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India's new labour code cuts compliance friction with single registration, mandatory electronic filings, and consolidated inspections. Three changes that reduce paperwork and inspection delays.
Three Iranian supertankers carrying 4.8M barrels exit the U.S. blockade ahead of Friday's Geneva deal. Shipowners are split between first-mover bets and insurer caution. Friday's signing decides which side is right.
Unilever deploys AI digital twins across global factories in a multi-year Accenture deal. Alpha Score 55/100 signals Moderate risk-reward in consumer staples.
Hawk secured a heritage agreement, clearing the way for drilling at its Olympus scandium project in WA. The cultural survey is the last approval milestone before early Q3 field work.
Fed holds rates at 3.5%-3.75% as CPI hits 4.2%. Warsh's hawkish tone deepens Bitcoin headwinds. Crypto traders face prolonged tight policy without rate cuts.
Survey interpretation at Music Valley highlights thorium-rich domains as the best proxy for heavy rare earth mineralisation. Ground truth mapping now underway will determine if targets are drill-ready.
Warsh's first Fed press conference as chair pits a likely dovish tone against 4% inflation and 20bps of rate‑hike pricing. The balancing act will set the dollar and yield direction.
Lukashenko calls Gaza a Holocaust as death toll tops 73,000. With Lebanon next in focus, a $1B U.S. embassy complex raises questions about Washington's long-term strategy.
The China-backed mBridge blockchain platform for CBDC cross-border payments is moving from pilot to commercial operations. Processing times drop from days to seconds, with fees roughly half those of standard networks.
1414 Degrees signs space launch deal with Orbit Boy. Great Bear re-lists on ASX targeting Canadian copper-gold-uranium. Bounty Oil and BPH Energy halt on PEP-11 Federal Court judgment.
The Dow hit a record high as Brent crude fell below $80 on the US-Iran deal. The Fed is expected to leave rates unchanged but the dot plot and Warsh's tone are the wildcards.
UK secures £1.3B in battery storage and clean power investments from French and Indian firms at G7. The pledges close a wide gap between current capacity and 2030 targets.
CoreWeave's Weak Alpha Score of 19 reflects debt that has grown faster than revenue. Interest on $14 billion in debt runs $1.2 billion annually, with no price floor on GPU compute contracts.
TD EasyWeb failed for some users June 16 while TDDI worked fine. Support couldn't fix it over the phone. A branch visit may be the only option for now.
Asia FX held tight ranges ahead of Fed Chair Warsh's first policy test. A softer oil price on the Iran deal supported importers, while China's bond plan and PBOC comments added a yuan twist.
Coinbase merges US, international, and Deribit order books into one regulated pool. Pre-IPO perpetuals, stock options, and an SEC-registered AI advisor are part of the June 16 overhaul.
Prop shops avoid Kalshi and Polymarket. Thin liquidity and binary settlement make market-making unprofitable. A CFTC ruling on election contracts later this year could change the math.
Fifth Third’s EVE would fall 4.3% on a 200‑bp rate drop, up from ~2% in December. Flagstar hedged the other way. One of them is wrong.
The Nvidia CEO urged everyone to engage with AI and backed regulation as necessary. He dismissed government ownership ideas, a positive for AI hardware demand.
Polymarket bettors see a 28% chance of 5-6 SpaceX Starship launches succeeding in 2026. Over $470,000 wagered. FAA probe into May's booster failure remains the key variable.
Turaco Gold's Afema PFS in Côte d'Ivoire shows 200koz/yr over 10.3 years, US$410m capex, 60% IRR at US$3k/oz. Definitive study due 2027, first gold 2029.
Messi's hat trick for Argentina puts ARG fan token in focus as Kraken, Kalshi, and FIFA's Avalanche-based collectibles platform expand crypto's World Cup footprint.
KRR swaps a delayed helicopter survey for a drone-borne aeromagnetic program at 25m spacing over the historic Mindoolah goldfield, targeting concealed structures.
India is set to clear the Dixon-Vivo JV this month, cutting Vivo's direct regulatory risk. Dixon holds 51% control; the Noida plant will produce phones for Vivo and other brands.
Ethnic wear firm Riyaasat Lifestyle opens its SME IPO on June 18, price band Rs 102-108, targeting Rs 30.77 crore. FY25 profit Rs 4.87 crore.
Diksha Polymers IPO opens today for investors. Check subscription and GMP details as the three-day window for bidding begins on BSE and NSE.
Yum! Brands sells Pizza Hut for $2.7B, splitting the business between LongRange Capital and Yum China. Net proceeds of $2.3B fund a $4B buyback. Alpha Score 48/100.
Brent crude's four-day slide to $71 lifts Indian equity outlook by cutting import costs and inflation pressure. Nifty futures up 0.2%.
Eight stocks including Tata Technologies and HDB Financial Services go ex-dividend this week, with combined payouts of ₹36 per share. The ex-date mechanics and tax rules explained.
From Kendrick Lamar to Venus Williams and Amrita Rao, the June 17 birthday list spans music, tennis, and Bollywood. A cross-sector readthrough on entertainment and sports.