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Nearly 200 verdicts topped $10 million in 2025, totaling $25.6 billion. Eight states passed tort reform; Marathon sees no slowdown in jury awards.

Sunshine Pictures and Shankesh Jewellers opened 10-11% above IPO prices but slipped as profit-taking set in. The IPOs were subscribed 106x and 3x respectively, with non-institutional investors driving demand.

ESDS Software’s ₹720-cr IPO opens Aug 28, price band ₹408-429. The AI-cloud provider’s ₹5,028-cr valuation and FY26 profit of ₹120.8 cr will be tested by subscription demand.

Transaction volume surged from 1.78 crore to over 24,162 crore in a decade. The system now works in 11 countries. Greece and the Maldives are the latest adopters.

ASX 200 up 0.6% at lunch. BHP hits record $68.22 intraday. Coles reports $1.1bn annual profit. Aurizon announces $250m buyback. Bitcoin above $80,000.

Encounter Resources hits more high-grade niobium at Green as diamond drilling starts at Emily, with grades topping the current resource average and holes ending in mineralisation.

Physical Intelligence's Sergey Levine told The Peterman Pod that US robotics depends on Chinese hardware. A June McKinsey analysis found China holds 90% of permanent-magnet processing.

Questerre Energy's PX Brazil oil shale plant resumed full operations after an emergency pipe repair. The retort is running at over 90% efficiency; the company expects to meet August sales commitments.

Blockchain Association urges five U.S. agencies to keep bank-style customer ID rules away from peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers, citing the 99% of activity in secondary markets.

Bond yields expected to dip early Tuesday after Monday's selloff, with Brent crude holding near $92 despite tougher US secondary sanctions. The RBI's hawkish minutes and a Friday bond auction cap gains.

Coinbase launched 1:1 tokenized stocks on Base for non-US investors on Aug. 24. Chainlink provides pricing for Apple, Nvidia, and other shares. The tokens carry regulatory and custody risks despite the bankruptcy-remote structure.

Reliance Industries is exploring an aluminium foray, bidding on the Karlapat bauxite block in Odisha. The move could set up a direct clash with Adani, which just committed $11.5 billion to the sector.