Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein offered a "tall, Swedish, blonde woman" to former billionaire Anil Ambani to "make it fun to visit", according to the recently-released Epstein files. Ambani replied to Epstein's offer in under 20 seconds, saying, "Arrange that." Epstein then joked that if Hollywood actress Meryl Streep represents Ambani's "proclivity", with Ambani responding, "Better taste my friend."

The value of Bitcoin jumped by over $10,200 (over ₹9.25 lakh) in just 20 hours as it once again rose above $70,000 (₹63.43 lakh). According to Bull Theory, the world's largest cryptocurrency has helped investors earn $304 billion (₹27,54,868 crore). This comes after Bitcoin erased ₹2 trillion (₹180,90,200 crore) in investor wealth as its value halved from its all-time high.

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) board approved a fundraise of up to ₹2,994 crore via qualified institutional placements. Fundraising will take place only to the extent that the shareholding of President or government does not dilute more than 3.76% of the post-issue paid-up equity share capital. Moreover, the fundraise is also subject to approval of the shareholders.

The US imposed a new set of sanctions to "combat illicit traders of Iranian oil and the Shadow Fleet", the US Department of State announced. The sanctions, imposed moments after US and Iran wrapped up indirect nuclear talks in Oman, will apply to 14 vessels. India-based Elevate Marine Management, the commercial manager of a Cameroon-flagged tanker, has also been sanctioned.

Financial bids have been received for the strategic disinvestment of IDBI Bank and they will be evaluated as per the prescribed procedure, DIPAM said. Reportedly, Kotak Mahindra Bank, investor Prem Watsa, and Emirates NBD had qualified to participate in the strategic disinvestment process. The strategic sale involves the transfer of management control along with a majority stake in the bank.

The launch of Anthropic's latest AI agent, which can automate tasks across legal, sales, marketing and data analysis functions, led to a global sell-off of tech stocks, which hit Indian stocks too. The IT index dipped 7% in the week, its worst weekly drop in over four months. The dip reportedly caused a wipeout of ₹2.03 lakh crore investor wealth.

US has committed to invest $1.3 billion (about ₹11,777 crore) in a copper and gold mining project in Pakistan's crisis-hit Balochistan province. The Reko Diq project is located near Pakistan-Iran border and is expected to start production by 2028-end. It's expected to produce two lakh metric tons of copper a year in its first phase, which will double after expansion.

A special court in Mumbai dismissed fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi's plea against summons issued to him in the ₹55 crore Canara Bank-led consortium loan fraud case. The magistrate's order "does not suffer from impropriety, incorrectness and illegality" and hence, any interference is not warranted, a judge said. Choksi and Nirav Modi are prime accused in the PNB fraud case.

Startup bodies will seek Finance Ministry approval for loans against pending Goods and Services Tax (GST) input tax credit, Moneycontrol reported. "[A few founders]…had a few hundred crores in pending GST input tax credit,” a source said. "If we can get relatively cheaper working capital loans based on the receivables, it can be a huge relief," a founder said.

The EEOC has launched a rare "commissioner’s charge" investigation into Nike, probing whether its diversity initiatives unlawfully discriminated against white employees. Investigators are demanding data on layoffs and promotions to determine if race-based targets violated federal law. This high-profile case could set a national precedent for the legal boundaries of corporate DEI programs.