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Some stuff I am reading today morning: Global oil hits $108 per barrel (CNBC) The Iran War breaks the Petro Dollar (Japan Times) NSE IPO price band set at Rs 1700-1785 per share (NDTV) Lohum ships first Lithium ore from Zimbabwe (CNBC) SIP inflows hit record high (BW) Investors can do UPI through a Liquid Fund (CM) Trump’s $5,000 dividend (MC) Stock Talk: Aeroflex Enterprises (Katalyst) Why food safety has taken on an urgency (Forbes) Dynasties die in the dark (Investing 101) Discover more from Alpha Ideas Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Barbados Tridents (BT) and Jamaica Kingsmen (JK) are set to face each other in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2026 at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The two sides will be looking to begin their campaign strongly, with Jamaica Kingsmen coming into the contest after a closely fought defeat in their previous match.Jamaica Kingsmen posted 167 for 7 against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, with Rovman Powell and Reeza Hendricks making important contributions. Powell top-scored with 47 runs, while Keemo Paul was their leading wicket-taker with three scalps. However, Shamar Springer held his nerve in the final moments to guide the…

Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period joined Sirius XM NHL Network Radio on Tuesday with Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick and was asked when we could actually see a new expansion team play, where it would be located, and whether the NHL will get to 36 teams at some point. NHLRumors.com Transcriptions NHL Rumors: Expansion to Houston and Atlanta is Coming Scott Laughlin: “It seems like it’s pretty much-I don’t want to say done, but I think we’d be surprised at this point if the 33rd NHL franchise is not somewhere in Houston or Austin, Texas, right? So tell us…

He added: “I’ve lost count of the number of times someone has stopped me to tell me about the train that never came.”And when that happens, it means missed shifts, missed appointments, and missed opportunities. Today, that starts to change.”The DfT said the trains would help deliver the TransPennine Route Upgrade’s aim to boost capacity by 30%, with thousands of additional seats a day across the Pennines by the early to mid-2030s.They will run between key destinations across the north including Liverpool Lime Street and Scarborough, Manchester Airport and Saltburn, and Manchester Piccadilly and Hull.On sections of the railway that…

Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has refused to negotiate further with hackers who last week stole 4,000 bitcoins from its Liquid network.  Writing on X Friday, Blockstream said that the hackers still had time to return the funds before the company would work with law enforcement.  White-hat hackers on Sunday withdrew about $320 million from the federation wallet that backs Liquid, a sidechain by Blockstream. After negotiating with Blockstream, they returned most of the funds but kept 598.5 coins worth over $46 million — demanding it as ransom.  “Blockstream will not pay a ransom for the return of stolen funds,” the…

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk was acquitted on Friday of all charges in a federal murder-for-hire case accusing him of orchestrating the revenge killing of a man shot dead in a daytime ambush in Los Angeles four years ago.The Chicago rapper was arrested in 2024 and accused of involvement in a shooting that killed the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo.Defence lawyer Drew Findling said the recording artist, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, was “thankful” following the verdict.Lil Durk has had seven albums in the US Billboard chart’s top five since 2019 and has also collaborated with stars including…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (R) alongside Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma in a practice session ahead of India vs Afghanistan series. (PTI) New Delhi: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was one of three squad members who attended the optional practice session ahead of the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan that begins on Sunday. Tilak Varma, who arrived earlier in the day, and Abhishek Sharma made up the trio who hit the nets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Under the watchful eyes of India coach Gautam Gambhir, bowling coach Morne Morkel and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, Sooryavanshi was the first to hit the…

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs reportedly shed $282.6 million on September 10, their third straight session of net outflows. Over the same three-day window, XRP ETFs pulled in fresh capital for a third consecutive day, even as XRP itself slipped roughly 2.8% to trade near $1.36. The split is the story here. Bitcoin ETF investors are heading for the exits while XRP fund buyers keep adding exposure to a falling token price, and the tension worth unpacking: does XRP’s steadier inflow pattern reflect a genuinely different holder base, or is it just a quieter version of the same volatility rattling Bitcoin ETF…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Coinbase has partnered with payments provider Moov to bring stablecoin payment acceptance, settlement and real-time funding to more than 1,000 community banks and credit unions, the company said Thursday in an announcement. Moov will integrate Coinbase’s Payments API and Coinbase Developer Platform Custodial Wallet accounts into its existing payments platform, which serves the 1,000-plus institutions. That lets a bank or credit union add stablecoin services without building its own crypto technology stack. The infrastructure supports consumer payments, merchant acceptance, settlement and payouts, with fully disclosed custodial accounts…

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