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US Moves to Impose Nearly 133% Anti‑Dumping Duty on Russian Palladium After Sibanye Stillwater Appeal

The US Commerce Department has signaled preliminary approval for steep anti‑dumping duties on Russian palladium imports, setting a provisional rate near 133%. The move follows a petition from Sibanye Stillwater and paves the way for a final ruling later in the year with broad implications for supply chains and pricing.

FTC intensifies investigation into Microsoft’s cloud and AI commercial practices

Shield AI pursues up to $1 billion financing, targeting roughly $12 billion valuation

UK Banks Pivot Toward Wealth Management to Tap Billions in Idle Savings

Anthropic adds Chris Liddell to board to strengthen political and regulatory positioning

Rideence and AVA to Start EV Assembly in Mombasa, Kenya, Accelerating Local E‑Mobility

Doyne Farmer Proposes $100M Global Economic Simulator to Guide Climate and Financial Decisions

EU leaders set June test for financial-market integration as faster-track option looms

Bezos’ turtle post signals Blue Origin’s accelerated Moon plan

Jeff Bezos’ brief social post telegraphed a concrete, compressed lunar architecture Blue Origin has been drafting: leaked plans describe a three‑launch uncrewed demo and a four‑launch crewed profile that avoid orbital refueling by stacking transfer stages. The effort coincides with a formal pause of New Shepard operations to free people and hardware for New Glenn and Blue Moon work, but the timeline depends on unproven multi‑vehicle rendezvous, deep‑space propulsion sequencing and a reliable New Glenn cadence.

Meta reportedly readies facial recognition for its smart glasses