Friday, July 3
General
- Global stocks climb as US jobs data cools Fed hike fears
- Oil prices stable as US-Iran peace efforts hold
- Extreme heat wave threatens U.S. power grids and July 4 travel
- Wall St Week Ahead Investors look for Fed clues, earnings signs as tech wobbles
- Goldman dominates first-half M&A as dealmaking surges in EMEA
- The AI Trade Is Losing One of Its Key Signals
- Powerful general in Iran emerges from hiding as Tehran prepares for Khamenei’s dayslong funeral
- Ukraine proves it can hit Russia almost anywhere
- Inside Taiwan's nightmare scenario: Chinese blockade, earthquake, sabotage and invasion
- Sweltering Heat Dome Threatens US Holiday Events and Power Grids
- US Stocks Post Largest Outflows in Over Three Months, BofA Says
- Venezuelans Frustrated by Earthquake Response Want New Presidential Elections
- China Services Gauge Fares Better Than Forecast Despite Slip
- The Hottest Stock Markets Lead to the Biggest Losses
- Trump’s Huge Windfall Has Few Known Global Precedents
- See How Europe’s Heat Waves Melted the Alps’ Glaciers
- This Year’s Job Market Is Shaping Up to Be Surprisingly Stable
- Investors Seek to Pull Nearly $16 Billion From Private-Credit Funds
- Software Loans Hit Rough Patch Even Before AI Fears Triggered SaaS-Pocalypse
- AI Data Centers Use Far More Water Than Most Tech Giants Report
- Former Top General Warns the Military Is Being Politicized
- Trump’s Brokerage Accounts Made Big Trades Around ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs
- Surging Wall Street profit forecasts fuel fears of ‘earnings bubble’
- Donald Trump’s $2.2bn windfall invites comparisons with global strongmen
- China steps up claims over sea east of Taiwan
Thursday, July 2
Evening
- Citadel’s hedge funds post broad first-half gains, top performing strategy sidesteps quant selloff
- Trump Says Fed’s Warsh Faces Board That’s a ‘Bit Hostile’
- Trump Allies Double Down on Efforts to Reshape Federal Reserve
- Wall Street Bets Rallying Markets Will Absorb Every Market Blow
- Invesco’s Brill Gives SpaceX Bond a Red Card for ‘Very Sloppy’ Performance
- Trump’s Brokerage Accounts Made Big Trades Around ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs
- What to Know About the Heat Dome, in Three Charts
- How Machado’s Return to Venezuela Got Derailed After U.S. Resistance
- ‘Heat dome’ over eastern US sends electricity prices soaring
Afternoon
- Dow rises to record, Nasdaq falls again as chipmakers struggle: Live updates
- Job seekers giving up: Labor force participation rate falls to lowest in 50 years, outside of Covid era
- Heat adds to strains on areas with data centers, raising the temperature on AI debates
- Finding freedom from the heat on July 4th will be a challenge in eastern US
- Hedge funds reap June gains by piling into short bets but lose on oil, sources say
- AI Debt Deluge Makes Credit Market Look Safer While Masking Risk
- White House’s Hassett Criticizes Powell for Staying on at Fed
- JPMorgan Says Saylor’s Strategy Adds New Risk to Bitcoin Market
- Blackstone’s QTS Abandons Massive Data Center in Virginia
- Trump Financial Disclosure Shows 21,000 Trades in 2025
- Energy Department Orders Data Centers to Tap Backup Power
- What Private Credit Is, and Why Investors Are So Worried About It
- Private Credit Can’t Stop the ‘Freak Out’
- U.S. Dangles Rewards for Opening the Strait of Hormuz. Iran Isn’t Budging.
- The ‘Five Alarm’ Risks Facing the Power Grid This Summer
- Heat Waves Are Becoming a Chronic Drag on the Economy
- New York City Hasn’t Built This Many Apartments Since 1965
- Russia Pounds Ukraine’s Capital in One of War’s Largest Attacks
- The chip rally is tightening tech’s grip on Wall Street
General
- Stocks gain as chip stocks bounce, weak jobs report eases interest rate pressure: Live updates
- Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix shares tumble over 7% as chip rout spreads from Wall Street
- US hiring falls to just 57,000 in June amid elevated inflation, global turmoil
- U.S. filings for jobless aid fall to 215,000 as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels
- Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a ‘forceful response’
- US, Iran talks conclude in Doha, focused on Strait of Hormuz
- In Sintra, world's central bankers find ally in new Fed chief
- Whiskey Barrel-Backed Loans Are Plummeting in Value With Americans Drinking Less
- Extreme heat dome sizzles NYC, Philadelphia, Boston, DC into July Fourth weekend
- Japan shifts to ambush intervention tactics against yen short sellers, sources say
- UK Consumer Loan Default Gauge Jumps to Highest Since 2009
- A major Russian attack kills 20 in Kyiv as Ukrainian strikes batter Moscow’s oil sector
- Putin’s economy is running on fumes after Ukrainian attacks
- Russian Gasoline Shortage Begins to Spill Into Central Asia
- Leveraged ETFs Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
- Tech Rally Chasers Make Calls Priciest Since 2007 Next to S&P
- CoreWeave Junk Bonds Slide Further as Investors Question AI Boom
- Two Blue Owl Private Credit Funds Impose Caps After Redemption Requests
- SpaceX Is Junk. That’s What the Bond Market Says
- US Tech Rout Sours Mood For Japan, South Korean Chip Stocks
- Japan 10-Year Bond Sale Sees Weaker Demand on Inflation Concerns
- Sliding Yen, Robust Economy Give BOJ More Grounds for Early Hike
- Asia Deals Top $750 Billion Despite Mayhem in Parts of the World
- French Heat Wave May Have Slashed Corn Crop by Up to a Third
- Explosions Rock Ukraine’s Capital
- Trump Pledged No Forever Wars. Now He Risks Forever Talks With Iran.
- Eurozone’s Labor Market Shows Resilience as Unemployment Touches Record Low
- Yet another ‘quant tremor’ strikes systematic investors
- Americans prepare for most expensive July 4 celebration ever
- Can Kevin Warsh tame the Fed’s $7tn balance sheet?
- OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake
- Blue Owl hit by $4.7bn of redemption requests as investor exodus persists
- Battery start-ups see ‘crazy’ demand to smooth power surges in data centres
Wednesday, July 1
Evening
- Stock futures are little changed after weak start to July trading; jobs report ahead: Live updates
- Oil Extends Decline as Barrels Flow Through Strait of Hormuz
- US and Iran hold separate meetings in Qatar and agree to continue discussions
- U.S. tries to talk Iran out of tolls as talks resume in Doha
- Federal Reserve Chair Warsh emphasizes political independence, signals focus on inflation
- Top central bankers are eager to rewrite the playbook
- Wall Street Worries Less Fed Talk Will Spur Market Volatility
- AI Money and Anxiety Are Powering This Election Cycle
- One Leveraged ETF Is Reshaping Trading in World's Top AI Memory Stock
- M&A Volume to Stay Strong in Second Half, Says Sullivan’s Sawyer
- A Taiwan Crisis Is Coming — and Xi May Not Wait
- Crypto Brought Trump a Huge Windfall, Even as Many Investors Lost Big
- U.S. Plunges Trade Pact With Canada and Mexico Into Doubt
- Crypto Bets and Real Estate Deals: Inside Trump’s $2 Billion Year
- The Trump Family and ‘Honest Graft’
Afternoon
- Dow rises to fresh record to start July; Nasdaq struggles as chipmakers decline: Live updates
- Fed's Warsh plans to harness better economic data within a year
- Fed Chief Kevin Warsh declines to hint at July rate decision, but says inflation ‘too high’
- Trump’s $1.4 Billion Haul Makes Him Biggest US Crypto Moneymaker
- AI hopes and fears dominate global central bank meet
- Warsh Signals Long Road Ahead for a Smaller Fed Balance Sheet
- US Crude Grades Shed Iran War Premium as Energy Crisis Eases
- US Car Payments Hit a Record $777 a Month as Down Payments Drop
- Pimco Warns Private Credit ‘Confidence Gap’ to Reveal Weak Funds
- How the Iran War Ignited a Clash Between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince
- Warsh Says Inflation Outlook Has Improved but Won’t Say if Fed Should Hike
- The World’s Top Economists Are Sounding the Alarm on AI
- Millennium and Point72 gain as hedge funds rebound from Iran war
General
- Nasdaq drops to start July as investors dump chip stocks after blockbuster first half: Live updates
- Oil falls as markets await outcome of Iran-US talks, US stocks data
- U.S. Treasury yields edge higher as investors await Fed Chair Warsh’s comments
- Private employers added 98,000 jobs in June, fewer than expected
- US private payrolls gains slow in June; planned layoffs drop 53%
- Warsh hits the international stage with peers sharing an inflation problem
- Wall Street’s AI Race Is Fueling New Fears of Crowded Trading
- In a warning sign, analysis shows publicly traded credit funds are unprofitable
- Global M&A Tops $2.5 Trillion After First-Half Deals Surge
- Global AI wave revs up Asian factories, offsetting war-induced pain
- Japan business mood hits 8-year high, builds case for BOJ rate hikes
- China resale home prices fall faster in June, shows private survey
- Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries plunge Russia into a summer fuel crisis
- Emerging Market Currencies Erase 2026 Gains as Dollar Advances
- AI’s Trillion-Dollar Debt Binge Fuels Century-Old Private Market
- Ukraine’s Missiles Now Have Almost Half of Russia in Reach
- What to Know About the State of North American Trade Talks
- Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House
- Trump Briefed on All-Out War Options in Iran but Opts to Stick With Talks
- A Dispute Over Opening Hormuz Drives a Wedge Into U.S.-Saudi Relations
- Equity-Market Fundraising at Most Exuberant Since 2021, Mergermarket Says
- How the Supreme Court Navigated a Momentous Term With Trump
- South Korea’s Exports Surge by Most Since 1978 on Red-Hot Demand for Chips
- Putin Faces a Political Crisis as Fuel Shortages Ripple Through Russia
- US fossil fuel power spending to beat China for the first time in decades
- Record sea temperatures in June push world into ‘uncharted’ waters
- World Cup tickets and crypto sales: five things we learnt from Donald Trump’s financial disclosure
- Bodies pile up at Venezuela’s morgues as state services break down
Tuesday, June 30
Evening
- Dow futures dip after blue-chip index posts strongest first-half performance since 2021: Live updates
- Record chip rally adds $2 trillion in combined value to Micron, Intel and AMD in second quarter
- Takeaways from Supreme Court term: Trump’s power is enhanced, but he lost some high-profile cases
- Trump Reports at Least $1.2 Billion in 2025 Crypto Earnings
- US expected to not extend USMCA, starting a decade-long countdown for trade pact
- Emergency Ordered for Largest US Power Grid as Record Heat Nears
- Venezuela Quake Death Toll Nears 2,000; Machado Stuck in Panama
- Stocks Notch Strongest Quarter Since 2020
- The U.S. Added 1,200 New Millionaires a Day Last Year
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