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  • Iran's IRGC ordered closure of the Strait of Hormuz after an unauthorised vessel was struck.
  • Tehran warned any retaliatory action would face a severe response.
  • U.S. officials said the ceasefire is over, escalating regional tensions.
  • Diplomatic contacts involving Oman, Qatar, Pakistan and the U.S. are underway.
  • Rising regional tensions have pushed energy prices higher.
  • British police arrested a 28-year-old on suspicion of murdering former minister Ann Widdecombe, with no evidence of a political or terrorist motive.

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Apollo Exit Highlights Rising M&A Activity in U.S. Private Golf-Club Market

Apollo Exit Highlights Rising M&A Activity in U.S. Private Golf-Club Market

A surge in post-pandemic demand for private golf-club memberships is driving elevated M&A activity in the luxury club sector. Apollo Global Management has sold Invited Clubs, North America’s largest private country-club operator, to KSL Capital Partners in a transaction valued at roughly $3 billion including debt. The deal reflects stronger members…

Tamil Nadu Pollution Board Ends Probe of Tata Electronics iPhone Parts Plant

Tamil Nadu Pollution Board Ends Probe of Tata Electronics iPhone Parts Plant

Tamil Nadu’s pollution regulator has closed its inquiry into Tata Electronics’ Hosur facility after the supplier provided test results and responses that satisfied the board’s queries. The plant, which makes back panels and other iPhone components, was investigated following farmers' complaints about wastewater overflow and potential groundwater co…

Snap unveils $2,195 Specs AR glasses, staking a future beyond smartphones

Snap unveils $2,195 Specs AR glasses, staking a future beyond smartphones

Snap introduced its inaugural consumer augmented-reality glasses, called Specs, priced at $2,195 and announced at the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. The device projects digital content into the wearer’s view, aims to bridge the gap between wearable comfort and headset capability, and ships this fall in select markets. The launch co…

Kratos: Scaling Into a Generational Drone and Counter-UAS Opportunity

Kratos: Scaling Into a Generational Drone and Counter-UAS Opportunity

Kratos (KTOS) is positioned to benefit from a multi-year U.S. defense push into unmanned systems and counter-drone capabilities. The company’s balance sheet and backlog dynamics, plus recent policy tailwinds, justify a tactical long with defined entry, stop and target levels. This trade balances strong addressable-market growth against stretched va…

Snap Unveils SPECS AR Glasses; Shares Tick Up After Product Reveal

Snap Unveils SPECS AR Glasses; Shares Tick Up After Product Reveal

Snap Inc. introduced SPECS, a pair of self-contained augmented reality glasses, at Augmented World Expo 2026. The device, offered for pre-order at $2,195 with a $200 refundable deposit, is slated to ship this fall in the United States, the United Kingdom and France. SPECS run without an external processing unit, feature dual Qualcomm Snapdragon pro…

BYD Accelerates Battery Manufacturing in Brazil as Part of Localisation Push

BYD Accelerates Battery Manufacturing in Brazil as Part of Localisation Push

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD is boosting battery production inside Brazil as it seeks to increase local content to 50% by early 2027 and invest in large-scale energy storage to help the national grid. The company will expand production at its Camaçari plant in Bahia, add capacity for bus batteries, and weigh a new Battery Energy Storage Syste…

Spiegel Defends AR Specs as Strategic, Rebuts Calls to Shut or Spin Off Unit

Spiegel Defends AR Specs as Strategic, Rebuts Calls to Shut or Spin Off Unit

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said the company’s new augmented-reality glasses, called Specs, are an element of a long-term strategy and pushed back against an activist investor’s call to close or spin off the loss-making unit. The device, priced at $2,195, was introduced as a vision for future interaction with technology, and the hardware team was set up …

Bond Announces a City Has Purchased Bond Licenses for All 270,000 Residents, Validating New B2G2C Growth Channel

Bond Announces a City Has Purchased Bond Licenses for All 270,000 Residents, Validating New B2G2C Growth Channel

Our Bond, Inc., a U.S.-based AI-driven preventative personal security company, announced a significant citywide deployment providing its services to approximately 270,000 residents through a municipality-funded program. This deployment validates the company's innovative Business-to-Government-to-Consumer (B2G2C) strategy, opening a scalable new rev…