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Nasdaq futures dip 0.4% Tuesday after a rally pushed the S&P 500 back above its 50-day moving average. With no fresh catalyst, traders question whether the move has follow-through ahead of Thursday's PCE print.
Metaplanet's Bitcoin treasury flywheel stalls as the share premium compresses. The August earnings report will show if the company resumed equity raises to restart the cycle.
MD Sharad Malhotra said the company is evaluating inorganic acquisitions to add niche capabilities and reach new customers. Rising crude costs and new entrants are squeezing paint industry margins.
Element Solutions CEO Ben Gliklich told investors the company is near the end of a multiyear portfolio overhaul that has reshaped the specialty chemicals firm around electronics and industrial markets.
Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, and Cboe are racing toward 23-hour equity trading. The DTCC is upgrading clearing infrastructure by mid-2026 to support it. Crypto's 24/7 edge narrows.
Greece set to reject Binance's MiCA license, risking EU access for the exchange. Rivals Coinbase and Kraken already licensed. Users may need backup venues before the July 1 deadline.
Bitcoin and ether face headwinds as 40% of fund managers expect a rate hike within a year. The FOMC meets June 17 with 99.6% odds of no change, but the hawkish repricing is already weighing on crypto liquidity.
Novig raised $75M and got CFTC approval to challenge Kalshi and Polymarket in a market where Kalshi did $3.38B in a weekend. The regulatory fight and liquidity concentration will decide winners.
Greece's regulator is set to reject Binance's MiCA license application, sources told Reuters, blocking the exchange's EU gateway weeks before the deadline.
Domo's Q1 revenue miss and going concern warning sent shares down 36%. The board is exploring a strategic transaction as the company negotiates a forbearance deal with lenders.
State Street's new money market fund holds short Treasuries and repos for stablecoin issuers, joining Blackrock and Goldman in a $300B market.
A six-month audit found over 10 lakh non-voter beneficiaries of Karnataka's free electricity scheme, sparking debate on welfare eligibility and fiscal sustainability.
Greece is set to reject Binance's MiCA license application, sources say. The MiCA deadline looms, threatening Binance's access to European clients.
Binance's MiCA application in Greece, likely approved by June, would grant a passport to serve all 27 EU states before the July 2026 deadline. The exchange is ahead of peers yet to file.
Rising health costs strain employer plans. Marsh's new captive solution Nexus lets midsize multinationals self-insure benefits with lower admin burden. $3B in captive premium.
Coinbase plans tokenized stocks backed 1:1 by custodied shares. SEC approval is pending. The product differs from synthetics and faces regulatory hurdles across jurisdictions.
Binance says Greece reviewed its MiCA application as compliant, countering a rejection report. A board vote could come before the July deadline.
Hong Kong's central bank hosted a tokenization seminar for 50 corporate treasurers, pushing Project Ensemble and digital bonds to move blockchain beyond pilots.
An analyst reversed a sell call on Sandisk (SNDK) in one month, now long. Edge AI devices demand more NAND per unit, shifting the late-cycle thesis. Next catalyst: earnings guidance and design wins.
An analyst reaffirms a buy on Dollar General, citing trade-in trends and valuation. Alpha Score 53 is mixed, yet the thesis has room to run.
State Street launched a GENIUS Act-compliant money market fund for stablecoin issuers. STT rose 1.65% to $170.13. The fund targets the growing reserve management market under the new federal stablecoin law.
Nexa Resources trades at a discount to peers as operational issues at Cerro Lindo and Atacocha weigh on output. Zinc prices above $2,800 support a recovery if management hits 2025 guidance.
Coach launches &Platform with Charli XCX, Angel Reese, and other Gen Z partners. The shift comes as parent Tapestry expects $7.95 billion in annual sales.
Sen. Lummis said the $150M would fund agencies to track scammers as the CLARITY Act also gives exchanges authority to freeze suspicious transactions for up to 30 days.
Coinbase says it will launch 1:1 backed tokenized US stocks onchain. The move revives a concept that has drawn SEC scrutiny. The 3 PM event will test whether this time is different.
The Plan of Operations filing starts a 12-18 month permitting clock. If approved, Black Pine could produce 90,000 oz/year at $1,100 AISC with $2,000 gold. Draft EIS due Q4 2025.
With 520,000 spectators expected for eight matches, Atlanta small business owners like Ona Utuama project $50,000–$90,000 in World Cup revenue. They built their own strategies without city coordination, betting their own capital on a payoff that may not arrive.
Amazon, Google, and Nike employees say deep interview preparation matters more than networking. The advice cuts against a decade of career coaching that urged workers to prioritize building contacts.
OpenAI said Codex is back to normal after elevated errors disrupted coding workflows for roughly an hour this morning. No root cause was given.
State Street launched a money market fund for stablecoin issuers, joining BlackRock and JPMorgan in a reserve management market that could reach $4 trillion by 2030.