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A fresh pickup in input costs is squeezing margins even as Australia's private sector logs a third consecutive month of expansion.
Negative gamma returned to the S&P 500 after a 90-bp drop, with correlations rising and semiconductor CDS spreads widening on Broadcom's $60B debt plan.
AT&T cut employee AI costs by 56% using LiteLLM routers that route simpler queries to cheaper open-source models, with only a 2% quality drop. The company aims to boost open-source usage to 70%.
Neutrogena apologized for making former ambassador Hayden Panettiere feel unsupported during her postpartum depression, after her death sparked backlash over a 2024 podcast claim.
Ben Gleib's 'Good Night With Ben Gleib' on YouTube cuts overhead, owns the asset, and builds multiple revenue streams as traditional late-night ad revenue halves.
New Zealand's trade balance swung to a NZ$-1.95 billion deficit in July from a NZ$23 million surplus. Imports rose while exports slipped on weaker dairy demand.
ARK Invest's Lorenzo Valente says specialized RWA markets could give DeFi apps like Trade.xyz leverage over host chains on fees, as real-world assets surpass crypto volume on Hyperliquid for the first time.
Brent crude hit US$93 as US pressure on Iran tightened supply. Wall Street fell to two-week lows. ASX set for soft open with unemployment rising to 4.5%.
Kraken parent Payward is scouting overseas bank licenses, co-CEO Ripley said, as it pushes lending and custody services beyond its core crypto exchange business.
CW drops Miss USA broadcasts a week before finals. Pageant will stream on Queen Beauty Network instead, the same platform used in 2025.
Pilbara Minerals trades at 12.42x sales, well below its five-year average of 20.35x. Revenue has grown as the lithium market expands with EV production and renewable energy storage.
GSI Technology held its virtual annual shareholder meeting on Aug. 20 with standard proposals including director elections and auditor ratification. No material news emerged.
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CFTC Chairman Michael Selig readies a fallback crypto market framework under existing law if Congress cannot pass the CLARITY Act. The plan includes a new DCM type for crypto exchanges
Methanex Corp. refinanced a $291 million Natgasoline joint venture bond, pushing out mandatory amortization payments and freeing cash flow for higher-cost debt repayment.
Brander Group helped UNA acquire dedicated IPv4 space, ending reliance on ISP-assigned addresses for greater network control and independence.
David Chilton, author of "The Wealthy Barber," will retire at the end of 2026, ending his podcast and speaking career. The move signals a generational shift in Canadian personal finance media as one of its most recognized figures steps away.
First Citizens Bank's reorganization signals a shift. CFOs can now price receivables and inventory separately from supplier obligations – a move that threatens corporate revolvers.
TrendAI says a BEC attacker used a spear-phishing email to steal a Microsoft 365 session token, bypass MFA, and reroute vendor payments for 30 days before detection.
Crypto and AI companies lead a record $517 million in corporate election spending for 2026, with Fairshake holding $130 million. Coinbase, Ripple, and others fuel super PACs.
Binance's Agent OS lets ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools trade crypto under user-set limits. The move follows Coinbase and OKX into autonomous trading infrastructure.
Neutrogena said it 'made her feel unsupported' after Panettiere's podcast comments about being dropped for discussing postpartum depression resurfaced following her death.
BinDawood plans SAR 1-1.5B in capital spending over 2-3 years, mainly in Saudi Arabia, as its new Estonian dairy plant targets 80%+ capacity in six months. IRR estimates exceed 15%.
New Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 63% of Americans disapprove of Trump's crypto holdings while in office. Partisan split is stark: 92% of Democrats oppose, 69% of Republicans approve. Senate vote on crypto clarity bill set for Sept. 15.
An Amazon drone dropped a package into a Texas woman's pool on Monday. She said she didn't select drone delivery. The incident went viral on X.
The unanimous ruling ends a three-year legal fight, unlocking a $325M public-private renovation for an 11,000-seat women's soccer stadium targeting the 2026 NWSL season.
Edward Zimbardi faces 25 counts after $165M crypto fraud. The program paid 25% monthly returns using new investor money. Deportation from Fiji ended a year-long flight.
RWA perpetual futures volume hit $347B in May 2026, up 1,472x from early 2025. Hyperliquid RWA perps reached 52% of platform volume, while oracle and deployer concentration pose structural risks.
The EU Commission asks whether the stablecoin interest ban should fall, staking and lending get rules, and access to non-EU liquidity widen. Responses due Sept 30.
CFTC Chair Michael Selig ordered staff to draft crypto rules that could bypass Congress, as the Clarity Act stalls over stablecoin yields and ethics disputes.