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Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 28, 2026. NYSEThe S&P 500 rose on Monday, even as oil prices advanced, with Nvidia leading technology higher following the launch of a new chip for PCs.The broad market index advanced 0.26% to close at 7,599.96, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.42% to close at 27,086.81. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 46.42 points, or 0.09%, and ended at 51,078.88. All three indexes reached new all-time intraday highs and closed at records. Stock Chart IconStock chart iconS&P 500, year-to-dateNvidia shares offered support to the broader market, climbing more than 6%…

Amid growing concerns about investor protection — particularly as retail investors embrace alternative investment funds that are exposed to illiquid assets, such as private credit — global securities regulators are beefing up their fund valuation standards. In a new report published today, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) set out its revised recommendations for valuation practices at global investment funds, including hedge funds and ETFs. The report consolidates separate guidance that IOSCO had previously issued for hedge funds specifically and “collective investment schemes” more generally, into a single set of standards — and aims to toughen those standards on…

This article was written byFollowMonte Independent Investment Research: Michael Del Monte is a buy-side equity analyst with expertise in the technology, energy, industrials, and materials sectors. Prior to working in the investment management industry, Michael spent over a decade in professional services working across industries that include O&G, OFS, Midstream, Industrials, Information Technology, EPC Services, and consumer discretionary.Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am…

Key insights: Circle and Nium are partnering to boost stablecoin and agentic payments. What’s at stake: The companies are attempting to improve processing, which is still disjointed even as digital payments technology advances.Forward look: Both stablecoins and agentic commerce are in early stages, though payment companies are building systems to accommodate a larger market.Agentic AI conjures images of digital bots automatically shopping, paying, shipping and managing supply chains without humans being involved. But it’s not that simple. Processing Content”Agentic commerce will require payment infrastructure that can support increasingly automated and real-time decision making,” Spencer Spinelli, vice president of global payments and enterprise…

New Delhi: The recent increase in gold import duty to 15 per cent is likely to strengthen the case for financial gold products such as Gold ETFs, Gold Mutual Funds and Gold Trading Receipts (GTRs), according to Satish Dondapati, ETF Fund Manager at Kotak Mutual Fund. Dondapati said the duty hike has already pushed up domestic gold prices, resulting in higher net asset values (NAVs) for Gold ETFs and Gold Funds. He added that the move aligns with the government’s objective of moderating physical gold consumption and encouraging investors to shift towards finan-cial forms of gold ownership. A greater preference…

Eerie, indie survival-horror, Silver Pines will launch on PC and consoles on 8th October 2026, Team17 and developer Wych Elm have announced today. From the looks of the new trailer, this one is for the David Lynch/Silent Hill fans: The hand-painted, rotoscope-animated Metroidvania style Silver Pines follows Private Investigator Red Walker, who finds himself in the rundown American town of Silver Pines, a place seemingly abandoned in a rush: Soon after, a mysterious phone call makes his next move clear: “Find Eddie Velvet”… and so the descent into darkness begins. Silver Pines combines classic survival-horror puzzle solving and resource & inventory…

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced a significant change to trading hours in the equity derivatives segment with the introduction of the Closing Auction Session (CAS) framework.Starting August 3, 2026, the normal market closing time for equity derivatives will be extended by 10 minutes to 3:40 pm from the current 3:30 pm. While the extension is noteworthy, the bigger change lies in how closing prices for eligible securities will be determined.The move aims to ensure a smoother transition between the cash and derivatives markets at the end of the trading day while maintaining consistency in the pricing framework across…

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Digital Domain has launched DDAI, an AI-integrated infrastructure designed for modern film and episodic production, and appointed VFX industry veteran Matt Smith as Creative Development Director of AI to lead the initiative. According to the company, DDAI combines CGI pipelines with generative AI tools in an artist-driven framework built around model provenance, data security, and transparent usage. The infrastructure is designed to support a hybrid production model that integrates into existing pipelines while also offering a fully generative track for projects that require speed, scale, or a different creative approach. “Generative AI is advancing rapidly,” said Smith. “Through DDAI, we…

From the 1950s onward, almost all political parties in Nepal have marched under the banner of socialism—some treating it as a stepping stone to communism, others as the ultimate goal of liberal democracy. From the Nepali Congress’s early call for democratic socialism to the communist parties’ countless versions of people’s socialism, all promised justice through state control. Both groups opposed the monarchy, yet remained deeply hostile toward each other. From Campus Battles to National ParalysisI witnessed this firsthand in the mid-1970s and early 1980s, when I was a student and Nepal’s campuses had become battlegrounds for students representing these two…