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HSBC Exits Australian Retail Banking After 40 Years; Sells $36B Loan Book to Blackstone
HSBC exits Australian retail banking after 40 years, selling its $36 billion loan book to Blackstone. All 19 branches to close over 18 months. Pepper Money will service the loans.
Aschenbrenner’s $24B AI Fund Implodes After Leverage Backfires on July 31
Situational Awareness hedge fund, founded by ex-OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, liquidated its $16 billion public portfolio after leverage amplified losses on AI stock bets. Citadel acquired the assets in under 24 hours.
Leopold Aschenbrenner’s $45B AI Fund Collapses 67% in July
Leopold Aschenbrenner’s $45 billion AI hedge fund Situational Awareness crashed 67% in July after overleveraged bets on chip stocks backfired. Citadel bought the portfolio at a discount.
FTSE 100 Climbs 0.74% as Amazon (AMZN) Sparks Global Tech Rally; DAX (+1.20%), CAC 40 (+0.95%) Advance
On July 31, 2026, European stock markets finished higher after Amazon’s strong quarterly earnings lifted confidence in global technology stocks. The FTSE 100 rose 0.74%, Germany’s DAX gained 1.20%, and France’s CAC 40 added 0.95%. Investors welcomed fresh evidence that heavy spending on artificial intelligence is beginning to deliver results. That optimism spread across global…
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Jumps Nearly 17% After Q2 Revenue Beat; AWS Cloud Growth Strengthens, Annual Target Raised to $220B
Amazon shares jumped as much as 17% on July 31, 2026, extending a sharp after-hours rally from its Q2 report. The stock had already surged over 9% in extended trading Thursday night. Amazon posted $200.6 billion in Q2 revenue, up 20% year-over-year, crossing $200 billion for the first time. AWS revenue climbed 37% to $42.2…
HSBC to Sell $36 Billion in Mortgages as Australian Banking Operations Wind Down
On July 31, 2026, HSBC announced it will sell its A$36 billion (US$25 billion) Australian mortgages portfolio to Blackstone as it moves ahead with its plan to leave Australia’s retail banking market. The transaction is one of the country’s biggest banking deals in recent years and follows HSBC’s effort to simplify its global business. Existing…
Ethereum News: Open USD Stablecoin Launch Backed by BlackRock and Visa
On July 31, 2026, the stablecoin market saw a notable development with the launch of Open USD (OpenUSD), backed by major financial and technology companies including BlackRock and Visa. The launch comes as demand for regulated digital dollars continues to rise across payments, decentralized finance (DeFi), Ethereum and tokenized assets. With competition increasing against established…
Leopold Aschenbrenner’s $45 Billion AI Bet Ends With Massive Sell-Off
Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness LP sold its entire public stock portfolio in a single block trade on Thursday, July 30, 2026, after July’s AI selloff gutted the fund. Ken Griffin’s Citadel purchased the positions, which represented roughly two-thirds of the firm’s total holdings, according to CNBC. The fund had grown to as much as $45…
Mammut Sold to Chinese Firm CPE for Up to €500M on July 31
Chinese investment firm CPE acquires Swiss outdoor brand Mammut from Jacobs Capital for up to €500 million. Headquarters remain in Aargau; CEO Heiko Schäfer stays in place.