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Aurora rejects Curaleaf's $4 hostile bid, EU export rights at the center

Cross-border cannabis exports to Europe have become the most contested asset class in North American cannabis, and Curaleaf's hostile approach to Aurora Cannabis is the clearest measure of that shift. Aurora fired back on…

By Elias Vance · 2 min read

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DEALSAurora rejects Curaleaf's $4 hostile bid, EU export rights at the centerAugust 21, 2026/CRYPTOMANTRA token sinks to record low as blockchain halt triggers exchange freezeAugust 21, 2026/MACROSK Hynix weighs multitrillion-won Japan chip plant as cross-border capex shiftsAugust 21, 2026/DEALSBessent bids for long-end Treasuries, but Wall Street calls it a band-aid on a bullet holeAugust 21, 2026/COINCrypto shorts worth $2.73 billion wiped on Aug. 19 as Treasury buyback pledge catches bearish market offsideAugust 21, 2026/AMZNLG 65-inch B6 OLED drops to $1,399.99 at Best Buy, $300 below Amazon's current listingAugust 21, 2026/REGULATORYCharter Communications completes $34.5 billion Cox acquisition after California approvesAugust 21, 2026/ASPIASP Isotopes subsidiary restructures South African loan as capitalized interest swells principalAugust 21, 2026/DEALSAurora rejects Curaleaf's $4 hostile bid, EU export rights at the centerAugust 21, 2026/CRYPTOMANTRA token sinks to record low as blockchain halt triggers exchange freezeAugust 21, 2026/MACROSK Hynix weighs multitrillion-won Japan chip plant as cross-border capex shiftsAugust 21, 2026/DEALSBessent bids for long-end Treasuries, but Wall Street calls it a band-aid on a bullet holeAugust 21, 2026/COINCrypto shorts worth $2.73 billion wiped on Aug. 19 as Treasury buyback pledge catches bearish market offsideAugust 21, 2026/AMZNLG 65-inch B6 OLED drops to $1,399.99 at Best Buy, $300 below Amazon's current listingAugust 21, 2026/REGULATORYCharter Communications completes $34.5 billion Cox acquisition after California approvesAugust 21, 2026/ASPIASP Isotopes subsidiary restructures South African loan as capitalized interest swells principalAugust 21, 2026/
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MANTRA token sinks to record low as blockchain halt triggers exchange freeze

Across the smaller-cap layer-1 space, few episodes damage token confidence faster than a blockchain halt. MANTRA's native token dropped 18% to an all-time low before recovering to around $0.0044, as MANTRA Chain suspended…

By Mateo Fuentes · 2 min

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SK Hynix weighs multitrillion-won Japan chip plant as cross-border capex shifts

The memory chip sector's capex cycle has turned outward, and the Sea of Japan is increasingly in frame. SK Hynix is reportedly considering the construction of a multitrillion-won manufacturing facili

By Priya Kurup · 2 min

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Bessent bids for long-end Treasuries, but Wall Street calls it a band-aid on a bullet hole

The $32 trillion US Treasury market is where fiscal credibility faces its most direct test, priced in real time by investors willing to sell when they lose confidence in the government's finances. Against that backdrop, Treasury…

By Jonah Berg · 2 min

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Crypto shorts worth $2.73 billion wiped on Aug. 19 as Treasury buyback pledge catches bearish market offside

The U.S. Treasury's announcement that it would at least double its purchases of longer-term government bonds shifted financial conditions fast enough to catch a heavily shorted crypto market offside.

August 21, 2026 · 2 min

Deals

LG 65-inch B6 OLED drops to $1,399.99 at Best Buy, $300 below Amazon's current listing

Single-day retailer promotions on entry-tier OLED panels tend to move inventory rather than reset channel pricing broadly. Thursday's Best Buy Deal of the Day fits that read: the 65-inch LG B6 OLED television dropped to $1,399.99…

August 21, 2026 · 2 min

Regulatory

Charter Communications completes $34.5 billion Cox acquisition after California approves

California's approval last week removed the final regulatory gate on a major cable transaction first announced in 2025. Charter Communications completed its $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications, a combination described…

August 21, 2026 · 2 min

Regulatory

ASP Isotopes subsidiary restructures South African loan as capitalized interest swells principal

August 21, 2026 · 2 min

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Futu Holdings posts record Q2 volumes as AI equity rally drives retail surge

August 21, 2026 · 2 min

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Trump appears "bullish" on Clarity Act after private White House session with crypto and finance executives

August 21, 2026 · 2 min

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