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Xi Jinping will skip the Sept. 12-13 BRICS summit in New Delhi, PTI reports, as NSA Doval meets Chinese VP Han Zheng ahead of boundary talks with Wang Yi.
Germany's Q2 GDP was revised up to +0.3% q/q, with exports driving the beat. Domestic investment and consumption remain weak, and employment fell for the first time since the pandemic.
BHP faces an extended labor dispute at Port Hedland after unions rejected the company's latest pay proposal and submitted a counter offer, prolonging uncertainty at the iron ore export hub.
US PayPal users can now pay at tens of millions of WeChat merchants in China. Bilibili launches international app. The moves mark a gradual opening of China's internet economy as tech firms seek growth abroad.
Canada's PM announced an $8.2 billion icebreaker contract and needled the US on its aging polar fleet as trade talks collapsed and new 50% tariffs took effect. The Arctic gap with Russia is widening.
Indian streaming platforms say staggered episode releases build higher cumulative viewership than binge drops. Data from Ormax and executives at AAO NXT, JOJO Ltd and Pocket Aces show weekly models outperform on retention.
Brightstar logged 53 visible gold occurrences at Two Mile Hill. MD says the tonalite-hosted system could be significant. Shares rose 8.76% to 52.8¢. Assays pending.
Washington's 'economic D-Day' campaign threatens penalties for Iran's biggest trade partners. China buys 90% of Iranian oil; UAE hub at risk; Turkey, Iraq, India exposed.
Coinbase tokenizes Apple, Nvidia, Meta, and Alphabet shares on Base for non-U.S. traders. Each token represents one share held by Alpaca Securities under ADGM rules.
The Coinbase-backed group endorses 32 House incumbents who voted for the CLARITY Act, aiming to keep friendly faces in the House while pressuring the Senate.
Nearly 200 verdicts topped $10 million in 2025, totaling $25.6 billion. Eight states passed tort reform; Marathon sees no slowdown in jury awards.
Sunshine Pictures and Shankesh Jewellers opened 10-11% above IPO prices but slipped as profit-taking set in. The IPOs were subscribed 106x and 3x respectively, with non-institutional investors driving demand.
ESDS Software’s ₹720-cr IPO opens Aug 28, price band ₹408-429. The AI-cloud provider’s ₹5,028-cr valuation and FY26 profit of ₹120.8 cr will be tested by subscription demand.
Transaction volume surged from 1.78 crore to over 24,162 crore in a decade. The system now works in 11 countries. Greece and the Maldives are the latest adopters.
ASX 200 up 0.6% at lunch. BHP hits record $68.22 intraday. Coles reports $1.1bn annual profit. Aurizon announces $250m buyback. Bitcoin above $80,000.
Encounter Resources hits more high-grade niobium at Green as diamond drilling starts at Emily, with grades topping the current resource average and holes ending in mineralisation.
Physical Intelligence's Sergey Levine told The Peterman Pod that US robotics depends on Chinese hardware. A June McKinsey analysis found China holds 90% of permanent-magnet processing.
Questerre Energy's PX Brazil oil shale plant resumed full operations after an emergency pipe repair. The retort is running at over 90% efficiency; the company expects to meet August sales commitments.
Blockchain Association urges five U.S. agencies to keep bank-style customer ID rules away from peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers, citing the 99% of activity in secondary markets.
Bond yields expected to dip early Tuesday after Monday's selloff, with Brent crude holding near $92 despite tougher US secondary sanctions. The RBI's hawkish minutes and a Friday bond auction cap gains.
Coinbase launched 1:1 tokenized stocks on Base for non-US investors on Aug. 24. Chainlink provides pricing for Apple, Nvidia, and other shares. The tokens carry regulatory and custody risks despite the bankruptcy-remote structure.
Reliance Industries is exploring an aluminium foray, bidding on the Karlapat bauxite block in Odisha. The move could set up a direct clash with Adani, which just committed $11.5 billion to the sector.
Rising Airbnb listings across India have pushed down nightly rates 6–43%, squeezing host returns and pushing some back to conventional renting or longer-term stays.
A 2.1 fitment factor under the 8th Pay Commission could deliver a larger effective hike than the 7th CPC's 2.57, when DA is factored in, says Manjeet Singh Patel.
DWF Labs report shows 90% of $31B in tokenized RWAs saw zero weekly on-chain activity. NAV lags, regulatory fragmentation and a buy-and-hold structure block secondary markets.
Pakistan's SECP ordered all crypto firms to register by Sept. 5 or face fines and shutdown. Industry group PVARA says the criteria remain unclear, leaving firms scrambling to comply.
Shares of insulin device maker Embecta (EMBC) have fallen 55% from their 2022 spinoff. A Seeking Alpha contributor sees a turnaround driven by new products and an attractive risk/reward.
Tuesday's monthly expiry tests India's auction-based closing price system with stock futures and physically settled options, after SEBI barred a JPMorgan unit for alleged manipulation.
Seven injured, 32 properties destroyed as Hawk Fire burns 15,000 acres near Reno. 24,000 remain under evacuation orders with shifting winds threatening neighbourhoods.
X Square's WALL-B sorted 10,000 parcels in five hours at WRC 2026, averaging 1.88 seconds per item. The demo showed the company's 'one model, many applications' approach across household chores, dexterous assembly and live logistics.