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reported their fiscal Q1 ’27 financial results on May 21 ’26, with the retail giant reporting revenue better-than-expected by 2%, while EPS exactly met expectations. Operating income missed expectations by 1% which is the majority of the story for retailer. The quarter was 5 out of 10 for Walmart, but in the overall picture wasn’t too bad, but coming into the quarter trading at 46x EPS (), Walmart was due for a correction. The above chart shows that Walmart’s stock has dropped from a high of $135 on May 19th to the close on June 1 ’26 of $114.60, just…

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 In one of the most significant digital asset deployments by a legacy financial institution to date, MoneyGram has launched MGUSD, its native U.S. dollar stablecoin. Unveiled on stage during the opening ceremony of Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam, the stablecoin went live today in the U.S. market, with a phased global rollout planned to follow immediately. Unlike the vast majority of stablecoins currently circulating, which function primarily as speculative base pairs on cryptocurrency exchanges, MGUSD has been engineered explicitly for real-world money utility. The asset will serve as the core foundational layer for MoneyGram’s expanding blockchain infrastructure, targeting cross-border remittances for…

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Shoppers may be feeling gloomy about high prices at the pump, but they’re still shelling out for new bras and underwear at Victoria’s Secret. The lingerie retailer raised its full-year guidance on Tuesday after blowing past earnings estimates in its fiscal first quarter, citing lower tariff costs and more customers willing to spend full price on its products. Shares of Victoria’s Secret soared about 40% in premarket trading.There was “very consistent, double-digit [sales] increases across Victoria’s Secret, Pink, beauty channels, digital, stores and international, all very positive,” CEO Hillary Super told CNBC in an interview. “Supercharging bras being one of our most…

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Des Moines Public Schools is holding a bilingual news conference this morning to provide an update on its “Reimagining Education” initiative and open a public comment period on proposed plans. The district is seeking input from students, families, staff and community members on proposed Signature School pathways, Career and Technical Education Maker Space programming, enrollment options and related student opportunities. Open through June 30, the public comment period, offers a chance to review proposed programming and provide feedback through online surveys and informational videos available in multiple languages. To learn more about input opportunities, visit reimagine.dmschools.org.

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WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced Benjamin Eddy will serve as the Senior Deputy Comptroller for Regional and Midsize Financial Institutions, effective June 1. In this role, Mr. Eddy oversees the supervision of national banks and federal savings associations between $30 billion and $500 billion in assets. He also serves as a member of the agency’s executive committee. “Ben brings deep knowledge of the bank regulatory and supervisory landscape and shares my vision for continual improvement,” said Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould. “He is a proven leader in the private and public sectors…

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ChatGPT AI is looking at XRP at $1.30 and predicts its heavily discounted, targeting $2.50 to $4.00 by end of June 2026 if the institutional momentum that has been building under the surface finally gets reflected in the price.The bull case Sam Altman’s AI is making is deliberately simple, which is actually what makes it compelling. ChatGPT AI XRP Price PredictionThis is not a complicated technical thesis or a multi-variable roadmap play. It is 4 things working together: ETF inflows absorbing supply, Ripple banking partnerships expanding the real-world payment network, RLUSD growing as a stablecoin with actual utility inside the…

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Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, meets with shareholders at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 1, 2026.David A. Grogan | CNBCGreg Abel’s first major acquisition as Berkshire Hathaway CEO looks a lot like the kind of deal Warren Buffett would have made himself.Berkshire’s $6.8 billion purchase of homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home gives the conglomerate a larger foothold in housing, expands an existing business line and appears to have been struck at a bargain valuation. Just as notable was how little involvement Buffett had in the process.”Greg did that faster than I could have done…

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Free NewsletterGet the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your InboxSea Ltd is widening its AI push with a new internal team reviewing startup investment opportunities, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.The company, which operates Shopee, Garena and digital financial services arm Monee, is looking at how AI can support its next phase of growth across e-commerce, gaming and financial services.The new unit forms part of a wider effort to allocate capital to AI projects inside and outside Sea. It has been reviewing potential investments in AI startups globally.Long-time Sea executive Endong Zhang leads the team…

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