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Early Warning Services plans India remittances via Zelle before year-end and launches ZLUSD stablecoin for cross-border settlement, targeting the world's largest payment corridor.
A group of farmers flew from Jewar to Lucknow to meet the UP chief minister. The trip shows how India's newest airport is trying to draw rural passengers. Airlines face a margin squeeze if they want to keep them.
Oil faces a slow supply restart after the Iran truce, while natgas inventories sit above average. Chart levels and trade ideas for WTI, Brent, and natural gas.
Bybit's new institutional vault lets qualified investors buy tokenized PIMCO bonds on a regulated exchange, following a $150 million inflow into a similar Mantle product.
The $100B venture firm picks South Korea for its talent and tech adoption, with crypto initiatives taking priority before expanding to AI and other sectors. The Seoul office will support portfolio companies entering Asian markets.
World Liberty Financial's USD1 stablecoin, previously tied to a DeFi lending controversy, now pays UFC fighters at a White House event. Supply grew to $4.6B.
The rupee jumped 0.7% as oil tumbled on a U.S.-Iran peace deal. RBI measures add support. Analysts target 93-94 by September. What would confirm the rally.
Passenger vehicle dispatches rose 27.3% to a May record of 438,854 units, SIAM said. Utility vehicles and scooters led the surge. The strong print sets a high bar for the festive season.
Montage Gold's Koné satellite deposits now hold 1.66Moz M&I at 1.51 g/t, blowing past a 1Moz target. Grade improvement could boost early mine economics ahead of Q4-2026 first pour.
TEN holds an Alpha Score of 62 as tanker rates soften 15% from post-Ukraine peaks. The charter mix cushions the downside. Earnings in early August will test the thesis.
AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund returned 3.20% in Q1 2026, topping its benchmark. The fund's Alpha Score is 67, a Moderate rating.
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif said the US and Iran agreed to end their war, with a signing expected within days. No confirmation from Washington or Tehran yet.
A PAF trainer crashed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing both pilots. The accident follows a helicopter crash on June 10, raising questions about aviation safety.
Only 194 crypto firms hold MiCA approval ahead of July 1. Unlicensed providers must stop EU services. France warns of fines and prison. Users should verify platforms on ESMA registers.
UK PM Starmer announces ban on social media for under-16s, covering Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X. Legislation coming months.
ECB President Lagarde said the case for euro stablecoins is weak, backing central bank money for settlement. The digital euro advances as MiCA deadline nears.
Renault and Thales unveiled the 4 TROOP at Eurosatory 2026, pairing AI sensors with a silent powertrain. The command vehicle is built for network-centric warfare.
Mutual funds poured ₹17,500 crore into ICICI and HDFC Bank in May, leading a broad financials theme. AlphaScala's scorecards flag the risk behind the buying.
Doha talks this week aim to finalize the US-Iran MOU text, with a signing ceremony set for June 19. A deal would remove a key safe-haven bid, weakening the dollar and pressuring oil.
ECB President Lagarde warned energy inflation is spreading into core consumer prices across the Eurozone, complicating the policy outlook even as the Iran peace deal pushes oil lower.
Designer Brands reported Q4 sales roughly flat year-over-year, with gross margin expanding 280 basis points. The company did not provide formal guidance for fiscal 2026.
The U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension raises prospects of a Hormuz reopening, sending oil prices lower and boosting crypto. The rally reflects a rotation into risk assets as inflation expectations ease.
Designer Brands Q1 revenue fell just 0.3% to $770.3M, the smallest drop in quarters. Gross margin expanded 280 bps to 35.9%. Adjusted EPS of $0.33 beat estimates. Full-year guidance raised to $1.50-$1.70.
75% of EU crypto firms risk losing their licenses on July 1 when MiCA temporary permission expires. Firms without authorization must stop serving EU clients.
Nifty broke below its 50-day MA after US CPI. Support at 23,200, resistance at 23,600. Stock picks: Reliance, Tata Motors. Caution on Bajaj Finance.
Dollar index touches 99.55, weakest since June 5, as Iran peace deal reverses safe-haven flows. Euro tops $1.0950, sterling above $1.28. Oil drops 4%. CPI print Thursday looms.
Vedanta's five-way demerger splits the conglomerate into pure-play aluminium, oil & gas, power, steel and base metals stocks. Each unit now trades independently, exposing investors to specific commodity cycles without the conglomerate discount.
G7 allies and U.S. miners are split on Trump's critical minerals pricing plan. GM, MP Materials and the National Mining Association all submitted competing proposals. The first bilateral deal could come by end of June.
In early America, counterfeit money was often preferred to genuine notes from dubious banks. The Civil War and the Secret Service ended that era.
TransCon PTH data at ENDO shows sustained calcium control for hypoparathyroidism patients. Early achondroplasia results also support once-monthly dosing thesis.