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Japan Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama signals yen intervention readiness at press conference

Japan Keeps the Yen Threat Alive on America’s Holiday, Still Refusing to Name a Number

Japan's Finance Minister said Friday that Tokyo will act on the yen at any time, even on US holidays, without disclosing any threshold. Having spent $73 billion in its largest recorded intervention,

July 5, 2026

by Economy Desk

Tesla Model Y on a road, central to Tesla's record Q2 2026 delivery performance of 467,762 vehicles

Tesla Reports Its Best Q2 Deliveries Ever, but Wall Street Is Selling

Tesla delivered 467,762 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, its strongest Q2 performance on record. By the close of trading on the same day, the stock had fallen seven percent. The record and the sell-off tell different stories.

July 3, 2026

by Economy Desk

Saudi crude oil supertankers transiting the reopened Strait of Hormuz, July 2026

Saudi Aramco Makes Rare Spot Sales as Gulf Crude Exports Hit Post-War Peak

Saudi Aramco made rare spot sales to Asian buyers as four supertankers cleared the reopened Strait

Saudi Arabia's Tadawul Group headquarters representing the kingdom's bid for a domestic metals derivatives exchange

Saudi Arabia Opens Bids for Metals Exchange as Vision 2030 Mining Push Accelerates

Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority formally opened a call for proposals to build a domestic metals

Vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas Iran after the US-Iran MoU signing June 2026

Hormuz Is Open. Only a Third of the Ships Are Using It.

Roughly 34 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday against a pre-conflict baseline of around 100 daily transits. Brent crude has slipped to $71 as the war risk premium dissipates, but

July 2, 2026

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Hillside Aluminium smelter at dusk in South Africa one of the assets Alcoa acquired from South32 in 2026

Alcoa Buys South32’s Aluminum Assets for $4.1 Billion. South32’s New CEO Is Betting on Copper.

Alcoa has agreed to buy most of South32's aluminum assets for $4.1 billion in cash and stock, plus up to $750 million in contingent payments tied to commodity prices. South32's new CEO

July 2, 2026

Business·Markets·News

A customer walks out of a Giant Eagle grocery store, the chain Kroger is acquiring for 1.65 billion dollars

Kroger to Buy Giant Eagle for $1.65 Billion in First Deal Since Albertsons Collapse

Kroger agreed to buy Pittsburgh's Giant Eagle for $1.65 billion, its first major acquisition since regulators blocked the $25 billion Albertsons merger. Investors sent Kroger shares down nearly 3% on doubts about

July 2, 2026

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AOL homepage shown on a computer screen in a 2006 file photo, AOL is now owned by Bending Spoons

Bending Spoons, Owner of AOL and Vimeo, Surges 40% in Nasdaq Trading Debut

Bending Spoons, the Milan company that buys and revives fading internet brands like AOL and Vimeo, priced above range and surged nearly 40% in its Nasdaq debut. The listing reopened a software

July 2, 2026

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The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, where exchange-traded funds are listed and traded

SEC Mulls New ETF Rules as a $16 Trillion Boom Outgrows the Regulatory Playbook

The SEC has opened a 60-day public comment period on a potential overhaul of its ETF rules — the first major review since 2019 — covering crypto funds, prediction-market ETFs, high-leverage products,

July 2, 2026

Business·Crypto·Markets·News

Owens Corning TruDefinition Duration asphalt roofing shingles installed on a residential roof

Carlisle Made Multiple Unsolicited Bids for Owens Corning. Owens Corning Isn’t Interested.

Carlisle Companies made more than one unsolicited cash-and-stock offer to acquire Owens Corning in a deal that would exceed $10 billion. Owens Corning's stock surged 14% on the news. Carlisle's fell 5%.

July 2, 2026

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Nike CEO Elliott Hill — Q4 2026 earnings beat on $986 million tariff refund, China fell 17%

Nike Q4 Profit Beat Was Powered by a $986 Million Tariff Refund. China Fell 17%.

Nike reported fiscal Q4 EPS of $0.35, beating the $0.28 estimate, but most of the margin expansion came from a $986 million tariff refund. Greater China revenue fell 17%, CEO Elliott Hill

July 1, 2026

Business·Markets·News

SEC headquarters Washington DC — Paul Atkins opens ETF rule review covering crypto and prediction market funds 2026

SEC Mulls New ETF Rules as a $16 Trillion Boom Outgrows the Regulatory Playbook

July 1, 2026

Business·Crypto·Markets·News

Worsley Alumina refinery, Western Australia — acquired by Alcoa from South32 in $4.1 billion deal 2026

Alcoa Buys South32’s Aluminum Assets for $4.1 Billion. South32’s New CEO Is Betting on Copper.

Alcoa has agreed to buy most of South32's aluminum assets for $4.1 billion in cash and stock, plus up to $750 million in contingent payments tied to commodity prices. South32's new CEO

July 1, 2026

Business·Markets·News

Gold bars and price chart showing decline amid US-Iran conflict and Federal Reserve rate hike expectations June 2026

Gold Is Falling Because the US-Iran War Is Making the Fed More Likely to Raise Rates

Gold fell 0.7% to $4,061 on June 29 as fresh US-Iran strikes in the Strait of Hormuz region lifted crude oil prices and stoked Federal Reserve rate hike expectations, pushing the metal

June 29, 2026

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Japan Keeps the Yen Threat Alive on America’s Holiday, Still Refusing to Name a Number

Tesla Reports Its Best Q2 Deliveries Ever, but Wall Street Is Selling

Saudi Aramco Makes Rare Spot Sales as Gulf Crude Exports Hit Post-War Peak

Saudi Arabia Opens Bids for Metals Exchange as Vision 2030 Mining Push Accelerates

Hormuz Is Open. Only a Third of the Ships Are Using It.

Alcoa Buys South32’s Aluminum Assets for $4.1 Billion. South32’s New CEO Is Betting on Copper.

Kroger to Buy Giant Eagle for $1.65 Billion in First Deal Since Albertsons Collapse

Bending Spoons, Owner of AOL and Vimeo, Surges 40% in Nasdaq Trading Debut

SEC Mulls New ETF Rules as a $16 Trillion Boom Outgrows the Regulatory Playbook

Carlisle Made Multiple Unsolicited Bids for Owens Corning. Owens Corning Isn’t Interested.

Nike Q4 Profit Beat Was Powered by a $986 Million Tariff Refund. China Fell 17%.

SEC Mulls New ETF Rules as a $16 Trillion Boom Outgrows the Regulatory Playbook

Alcoa Buys South32’s Aluminum Assets for $4.1 Billion. South32’s New CEO Is Betting on Copper.

Gold Is Falling Because the US-Iran War Is Making the Fed More Likely to Raise Rates

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