AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPhilippines Fraud Crackdown: The NBI arrested two people in Quezon City tied to a multi-million peso beauty clinic investment scam, charging them with syndicated estafa and securities-law violations. Lucid Investor Risk: Lucid Group faces a federal securities lawsuit alleging it concealed a 29-day supplier disruption that hit Gravity SUV deliveries, sparking sharp stock drops around the disclosures. UK Macro Watch: The OECD upgraded UK growth forecasts, pointing to government spending as the main support while business investment is flat. Retirement Rules Fight: Michigan AG Dana Nessel joined a coalition opposing a U.S. Labor Department proposal that could steer retirement money into riskier alternative assets. Crypto Pullback: Bitcoin slid about 6% to the mid-$66k area as ETF outflows and exchange-moving retail activity fueled selling pressure. Deal & Capital Markets: Versant made an undisclosed investment in microdrama platform GammaTime; Blackstone struck a private credit tie-up with Nippon Life; and NHPC’s offer for sale opened to retail investors with the government selling 3% (plus more if demand is strong). Energy Transition Investing: A UK study argues investing before 2030 to cut coal use in steel production is far cheaper than later decarbonization.
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