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Charles Schwab is working with Cboe to launch S&P 500 'yes-or-no' binary options contracts. The contracts will pay out a fixed amount if the index settles above or below a specified strike price at expiration. This move aims to offer retail investors a simpler derivatives product.
AI-related companies in South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan are driving stock gains, bigger bonuses, and a retail investing frenzy. Na Se-bin has lost all sense of the value of money amid the market fever. The global success of these firms is stoking investor enthusiasm across Asian markets.
A 2025 Association of Illustrators survey of 6,844 members found 32.4% lost work to AI, with average losses of £9,262 per artist. Forrester projects US ad agencies will shed 32,000 jobs to AI by 2030. Meanwhile, Michaels' 2026 Creativity Trend Report logged a 136% jump in analog hobby searches and 86% rise in craft-kit sales.
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh ended the practice of forward guidance at his first press conference. The move reverses decades of Fed transparency and may give other central bank policymakers more influence over financial markets. Warsh believes markets became too dependent on Fed signals.
Over 90% of VP+ candidates cannot describe a company's real risks, unit economics, burn rate, or retention after 10 interviews. The author, a board member and investor, considers this a disqualifier. Top candidates reverse-engineer the revenue model, ask about churn, and brief the interviewer on the company's state.
Of 24 startups in a new tracker, 17 reported profits in FY26, generating a cumulative net profit of ₹5,657.3 Cr. The 24 companies posted ₹1.71 Lakh Cr in operating revenue, a 54% jump from ₹1.11 Lakh Cr in FY25. 22 new-age tech companies debuted on public markets.
CEO Tim Cook said Apple will raise prices on some products because memory and storage costs have become unsustainable. The iPhone 18 Pro models coming in September could cost more than the iPhone 17 Pro series. Apple is also ramping up work on a 20th anniversary iPhone with an edge-to-edge curved glass display.