Japanese investment firm Metaplanet reported a net loss of $725 million in Q1 2026 due to a sharp 22% drop in Bitcoin prices, causing significant valuation losses on its Bitcoin holdings. Despite these losses, Metaplanet increased its Bitcoin reserves to over 40,000 BTC, controlling nearly 87% of Bitcoin held by publicly listed Japanese companies. The firm's core business showed strong growth with net sales up 251% and operating profit rising 282%. Metaplanet also faces regulatory delays for its planned perpetual preferred share listing in Japan, which would be a first for the country if approved.
The global automotive microcontrollers market is projected to grow from USD 15.49 billion in 2025 to USD 34.31 billion by 2035, at a CAGR of 8.28%. Growth is fueled by increasing adoption of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), vehicle electrif...
Sodexo has secured a major global contract to provide catering services across more than 130 Meta sites in over 30 countries. This large-scale partnership includes diverse locations such as headquarters, campuses, data centers, and conference centers...
The producer price index (PPI) dropped by 0.3% in June following a slowdown in May, signaling easing inflation alongside a recent deflationary consumer price index (CPI) report. Real average hourly earnings rose 0.8% in June, marking the best wage ga...
President Donald Trump revealed that the US conducted another strike on Iran within 24 hours, aiming to dismantle the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which he claims has lost about 90% of its weapons capabilities. Speaking at the Pennsylvan...
Ondo Finance announced the launch of the first tokenized equity representations using DTC tokenized entitlements, part of the DTCC Tokenization Service. This milestone pushed the ONDO token price up by about 5% and increased trading volume by 51.7% i...
