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BNY Mellon's June 2026 USDC gateway and the OUSD consortium model show banks can earn stablecoin fees without issuing a branded token. Custody, mint/burn, and settlement services deliver revenue with lower balance sheet risk.
LIT and MNT saw their highest whale transaction counts in six months. LIT holds a bullish channel near $0.13; MNT must reclaim $0.57 to confirm a reversal.
The market prices 100 bps of additional RBNZ hikes. Rabobank warns the Kiwi could slide toward 0.6000 if the central bank sounds less hawkish this week.
Fluor won a long-term program management role for Aramco's global projects. The deal diversifies backlog and shifts risk toward cost-reimbursable work. Alpha Score: 42.
ECB's Panetta called for 'timely and measured' action as growth weakens and inflation persists. Markets now price a June rate hike, which could tighten euro liquidity and pull capital from crypto assets.
Ant Group, which explored blockchain, now channels expansion into AI with the Alipay AI Open Platform. Invite-only beta for developers.
Yanbu Cement appointed three new audit committee members on 6 July, including an Alat CEO and a former Aramco executive, to oversee financial controls.
Prediction market odds for the crypto Clarity Act falling to 46% as ethics dispute, Agriculture Committee alignment stall Senate floor vote before recess.
Guillermo Rauch says Gemini's price-to-performance ratio is a key reason companies now split AI workloads across multiple labs. Here is why the old model is fading.
Infosys surged 3.6%, HCL Tech 2.9% as IT stocks rotated into leadership. Trent fell 11.8% after Q1 revenue growth disappointed. Nifty support at 24,380, resistance at 24,650.
Clients pay for solutions, not syntax. These seven Python skills — from automated pipelines to Docker — separate $30/hr freelancers from $150/hr pros.
Apple beat Q1 estimates with $2.40 EPS on $124.3B revenue. Services hit a record $26.3B. iPhone sales fell 1% and China dropped 11%. March quarter guidance of ~$94B missed consensus. Stock traded flat after hours.
ED raids TMC-linked firms in Kolkata over ₹150-crore suspect funds probe. Premises of Carewell Aviation and a trust searched.
Miners slumped after a container ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, testing the US-Iran truce. Energy stocks rose on the oil spike. The selloff's depth hinges on how long the disruption lasts.
Bithumb lists ICNT on its KRW market, giving the token direct won access for Korean retail traders. Early volume spikes are common, but sustained interest over the following week signals real adoption.
Henkel celebrated 150 years by hosting over 50 home-educated students at its UK headquarters for its Forscherwelt STEM programme, marking a new audience for the initiative.
Trump said he became a crypto supporter because China would have it otherwise, and for politics. His $1.4B in crypto earnings and the pattern of dropped SEC cases raise questions about regulatory independence.
France's trade deficit hit €6.9B in May as exports fell, reversing April's improvement. Weaker exports could pressure the euro and French equity sectors.
The government used Section 69A of the IT Act to force ZEE5 to remove the uncut Diljit Dosanjh film Satluj, exposing the compliance risk for OTT platforms bypassing CBFC cuts. Implications for ZEEL stock.
Attackers drained $3.1 million from 431 wallets on May 27 by exploiting the Ill Bloom vulnerability. Coinspect disclosed the flaw, which created weak recovery phrases. Users should check their wallet software version.
Swift and Kelce wore custom Dior for their NYC wedding, a major brand endorsement that could lift LVMH's fashion sales and challenge Chanel's celebrity strategy.
Coolpad's low-cost model lineup makes it the most exposed as memory cost hikes crush 618 discounts. Sales fell 13% during China's biggest shopping festival.
Mueller Industries reported stable margins and growing cash reserves. With no debt and an Alpha Score of 32, the stock's weakness may offer a chance to buy quality at a discount.
A health insurance proposal form is the first document an insurer asks for before issuing a policy. Filling it wrong can delay approval or lead to claim rejection. Here is what to watch for at each step.
Samsung's Q2 operating profit hit 89.4 trillion won, up 1,810% from a year ago. GPU miners face $200-$300 higher rig costs as memory prices double. ASIC miners are insulated.
Japan's government reaffirmed BOJ independence and fiscal targets this week, removing a tail risk that had pushed JGB yields to decade highs. The reassurance supports domestic financials but does not alter the rate path.
Equinor bought back 439,635 shares at NOK 313.67 each between June 29 and July 3. The second tranche of its 2026 buy-back runs through July 20. Alpha Score 51.
Endeavour Mining repurchased shares via Stifel Nicolaus under its buyback programme. The gold miner's latest buyback covers the week starting 29 June.
Endeavour Mining releases Q2 2026 results July 30. Investors will compare output and costs against consensus; any guidance change could move the stock.
Iran's Hormuz toll plan has oil investors watching the Strait of Malacca. A Rystad analyst says some are "jittery" about a precedent for Asia's busiest oil waterway.