ACT says the two-campus cancer centre would require about NZ$2 billion of capital, with the final Crown share, private financing and service costs to be set through detailed business cases.

The engineering analysis covers 997,743 2021-2026 GM vehicles with the 6.2-liter L87 V8 after hundreds of reports of engine failures following recall repairs.

AI hyperscaler bond issuance has surged from $12.5 billion in the comparable 2025 period as investors demand wider spreads and larger concessions to absorb repeated offerings.

Bitcoin briefly touched $79,426 before easing, while Coinbase, Robinhood and Strategy rallied as ETF demand, liquidity expectations and regulatory developments supported crypto markets.

Apollo said unauthorized users accessed cloud platforms between July 6 and July 10, potentially exposing names, birth dates, contact details, home addresses and Social Security numbers.

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose in late-morning trade as financials gained, but elevated long-term Treasury yields left all three benchmarks on course for weekly declines.

Comments are due August 21 on a joint U.S. proposal that would require permitted payment stablecoin issuers to establish bank-style customer identification programs.

Germany’s flash manufacturing PMI rose to 54.1 in August, its strongest reading in 51 months, while services fell deeper into contraction at 48.5.

France’s broad business-climate indicator rose to 98 in August, its third monthly increase, as manufacturing, services and retail improved while construction remained subdued.

The Series A extension, led by Manhattan West with new backing from NVIDIA and Cisco Investments, lifts Starcloud’s total capital raised to $450 million.