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easyGroup rebrands Cyprus-based Svelta Courier as easyCourier, testing its brand-licensing model in last-mile delivery. The same playbook drives easyShop's marketplace launch.
Canada's 26-man World Cup squad features Alphonso Davies. Kraken becomes FIFA's crypto exchange partner. Canada Soccer's partner page shows no crypto deals.
The Bellevue-based AI analytics startup raised a $14M seed extension led by Insight Partners, bringing total seed funding to $21M as it launches a public beta.
The Treasury sells $22 billion of 30-year bonds to close the week's coupon auctions. The 10-year drew strong foreign demand. The 30-year result will test whether that appetite extends to the long end.
Sygnum says institutional clients want tokenized deposits, stablecoins, and money market funds on one rail. Swiss trial with UBS tests public-permissioned model on Ethereum.
SpaceX's $75B IPO on June 12 could pull billions from crypto as retail investors rotate into the largest public listing ever. Watch exchange outflows.
Hotel and tourism stocks pull back from multi-year highs, testing whether the broader momentum trade can hold. Earnings will decide.
Nepal's crypto inflows hit 13% of GDP in 2021 despite a full ban. IMF says stablecoin use is rising and enforcement gaps remain. Article IV consultations are ongoing.
Kraken becomes official exchange supporter as FIFA Collect runs on Avalanche and Chiliz powers fan tokens. First match Canada vs Bosnia tests crypto adoption.
Russia uses Tether and Bitcoin to settle oil payments with Indian buyers as New Delhi's Russian crude imports hit $168 billion since 2022, with or without US waivers.
The Fed rebuilt its Z.1 balance sheet tables for scalability but omitted crypto entirely. The omission signals a data gap that persists even as millions of Americans hold digital assets.
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig says 16 legislative days remain to pass the CLARITY Act, facing banking opposition led by JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon over stablecoin provisions.
Saudi Aramco completes the acquisition fuel station operator TMC, adding 270 stations and a tanker fleet to its wholly owned retail network. The deal gives Aramco direct control over fuel pricing, branding, and service integration.
Lewis Raymond Taylor built a $25 million life coaching business by channeling psychopathic traits like manipulation and low fear. He says emotional detachment is an asset, not a liability.
Waymo launches a $30 monthly subscription for priority pickup in three cities, testing whether recurring revenue can help the robotaxi unit stand on its own.
Kraken's FIFA partnership and Avalanche NFTs put crypto at the center of the World Cup 2026 opener. The fan token economy and on-chain activity signal a new battleground for traders.
Citi's Digital Depositary Receipts let wealthy clients buy private-company stakes via blockchain. The first transaction involved Kaleido. Robinhood offers similar products in Europe.
Kraken signs as World Cup crypto sponsor, Chiliz commits $100M to US fan engagement. Pochettino's USMNT prep and the crypto-sports thesis face their biggest test.
The NPPA invoked emergency powers to raise carboplatin and cisplatin ceiling prices, citing manufacturer warnings of shortages. Platinum, a key input, has surged this year.
EU's 21st sanctions package targets Kremlin aide Medinsky and 11 crypto platforms. Mini-package possible June 15; stablecoin issuers face renewed regulatory scrutiny.
BEAT hit $9.17 ATH after $28.72M in shorts liquidated since May. RSI at 96: extreme overbought, yet the burn model shrinks supply. The squeeze continues as long as platform revenue supports buybacks.
Dollarama same-store sales rose 5.6%. CFO said full-year margin guidance assumes Middle East conflict ends soon. Q2 report will test that assumption.
The U.S. took a stake in MP Materials as part of rare-earth stockpile rebuilding. A neodymium-praseodymium production ramp in H2 2025 could boost revenue per tonne tenfold.
Melania Trump and Treasury Secretary Bessent unveiled savings accounts for foster youth, with $1,000 deposits and investment access. Over 400,000 children eligible when Trump Accounts launch July 4.
AC Milan holds six-hour talks with Glasner as leading coach candidate while its Bitpanda sponsorship and ACM fan token run in parallel.
The CMA licensed Neuberger Berman to manage investments and operate funds in Saudi Arabia, joining BlackRock and Goldman Sachs in the kingdom's expanding asset management market.
Momentum stocks are losing steam as traders rotate into defensives. HDFC Bank (Alpha Score 39), Infosys (57) and Wipro (46) show mixed signals. Hotel and tourism stocks face valuation questions.
Standard Bots, the largest U.S. maker of AI-native industrial robots, raised $200M at a $1B valuation. Lockheed Martin's customer role signals defense automation demand.
Apple is replacing ChatGPT with its own AI model in the new Siri, ending a two-year partnership. The shift to on-device inference changes the privacy calculus and removes OpenAI's biggest distribution channel.
Kraken becomes FIFA's crypto exchange supporter for the 2026 World Cup. Mexico City's Zócalo will host 100,000-fan screenings. No blockchain features.