Isaac Francis

US Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce defended privacy-enhancing technologies, arguing they are legitimate components of modern financial infrastructure rather than tools primarily associated with criminal activity.

A major split has emerged between unions over a landmark pay offer from BHP (ASX:BHP) to iron ore workers in the Pilbara region.

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board accepted a revised merger application from Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) on Thursday but immediately froze all formal proceedings, dealing a tactical setback to the proposed $85 billion megadeal.

Alarum Technologies (NASDAQ:ALAR) reported a sharp expansion in its first-quarter revenue compared to the prior year, driven by intensifying institutional demand for complex web data collection and scalable enterprise workloads.

Sprinklr (NYSE:CXM) has acquired the assets of ViralMoment, an artificial intelligence startup specializing in social video intelligence and analytics.

Ethereum is heading into June 2026 under pressure after ETH fell 12.6% in May, ending its two-year run of positive May performances.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) reported a slightly narrower net loss for the first quarter of 2026, navigating a persistent slump in consumer spending by pulling back on inventory levels and tightly controlling overhead costs.

Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) delivered a powerful second-quarter performance, reporting a 25% surge in net income as growth accelerated across all primary business divisions.

Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) reported a 6% increase in first-quarter net revenue, propelled by a recovery in digital advertising demand that outpaced ongoing structural declines in its secondary value-added services division.

Bitdeer said chief financial officer Jianchun Liu will step down at the end of June and transition into a principal advisor role, with former Corsair Gaming executive Michael Potter appointed as his replacement.