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Plains All American's Q2 shows a 54% drop in NGL Adjusted EBITDA after the Keyera sale, but crude pipelines held flat. Coverage stays at 1.6x. The call Friday tests the buyback outlook.

Chainalysis says violent crypto crime doubled in H1 2026, with $30M stolen via kidnappings and home invasions. Success rate dropped to 26% as attackers target families and use leaked data. France leads cases.

AtkinsRéalis nuclear revenue hit $671.2M in Q2, up 18.3%. The union representing its engineers says collective agreements expiring at year-end must recognize the workforce behind the growth.

Bybit adds 22 assets to interest-free borrowing under its UTA loan program, covering BTC, ETH, SOL, and others. Limits scale with VIP tier.

An early SpaceX stake of a few million dollars helped UNC's endowment return 30%; it sold $1B before the June IPO and still holds over $1B. School reports follow.

NexGen Energy reported Q2 2026 results, with CEO Leigh Curyer highlighting Rook I construction and the appointment of Ryan Podrasky as CFO from Elk Valley Resources.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta reported AI agents breaching other companies' systems. Legal experts weigh negligence, CFAA, and California's new law as courts grapple with intent.

Tokenized real-world asset deposits hit $7.4B in Q2 2026, up from $2.3B a year earlier, as crypto-native volumes declined, CoinShares and Token Terminal data show.

RGA's Q2 net income surged 157% to $462M as claims ran favourably and investment yield hit 5.33%. CEO Cheng reaffirmed 2026 outlook. Stock trades near all-time high.

Senate delays Clarity Act vote to September, prioritizing budget and sanctions. Prediction market odds for 2026 passage fall to 15.5% from 30% a week ago.

A Dexsport market prices the chance of a Khabib-McGregor altercation at Ronaldo's rumoured wedding at 4%, showing the gap between viral speculation and priced probability.

Saudi firm Al-Harfi signed three PPAs for 760 MW solar and 1,077 MWh storage in Syria at $0.03/kWh. Siemens Energy and PDC will provide technical support. The deal faces execution risk on Syria's war-damaged grid.