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01MACRO

Occidental sets end-of-2026 target for Stratos direct air capture commissioning

Full commissioning of a direct air capture plant, a facility that pulls carbon dioxide directly from open air rather than capturing emissions at a specific industrial source, is expected to begin at Occidental Petroleum's Stratos site…

AUGUST 6, 20262 MIN

02REGULATORY

STAAR Surgical names Warren Foust permanent CEO after global search

An 8-K, the mandatory SEC disclosure companies file when executive leadership changes, confirmed that STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ: STAA) has named Warren Foust its permanent President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 4, 2026. The…

AUGUST 6, 20262 MIN

03DEALS

LS Power to Acquire 606-MW Texas Gas Plant as Constellation Meets Antitrust Requirement

A power plant sale required by federal antitrust regulators is moving a 606-megawatt gas facility outside Houston into new hands. That kind of mandated asset sale is called a divestiture: a company sells a piece of itself as the price of…

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04REGULATORY

Curium to acquire Lantheus Holdings in deal worth up to $8.0 billion

A radiopharmaceutical company, one that develops drugs using radioactive compounds to help clinicians detect and treat disease, is changing hands in a deal valued at up to $8.0 billion. Cur

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05DEALS

GSM declares quarterly cash dividend of $0.015 per share

A cash dividend, which is a payment a company makes to shareholders directly in money rather than in additional shares of stock, has been declared by GSM at USD 0.015 per share. The payout runs

AUGUST 6, 20262 MIN

06ENERGY

Oil prices hold steady as Strait of Hormuz shipping talks run through the day

Oil prices were little changed Tuesday as negotiations continued over how to manage vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passage at the mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a large share of the world's seaborne crude…

AUGUST 6, 20262 MIN

07WORLD

Trump administration refunds $100 billion in liberation-day tariffs, then moves to rebuild them

One hundred billion dollars in tariffs, levied as taxes on imported goods, is being refunded to U.S. importers. Court challenges to the Trump administration's "liberation day" trade policy

AUGUST 6, 20261 MIN

08CRYPTO

Galaxy Digital shares sink nearly 12% as crypto losses overshadow its first AI revenue quarter

Falling digital asset prices handed Galaxy Digital (GLXY) an $85 million net loss for the second quarter of 2026, and the stock responded on August 5 with an 11.92% drop to $19.50. Net loss is the amount by which a company's total costs…

AUGUST 6, 20262 MIN

09WORLD

Gianni Infantino admits mistakes over failed $20 billion FIFA investment plan

A $20 billion investment plan promoted by the head of world football has collapsed, and the official who championed it now says mistakes were made. An investment plan is a structured proposal to raise capital and deploy it toward defined…

AUGUST 5, 20261 MIN

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