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Morgan Stanley raised Chevron's price target to $218, above its all-time high, as the integrated major's cost cuts and Hess deal offer catch-up potential versus surging refiners.
LIC gets RBI nod to raise HDFC Bank stake to 9.99% as stock hits 52-week low. The move provides a potential floor for India's largest private lender amid a seven-session Nifty losing streak and rising oil prices.
BP restarted the Petroindependiente joint venture in Venezuela, adding 20,000 bpd of heavy crude. The move follows a US license easing sanctions, but political and operational risks remain.
July Fed minutes show more officials favored joining the 3 votes for a 25bp hike. Subsequent soft data may have cooled that urgency ahead of September.
President Trump urged Congress to pass the CLARITY Act alongside crypto executives. Senator Gallego criticized the administration's role. The Senate vote on September 15 will determine the bill's fate.
Catalina Resources rock chip sampling at Santy reveals high-grade tungsten-molybdenum-bismuth mineralization, shifting geological model and setting up drill testing of untested IP anomaly.
A $2.98 billion liquidation cascade hit crypto derivatives markets, forcing closure of 174,350 leveraged positions and marking the eighth-largest event on record.
Vanar's token swap to Base closes September 10, 2026, five weeks before Binance ends VANRY withdrawals on October 17. Staked holders face a 21-day cooldown.
TPG's Centella Mauritius sold 6.66% of Aster DM Quality Care for Rs 4,451 crore. HDFC MF and Kotak Mahindra MF led the buyer group. Shares fell 2.2% to Rs 800.
Stablecoin reserves on exchanges fell from $80B to $64B. Binance share rose to 68.5% as rivals shed liquidity faster. Nine-month outflow streak is longest since 2022.
Tata Sons AGM adjourned for first time as Noel Tata inherits unfinished bets, thinning cash from TCS, and a board that needs rebuilding before Chandrasekaran exits.
India's five office REITs are expanding through acquisitions and new construction. Bagmane Prime has a 47M sq ft pipeline; Embassy signed 1.3M sq ft in Q1 leases. Combined market cap crossed ₹2.17 lakh crore.
Peter England, BIBA and Libas launch youth sub-brands while Trent and ABFRL build standalone formats. Early data shows 85% sales growth at Libas's Gerua.
Smartphone prices up 15%, TVs up 17%. Retailers expect 8-10% festive growth but price-sensitive buyers may slow. Premiumization and EMI financing offset some risk.
The most urgent airdrop deadline this week: GRVT's first tranche expires at the end of August. Propr launches August 24. Plume and dappOS lack published deadlines. Grass has until January 2027.
YouTube is in early talks to pay top creators millions for exclusive content, a direct response to Netflix's push into creator licensing and video podcasts.
Tivan pays $125k upfront, funds $75k exploration, can exercise option by June 2027 for $500k in cash and shares. Existing assays show up to 0.76% copper and 9.3 g/t gold.
Bitvavo's Bitcoin withdrawal fee ran 8-16 times the network cost on Aug 17, 2026. Median fee across 429 assets: €0.84. Withdrawal status can change without notice; check before moving funds.
Memory chip prices have quadrupled since Sept 2025, forcing Chinese phone makers to raise prices and pushing cost-conscious Indian buyers toward premium brands like Apple and Samsung.
AWS is expanding its Builder Loft program to Hyderabad, Berlin and São Paulo, giving developers free workshops, co-working and networking spaces.
Japan's exports surged 23.2% in July, beating forecasts, as semiconductor equipment shipments jumped 49% on AI demand. But the Iran war pushed petroleum import costs up 87.8%.
India, Japan, South Korea and China are investing billions in hydrogen-powered trains, using rail as a demand anchor for a green hydrogen economy even as the technology remains years from commercial scale.
Trump picks White House aide Heidi Overton for FDA commissioner, setting up Senate fights over vaccine policy, abortion pill access, and industry regulation.
President Trump told Congress to move quickly on the Clarity Act at a White House crypto event. The bill aims to set clear federal rules for digital assets. Its path through Congress remains uncertain.
DRDGOLD's Daniël Pretorius opened the fiscal 2026 results call honoring adviser John Weber, joined by CFO Henriette Hooijer and COO Wilhelm Schoeman.
Comptroller Gould said the OCC will publish a final rule implementing the GENIUS Act by November, with 23 of 40 new bank charter applications involving digital assets.
Oliver Gilbert won Florida's 24th district primary after Protect Progress spent over $2 million on attack ads using fake Miami Herald headlines. Fairshake won four of five races.
New CEO Francis Van Parys set a bullish tone on Oxford Nanopore's first half 2026 call, stressing the company's technology and global reach. Analysts from JPMorgan, Barclays, and Citigroup were on the line.
MiCA's compliance costs and stablecoin rules are pushing out smaller crypto firms and native startups, shifting market advantage to traditional banks. Evidence shows euro stablecoins, while safer, account for just 0.22% of the global market.
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