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Hero Marketing Agency Ranks No. 2,085 on Inc. 5000 List

Home services marketing agency Hero Marketing Agency placed No. 2,085 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 with 174% three-year revenue growth. CEO Josh Cates credits client growth.

Stocks19d ago

Karnataka Gutkha Ban: No Impact on Cigarette Sales

Karnataka's food safety ban targets gutkha and pan masala under FDA rules, not cigarettes. The one-year order leaves cigarette makers untouched and introduces no new taxes or restrictions on smoked tobacco.

Crypto19d ago

Binance Delists 7 Trading Pairs, 6 Tokens: Full List

Trading on the seven pairs halts Aug. 14, and six tokens lose all spot pairs Aug. 17. Deposits stop being credited a day later; withdrawals end Oct. 17.

Stocks19d ago

Urban Outfitters Airs First TV Ad as Q1 Sales Jump 11.4%

Urban Outfitters' first CTV ad features college dance teams and NIL athletes. Q1 sales rose 11.4% as the brand targets Gen Z back-to-school spending averaging $1,437.79 per student.

Commodities19d ago

Crude Oil Stalls Near $85 as Traders Wait on Middle East Headlines

WTI crude stalls below $85 as traders weigh Middle East headlines. Brent holds near $90. CPI data Thursday could shift the dollar, but geopolitics remain the primary driver for oil prices.

Crypto19d ago

Standard Chartered-Backed HKDAP Stablecoin Opens Beta in Hong Kong

Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint begins phased rollout of HKDAP stablecoin for institutional users in Hong Kong, with HashKey Exchange as first distribution partner.

Commodities19d ago

Natural Gas Stuck in Seasonal Lull as Supply Overhang Weighs

Natural gas futures drift lower as summer demand fails to dent a storage surplus. The $3 level holds as resistance with the contract roll to October on the horizon.

Crypto19d ago

CLARITY Act Failure May Let Trump's SEC Fast-Track Crypto, Expert Says

The SEC could advance crypto rules without the CLARITY Act, ETF expert Nate Geraci said, as the agency holds a meeting Friday to consider a tailored offering framework for digital assets.

Crypto19d ago

Why crypto rules from the SEC and CFTC can't survive the next election

The SEC and CFTC have crypto rules ready, but the CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate. A Sept. 15 cloture vote decides whether agency work survives the next administration.

Stocks19d ago

Patrón's 'censored truth' campaign uses misspelled billboards

Patrón's new billboards deliberately misspell "artificial flavor" to imply additive-free content, after Mexico's tequila regulator banned the claim. Spirits sales fell 2.2% in 2025.

Stocks19d ago

She left a COO job in Chicago to start over in Lisbon at 30

A former COO left her Chicago life for Lisbon. Three years later, she's moving to Amsterdam with a growing business and a deeper relationship with her mother.

Commodities19d ago

Cornerstone Appoints Scott Edgecombe as President

Industrial executive Scott Edgecombe, former global CEO of Tensar (a CMC division), joins Cornerstone as President to oversee operations and support expansion.