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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit Washington in ‌mid-July with the aim of deepening strategic ties with the United States, focusing primarily on economic, trade, and investment cooperation, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday. Spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi described the visit as an effort "to enhance the ‌Iraqi-U.S. partnership based on mutual interests." "The government aims to ​broaden the horizons of our strategic partnership with global companies and stimulate an investment-friendly environment that contributes ⁠tangible benefits to the Iraqi economy while strengthening internal stability," al-Aboudi ​told the state news agency. https://www.newsmax.com/politics/iraq-ali-al-zaidi-washington/2026/06/16/id/1259802/

Citi Launches Crypto Platform to Tokenize Private Company Shares https://cryptonews.com/news/citi-crypto-blockchain-platform-tokenize-private-shares/

Rupee appreciates for 3rd straight day on easing West Asia tensions The rupee appreciated for the third straight session on Tuesday to close 5 paise higher at 94.53 (provisional) against the US dollar, supported by easing West Asia tensions and extended fall in crude oil prices. Forex traders said that with the reported de-escalation of the US-Iran conflict and diplomatic agreements regarding the Strait of Hormuz, the immediate threat to global energy supplies has significantly reduced. Moreover, softening of the US dollar and a decline in US treasury yields also supported the USD/INR pair, they said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 94.69 against the US dollar and traded in the range of 94.48-94.71. Eventually, it settled at 94.53 (provisional), up 5 paise from its previous close. https://www.business-standard.com/markets/news/rupee-appreciates-for-3rd-straight-day-on-easing-west-asia-tensions-126061600795_1.html

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State Street targets stablecoin reserve boom with new money market fund The asset manager joins BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and others competing to manage reserves backing the growing stablecoin market.

This AI builds you a business, runs it, and settles payments in USDC Y Combinator's Locus Founder lets users text a business idea via iMessage, SMS, or Telegram, and the AI handles the rest.

Mystery Polymarket trader turned $4 million into $9 million after Spain's shocking World Cup draw A days-old account turned about $4 million into a $9 million profit betting against Spain, an anomaly trade that on-chain sleuths are asking whether it was luck or inside information.

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Post Log inOpen app  Michelle Maxwell ™  @MichelleMaxwell It is OUR money!! Thank you Mr Secretary Concerning Social Security payments, my contributions were made for over 40 years on every salary I received. Those jobs may not have always been the work I wanted to be doing at the time, BUT I always had a job. The Social Security check is now (or soon will be) referred to as a "Federal Benefit Payment?" I'll be part of the one percent to forward this. I am forwarding it because it touches a nerve in me, and I hope it will in you. Please keep passing it on until everyone in our country has read it. The government is now referring to our Social Security checks as a "Federal Benefit Payment." This isn't a benefit. It is our money paid out of our earned income! Not only did we all contribute to Social Security but our employers did too. It totaled 15% of our income before taxes. Congress took our money and used it elsewhere. They forgot (oh yes, they knew) that it was OUR money they were taking. They didn't have a referendum to ask us if we wanted to lend the money to them. And they didn't pay interest on the debt they assumed. And recently they've told us that the money won't support us for very much longer. And now, to add insult to injury, they're calling it a "benefit", as if we never worked to earn every penny of it. Just because they borrowed the money doesn't mean that our investments were a charity! Let's take a stand. We have earned our right to Social Security and Medicare. Demand that our legislators bring some sense into our government. Find a way to keep Social Security and Medicare going for the sake of that 92% of our population who need it. Then call it what it is: Our Earned Retirement Income. Please, for the sake of our country, share this message. It's important!!! 6:32 PM · Jun 16, 202631.4KViews 197 2.3K 3.2K 134 Read 197 replies See more on Download the app and never miss what’s happening. Get the app

🐈 SpaceX rallied overnight to $229.40, nearing a $3 trillion valuation and potentially becoming the world's 4th most valuable company. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan raised rates to 1% without causing panic. Markets rallied on optimism regarding the U.S.–Iran agreement. The S&P 500 gained roughly $1.2 trillion. Bitcoin briefly exceeded $67K before settling near $66.3K. Markets currently favor optimism over tightening policy. However, Japan's rate hike remains a long-term risk if global sentiment sours and liquidity tightens further. 💪 t.me/FinancialWorldUpdates

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ ⚡️ SpaceX will acquire the company behind Cursor through a merger expected to close in Q3. 💪 t.me/FinancialWorldUpdates