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TSMC's 56% net income growth and AI demand outlook contrast with Indian IT's budget pressure. Accenture's weak forecast set the tone. Alpha Score: TSMC 77, Wipro 46, Accenture 44.
EPFO now auto-transfers PF when you switch jobs if your UAN is linked to Aadhaar. No separate transfer request needed. The change follows a platform migration.
Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi urged banks to expand institutional credit for MSMEs during a Puducherry review. The impact hinges on execution and upcoming quarterly data.
Three geopolitical risk events: Putin's war blindness, Melnichenko's oligarch peace plan, Erdogan's health collapse. How they affect markets and what to watch next.
Anson Resources secures final major government approval for its Green River lithium project in Utah, clearing the path for a 10,000tpa plant as the company moves into the financing phase.
Albemarle's Alpha Score of 69/100 leaves room for the lithium bull and bear cases to play out. A low-cost producer waiting for the next demand catalyst.
Katayama's push for pension fund domestic investment triggers yen rally and JGB drop. Markets price a structural shift while awaiting concrete policy steps.
Anand Rathi Wealth Q1 net profit rose 24% to Rs 79.6 crore as AUM crossed Rs 1 lakh crore for the first time. Read what drove the growth and how the stock stacks up at current valuations.
Three reservoir breaches in Guangxi's Hengzhou area pushed the Typhoon Maysak death toll to 39, with 23 missing and 375,000 affected across the province.
PepsiCo's Q2 showed US sales down 2% as consumers traded down to cheaper packs. Inflation at 4.2% keeps rates high, pressuring risk assets including crypto. Next catalyst: CPI trajectory and oil prices.
iQIYI International posted a 130% year-on-year viewership jump in H1 2026, driven by premium Chinese dramas and fast-paced micro dramas. "Pursuit of Jade" led all content categories.
Sandiganbayan denied Senator Estrada's plea to attend Vice President Duterte's impeachment trial, ruling it would effectively grant freedom during the 31-week proceeding.
Final assays from Dart Mining's 4,100m Banshee program confirm gold mineralisation from end to end, setting up a maiden resource estimate and 51% project equity.
StockEdge scan flags five Nifty500 stocks with RSI crossing 50 after a 5% gain. A momentum filter, not a buy signal. Apply volume and trend checks.
A design agency CEO argues the industry's AI investments fail because they don't start with the people using them. The solution is workflow integration, not automation.
Telegram communities weigh privacy policy risks and stablecoin infrastructure signals. The EU Chat Control debate and corporate pilots could reshape crypto tooling and flows.
Crypto VC Dragonfly leads Venice.ai's first outside funding, valuing the two-year-old privacy AI startup at $1 billion. The round includes Coinbase Ventures and Archetype.
Prairie Lithium's new DLE column is four times larger than Standard Lithium's Arkansas unit. A binding offtake with Hydro Lithium covers 150 tpa of LCE.
Flare Therapeutics closed an $85M Series C led by Third Rock and Nextech, with Lilly and Novartis joining. Anna Protopapas takes over as CEO as the biotech advances transcription-factor drugs into the clinic.
Zerodha's Nithin Kamath explains why direct mutual funds outperform regular plans, citing Coin's ₹1.6 lakh crore AUM and the compounding cost of distributor commissions.
AlphaScala breaks down why CAD weakness is a USD story, not a domestic one. Rate differentials, productivity gaps, and timing point to a dollar-centric regime.
Mbappe sets two World Cup records as France reaches semifinals. The star forward's eighth goal of the tournament sealed a 2-0 win over Morocco.
Trump updated Netanyahu on US strikes in the Gulf as Iran reported fresh attacks. The call came amid a WSJ report of an Iranian plot to kill Trump, adding new uncertainty to oil markets and defense stocks.
Iran's supreme leader dies; funeral in Mashhad. Succession uncertainty could roil oil markets and regional stability. ICE exposure via oil futures clearing.
Weidong 'Bill' Guan admitted to laundering $67M through the media company's accounts. Revenue jumped 410%. The case shows compliance risks for media companies processing crypto and donations.
Japan's PPI rose 7.1% in June, above forecasts, reinforcing BOJ rate hike expectations. With yen near 40-year low, import costs add pressure. Markets now see October as likely timing for next move.
Oil barely moved, with Brent at $76.3, as U.S. Iran technical talks persist despite Trump's ceasefire claim. The gap between rhetoric and diplomacy keeps crude in limbo.
Telstra shares ended the week flat at A$5 after a network outage disrupted 000 calls and payments. The muted reaction suggests institutional holders are unfazed by the operational risk.
xAI's Grok 4.5 constructed a counterexample in functional analysis that stumped mathematicians for years. The same reasoning capability could unlock new zero-knowledge protocols.
Nvidia joined a $100 million seed extension for voice AI startup Gradium. The funding accelerates voice AI development, a sector that demands Nvidia's GPU power.