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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer served two subpoenas on billionaire investor Leon Black during his transcribed interview before the panel. One subpoena orders Black to appear for a deposition on July 16; the other requires him to hand over nondisclosure agreements the committee links to women associated with Jeffrey Epstein. Black de…
Sandisk's meteoric rally has grabbed headlines, but it feels closer to a speculative blowoff than a sustainable re-rating. Western Digital offers a more measured exposure to the AI-driven storage boom: strong cash generation, healthy margins, and a balance sheet that can handle normalizing memory cycles. This trade idea buys the recent WDC weakness…
President Donald Trump said on social media that any country implementing a digital services tax on American companies would face a 100% tariff on all goods exported to the United States. The administration says the duty would apply immediately, superseding existing trade agreements, and follows the European Union's approval of a 15% tariff ceiling…
President Donald Trump warned that the United States will impose a 100% tariff on all imports from any country that enacts a digital services tax on American companies, saying such tariffs would override existing trade agreements. The statement, posted on Truth Social, follows French President Emmanuel Macron's refusal to abandon France's 3% digita…
Italian utility Iren announced an accelerated timetable for planned investments in Turin's electricity network after recent heat waves pushed city power consumption higher. The company confirmed a package of €515 million in grid investments through 2030 that will prioritize medium-voltage reinforcement, improved resilience to extreme weather, and e…
Samuel Lyon, serving as President of Union Electric and an officer at AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORP (NASDAQ: AP), executed a sale of company stock on June 25, 2026. The transaction involved the disposal of 9,500 shares at an average price of $9.8176, resulting in total proceeds of $93,267. This move follows a period of significant price volatility for the …
The United Nations' International Maritime Organization reported that roughly 80 naval mines remain in the Traffic Separation Scheme running through the Strait of Hormuz. While alternate routes have been established along Oman's coast and nearer to Iran, the presence of explosives in the central corridor is complicating efforts to return shipping t…
OpenAI announced a restricted preview of its GPT-5.6 model series, providing early access to a vetted group of 20 partners at the request of the U.S. administration. The company says this temporary, government-influenced approach aims to balance risk mitigation with a broader release in the coming weeks, while strengthening protections around high-…
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called for independent investigations into recent deaths of people held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The appeal follows government data showing 18 deaths in ICE custody during the first five months of this year, a watchdog inquiry into detainee fatalities from Octob…
Iraq's Oil Ministry said OPEC has begun a phased restoration of the country's pre-war production allocations. The ministry said this step will bolster Iraq's capacity and aid recovery of its oil sector, and reiterated Baghdad's support for reassessing quotas to reflect member states' conditions. The prime minister has not discussed leaving OPEC, th…
Euro zone government bond yields fell on Friday, tracking a drop in oil prices after shipping resumed through the Strait of Hormuz. Germany's 10-year yield eased to 2.848%, and broader benchmark yields registered their biggest weekly fall in over a year as markets pared back expectations for further central bank tightening.
OpenAI has postponed a wide public launch of its GPT-5.6 model at the request of the U.S. government, granting access only to a limited group of pre-vetted partners whose identities were shared with authorities. The move reflects intensifying concern in Washington about the national security implications of powerful AI systems and follows a recent …
Summary: U.S. ultra-low sulfur diesel refining economics remain robust, with the diesel futures crack spread settling at $62.84 a barrel on Thursday - the highest level since June 3. Market participants say supply tightness for diesel is set to continue even after a preliminary agreement to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Tight di…
The International Monetary Fund's chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, told reporters that the U.S. dollar continues to serve as the primary anchor for global trade, banking and central bank reserves despite shifts in trade relationships stemming from recent tariff measures. He noted limited movement away from a dollar-centered system, highl…
Oppenheimer analysts Colin Rusch and Noah Kaye identified six companies they view as well positioned to address the power delivery and storage demands emerging from artificial intelligence data centers. The research emphasizes the need for constant, rapidly adjustable power at rack and facility scale, the industry shift toward 800VDC architectures,…
Qualcomm announced plans to apply chip technology it developed for data centers to smartphones and other devices, aiming to improve on-device artificial intelligence performance. The company unveiled a vertically stacked High Bandwidth Compute architecture and said the first generation will launch in data centers next year, with commercial availabi…
International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said the U.S. dollar remains the central anchor for global trade, banking and reserve holdings, despite shifts in trade flows following U.S. unilateral tariffs. He noted recent gold price gains were largely driven by exchange-traded funds and holdings by stablecoin issuers, while…
Western Midstream (WES) offers an industry-leading yield (about 8.6%) backed by ~$1.34B in free cash flow, a midstream asset base tied to production growth, and valuation support near the midpoint of its 52-week range. This trade plan targets a move back to $48 while keeping a protective stop below $38.50.
Kyivstar, a Nasdaq-listed Ukrainian digital operator, signed an MoU with Ukraine's Ministry of Economy to accelerate digital infrastructure growth and establish a sovereign AI-ready data center in Ukraine. The initiative aims to strengthen technological sovereignty, enhance economic resilience, and attract investment, supporting critical sectors su…
Kyivstar Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: KYIV) and its parent company VEON (Nasdaq: VEON) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine to advance Ukraine's digital infrastructure by exploring the creation of a sovereign AI-ready data center. This initiative aims to strengthen Ukraine's technological sovereignty, support AI adopt…
HII (NYSE: HII) and the U.S. Navy have opened a new 80,000 square foot Carrier Refueling Overhaul Workcenter (CROW) at Newport News Shipbuilding. This facility aims to improve working conditions and support the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, benefiting sailors and shipbuilders by providing modern office …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule to require foreign manufacturers of tobacco products to register their facilities and list products they sell in the United States. The agency said the measure would help combat illegal imports - notably e-cigarettes popular with young people - and bring foreign producers into the same reporting…
The IMF’s chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, endorsed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s decision to reduce explicit forward guidance on interest rates, calling the shift “entirely appropriate.” Gourinchas cautioned that central banks must still provide some information that lets markets form long-term expectations and noted the practical…
The International Monetary Fund's chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, described Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's decision to scale back robust forward guidance as "entirely appropriate." Gourinchas, who will leave his IMF post next week to return to academia, argued that overly rigid commitments to future policy became problematic when U…
Swiss industry leaders warn the United States could open a trade investigation into Switzerland's pharmaceutical sector under Section 301, following a similar probe launched against Germany. The potential action follows domestic proposals in Switzerland to reduce mandatory healthcare prices and a letter from Republican U.S. lawmakers urging investi…
