US Servicemember Allegedly Made $1 Million Betting on Military Operations on Polymarket
Federal prosecutors are reportedly preparing two new prediction-market cases that could broaden their emerging insider-trading strategy, targeting alleged use of military intelligence and confidential corporate earnings data even as courts have yet to settle whether existing commodities law clearly covers such wagers. A US servicemember is under investigation after allegedly earning more than $1 million through Polymarket […]
Westgold Produces 387,354 Ounces In FY26, Clearing Top End Of Guidance
Westgold Resources Limited (TSX: WGX) booked A$2.44 billion of revenue in the 12 months to June 30, up 79% year over year, with a gold price that ran well ahead of the company’s own production growth doing much of the work. Underlying net profit after tax came in at A$480 million against A$87 million a […]
Nvidia Backstops OpenAI Lease to Secure Exclusive Ohio Compute
NVIDIA did more than attach a financial safety net to OpenAI’s planned Ohio AI campus. A newly filed contract shows the underlying lease, power purchase, and transmission arrangements were conditioned on NVIDIA providing the guarantee, tying the chipmaker’s credit directly to infrastructure that will exclusively host its own computing platform. The Form of Residual Value […]
Tate Brothers Testify at Bail Hearing, Judge Reserves Ruling
Andrew and Tristan Tate testified in their own defense at an eight-hour bail hearing Thursday, but the judge didn’t rule, saying she has questions about how their detention affects a separate case they’re fighting in Romania.
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Fired Stars and Stripes Staff Sue Hegseth Over ‘Insubordination’ Firings
The journalists say the Pentagon fired them for defending the paper’s editorial independence, timing the terminations to a story critical of conditions aboard a Navy carrier.
Energy Exports Push Canada’s Current Account to a Two-Decade High
The surprise reading helped the Canadian dollar claw back some of its losses this week, even as a new round of US tariffs threatens to complicate the recovery.
Sixth BC Conservative MLA Quits Caucus in Two Weeks, Calls Leader ‘Unelectable’
The party that won 44 seats in 2024 is down to 31, with departures accelerating since Findlay took over as leader in May.
US Nears Deal for Ownership Stake in Venezuela Oil Fields, Per Axios
An ownership stake in the oil fields of the nation sitting atop the world’s largest proven crude reserves is now within reach for the United States, two US officials told Axios, describing talks with Venezuela’s interim government that could reshape American energy supply. More than a dozen productive fields anchor the discussions, holding a combined […]
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Ontario Developer Ordered To Repay Buyers After Selling Homes Without License
An Ontario developer and its director have been ordered to return $215,000 collected from homebuyers after continuing to conduct new-home transactions despite having their licence renewal refused more than five years ago. The Home Construction Regulatory Authority said Exquisite Bay Development Inc. and director Ahmed Raza Yousufpleaded guilty on June 19 to four charges of selling new homes […]
US Withdraws French-Language, CanCon Demands After Canada Walkout
The US has backed away from two cultural demands Canada identified among the issues surrounding the collapse of trade negotiations, less than a week after Ottawa walked out of the talks and new 50% US tariffs took effect. Canada-US Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday, Global News reports, that Washington is withdrawing its positions on […]