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Nasdaq's overnight session starting Dec. 6 cuts into Bitcoin's advantage as a 24/7 market, though crypto retains its weekend edge.
Home Depot's comparable sales rose 1.7%, the highest since late 2022, as the retailer held full-year guidance. CFO cited 'frozen housing' conditions and customer hesitancy on large projects.
An insurtech operator argues carriers waste money on AI by treating it as a tech rollout instead of changing how people work. The fix: redesign processes alongside tools.
FlyGuys and TerraFort cut disaster damage assessment from weeks to 48 hours using drones and AI. A Typhoon Sinlaku test delivered data covering 4,135 structures in 10 days.
SM Investments' 8% rise in H1 net profit to PHP45.9B shows resilient Filipino consumer spending across retail and banking. Management sees continued growth in H2 despite macro risks.
Kremlin-linked lender dismisses analyst after he warned costs are 'mounting' and the country faces social crisis. Analysts see a zero-tolerance signal.
A single anonymous trader holds a $414,895 No position on the CLARITY Act, 2.6x the market's liquidity. A $100K buy order could reprice odds from 20% to 42%.
The Treasury Department proposed rules to enforce the GENIUS Act's stablecoin licensing, with a 60-day comment period and 2027-2028 deadlines.
Compound's DAO approved a $52M development budget, nearly nine times its $5.95M treasury and 22 times annual revenue, to build institutional lending infrastructure. The first $14M is tied to milestones.
Austria fines Bitpanda €70,000 for MiCA white paper and marketing breaches. First publicly disclosed penalty under EU crypto rulebook is legally final.
David Kuo says he has never sold a stock in four decades. The key: focus on business quality, not headlines, and let struggling stocks recover on the naughty step.
BaFin issued 24 series warnings in 2026 covering 639 domains. A third carry .de suffixes. The check: not the warning list, but the licence register.
IKEA Family members will trade pre-owned furniture directly on the platform, bypassing third-party resale sites. The move supports IKEA's circular economy goal by 2030.
Kraken is liquidating 56 tokens in three cycles. Withdrawals for 21 tokens close Aug. 27. Holders who miss the deadline face automatic sale at possibly minimal proceeds.
Godrej Industries Group enters private credit with ₹2,000 crore fund, targeting mid-sized companies with flexible capital solutions and covenant protections.
Nifty 50 profit grew 18% in June quarter, a 10-quarter high. 19 sectors beat estimates; upgrade ratio improved to 1.5. Analysts cite festive demand and credit expansion to sustain momentum.
Seamless's new MCP integration lets Claude users find B2B contacts and run prospecting workflows without manual setup. The integration is available now in the Seamless app.
Canadian home sales rose 0.5% in July, the fourth consecutive monthly gain. The rebalancing of supply and demand is drawing buyers back, CREA says.
Canadian home prices posted their first monthly gain since November 2024 in July, CREA said. Sales edged higher for a fourth month as regional conditions diverged.
AdvanSix offset $72M raw material cost increase with 18% pricing. Fertilizer volume dropped 15% as farmer profitability squeezed. Sulfur hit $705/ton.
Three breaches in four days exposed 253,487 crypto customers. The data feeds a rising physical attack trend: 52 wrench attacks in H1 2026, $124M in losses.
CLARITY Act odds fell from 82% to 17% as stablecoin yield, DeFi classification, and ethics provisions stalled the bill. With 14 working days left, agency rulemaking may substitute.
Stablecoin issuance is now a commodity. The real battle is distribution. Open USD, HKDAP and World Liberty Financial each offer a different model. Which one wins will reshape the $316B market.
A lightning strike ignited three tanks at Explorer Pipeline's Glenpool hub, halting operations at the Phillips 66 adjacent facility. The fire threatens supply on a system moving 1.1 million barrels daily.
Mamdani's team targets hidden fees and cancellation hurdles with a click-to-cancel rule, hoping small consumer wins build trust for bigger policy fights on housing and childcare.
Nigel Farage's Clacton win reactivates a probe into an undeclared $6.3M gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, with a potential suspension that could force another by-election.
Edward Zimbardi promised 25% monthly returns on The Crypto Program, lost $34M on forex bets and spent $10M on personal expenses. Extradited from Fiji.
NIQ data shows UK supermarket sales up 3.1% in four weeks to Aug. 8, with soft drinks, ice cream and suncare driving 45% of FMCG growth as heatwave boosts convenience and online channels.
Honest Burgers returns to Deliveroo after customers searched the brand 600,000 times since it left. The partnership starts in London and expands to 40+ locations.
Copper slipped to $9,420 a tonne as China factory data missed estimates and the dollar firmed. A potential strike at the Escondida mine in Chile, the world's largest, threatens supply.