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The war between competing AI models could end up more like Apple vs. Android than VHS vs. Betamax

"While the contest between open and proprietary AI is often presented as a winner-takes-all format war, the most likely outcome is a combination of...

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Kospi index and U.S. stock futures jump as new Hormuz talks send oil prices plunging amid Iran war pause while Wall Street awaits Fed meeting

Iran and Oman are also in talks that center around having Iran run vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz with fewer restrictions on ships.

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Mideast oil may soon have no way out amid ‘everything everywhere all at once’ wars, but the crisis in refined products is even worse

"So we are starting to talk about the kind of no way out scenarios because of this new Red Sea unrest."

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Ukraine’s attack on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea could signal a new battlefront as U.S. seeks to form ‘a ring of economic and military pressure’

"In any case, what is clear is that Iran’s war is becoming increasingly intertwined with two other conflicts: the Saudi-Houthi confrontation and the...

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Trump pulls back after Iran crosses his red line as U.S. military breaks two-week streak of airstrikes amid talks for potential Hormuz deal

"They want to make a deal. I just don't think they're ready yet, but they do want to make a deal."

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Let’s get ready to rumble: The next Fed meeting will be a ‘family feud’ — and that’s exactly what Chairman Kevin Warsh wants

"And the survey says… policy will likely stay on hold for an additional meeting. Hawkish momentum is building, however. We expect two hawkish...

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang denies the chip boom will go bust soon and actually utters the infamous phrase ‘this time is different’

"This is industrially driven, meaning the fundamental technology of computers is changing."

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Trump’s latest import taxes could set a precedent for a ‘broad tariff generator’ on anything a president wants to target, expert warns

"This is precisely the open-ended tariff power grab the courts checked with their IEEPA rulings, just with a little more procedural window-dressing."

24.07.2026 2

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The Treasury is walking a tightrope on U.S. debt by relying so much on short-term rates that are at the mercy of a suddenly very hawkish Fed

"Therefore, the biggest risk to the debt burden would be a sharp rise in short-dated yields if the Fed were to hike rates by more than expected in the...

20.07.2026 5

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The U.K. is getting a new prime minister, but bond investors are really in charge and ‘hyper-reactive,’ Wall Street veteran says

"But investors know it’s the bond market that will call the shots in the $4.2 trillion economy no matter who sits in the prime minister’s office."

19.07.2026 7

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Markets brace for return to all-out war in Iran amid rising U.S. death toll, while former NATO commander warns Suez Canal could be next

Retired Adm. James Stavridis told CNN on Sunday that Trump now has three options, and "and none of them are good."

19.07.2026 7

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The world is looking ahead toward a post-Iran oil market that offsets most Hormuz volumes in a few years as ships reject a U.S.-backed alternate route

Goldman Sachs estimated that enough Mideast pipeline capacity could be added to insulate 75% of the pre-war Gulf exports by the end of 2028.

19.07.2026 10

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‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini says we’re headed for universal basic income or ‘some form of socialism’ as AI revolutionizes work—He calls that optimistic

"Essentially, the government is going to take over some fraction of the big tech firms."

18.07.2026 6

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Iran just crossed Trump’s red line for resuming all-out war as fighting continues to escalate with no end in sight

"The collapse of even this minimal understanding could remove the last barrier between episodic confrontation and a forever war."

18.07.2026 5

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A massive margin call and ‘push-button liquidity’ have torched stocks, but they’re now poised to rebound, top Wall Street forecaster says

"I think those names are going to bounce later this year. So I don't think that the trade is over."

18.07.2026 10

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The AI boom is increasingly built on debt, but investor demand is plunging just as hyperscalers ramp up their bond blitz

The coverage ratio for hyperscaler bond issuance tumbled from 5x in February 2026 to below 2x in July.

17.07.2026 5

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Trump takes a page from Iran’s playbook on the Strait of Hormuz, leveraging U.S. influence over the contested chokepoint to generate revenue

Trump announced the U.S. will reimpose a naval blockade on Iran and will demand reimbursement on all other cargo shipped through the waterway.

13.07.2026 8

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Russia’s economy is an ‘illusion’ built on debt, and a banking crisis is ready to explode, intel report says, while the Kremlin may seize pensions

The intelligence report estimated that 10% of Russia's corporate ⁠loans may not be repaid, while 15% of retail loans at some top banks may be...

12.07.2026 7

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Rising tempo of combat in battle for Hormuz threatens market’s confidence that the worst is over on Iran. ‘There’s a lot of complacency’

U.S. forces carried out five rounds of attacks in the past week and three over the last 24 hours, signaling that the operational tempo is quickening.

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The ‘facade’ of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire crumbles after after largest round of fighting in months — ‘an undeclared naval war can escalate’

"I have a feeling that this could go poop very fast, and that's the fear once you unleash the dogs of war."

12.07.2026 8

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The rise of white-collar socialists: ‘A lot of tech workers are working class’

A recently surfaced survey of Democratic Socialists of America members showed that 9% worked in the tech sector in 2021.

11.07.2026 5

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The U.S. and Iran can’t agree on fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The solution could be straight out of the Old Testament

Oman has drafted a proposal to manage traffic in the strait through two separately controlled routes, sources told CNN.

11.07.2026 9

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There’s no escape from inflation as a perfect storm of the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño, AI boom, Trump tariffs, fuel crunch, and Ukraine war keep prices high

"These results suggest that many businesses are still adjusting their prices, more than a year after tariffs were first introduced."

11.07.2026 10

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Top Iranian officials admitted to the supreme leader that the U.S. naval blockade was crushing the economy, report says, as Trump eyes reimposing it

"Ultimately, both sides need a deal soon given domestic vulnerabilities: looming U.S. midterms, Iran's economic and political fragilities."

10.07.2026 10

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The yen is quietly crashing as Japan’s debt crisis bleeds into currency markets, and efforts to halt the slide are ‘doomed to fail,’ economist says

"There’ll come a point when markets will just ignore intervention."

06.07.2026 10

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The stock market is about to suffer a ‘snapback’ and will lose much of this year’s gains as ‘speculation is hitting extreme levels,’ BofA warns

Bank of America reaffirmed its year-end price target of 7,100 for the S&P 500, representing a 5% drop from the week's closing level.

05.07.2026 10

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After a nearly 800% explosion, this AI supplier is about to make its U.S. debut and could signal if the market can still boom—or is headed for a bust

Shares of South Korea's SK Hynix will list on the Nasdaq and are expected to start trading on Friday.

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Investment firm’s cofounder sues after being fired for neglecting the in-person work mandate he signed, saying it applies to employees not owners

“We have both junior and senior employees commuting over one hour each way to work, and yet you feel this policy doesn’t apply to you.”

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U.S. debt is a looming crisis today but was once its own revolutionary masterstroke that helped launch a global financial superpower

Hamilton recognized how debt can unlock resources that could transform the young republic. But first he had to untangle the mess created by the...

04.07.2026 10

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Russia’s fuel crisis is so bad that a mom and her baby waited in line for 18 hours to get gas — ‘Are we in the Soviet Union?’

Energy analysts have estimated that 25% or more of Russia’s oil refining capacity has been taken offline by Ukraine's drone attacks.

04.07.2026 10

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Trump Accounts are now available for kids. Here’s where the money will be invested in the stock market—in line with Warren Buffett’s advice

Money contributed to Trump Accounts at launch will be put in the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF as an initial default investment.

04.07.2026 10

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The Supreme Court upholds Fed independence by saving Lisa Cook’s job—and also saves U.S. debt from a crisis

"Not only the fact of independence but also the appearance of independence is key to the Federal Reserve’s design."

29.06.2026 10

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Hyperscalers could end up resembling airlines—plagued by small margins, intense competition, and high expenses, AI skeptic warns

“In placing massive hyperscaling bets, investors are setting lavish expectations about future earnings.”

29.06.2026 10

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Social Security is headed for a day of reckoning, and Congress is running out of time to save boomers. Lawmakers are proposing some hard choices

"Why should a middle-class nurse pay a larger share of her paycheck than a wealthy corporate lawyer?"

28.06.2026 10

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Markets feel relief as the U.S. and Iran agree to a ceasefire on their earlier ‘ceasefire’ that was looking at lot like a war over Hormuz

Sources told Axios that the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt attacks and meet in Qatar on Tuesday to resolve differences over the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran is forcing the U.S. into an escalation trap as a ‘shadow war’ over the Strait of Hormuz heats up that could kill the tenuous ceasefire

"The collision course is set, and worse is yet to come."

28.06.2026 10

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The end of Putin’s regime will spring from war spending chaos, former central bank advisor says, amid military mutiny threat and fuel-shortage brawls

"It’s less dramatic than a palace coup, but this is what decline looks like."

27.06.2026 20

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The contrarian view for Fed rate cuts: Payrolls will weaken, inflation will plunge, and Kevin Warsh was ‘largely performative’ in his hawkishness

"He had to sound hawkish to draw a clear line between himself and the White House."

27.06.2026 10

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Forget the ceasefire — The U.S. and Iran are still exchanging attacks over the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran tries to shut down a competing route

The U.S. carved out an alternate path that runs along Oman's coast and said Saturday that it's been expanded to accommodate inbound and outbound...

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AI boom may be on its last legs amid stock volatility and dash for cash—but will go out in a blaze of glory with ‘blow-off phase’ before bubble pops

"This volatility is, in our view, evidence of excessive froth and calls into the question the sustainability of this rally."

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The Fed is fed up with inflation and will bring down the hammer with a series of rate hikes this year, reversing earlier cuts, BofA says

"The Fed was willing to look through the tariffs, but it is losing patience after the latest round of supply shocks."

22.06.2026 20

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Why men keep dropping out of the labor force: It starts in childhood, when kids see how males around them struggle, economists say

"Our findings suggest that experience effects can turn short-run declines in labor demand into long-run declines in labor supply."

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Dow futures drop and oil jumps as first day of U.S.-Iran talks sees Trump threaten Tehran on Hormuz: ‘You close it and you won’t have a country’

He also said the U.S. may take over the strait, adding "I'll blow the s--t out of them. If they don't make a deal, we'll collect tolls."

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Who needs rate cuts? Even the Fed’s new chair admits companies are easily raising capital on financial markets amid epic stock and debt binge

Corporate bond issuance in the year through May totaled $1.23 trillion, up 21% from a year ago.

20.06.2026 10

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Shipping companies will decide when the Strait of Hormuz is truly open—not the U.S. or Iran—and the latest deal is already sowing confusion

"Will the Iranian announcement be enough to deter them? Or will Iran need to resort to force and directly violate the MOU's terms?"

20.06.2026 10

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A new trade war may be brewing. This time, Europe is taking a page from Trump’s playbook — ‘We no longer live in a world of pink ponies and rainbows’

China's goods trade surplus with the EU hit 360.6 billion euros in ​2025, up 15% from 2024. And in the first four months of this year, the gap has...

20.06.2026 10

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The Strait of Hormuz is finally reopening, but energy flows may not get back to normal until next year

“Our working assumption is that ~80% of energy flows will resume by the end of Q3, but a return to ‘normal’ could stretch into 2027.”

15.06.2026 10

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Iran emerges from war with its economy in free fall and inflation on some food items above 400%. If the regime doesn’t fix it, ‘there will be trouble’

"But even with aid, Tehran’s ability to manage its domestic woes will remain limited, and the internal pressures will build."

15.06.2026 10

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Iran proved it can close the Strait of Hormuz, but the U.S. is advertising very loudly that the world’s top superpower can at least punch open a hole

Hegseth said the U.S. naval blockage in Iran is "impenetrable" and 125 million barrels of oil have now exited the Gulf, "showing that we control the...

14.06.2026 10

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Social Security faces steep cuts. These senators want to bet on stocks and $27 trillion in debt to save it—but ‘the gamble does not always pay off’

"As a result, the most likely outcome is that in the 75th year, the government will end up with a big pile of debt, requiring large interest...

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