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Market and business briefs compiled by the Trading Floor desk from reporting across the industry. Every brief names and links the outlet that first reported the story.
- Personal Finance
France Shouldn’t Throw Out 3% Budget Anchor, Lescure Says
France must stay focused on getting its budget deficit back to the the level permitted under European Union rules, according to Finance Minister Roland Lescure.
- Personal Finance
France Bond Risk Gauge Reaches New Milestone on Budget Risks
A measure of French bond risk rose to one percentage point for the first time in 14 years, a sign of growing caution among investors given the country’s large budget deficit and ongoing political uncertainty.
- Stocks
This Bitcoin Price Prediction Shows Golden Cross Could Push BTC 28% to $100K
Bitcoin (BTC) edged 1.8% higher to $77,813 on Binance today (Friday), two days after the Federal Reserve's first rate hike since 2023 failed to push the cryptocurrency through its $75,000 floor. The bounce comes with a technical shift Bitcoin has not shown since November 2025: the…
- Stocks
U.S. AI-Related Stocks Extend Rally Premarket
Stocks linked to the build-out in artificial intelligence continued to rally premarket. Intel rose 2.3%, Sandisk and Micron Technology rose 1.6% and 1.1% respectively.
- Stocks
Chair of the Taiwan Stock Exchange on the index’s near future
This year, Taiwan became the world’s fifth largest stock market by total value in May.
- Stocks
Eurogroup Chief Mulls Emergency Meeting on Surging Energy Costs
Euro-area finance ministers may hold an extraordinary meeting to discuss how to cope with increasing energy prices amid strained budgets and global bond-market turmoil.
- Personal Finance
Ex-Monzo execs’ Sync Savings completes funding round
UK payroll savings platform Sync Savings has been backed by leading female investors to make saving easier and more accessible to consumers.
- Stocks
Hantec Prime Reports Trading Volume Up Over 300% in 2026 with 42+ Institutional Clients
Hantec Prime, the institutional division of Hantec Markets, has reported trading volume up more than 300% year-to-date and the addition of 42 new institutional clients since December, capping one of its strongest years of growth to date. The firm, which provides liquidity, execution…
- Economy
U.K. Retail Sales Climbed Despite Inflation Pickup
Retail sales rebounded in August, helped by online sales, as consumers shrugged off recently rising inflation.
- Stocks
Three guys using Anthropic’s Claude hacked into OpenAI and accessed its source code for $6,500 reward
Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
- Stocks
Ascory Bank AG partners with Mount Street to enhance monitoring and credit management
Mount Street has been appointed by Ascory Bank AG to provide outsourced portfolio administration, monitoring and surveillance services across the bank’s portfolio. The scope also includes the design, implementation and maintenance of a bespoke rating framework for its structured finance exposures.
- Companies
Bots now outnumber human traffic on the web. Cloudflare’s CEO wants AI companies to pay for it
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- Stocks
Parents are interfering with teens’ first jobs. Here’s why employers say it can backfire
Parents are sending their teens' work emails for them. “An employer may reasonably wonder whether the teenager can communicate independently," says expert.
- Stocks
Poland MPC Member Warns Rate Increase Possible on Energy Risks
Poland may need to tighten what is an already restrictive monetary stance if energy prices accelerate, according to central banker Wieslaw Janczyk.
- Companies
HitPay launches CFO Stack to simplify SME finance operations
HitPay, a payment platform for small and medium-sized enterprises across Southeast Asia, today launched the first phase of its CFO Stack, a suite of finance tools designed to help businesses manage more payment operations in one place.
- Currencies
Yen sinks after BoJ raises rates to highest level since 1995
Hawkish comments by BoJ governor fail to arrest renewed slide in currency after borrowing costs lifted to 1.25%…
- Stocks
AirAsia's Fernandes refutes financial concerns, points to new growth plans
AirAsia's Tony Fernandes pushed back against a report raising concerns over the airline’s financial health, while signaling plans to resume growth.
- Stocks
Anthropic and OpenAI hunt for smaller data center deals, sources tell CNBC, in race to deploy AI capacity
Anthropic and OpenAI have announced a flurry of AI infrastructure deals over the past year as demand booms.
- Regulation
Failure of Clarity Act Turns Crypto Industry Focus to Federal Regulators
EXCLUSIVE: The act’s failure to progress leaves regulation of the cryptocurrency industry in the hands of government agencies and vulnerable to interpretation as administrations change, analysts said.
- Stocks
Meta’s AI Agent Has a Trust Problem
The company’s Muse AI agent needs user data to be useful, but users might be wary.
- Stocks
An intense boardroom battle is brewing at India's giant Tata Group
In 10 years, India's leading multinational conglomerate, the Tata Group, is facing a new power struggle between the chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Trusts.