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“in a typical year, we lost 64 cents for every dollar we invested.”
“Brent crude is now trading around $72 per barrel, down from its April peak of $126 per barrel and close to pre-conflict levels.”
“Around 5.8 million students took out Plan 2 loans between 2012 and 2023, with the outstanding balance reaching £213billion as of March last year.”
“The cost of payouts has been a major contributor to increases in annual premiums for ordinary members of the public, experts say.”
“The company brought in $13 billion in revenue in 2025, but its net loss reportedly ballooned nearly eight-fold to $39 billion last year from $5 billion in 2024.”
“According to estimations by the Intergenerational Foundation, “the cumulative changes made within Plan 2 have increased expected lifetime repayments for average earners by £14,360.51”.”
“The union argues the return-to-office order is a “handout” to four banks — CIBC, National Bank, BMO and RBC — to protect their roughly $10 billion worth of commercial real estate office exposure.”
“We are operating at margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses.”
“Abu Dhabi’s sovereign fund, Mubadala Investment Company, has transferred its $25 billion credit portfolio to its alternative asset management arm, Mubadala Capital, opening the door to third-party capital investors.”
“Officials compared monthly student loan repayments with the cost of a £14 mobile phone contract or a £10 night out, while other examples likened repayments to broadband subscriptions, cinema trips and the cost of drinking at home. However,…”
“The company forecast that it made 89tn won (£44bn; $58bn) between the start of April and the end of June, marking its third record quarterly operating profits in a row.”
“Peak Rock says it makes investments in the range of $50 million to $1.5 billion. Though financial terms of Peak Rock Capital’s purchase of Asembia weren’t disclosed last week, the deal is believed to be sizable.”
“Carney needs to explain, clearly and with evidence, why his government is forcing workers back into offices when the public rationale and $40 billion of costs, plus likely hundreds of millions in commercial real estate costs and maintenanc…”
“Xbox will also reduce vendor spending by 50%”
“Mubadala Capital currently manages, advises, and administers more than $600 billion in assets and has offices in Abu Dhabi, New York, London, San Francisco, and Rio de Janeiro.”
“When Plan 2 loans were introduced in 2010, students were told the repayment threshold would increase each year in line with average earnings from 2016. Instead, successive Governments froze the threshold between 2016 and 2018, again for fo…”
“Samsung said in its preview, known as earnings guidance, that it brought in around 171tn won of sales during the quarter, more than double the amount for the same period last year.”
“We find that the inflow of immigrants during the Age of Mass Migration played an important role in U.S. innovation and growth: without the inflow of international migrants between 1880 and 1920, aggregate GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per c…”
“We are delighted that India’s UPI is set to be integrated with Indonesia’s payment system. This will boost both the ease of doing business and the ease of travel, he said.”
“ADGM, the international financial center of Abu Dhabi, recorded a 57% increase in Assets Under Management (AUM) in the first quarter of this year, as dozens of top-tier global hedge funds and private equity firms launched local offices.”
“The Treasury has confirmed that interest rates will be capped at six per cent from September. [...] Interest starts accumulating while students are still studying and is linked to the Retail Price Index, with graduates earning more than £5…”
“Shares in Samsung have more than doubled in price since the start of this year, while South Korean rival SK Hynix has jumped by more than 200%.”
“BCG reported that 73% of private equity firms run digital due diligence on most deals, while only 22% said a company’s digital readiness influences go/no-go decisions.”
“At the time of writing this article, the spot gold was trading with a daily loss of 0.30% at $4163.”
“With the U.S. private credit market in turmoil—a record $19 billion of redemption requests hit 16 U.S. direct-lending funds in the first quarter—the Gulf’s relatively nascent industry represents a bright spot for growth.”
“Maximising the existing surcharge could generate approximately one point three two billion pounds of additional annual revenue without introducing an entirely new tax.”
“The strong performance of both firms has helped lift the value of South Korea's benchmark share index, the Kospi, by more than 80% this year.”
“This only represents 47% of the dividend so the full amount for 2025 is $122.7 million (£91.7 million) as the chart below shows.”
“In the previous week, the yellow metal traded in the range of $3943 (June 30) and $4196 (July 3); it closed with a weekly gain of 2% at $4176.”
“The yen has fallen nearly 11% over the past year to around 162 per dollar, near 40-year lows, as the Bank of Japan holds down bond yields to keep the cost of servicing a debt pile worth 240% of GDP from spiraling out of control.”
“£18.4 billion of expected losses on the £47 billion Bounce Back Loan Scheme.”
“Last year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the repayment threshold for students with Plan 2 loans would be frozen at £29,385 between 2027 and 2030, instead of rising with inflation.”
“‘We’re still a long way from reaching the end of the road. Volkswagen is still making a healthy profit, unlike in 1974 and 1993. What’s more, the group was still in a position to pay out around €28 billion ($32 billion) in dividends for th…”
“US nonfarm payroll report released Friday showed that US added 57K jobs Vs the forecast of 113K jobs...”
“Bitcoin took a sharp dip yesterday before regaining ground this morning, after Michael Saylor’s Strategy disclosed it had sold $216 million worth of Bitcoin to shore up its cash position. Strategy holds roughly 4% of all Bitcoin, and Saylo…”
“Officials put total losses at £10.9billion. The Public Accounts Committee today questioned ministers and the Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner over whether more than £9 billion lost to fraud and error can ever be recovered.”
“Also on Monday, July 6, President Trump gave a shout out to Dell Computer after founder Michael Dell and his wife, Susan Dell donated $6.2 million to Trump Accounts.”
“The US ISM Services PMI (June) at 54 matched the estimate, though the Index edged lower from 54.5 in May.”
“Yet, the OG crypto is down 28% year-to-date.”
“Global tax specialists Ryan forecast that more than 140,000 small premises across England would be lifted entirely out of business rates under the proposed changes.”
“Company shares popped 4% after he said, “They are truly incredible people. Go out and buy a Dell computer.””
“The employment index increased from 47.9 to 51.2 - the first expansion since February...”
“In 2025, Nadal sold 44.9% of his academy to the private investment firm GPF Capital. The deal left Nadal with a 55.1% stake, majority control, and around €94 million ($107 million) in cash.”
“Their calculations, drawing on Government tax data, indicate the relief measures would slash business rates liabilities by approximately £880 million.”
“Musk, who holds 4.8 billion SpaceX shares and another 350 million stock options, as well as roughly 700 million Tesla shares, had his net worth cut by $58.2 billion as a result, dropping it to $941.2 billion.”
“Average hourly earnings at 0.3% m-o-m and 3.5% (prior 3.4%), respectively, met their respective forecasts.”
“Despite a $220 million net worth, Rafael Nadal says he won’t retire because he hates waking up to no plans—so he’s opened a chain of hotels instead”
“Central to the plan is a substantial expansion of eligibility thresholds for small business rates relief. Properties would qualify for complete exemption if their rateable value sits at or below £18,000, up from the current £12,000 ceiling.”
“$800. That’s Raymond James’ price target for SpaceX shares, a roughly 500% surge above its IPO price that would swell the company’s market valuation well above $10 trillion.”
“Unemployment rate dipped from 4.3% to 4.2% (prior 4.3%) though in ‘low fire, low fire’ job scenario.”
“Microsoft reported a 7% decrease in quarterly gaming revenue in its latest financial report, driven by a 33% drop in Xbox hardware revenue and a 5% decline in Xbox content and services.”
“The upper limit for tapered relief would similarly rise, climbing from £15,000 to £21,000, extending partial support to a broader range of enterprises.”
“Musk’s fortune has dropped by more than $500 billion since peaking at $1.45 trillion last month.”
“The US Dollar Index, which, in the week ending July 3, closed at 100.86-- down 0.3% for the week...”
“She said that despite investing over $20 billion in content and hardware over the past five years (excluding Activision Blizzard), annual revenue has declined by nearly half a billion dollars.”
“The Government's April reforms already introduced a 2.8 per cent surtax on properties valued above £500,000 in England.”
“Arete Research set a $401 price target, while Morgan Stanley set a $300 target and Goldman Sachs a $205 goal. On average, brokers expect SpaceX shares to be worth $236.”
“Two-year US yields at 4.125% were down half a basis point, while ten-year yields at 4.48% were up by 1 bps.”
“On Monday, she told employees in a memo that Xbox’s operating margins are three to 10 times lower than comparable businesses.”
“It would also increase the threshold for 100 per cent small business rates relief from a rateable value of £12,000 to £18,000, and extend the upper threshold at which firms receive tapered relief up to £21,000, from £15,000 currently. In t…”
“Life Time's stock has more than doubled since October 2023 after the company reallocated resources toward premium wellness.”
“On July 1, the Fed Chair Warsh, in a panel discussion with other key central bankers at ECB’s annual forum in Sintra, Portugal reiterated commitment to price stability; however, he also said that inflation has come down in four weeks, thou…”
“Strategy announced on Monday morning that it sold $216 million worth of Bitcoin over the past week. The sale is the company’s largest liquidation of crypto in its six-year history of accumulating Bitcoin on its balance sheet, according to …”
“Global tax firm Ryan forecasts the policy could exempt 140,000 additional small premises from paying business rates altogether.”
“The same year, venture funding for fitness and wellness hit a cyclical low of just over $5 billion globally.”
“Nonetheless, we note that the probability of Fed hiking rate by the year-end has come down from 100% to 77%, which is largely supportive of gold.”
“The company’s holdings have since grown to roughly $52 billion, which represents about 4% of the total Bitcoin supply, according to the firm’s own data.”
“A BCC survey found this year's 4.1 per cent increase, which raised the national living wage to £12.71 an hour, has already prompted one in 10 firms to reduce staffing levels.”
“By 2030, heat stress is projected to reduce global working hours by 2.2%, equivalent to roughly 80 million full-time jobs and $2.4 trillion in annual economic losses.”
“Total known global gold ETF holdings were up for the second day on July 2; holdings at 96.67 Moz are down 2.28 MOz YTD though.”
“On Oct. 10, the crypto market saw more than $19 billion in leveraged positions evaporate in one of the largest liquidation events in the industry’s history.”
“Virgin Money has so far recovered seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds through the process. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is owed four hundred and nine thousand pounds and is expected to receive a dividend.”
“we’ve seen almost $300 billion in investment in humanoid robots so far”
“Rupee kicked off Tuesday's session on a firm footing, rising 15 paise against the US dollar as lower crude price expectations and easing tensions in the Middle East improved market sentiment. Saudi Arabia's decision to sharply cut oil pric…”
“Bitcoin’s price has since dropped more than 43%”
“Indian equities also opened on a positive note. The BSE Sensex rose 176 points to 78,461.16 in early trade, while the NSE Nifty gained 34.1 points to reach 24,464.45.”
“and MSTR’s stock has plummeted more than 37%.”
“Meanwhile, exchange data showed that Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) remained net buyers on Monday, purchasing domestic equities worth Rs 243.03 crore.”
“On Monday, the stock trades at $89.”
“As of 9:50 am IST, the Korean benchmark tumbled over 7%, to trade at 7,478.61, down 572.72 points. The plunge comes as a sharp reversal for a stock that inched record highs this year... forcing the Korea Exchange (KRX) to activate a sell-s…”
“more than 40 current and former Klarna staffers into the millionaire club”
“The company projected operating profit of 89.4 trillion won ($58.4 billion) for the April-june period, beating the average market forecast by 6.2%, according to Yonhap Infomax.”
“current and former staffers who are eligible would be able to sell up to $3 million worth of shares at a price of $1,646.14 each”
“On the tech front, Samsung Electronics slumped 7.4%, while SK Hynix fell 6.4% ahead of its planned US listing later this week.”
“Slok cites Bloomberg and Macrobond data indicating that despite profit margins for the Magnificent Seven increasing from around 15% to 25% between the first quarters of 2023 and 2026, profit margins for the rest of the S&P 493 have hovered…”
“On the tech front, Samsung Electronics slumped 7.4%, while SK Hynix fell 6.4% ahead of its planned US listing later this week. Reuters had earlier reported that the listing is expected to raise around US$28-29 billion, making it one of the…”
“Foreign investors were the biggest sellers, offloading a net 1.74 trillion won worth of shares. Institutional investors also sold a net 97.3 billion won ($64 million), while individual investors emerged as net buyers with purchases worth 1…”
“The global AI boom has propelled Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to record highs this year, with the two companies now accounting for around 60% of the KOSPI, up from about 40% two years ago.”
“According to Julius Baer, daily moves exceeding 5% in the MSCI Korea index have occurred on one-fifth of trading days this year, compared with just 0.8% of trading days in 2025.”
“As per Celebrity Net Worth, the Arsenal star Declan Rice’s net worth is estimated to be between £25 million to £30 million ($32.5 million to $39 million).”
“As per reports, the star player Declan Rice earns a guaranteed base salary of a whopping $312,000 (£240,000) every week from Arsenal.”
“While his annual guaranteed base salary from Arsenal amounts to 16.22 million (£12.48 million), performance bonuses can push it to around $20.28 million.”
“While the exact financials are not confirmed, as per reports, he earns $2.6 million to $3.9 million (£2 million to £3 million) from this deal.”
“It said it had received a total of Rs 3,264 crore through the Nidhi Samarpan Abhiyan and corpus donations since its formation in 2020.”
“Rs 2,370 crore had been utilised for construction and capital expenditure.”
“between its inception and March 31, 2026, it had received Rs 582 crore in offerings from devotees, of which Rs 391 crore had been spent on operational expenses.”
“2,916 gifts in kind had been received from devotees and that every item had been entered into a register with details of the donor and date of receipt.”
“Microsoft's stock fell 19% in June alone, its steepest monthly slide since the dot-com years”
“Global benchmark Brent crude has retreated to around $72 a barrel, close to the levels seen before the conflict.”
“while the Indian crude basket has eased to about $67-68 a barrel.”
