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First it was torrential rain, then scorching heat. Now swollen-shoot disease is back in full force. Preliminary field surveys compiled this month by two major European grinders suggest that West…
A winding stretch of highway in Peru’s southern Andes rarely makes international headlines. Yet when local residents barricaded the so-called “mining corridor” in late July, trucks laden with copper concentrate…
The oil market’s summer calm was jolted in early July when the OPEC+ coalition announced that eight core producers would lift output by 548 thousand barrels per day (kbpd) for…
The June quarter ended with the S&P 500 clocking a healthy 8 percent total return, yet a handful of Morningstar Gold-rated funds quietly did even better. Their success was no…
In July 2025, Congress passed two landmark bills: the GENIUS Act, establishing federal stablecoin regulation, and the CLARITY Act, creating a broader digital asset oversight regime. The GENIUS Act passed…
At the Victorian Labor Party’s state conference (August 2025), Premier Jacinta Allan announced a world-first policy that would legally enshrine the right for eligible public and private sector employees in…
Bitcoin plunged 3–6%, with the price falling below ₹115,200, pushing its market cap down 3.8% in a single session. Reversals and ETF outflows—nearly $1 billion from Bitcoin ETFs alone—added downward pressure.
On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, S. 1582) into law—establishing the first federal regulatory regime for stablecoins in…
This summer’s UK car finance scandal—centered on undisclosed discretionary commission arrangements (DCAs)—has exposed deep-rooted consumer harm and regulatory inaction. On August 1, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling largely…
At its July 29–30 FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve chose to maintain the federal funds rate at 4.25%–4.50%, marking the fifth consecutive meeting without a change. Fed Chair Jerome Powell…