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  • S&P Global will not relax fast-entry index criteria ahead of SpaceX's planned IPO next week.
  • S&P's stance lowers the chance SpaceX immediately enters major U.S. indices upon listing.
  • SpaceX aims to raise $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion IPO valuation next week.
  • Verizon declared a quarterly dividend of 70.75 cents per share, unchanged from the prior quarter.
  • The dividend is payable August 3, 2026 to shareholders of record on July 10, 2026.
  • Verizon reported $138.2 billion in revenue for 2025.
  • Verizon has increased dividends for 20 consecutive years.

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EXL announces integration with NVIDIA Transaction Foundation Model workflow to help financial institutions build next-generation AI for fraud, risk and transaction intelligence

EXL announces integration with NVIDIA Transaction Foundation Model workflow to help financial institutions build next-generation AI for fraud, risk and transaction intelligence

EXL has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to integrate the Build Your Own Transaction Foundation Model into its AI offerings. This integration enables financial institutions to rapidly develop and deploy advanced, unified transaction intelligence applications that improve fraud detection, risk management, and customer personalization using prop…

Liftoff prices $437M IPO; shares jump 9.1% in Nasdaq debut

Liftoff prices $437M IPO; shares jump 9.1% in Nasdaq debut

Liftoff Mobile Inc. raised $437 million in its U.S. initial public offering, selling 19 million shares at $23 apiece. The stock opened at $25.10 on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and climbed 9.1% in debut trading. Filings place the company's market valuation at $4.18 billion based on outstanding shares. Proceeds will be used to repay senior secure…

Canada unveils national AI plan with funding, equity stakes and compute buildout

Canada unveils national AI plan with funding, equity stakes and compute buildout

The Canadian government announced a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy called AI for All that targets $200 billion in economic growth and pairs direct funding with equity investments in AI startups over the next five years. The plan sets adoption, jobs and training targets, includes a public AI supercomputer and sovereign compute invest…

Jeronimo Martins: Buy the Dip in a Resilient Grocery Leader

Jeronimo Martins: Buy the Dip in a Resilient Grocery Leader

Jeronimo Martins has pulled back into a level that, in our view, presents a pragmatic buying opportunity. The group’s strong exposure to Poland’s grocery market through Biedronka, stable Portuguese operations with Pingo Doce, and disciplined capital allocation give the stock room to rebound as margins normalize and macro volatility eases. We lay ou…

New York Fed: Global Supply-Chain Strains Persist in May Amid Middle East Conflict

New York Fed: Global Supply-Chain Strains Persist in May Amid Middle East Conflict

The New York Federal Reserve's Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell slightly in May to 1.77 from 1.82 in April, but remains at levels comparable to the latter part of 2022. The Fed bank ties ongoing supply disruptions to the U.S.-backed war with Iran and the effective shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, which has constrained flows of oil and other…

IMF Engages Venezuela on Article IV Review After Long Hiatus

IMF Engages Venezuela on Article IV Review After Long Hiatus

The International Monetary Fund is holding discussions with Venezuelan authorities about launching an Article IV consultation, IMF communications director Julie Kozack said at a Washington press briefing. The fund has not carried out its regular annual review of Venezuela's economy since 2004. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva recently met…

Copenhagen Stocks Close Higher as OMXC20 Gains 2.09%

Copenhagen Stocks Close Higher as OMXC20 Gains 2.09%

Denmark's main index closed sharply higher on Thursday, driven by strong gains in select healthcare and shipping names. The OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 2.09% at the close, with Zealand Pharma and both share classes of AP Moeller - Maersk among the session's top performers. Energy and renewable-related names weighed on the downside as commodities and cur…

Goldman Sachs Predicts SpaceX AI Unit Could Generate $322 Billion by 2030

Goldman Sachs Predicts SpaceX AI Unit Could Generate $322 Billion by 2030

Goldman Sachs provided a set of revenue projections for SpaceX that envision rapid expansion of the company's artificial intelligence business to $322 billion by 2030, up from $3.2 billion in 2025. The bank also projects total SpaceX revenue of $474 billion in 2030 versus $18.7 billion last year, and expects near-term AI revenue to climb sharply in…

Canada launches 'AI for all' strategy aiming for 250,000 jobs by 2031

Canada launches 'AI for all' strategy aiming for 250,000 jobs by 2031

The federal government unveiled a national artificial intelligence strategy designed to add 250,000 jobs by 2031 and lift GDP through wider AI adoption. The plan includes a C$500 million Canadian Tech Growth Fund, C$500 million in Business Development Bank of Canada support for SMEs, and C$50 million for AI risk monitoring, alongside proposed consu…

Mastercard's Hidden Engine: How Value-Added Services Can Re-Rate the Stock

Mastercard's Hidden Engine: How Value-Added Services Can Re-Rate the Stock

Mastercard is trading near the low end of its 52-week range after a pullback. A DuPont-style breakdown shows exceptionally high returns on assets and equity driven by razor-thin capital requirements and expanding value-added services. With $17.78B in free cash flow and an EV roughly equal to market cap, the equity looks positioned to re-rate if rev…

Goldman Projects SpaceX AI Revenue Could Reach $322 Billion by 2030

Goldman Projects SpaceX AI Revenue Could Reach $322 Billion by 2030

Goldman Sachs' internal forecasts, circulated to a potential investor, predict a dramatic expansion in revenue from SpaceX's artificial intelligence division - from $3.2 billion in 2025 to $322 billion by 2030 - and project total company revenue rising to $474 billion in 2030 from $18.7 billion in the prior year. The projections include intermediat…

Snap Acquires Illumix to Bolster Spatial AR for Next-Gen Specs

Snap Acquires Illumix to Bolster Spatial AR for Next-Gen Specs

Snap Inc. has acquired Illumix, a spatial augmented reality firm founded in 2017, and will fold the company's technology and most employees into its operations to advance development of its updated Specs glasses. Financial terms were not disclosed. Illumix is known for bridging digital and physical spaces and for co-developing an AR version of the …

Jefferies Lowers CMS Energy Rating Amid CFO Exit and Strategic Uncertainty

Jefferies Lowers CMS Energy Rating Amid CFO Exit and Strategic Uncertainty

Jefferies downgraded CMS Energy from Buy to Hold and cut its price target to $74 from $88, pointing to growing uncertainty after the sudden retirement of CFO Rejji Hayes, slow progress on data center contracts relative to peers, and an unclear strategic path for the NorthStar unregulated business. The firm says core regulated utility fundamentals r…

The Pennant Group and Hartford HealthCare Expand Collaboration to Advance Home-Based Care in Connecticut

The Pennant Group and Hartford HealthCare Expand Collaboration to Advance Home-Based Care in Connecticut

The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG) and Hartford HealthCare announced an expansion of their strategic collaboration to strengthen and grow home-based care services in Connecticut. Building on successful joint efforts since May 2024, including improved clinical outcomes and expanded patient access, the partnership will evolve into a unified operating e…