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Sweden school attack: 18-year-old kills 1, wounds 3 with sword

An 18-year-old former student at Brinell High School killed one person and wounded three others after attacking with a sword Friday. Police detained the suspect.

Stocks7d ago

Sword attack at Swedish school kills one, wounds three

An 18-year-old former student armed with a sword attacked a Swedish high school Friday, killing one and wounding three. Police shot and detained the suspect.

Stocks7d ago

Trump says Iran not ready for 'right deal'; oil risk rises

Trump says Iran wants a deal but isn't ready for his terms, listing 350% inflation and military weakness. China rejects 'economic D-Day' threat. Strait of Hormuz risk keeps oil premium intact.

Stocks7d ago

Apple Cuts Vision Pro Roles to Focus on Smart Glasses Push

Apple is eliminating about 100 positions from its Vision Pro group and another 100 from Siri and software teams as it focuses on smart glasses and AI, Bloomberg reports.

Stocks7d ago

Festive gig hiring booms in small towns, pay gap stays wide

Festive hiring in tier-3 and -4 towns rose 110% year-on-year, but gig workers there earn 15-30% less than metro peers.

Stocks7d ago

Nscale Aims for $3 Billion IPO in AI Data Center Push

Nscale targets a $3 billion IPO as soon as September, backed by $51 billion in contracted revenue. The listing tests public appetite for AI infrastructure builders.

Crypto7d ago

Standard Chartered, HSBC Complete First Interbank Transaction on Swift's Blockchain Ledger

Standard Chartered and HSBC completed the first interbank transaction on Swift's blockchain ledger. The live cross-border payment showed tokenized deposits from two regulated banks can interoperate through Swift's infrastructure, with 17 banks preparing pilots.

Crypto7d ago

South Korea's AI Snoop Now Watches Every Crypto Trade in Real Time

South Korea's FSS AI platform monitors thousands of tokens, targets wash trading and price manipulation, and scans YouTube and chat rooms for suspicious activity.

Indices7d ago

Jack Henry (JKHY) Beat Estimates. Can Faster Payments Restore Margin Growth?

Jack Henry beat Q2 estimates on revenue and EPS, but margin pressure persists. Faster payments growth and a strong backlog could drive margin expansion in H2.

Crypto7d ago

SEC Official Details Steps to Reverse Biden Crypto Enforcement

SEC official says Biden-era crypto strategy was designed to block digital assets; agency has rescinded SAB 121, dismissed cases, and proposed a new framework.

Stocks7d ago

AI Agents Process $20M in Payments Without Final Authority

Coupa's AI agent processed $20.1M in payments in five weeks, handling validation and batch prep but not final approval. Mastercard and Visa are building infrastructure for agent trust.

Indices7d ago

Vanguard Launches Global All-Cap ETF at 0.07% TER, Targets IMID

Vanguard Europe's VALL ETF charges 7 bps for 10,000 stocks, undercutting existing all-cap funds from State Street and Vanguard. The Ireland-domiciled fund lists in multiple currencies on LSE and Borsa Italiana.