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Kattitude Education Centre Expands English Phonics Program Online to Scale Digital Learning

Kattitude Education Centre Expands English Phonics Program Online to Scale Digital Learning

Hong Kong, Monday, 3 August 2026.
Hong Kong’s Kattitude Education Centre Limited has launched a hybrid online expansion of its Cambridge YLE Phonics program, combining self-paced pre-recorded video lessons with live one-on-one sessions for progress monitoring.

FireFly Metals Unveils High-Grade Underground Copper and Gold Drilling Results

FireFly Metals Unveils High-Grade Underground Copper and Gold Drilling Results

St. John’s, Monday, 3 August 2026.
FireFly Metals reported exceptional underground drill results from its Green Bay project in Canada, returning up to 13.2% copper equivalent to strengthen upcoming economic studies.

Argent LNG Advances Major Louisiana Export Terminal with Key Safety Filing

Argent LNG Advances Major Louisiana Export Terminal with Key Safety Filing

Port Fourchon, Monday, 3 August 2026.
Argent LNG has submitted a vital waterway safety assessment to the U.S. Coast Guard, advancing its massive 25-million-tonne Louisiana export project following recent 20-year federal export authorization.

AstraZeneca Explores historic Merger with Bristol Myers Squibb to Form $400 Billion Giant

AstraZeneca Explores historic Merger with Bristol Myers Squibb to Form $400 Billion Giant

New York, Sunday, 2 August 2026.
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is in preliminary talks to merge with Bristol Myers Squibb. The potential $400 billion deal could create the world’s fourth-largest drugmaker by market value.

Planet Fitness Facing Shareholder Lawsuits After Strength Training Shift Triggered Stock Collapse

Planet Fitness Facing Shareholder Lawsuits After Strength Training Shift Triggered Stock Collapse

Hampton, Sunday, 2 August 2026.
Planet Fitness faces multiple investor lawsuits alleging executives misled shareholders about a marketing pivot to strength training. The strategic misstep alienated its core beginner demographic, slashing stock value by 31%.

Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs to Support Mass Artificial Intelligence Investment

Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs to Support Mass Artificial Intelligence Investment

Austin, Sunday, 2 August 2026.
Oracle eliminated 13% of its workforce to fund a $300 billion OpenAI deal, but a credit downgrade to near-junk status triggered a $7 billion grid guarantee demand.

Investors Face Urgent August 4 Deadline in PicS Securities Lawsuit Following Post-IPO Stock Collapse

Investors Face Urgent August 4 Deadline in PicS Securities Lawsuit Following Post-IPO Stock Collapse

New York, Sunday, 2 August 2026.
PicS N.V. investors face an imminent August 4 deadline to lead a securities class action alleging misleading IPO disclosures about bad loan reclassifications, which triggered a 50% stock collapse.

Elon Musk’s Artificial Intelligence Venture Set to Retire 69 Temporary Generators Near Memphis

Elon Musk’s Artificial Intelligence Venture Set to Retire 69 Temporary Generators Near Memphis

Memphis, Sunday, 2 August 2026.
SpaceXAI will decommission 69 unpermitted gas turbines in Mississippi by July 2027, replacing them with a permanent 1.2-gigawatt facility following environmental scrutiny and lawsuits.

AI Demand Sets Up Major Earnings Test for Semiconductor Giant AMD

AI Demand Sets Up Major Earnings Test for Semiconductor Giant AMD

Santa Clara, Sunday, 2 August 2026.
Options traders expect AMD stock to swing up to 10% following Tuesday’s earnings report, as booming artificial intelligence demand drives projected quarterly revenue up 48% year-over-year.

Verra Mobility Faces Class Action Lawsuit Following $1.4 Billion Market Value Loss

Verra Mobility Faces Class Action Lawsuit Following $1.4 Billion Market Value Loss

Mesa, Sunday, 2 August 2026.
Verra Mobility faces a class action suit after hiding Avis contract termination risks, causing a dramatic 71% single-day stock plunge and wiping out $1.4 billion in market value.