A sealed, boxed copy of the original Super Mario Bros. sold at Heritage Auctions for $3 million. The price surpassed the prior record of $2 million set in 2021 for another Super Mario Bros. copy.
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Saturday, June 13, 2026
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The US response to the New World screwworm threatening cattle relies on scaling up sterile-insect production, but that capacity will not deliver meaningful suppression for more than a year. The delay increases the odds the parasite spreads further before control measures can bite.
10:00 AMBloomberg MarketsFrasers Group keeps grabbing attention through opportunistic stake-building across UK-listed names, but the strategy has not translated into durable returns for public shareholders. The piece argues that Mike Ashley-style dealmaking fits private control better than the disclosure-heavy, mark-to-market discipline of public markets.
12:00 AMFinancial Times2:37 PMThe Verge
Sealed Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $3 million
Summary
A sealed, boxed copy of the original Super Mario Bros. sold at Heritage Auctions for $3 million. The price surpassed the prior record of $2 million set in 2021 for another Super Mario Bros. copy.
Why it matters
A new benchmark sale can pull more money into niche collectibles and reshape how retro games get priced, insured, and traded.
10:00 AMBloomberg Markets
US’s Screwworm Fix Is Still a Year Away, Risking More Spread
Summary
The US response to the New World screwworm threatening cattle relies on scaling up sterile-insect production, but that capacity will not deliver meaningful suppression for more than a year. The delay increases the odds the parasite spreads further before control measures can bite.
Why it matters
A slow biological fix raises the probability of a wider outbreak that can squeeze beef supply, lift costs across the protein chain, and feed food inflation.
12:00 AMFinancial Times
Frasers is better at making headlines than creating shareholder value
Summary
Frasers Group keeps grabbing attention through opportunistic stake-building across UK-listed names, but the strategy has not translated into durable returns for public shareholders. The piece argues that Mike Ashley-style dealmaking fits private control better than the disclosure-heavy, mark-to-market discipline of public markets.
Why it matters
If markets treat Frasers as a deal-driven holding vehicle rather than a retailer, its cost of capital rises and its ability to compound shareholder returns falls.
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