Heidi Cuthbert

Online casino firm Virtual Gaming Worlds logged profit and revenue in the year leading up to founder Laurence Escalante’s privatisation buyout.

The European Central Bank has pushed back against proposals designed to support faster growth for euro-backed stablecoins, citing risks to financial stability across the eurozone.

Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO) announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Pyrukynd (mitapivat) to treat anemia in adult patients with alpha- or beta-thalassemia.

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the approval of Maviret (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) for the treatment of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings (NYSE:BJ) reported a slight decline in first-quarter net income, as aggressive pricing strategies and rising overhead from footprint expansion offset resilient gains in membership fee revenue.

Polymarket is reportedly seeking approval from Japanese authorities to operate prediction markets in the country by 2030.

Trump Media & Technology Group transferred 2,650 Bitcoin worth roughly $205 million to Crypto.com, further reducing its corporate crypto treasury holdings.

Global technology consulting firm LTM has launched a major expansion into Europe and Australia.

Prediction markets including Kalshi and Polymarket are facing mounting legal uncertainty as US federal and state regulators clash over whether the platforms should be treated as financial exchanges or gambling operations.

Codan (ASX:CDA) announced a binding agreement to acquire 100% of the intellectual property of US-based engineering firm Adaptive Dynamics.