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Letters in The Hindu Businessline flag tribunal reforms, healthcare cost pressures, and FDA enforcement. These regulatory shifts could affect corporate compliance costs and political stability, with implications for Apple's India exposure.

Ford said Reagan would be "throwing up" over Trump's tariffs, warned of cutting power to 1.5M US homes and blocking critical minerals as Canada-US trade war escalates.

Gemini and Apex signed a letter of intent to let brokerage clients offer crypto event contracts via Gemini Titan, which handled 225M contracts by Q2 2026. Final terms in weeks.

80% of the week falls outside U.S. equity hours, yet July saw just 10.8% of volume there. Binance data shows perpetuals linked to TradFi assets now dominate its highest-volume contracts.

Nvidia is weighing a multibillion-dollar investment in AI search startup Perplexity at a $30 billion valuation, more than double its previous mark. The deal would deepen ties between the chipmaker and a company whose CEO calls his go-to chatbot.

Fragrance sales rose 6% at prestige retailers and 15% at mass. Skin care led prestige growth. Ulta gained market share as Target ended its shop-in-shop partnership.

Stablecoins cross borders in seconds but converting them into spendable local currency remains fragmented, Gravity Team CEO says. The bottleneck is local liquidity, not the on-chain transfer.

Crypto holders expected a 22% annual return versus 7% for non-holders, a Cleveland Fed paper finds. Expected returns and perceived risk explain twice as much ownership as demographics.

Gold above $4,670 drives TSX mining gains. Silver Tiger advances El Tigre project with KCA EPCM contract, first pour targeted December 2027.

Grant Thornton Australia adds six offices and 1,500 staff to APAC platform as CEO Jahani takes regional role. Platform to exceed 35,000 professionals after CBIZ deal.

Pakistan’s PVARA gave crypto firms until Sept. 5 to register under the Virtual Assets Act 2026. Banks can now serve compliant firms but cannot hold crypto themselves.

An arbitrator ruled The Washington Post must reinstate columnist Karen Attiah with full backpay, finding the paper lacked cause to fire her over Bluesky posts about white men after Charlie Kirk's death.