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Oil tanker at sea as crude prices surge above $100 amid Houthi strikes

Houthi Strike on Saudi Tankers Triggers Dow Selloff as Brent Crude Closes Above $100

Houthi forces struck Saudi Aramco-affiliated tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, sending Brent crude above $100 a barrel and pulling the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 500 points as

July 24, 2026

by Dmitri Agafonov

American workers at a labor event with union signs

US Weekly Jobless Claims Hit 57-Year Low at 187,000, Defying Economic Headwinds

US initial jobless claims fell to 187,000 last week, the lowest figure since November 1969, sharply undercutting the consensus forecast of 215,000. The reading arrives despite oil near $100, a technology-sector selloff, and the weakest monthly payrolls gain the labor

July 24, 2026

by Dmitri Agafonov

Oil tankers anchored off Takoradi Ghana as Brent crude crosses $100 on Houthi Red Sea strikes

Brent Crude Tops $100 as Houthi Twin Tanker Strike Sets Saudi Ship Ablaze in Red Sea

Houthi forces struck two Saudi crude tankers in the Red Sea on Wednesday, setting one ablaze

Japanese yen currency exchange rate display as Bank of Japan signals faster rate hikes

Yen Rebounds From 40-Year Low as BOJ Eyes Faster Rate Hikes

The yen staged its sharpest intraday recovery in weeks on Wednesday after Bloomberg and Reuters both

IBM Suffers Biggest Stock Drop in Its History as AI Capex Shift Crushes Software Sales

IBM's shares fell as much as 25 percent on Tuesday — the worst single-session drop in the company's history — after it warned second-quarter revenue would miss estimates because customers were redirecting

July 14, 2026

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US inflation June 2026 CPI report broadcast NBC News showing 3.5 percent

US Inflation Drops to 3.5% in June as Gasoline Prices Fall Nearly 10%

US consumer prices fell 0.4% in June, the steepest monthly decline since April 2020, pulling annual inflation to 3.5% from May's 4.2% peak. Gasoline led the drop with a 9.7% plunge, but

July 14, 2026

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Brent Crude Crosses $87 for First Time Since June 12 as Oil Market Keeps Climbing

Brent crude topped $87 a barrel on Tuesday, clearing a level not seen since June 12, as the market extended a rally built on OPEC+ supply discipline and a sustained Middle East

July 14, 2026

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon at second quarter 2026 earnings release showing record $21.2 billion quarterly profit

JPMorgan Sets Record $21.2 Billion Quarter, Dimon Warns of Tectonic Risks

JPMorgan Chase reported $21.2 billion in net income for the second quarter, the most profitable quarter in US banking history, as equities trading revenue surged 86 percent and every business line hit

July 14, 2026

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Tanker ships navigate the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran conflict disrupts oil shipping routes

Oil Prices Hit $85.92 as US-Iran War Drains Strategic Reserve Buffer

Brent crude settled at $85.92 a barrel on Tuesday, its highest mark since June 15, as US-Iran fighting depleted strategic petroleum reserves and Strait of Hormuz shipping held at just 57 transits

July 16, 2026

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China first-half 2026 foreign trade reaches record $3.75 trillion with high-tech exports surging

China’s First-Half Trade Hits Record $3.75 Trillion as High-Tech Exports Surge 39%

China's total merchandise trade reached a first-half record of 25.47 trillion yuan — $3.75 trillion — up 16.9 percent year-on-year, with high-tech exports jumping 39 percent and Belt and Road partners absorbing

July 14, 2026

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Seoul cityscape at night reflecting South Korea's growing role in global financial markets as Samsung explores a US ADR listing

Samsung Explores US ADR Listing as SK Hynix’s $28 Billion Nasdaq Debut Opens the Door

Samsung Electronics is in early talks with investment banks about a potential US ADR listing, following rival SK Hynix's record $28 billion Nasdaq debut. No exchange or timeline has been named, and

July 14, 2026

Business·Markets·News·Technology

Bitcoin price drops below $63,000 during Asian trading session leverage flush

Bitcoin Drops Below $63,000 as Iran Blockade Fee, Fed Warning, and AI Rotation Combine

Bitcoin fell to $62,300 in Monday's Asian session as Trump's 20-percent Strait of Hormuz cargo fee, a Fed rate hike signal from Governor Waller, and South Korea's Kospi crash drove $253 million

July 14, 2026

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General Fusion's LM26 magnetized target fusion device under assembly at the company's Burnaby facility

General Fusion Becomes First Publicly Traded Nuclear Fusion Company in Nasdaq Debut

General Fusion began trading on Nasdaq Monday under the ticker GFUZ, climbing 40 percent on its debut to become the first nuclear fusion company listed on a public stock exchange. The listing

July 13, 2026

Business·Markets·News·Science

TSMC semiconductor headquarters building in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan

TSMC Q2 Revenue Exceeds NT$1.27 Trillion as Agentic AI Drives 68% June Surge

TSMC's June 2026 revenue rose 67.9 percent to NT$398.27 billion, pushing Q2 to NT$1.27 trillion and clearing analyst consensus. CEO Che-Chia Wei attributed the acceleration to agentic AI's heavier compute demands, as

July 13, 2026

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Houthi Strike on Saudi Tankers Triggers Dow Selloff as Brent Crude Closes Above $100

US Weekly Jobless Claims Hit 57-Year Low at 187,000, Defying Economic Headwinds

Brent Crude Tops $100 as Houthi Twin Tanker Strike Sets Saudi Ship Ablaze in Red Sea

Yen Rebounds From 40-Year Low as BOJ Eyes Faster Rate Hikes

IBM Suffers Biggest Stock Drop in Its History as AI Capex Shift Crushes Software Sales

US Inflation Drops to 3.5% in June as Gasoline Prices Fall Nearly 10%

Brent Crude Crosses $87 for First Time Since June 12 as Oil Market Keeps Climbing

JPMorgan Sets Record $21.2 Billion Quarter, Dimon Warns of Tectonic Risks

Oil Prices Hit $85.92 as US-Iran War Drains Strategic Reserve Buffer

China’s First-Half Trade Hits Record $3.75 Trillion as High-Tech Exports Surge 39%

Samsung Explores US ADR Listing as SK Hynix’s $28 Billion Nasdaq Debut Opens the Door

Bitcoin Drops Below $63,000 as Iran Blockade Fee, Fed Warning, and AI Rotation Combine

General Fusion Becomes First Publicly Traded Nuclear Fusion Company in Nasdaq Debut

TSMC Q2 Revenue Exceeds NT$1.27 Trillion as Agentic AI Drives 68% June Surge

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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