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HONG KONG, CHINA – JULY 8: Visitors view an AI City display at the Huawei exhibition booth during LEAP East 2026 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 8, 2026, in Hong Kong, China.Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFor years, Chinese companies such as Alibaba and Baidu headed to the U.S. to list their shares, citing its deeper capital markets and higher valuations. Now, one American biotech firm is betting on doing the opposite.Axiom Biosciences, a San Diego-based developer of regenerative and genetic medicines, plans to go public in Hong Kong in 2027, followed…

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Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan said personalities were “irrelevant” regarding the appointment of the new secretary of state and that policy needed to change.”The name plates may change around the British cabinet table,” he said. “What’s important for us is that policy changes and particularly in regard to the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, specifically in terms of preparing for a referendum on Irish unity,” he said.Social Democratic and Labour Party leader (SDLP) Claire Hanna MP, who had a meeting with Sir Chris on Tuesday, said there were two “immediate priorities” for the new secretary of state. “The…

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CHICAGO – MARCH 28: Traders in the Ten-Year Treasury Note options pit at the Chicago Board of Trade signal offers in a flurry of activity following the announcement by the Federal Open Market Committee that it was raising short term interest rates another .25 percent March 28, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois.Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesInvestors concerned about the stock market and looking for ways to prepare their portfolio for a potential equities downturn typically turn to the U.S. treasuries market as a “flight to safety” allocation. But if you followed the dual stock and bond market…

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When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, it spewed molten rock, pumice, and hot ash over the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, killing thousands of people. It’s one of the most famous natural disasters in human history, so naturally there have been countless documentaries about Pompeii (and at least one popular song). But only one features actor Tom Hiddleston taking on the role of a “time detective” to bring the people of Pompeii to vivid life. That would be National Geographic’s new three-part docuseries, Pompeii: Out of Time. The Marvel connection made Out of Time happen. Executive producer Kevin Wright…

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Kalshi and Polymarket.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Martin Lelievre | Getty ImagesA lobbying arms race between Kalshi, Polymarket and the casino and gaming sectors is unfolding in Washington, with all sides vying to win over lawmakers amid increasing scrutiny of prediction markets from Congress and regulators.Kalshi’s lobbying spending totaled $990,000 during the first half of 2026, according to filings this week, and nearly $1.8 million when including outside firms it’s hired. That’s more than the total $1 million the company spent on lobbying for the entirety of 2025 and marks the highest six-month spending to date for the company.But the…

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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” in Dirksen building on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesIn April, the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department convened an extraordinary meeting with the CEOs of the nation’s top banks. Officials rang the alarm bell about an advanced new artificial intelligence model that could pose an unprecedented cybersecurity threat to the nation’s top financial institutions. Anthropic, the company behind the AI model, Claude Mythos Preview, said the offering excelled at…

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CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman walks through the Hart Senate Office Building, following meetings on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 3, 2026.Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersOpenAI said it appointed longtime financial executives David Vélez and Robin Vince to its nonprofit and for-profit boards of directors, as the company marches closer to a prospective IPO. Vélez is the CEO of Nubank, the largest digital bank in Latin America, and Vince is the CEO of the financial services company BNY. OpenAI said in a statement on Tuesday that the pair will provide the company with “complementary perspectives on how technology can…

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