV Plus, following the ARCH Motorcycle co-founders as they build a bike for MotoAmerica racer Corey Alexander.
Cheniere Energy priced $1.75B in 5.875% senior notes due 2037 to fund Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion and refinance debt. The deal landed the same week Raymond James swapped out Energy Transfer for LNG in its top-picks list.
BofA raised ONEOK's price target to $96 on May 27. The stock closed at $98 the day before, reflecting a 24% YTD rally. Further upside depends on execution, not multiple expansion.
NordSpace's new 60,000-sq-ft Rocket Factory 1 in Markham consolidates design and production under one roof, backed by $8M in federal funding. CEO Rahul Goel says the campus makes Canadian sovereignty in space 'real.'
Uranium Energy Corp (UEC) CEO Amir Adnani cited quarterly milestones, reinforcing the nuclear fuel cycle storyline. What the quarter means for sector peers and supply bottlenecks.
The SEC plans an 'innovation exemption' letting crypto platforms trade tokenized US stocks. Coinbase, Robinhood, Kraken prepare. Market cap hits $6.4B, but opponents want formal rulemaking.
Pierre Brondeau spoke at the Materials of the Future Conference on June 17. No slides or transcript were released, leaving the strategic review and debt reduction timeline unclear. The next catalyst is Q2 earnings in late July.
FDA now says three-year data supports accelerated approval for UniQure's Huntington's gene therapy, reversing March rejection. Shares jumped 70%. Submission planned for Q3.
Revolut enables Visa Click to Pay for 53M customers across UK and Europe, enrolling them automatically. The tokenized checkout works with biometrics and can lift authorization rates by over 10%.
A quantitative blog tested averaging weights from different shrinkage methods. The result: it does not beat shrinking inputs directly for portfolio optimization.
A Reuters report says Binance's MiCA license application in Greece may be rejected before the June 30 EU deadline. The exchange denies receiving any official rejection signal.
RB Leipzig fired head coach Ole Werner after one season despite a third-place finish. The Kraken crypto partnership remains unaffected, but the coaching turnover raises questions about organizational stability.
An investor who has held Rubrik since December says the market is pricing it for years of losses. Revenue grew 38% in the latest quarter. Free cash flow turned positive. The 6x revenue multiple is half the sector median.
Bay Area rents are climbing as AI firms expand hiring. ESS's mixed Alpha Score suggests the stock already reflects the improvement, with limited upside at current prices.
Torex Gold CEO Richard Howes says Media Luna ramp-up is on schedule with costs falling to $900/oz. Free cash flow hit $95M in Q1.
Senate and House negotiators agreed to block the Fed from issuing a digital dollar until 2031, while preserving room for private stablecoins with cash-like privacy.