•Tether's USDT stablecoin briefly overtook ether to become the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, reaching about $186.06 billion against ether's $185.66 billion.
•The EU plans to impose a 15% tax on aluminium scrap exports to protect domestic producers and prevent valuable metal from heading to US and Asian markets.
•Swatch is seeking $170 million in damages from Samsung in a trademark infringement lawsuit over digital clones of Swatch watches on Samsung smartwatches, the Financial Times reported.
•Montage Gold (MAUTF) has secured full construction funding for the Koné project in Côte d'Ivoire and is advancing ahead of schedule, with first gold pour expected in late Q4 2026.
•Significant satellite resource growth and high-grade discoveries enhance near-term cash flow potential and mine plan flexibility.
•Opus Genetics will be added to the Russell 3000, Russell 2000, and Russell Microcap indexes effective June 29, 2026, as part of the June 2026 Russell indexes reconstitution.
•Heineken has appointed Rafael Oliveira, CEO of Peet's Coffee and set to lead Keurig Dr Pepper's standalone coffee business, as its next CEO, succeeding Dolf van den Brink, effective October pending shareholder approval.
•Hyundai Motor is recalling 96,300 vehicles in the U.S. due to a software error that may cause the instrument panel display to fail, the NHTSA announced.
•The European Commission stated that the EU and its member states have the sovereign right to regulate economic activity, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats over digital taxes.
•The Commission affirmed readiness to act if Trump carries out his threats.
•Framework Ventures raised $400 million for its fourth fund to invest across crypto, AI, and robotics, and promoted Rajiv Patel-O'Connor to general partner.
•Italian confidence data mostly collected before the US-Iran deal signing points to consumer vulnerability and mixed business improvements, with a clear GDP slowdown in Q2 likely.
