Lauren Shannon

Elon Musk Became The World’s First Trillionaire On 6/12/26, After Spacex’s Largest IPO In History (~$85.7B) Sent Shares Soaring. Fueled By His Stakes In Spacex & Tesla, His Fortune Sparked Debate Over Wealth Inequality. The IPO Reflects Investors’ Confidence In Spacex’s Mars, Starlink, & A.I Goals Despite Losses, Risks & Sale Restrictions.

U.K’s Oldest Indian Restaurant, Veeraswamy (Founded 1926 On Regent St), Faces Closure As The Crown Estate Won’t Renew Its Lease For Building Refurbishment. It Survived The Blitz And Won A Michelin Star In 2016. A 20k+ Petition To King Charles III, Backed By Celebrity Chefs Like Raymond Blanc, Seeks To Save It, But Relocation Plans Proceed.

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China’s 2025 Trade Surplus (Exported/Sold More Abroad Than Imported/Bought) Reached A Record $1.19Tn (£890B), The First Time Any Country Topped $1Tn. It Beat China’s 2024 Record Of $993B (Up ~20%). No Other Nation Has Come Close; Past Highs Were ~$600–665B For China And ~$250B For Germany, Making This Extraordinary Amid Global Challenges.

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For The First Time, A Streaming Giant (Netflix) Is Acquiring Warner Bros., One Of The Oldest & Most Iconic Film Studios In The World. The $82.7B Grab, The 2nd Largest Media Merger After The $182B AOL–Time Warner Deal In 2000, Now Faces A $108.4B All-Cash Hostile Bid From Paramount Skydance; Plus Antitrust, Guild, Lawsuit, & Regulatory Hurdles.

Luana Lopes Lara, 29, Ex-Ballerina & MIT Grad, Co-Founded Kalshi, A U.S.-Regulated Event-Betting Platform. A $1B Funding Round Led By Paradigm, Sequoia & A16z Boosted Kalshi To An $11B Valuation. Her 12% Stake Is Worth $1.3B, Making Her The Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire, Surpassing Lucy Guo ($1.1B, Scale AI) & Taylor Swift ($1.1B).

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