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Seoul views tokenized equities as securities under existing law, opening the door to taxation without new legislation. The FSC's July guidelines will clarify rules for a $1.47B market.
India gold discounts narrowed to $35/oz from $87 after prices hit six-week lows. China premiums fell to $1-$5, signaling softer demand despite PBOC buying.
Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest online betting firm, will delist from London in August, keeping only its NYSE listing. The move is the latest blow to the UK exchange, as more companies exit.
Equal AI pivots from enterprise KYC to consumer AI after its $30 Mn Series B. The startup now serves 1 Mn monthly active users on its call assistant and plans to enter shopping, finance, and lifestyle verticals.
Gujarat will redevelop the Air India crash site in Ahmedabad into a ₹547-crore medical hub with a spine hospital, hostels, and labs, replacing damaged buildings.
A hoax bomb threat written on a tissue paper delayed an IndiGo Lucknow-Delhi flight with 180 passengers. Security swept the plane; no device was found.
Figure Technology Solutions is buying Kiavi for $717 million, adding $7 billion in annual lending volume to its blockchain marketplace. The deal marks the first use of Figure's AI onboarding tool, Adaptor, and opens a $200 billion origination opportunity.
CPSC recalls 17,600 Kidisle coffee makers after 107 reports of hot liquid bursting out, causing 27 burn injuries requiring medical treatment.
Tom Mueller, SpaceX's first employee and Merlin engine designer, reflects on the company's journey from near-bankruptcy to a $1.8 trillion IPO. The public listing will test Starlink's financials and investor appetite.
S&P 500 futures edged higher Monday after a risk-on session driven by President Trump's move to ease Middle East tensions. Long bias climbed as buyers emerged.
ECB hikes 25bp, Lagarde points to one more in September. Trump's Iran peace deal talk crashes oil, sparks risk-on. US PPI adds hawkish pressure on yields.
UK GDP fell 0.1% in April, matching forecasts, as the Middle East war hit sports and recreation output by 9.1%. Services drove the decline.
NHFIX returned 1.2% in Q1, beating the 0.8% index return. A short duration stance, overweight to BB-rated cable/telecom, and underweight energy drove outperformance. The portfolio avoided the worst downgrades.
OpenAI's ChatGPT reached 1 billion monthly app users in May, fastest ever. But rivals like Claude and Meta AI are growing faster, and public backlash over Pentagon deals is shifting market share.
Coinbase for Agents lets users set spending limits and trading permissions for autonomous AI agents. A study earlier this year documented $192m in investor losses tied to manipulated agent behavior.
Germany's inflation rate dropped to 2.6% in May, the first decline in three months, keeping the ECB on track for a June rate cut despite sticky services prices.
NPPA hikes cisplatin and carboplatin ceiling rates by 50% after shortages. Cipla, Intas, Naprod, Venus Remedies benefit. Review in six months.
Bajrakitiyabha, 47, died from an abdominal infection after three years in hospital. The palace said she passed away peacefully on Thursday evening.
German final CPI matched the preliminary 2.6% in May. Core inflation edged up to 2.5% and services held at 3.1%, keeping the ECB on alert for a July hike.
Shoe Carnival Q1 sales missed guidance as same-store sales fell 4.8%. The company is slowing its rebanner program and closing 17 stores to protect margins.
WTI crude breaks below $89 as Hormuz closure stalls supply restart; natural gas holds above $3.028 support. Traders target oil at $84.11 and gas at $3.099–$3.153.
Removing Rules 611 and 610(e) eliminates the biggest structural barrier for onchain stock trading, but registration and settlement rules remain. Approval expected Q1 2027.
Meta plans to spend up to $65 billion on AI in 2025, betting infrastructure pays off. Earnings on July 30 will test whether ad revenue growth can keep pace with rising capex.
Binance Wallet's SpaceX IPO token subscription drew $557M from 27,689 addresses. The campaign shows strong demand for tokenized pre-IPO exposure, with final allocation and token distribution next.
Bulk Barn coupons offer $3 off $12 or $5 off $20 through June 30, plus 20% off select items. The deal works out to 25% off at the minimum spend threshold.
Coinbase for Agents lets ChatGPT and Claude trade crypto directly. A study of 925,000 token holders found $192M in investor losses against $30M in paper gains.
SEBI proposes forcing exchanges to sync price bands for multi-listed stocks, ending price divergence that traps holders of illiquid shares. Comments due July 2.
Tamil Nadu's ₹134.83 crore Kuruvai paddy scheme lifts fertilizer demand. Coromandel International (COROMANDEL) is a direct beneficiary. Watch acreage updates for confirmation.
Binance launched Bstocks, 1:1 tokenized U.S. equities with self-custody on BNB Chain. At launch: Circle, Micron, Nvidia, Sandisk, Tesla. SpaceX planned post-IPO.
India's drug price regulator raised ceiling prices on cisplatin and carboplatin by 50% after platinum costs surged 30%, disrupting supply at hospitals nationwide.