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Northern Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund lost 0.03% in Q1 2026, beating its benchmark by nearly 190 basis points. The tactical model provided downside protection during a quarter of rate shifts and sector rotation.
Brent crude jumped 5.8% to $91.40 after Trump threatened to seize Iran's Kharg Island terminal. The Strait of Hormuz closure is the bigger risk for global supply.
Kraken named FIFA crypto partner; Predictstreet token quadrupled. With eight MENA teams in the 2026 World Cup, fan engagement and token volatility are the real plays.
Macquarie initiates Adani Power at Neutral with ₹230 target, citing structural power demand but limited upside. The stock trades near target, leaving little room for error.
The DOJ charged two people with laundering over $389M in crypto, filed a $225M USDT forfeiture, and cited FBI data showing a 58% rise in ATM fraud losses.
Rene Mayrhofer resigns as Google director over Project Nimbus and Pentagon AI work. The exit highlights internal tension that could affect Google's push into billion-dollar defense cloud contracts.
Citi's Digital Depositary Receipts let wealthy investors hold private company stakes via blockchain. First issuer Kaleido. The product adapts depositary receipts for private markets, with Citi as issuer and custodian on SIX infrastructure.
Baker Street's Light Rye Bread hits Sainsbury's. The launch taps health trends in bread, but has no direct tie to Apple (AAPL) stock. AAPL technical setup: support $187, resistance $195.
ECB delivered a 25bp hike, raised inflation forecasts, and cut growth projections. Iran escalation drove dollar bids. EUR/USD held above 1.1499 with resistance at 1.1685.
Benchmark lifted Datadog's price target to $260, arguing its shift from observability to AI control-plane creates a higher-value role and a wider addressable market than traditional monitoring.
Caterpillar raises quarterly dividend 7.9% to $1.63, extending its 33-year streak of annual increases. Forward yield 0.76%. Payable Aug. 19, ex-div July 20.
NetClass Technology signs partnerships with schools and universities to deploy AI-driven English and Portuguese language assessment platforms, expanding its education market presence.
Yiftach Kleinman becomes Duke Robotics CEO on Sept. 8, a month after the defense firm's Nasdaq uplisting. The stock has fallen 15% since listing.
Wholesale gasoline jumped 23% in May, pushing PPI to its fastest annual pace since 2022. The energy shock from the Strait of Hormuz shutdown is now hitting core inflation and threatening Fed policy.
Chemanol says Q1 results remain frozen until the 2025 annual audit finishes, with no timeline given. Shares stay suspended on Tadawul.
Hedgeye added DoorDash as a short call, citing slowing organic growth and worsening unit economics. The stock already carries a Weak AlphaScala Score of 34/100.
Dana's M&A slide deck with Eaton targets $200M in annual cost synergies by year three, combining drivetrain and electrification lines. Shareholder vote set for September.
WTI crude jumped above $90 a barrel after Trump threatened to strike Iran and seize the Kharg Island terminal, which handles 90% of Iran's crude exports. Traders priced in a supply disruption premium, pushing Brent near $94. The next marker is tanker traffic at the terminal.
Binance's Philippines return plan hit a new regulatory snag: the central bank confirmed neither the exchange nor its partner holds a required VASP license. BlockShoals has 90 days to find a licensed local partner.
Thales searched for a single principle behind all of reality. Traders search for a single driver behind a stock. Here is how to apply the arché method to Apple.
PPI hit 6.5% in May, the highest since 2022, complicating Fed rate-cut bets and pressuring Bitcoin and other risk assets.
Japan's lower house approved a crypto reform bill cutting the gains tax to a flat 20% by 2028, reclassifying assets as financial instruments under FIEA.
BlackRock's crypto holdings dropped $12.45B in 11 days as BTC and ETH prices fell and ETFs sold. A Binance transfer of 2,493 BTC and 12,679 ETH signals ongoing distribution, Onchain Lens data shows.
Blimpie launches the Dill Club, a ham-and-turkey sub with dill pickle aioli, available through Oct. 5. The limited-time offer taps the pickle craze with a twist on the classic club.
Hungary's new government scraps jail sentences for crypto transactions after EU intervention, ending a 2025 crackdown that drove platforms like Revolut out of the market and hit hundreds of thousands of users.
US PPI hit 6.5% yoy in May, the fastest since 2022, driven by a 23.4% gasoline surge. Core prices also jumped, signaling broader inflation pass-through and raising July rate-hike odds.
Former Tips Music CEO Hari Nair advises ContentLens for free, backing its AI tools for deepfake and IP detection. The move signals conviction in a space that major labels like WMG will need to navigate.
ANSR named a Leader in the 2026 ISG Provider Lens for GCC Services. The subscription-based model and full-lifecycle ownership separate it from project-driven competitors.
SpaceX's $75B IPO would set a new valuation benchmark for defense and satellite stocks. Lockheed, Rocket Lab, and Starlink competitors face a repricing.
Expat remittances from Saudi Arabia hit SAR 14.65B in April, up 16% YoY, as Vision 2030 hiring boosts flows to Pakistan, India, and Egypt. Saudi transfers stayed flat at SAR 5.5B.