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An exorcist was fired after saying most UFOs are demons. The Vatican has long been open to aliens. What the debate says about faith and the unexplainable.
Lucy Slinger, deputy CFO at Ingka Group, will join Primark as CFO as the retailer prepares to spin off from AB Foods by end of 2027.
Sable Offshore's deep discount to net asset value prices in a high probability that California permits remain stalled. The next catalyst is the quarterly cash burn update.
Nine Italian banks began testing the digital euro's Eur.Bank architecture on June 3. The ECB wants PSP feedback by June 30. A full pilot is due in H2 2027.
Brent crude fell more than 4% and the dollar weakened after Iran's foreign minister said a nuclear deal 'has never been closer.' The FX and oil outlook hinges on confirmation from Washington.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the DOJ's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' and gave officials one week to submit sworn declarations the fund is dead.
Tokenized money-market funds from Fidelity, BlackRock, and J.P. Morgan are converging with stablecoins and deposits. Sygnum's multi-rail thesis shows how treasurers can blend all three without operational chaos.
Google searches for Bitcoin, XRP, Solana surged in June. But $581B in outflows since May mean the 48-hour inflow of $60B covers only 10% of losses. Altcoin index at 46.
The proposed rules mandate one hour of national-theme content for radio. TV gets a fixed time slot. The cost impact on ZEEL, SUNTV, and others could be material.
LANXESS AG filed a voting rights announcement on June 12. The threshold crossing was reported under Article 40 of the WpHG. Details on the shareholder and stake size are pending.
The July FOMC dot plot, not the headline rate decision, will determine gold's direction through September. Here is the positioning that is setting up the trade.
Natural gas prices slipped below $3 after inventories built and U.S. temperatures turned milder. Traders eye $2.75 if the level gives way, analysts said.
Over 62,000 Facebook and 8,000 Instagram outage reports hit Downdetector Friday. Meta acknowledged the disruption. Alpha Score 54/100, stock flat at $569.57. Duration will decide the market impact.
Duke Energy shares sit 29% below a $159 target, with rate-base growth and pending regulatory decisions supporting the upside case.
AllianceBernstein's 8% yield and low P/E attract income investors. Active outflows and fee compression threaten the payout. Next AUM report due mid-July.
LTM's AI 1000 program will train over 1,000 engineers as Forward Deployed Engineers, tapping surging enterprise AI demand. The payoff hinges on client adoption rather than cost savings.
The London Company's Q1 letter ties ESI's rally to electronics and industrial demand, not market beta. Whether the move reflects a restock or a lasting volume shift depends on July's preliminary update and OEM commentary.
Three industry bodies say Telangana's new 15-day payment system with a 2-2.75% discount could let ₹3,700 crore in older dues turn into bad debt.
SEBI chairman Tuhin Pandey announced a review of delisting rules, citing the need for fair exit. The 2024 fixed-price route already lets promoters bypass auctions. The review could alter minority safeguards or speed up PSU exits.
Tryfacta files for GIFT City IPO with a fresh issue of up to 13.3 million shares. If completed, it would be the first US-headquartered company to list equity in India.
Baidu's AmiGo joint venture wins regulatory approval to operate robotaxis in eastern Switzerland, with fully driverless service targeted for early 2027.
The World Bank sees Saudi GDP growing 3.1% in 2026, down from its January forecast. The East-West pipeline is expected to cushion the blow from Hormuz disruptions. Brent is forecast at $94.
Natural gas futures hover near $3 between key moving averages as mild weather and a larger-than-expected storage build sap demand. The next catalyst is Thursday's EIA report.
BlackRock, NYSE, State Street and Bank of America join London Blockchain Summit's July 7 event to solve tokenisation bottlenecks. BAC Alpha Score 65, STT 70.
David Hockney, the English artist known for bold pop art paintings and gay rights iconography, has died at 88 at his London home, his publicist said. He leaves a legacy of vivid work.
AI SDRs need 2-3 weeks of email warm-up and 2 weeks of prep work before deployment. Most users still prefer chat over voice or video. Plan for the ramp.
Michigan sentiment rose to 48.9 in June as gasoline prices eased, but inflation expectations remain elevated. The dollar's reaction depends on whether the data shifts Fed rate path bets.
Avataar's Varya generates AI video at ₹0.50/second, 17x cheaper than Kling. The 4-step inference cuts compute 27x versus Alibaba's Wan 2.2. Implications for NVIDIA GPUs and Alibaba's model distribution.
Anonymous buyer paid $962,500 for the solution to CIA's Kryptos sculpture K4 passage, vowing to keep it secret. No crypto entities were involved, but the custody puzzle echoes decentralized trust debates.
A year after the AI-171 crash, families report missing belongings, unanswered questions. The delays could weigh on Air India's brand recovery under Tata ownership.