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China's Nine-Department Plan Aims to Boost County Consumption

China's nine-department plan targets underpenetrated county markets with a 'one license, multiple locations' rule to cut chain-expansion costs and boost brand access.

Crypto12d ago

USDC-Heavy Chains Win Under New Stablecoin Rules

Hyperliquid's $5.93B USDC reserve and Solana's 43.5% USDC share give them an edge as the Treasury's GENIUS Act deadlines approach. Tron faces near-total US market loss.

Commodities12d ago

Barton Gold Extends High-Grade Silver Strike Past 500m at Tolmer

Barton Gold's Tolmer drilling extends shallow silver strike past 500m, with assays up to 1,706 g/t Ag. A 100,000 g/t concentrate test hints at low-cost potential. Next catalysts: metallurgy and Tunkillia resource upgrade.

Stocks12d ago

Shadow AI Spreads in Banking Faster Than Governance Can Catch Up

Only 21% of banks have mature governance for autonomous AI agents. The gap between adoption and oversight is widening, creating regulatory and operational risk, warns Zafin's CTO.

Stocks12d ago

Five Masters Account for 44% of India's Art Auction Sales

Modern art sales rose 43.7% to ₹1,548 crore in the first half; five masters drove 44% of India's auction turnover. Sotheby's sees a 'very positive' autumn.

Stocks12d ago

Adaptive Co-Founder's $15M Startup Tackles Data Silos in Biotech AI

Harlan Robins left Adaptive Biotechnologies to launch Harell Data, a $15M-funded platform for licensing scientific data to AI modelers. The model could unlock value for data-rich biotechs.

Commodities12d ago

GTE to spend $2.5M to earn 80% of McKinlay copper-gold

GTE will spend $2.5M to earn 80% of McKinlay copper-gold-silver project in Cloncurry, with air core and RC drilling planned after AIC's Brumby results.

Stocks12d ago

Saudi PIF Prepares for Debt Issuances, More IPOs in Pipeline

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is preparing debt-market issuances early next year and expects a wave of IPOs, its finance head told Asharq Bloomberg.

Commodities12d ago

BHP FY26: Copper EBITDA Surges 48%, Dividend Rises to $1.72

Copper drove 54% of BHP's FY26 EBITDA after prices rose 35%. Iron ore margins were squeezed. BHP declared a $1.72 dividend and outlined iron ore expansion plans.

Forex12d ago

Gold at $4,400 as US Deficit Swells, China Tightens Offshore Rules

The US deficit topped $1.8T in 10 months, the dollar slumped, and China's offshore tax crackdown pushed $1.2B into gold ETFs in two weeks. Gold cleared $4,400.

Crypto12d ago

Kraken Parent Payward Joins Anthropic AI Security Push

Kraken parent Payward joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing in an AI security push. The move signals institutional focus on risk controls but lacks product details or timelines.

Stocks12d ago

Gray Media Prices $750M Notes at 7.5% to Refinance Debt

Gray Media priced $750M in 7.5% senior secured notes due 2034 to redeem higher-cost 10.5% debt and cut annual interest expense by 300 bps on the portion retired.