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Attackers hijack accounts of gay OnlyFans creators on X, demand crypto ransoms, and turn feeds into MAGA propaganda. FBI involved as pattern escalates.
SFC Chairman Tim Lui said Hong Kong will write rules for digital asset trading, custody, and advisory services while expanding sandbox tests for generative AI in finance.
Picketa's LENS device cuts fertilizer waste by up to 20% with on-the-spot tissue analysis. The $2.1M seed round funds scaling production and crop support.
Most EU crypto firms still lack MiCA authorization with weeks to go. ESMA warns unlicensed exchanges must stop EU services after July 1, triggering account freezes and customer migration.
WTI crude touched $80 after US-Iran MoU. European stocks and gold rallied; dollar fell. Next catalysts: BOJ decision and Iran's Hormuz update.
Forbright (FRBT) started trading at the low end of its IPO range and has stayed flat. Thin float and light volume create liquidity risk. First earnings will be the catalyst.
Fox's $22B Roku buy merges Tubi and The Roku Channel, creating a TV powerhouse. Fox shares fell 13% on the price; Roku rose 2%. Regulators will weigh antitrust concerns.
Adobe's stock has dropped 35% despite double-digit revenue growth. The September earnings report will decide whether the cheap valuation is an opportunity or a trap.
12 of 18 economists in a Reuters poll now expect a Riksbank rate hike before year-end, up from 8 in March. The Iran war and krona weakness drive the shift in policy outlook.
Kinder Morgan beat Q1 EPS by 20%, earning a CNBC final trade nod. Goldman Sachs and Jefferies also got analyst price-target hikes. The catalyst stack for each pick.
US orders Anthropic to disable Fable 5 for foreign users after jailbreak discovery. The move threatens precedent for AI model releases by Google and Meta.
Rasan shares hit 68.90 riyals, their highest since the December IPO, after Q1 earnings beat estimates. The insurtech firm has gained 53% from the offer price.
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The FRC seeks up to 15 new members for its UK GAAP advisory group, with applications open through Oct. 4. The TAG influences future accounting standards.
Gold holds $2,650 as Iran deal details confirm a cap far below pre-sanctions levels, leaving the Fed's CPI print as the next catalyst for a break above $2,700.
CEO Kim Thompson says recombinant spider silk can scale by using existing textile supply chains. Company targets monthly metric-ton production as National Geographic cover spotlights the tech.
Binance's equities product averaged $143M daily volume in its first nine days, more than tripling the tokenized stock market's peak. The shift pressures issuers like Ondo and Backed.
Crypto sat out the U.S.-Iran deal rally as traders distrust a pattern of collapsed ceasefires. SpaceX's IPO and Binance's bStocks pull risk capital from tokens.
SpaceX's $75B IPO with a 3-4% float triggered a buying frenzy and index fund demand. Capital rotated out of crypto. Kraken launched a tokenized version.
Natural Gas Services Group expands credit line to $500M to fund Flatrock acquisition. The 6.2x multiple is below recent service-sector deals, integration risk and higher leverage will test NGS's execution.
Analyst sees 42% upside on Qualcomm as AI edge computing and automotive growth offset headwinds from sluggish handset demand and Apple's in-house modem push.
USA Rare Earth starts commissioning its hydrometallurgical demo facility in Colorado, targeting first separated heavy rare earth oxide production by Q3 2026.
A seasonal filter can separate mean reversion trades that work from those that get caught in trend days. October and January offer the best odds for snapback trades.
Modi's chat with Nothing's co-founder in France came alongside a $16B trade target and an AI pact. For Infosys, the policy signal is clearer than the philosophy.
Nobel Resources drops Anais and Pampa Austral after drilling fails to repeat historical copper grades. CEO says Cuprita remains the focus with active drilling underway.
Surge Copper's Berg PFS shows C$4.6B after-tax NPV at 8% discount and 24% IRR on a 28-year open-pit mine producing copper, molybdenum and silver in central B.C.
Sable Resources expands Zorro project to 8,460 hectares via staking and El Acero option, consolidating its San Juan land position for district-scale exploration.
Malath Cooperative Insurance will underwrite contractor insurance for NHC's project pipeline, tapping a premium channel tied to Saudi housing spending rather than discretionary corporate buying.
Binance's US equities product averaged $143M daily volume in nine days, crossing $1B total turnover. The launch dwarfs tokenized rivals Backed and Ondo, and adds bStocks for 24/7 on-chain trading.
Apple faces a regulatory pile-up from the EU's DMA, US antitrust case, and UK bill. The $85B App Store franchise is at risk of structural margin compression and loss of platform control. Next catalyst: EU compliance ruling in H1 2026.