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  • North Korea tested cruise missiles and ship combat systems aboard the destroyer Kang Kon and ordered the vessel commissioned within two months.
  • President Trump spoke with Putin for about 90 minutes and offered US help to seek a rapid end to fighting in Ukraine.
  • The administration unveiled a plan to rescind 702 federal rules, targeting up to $1.5 trillion in savings and challenging the EPA's 2009 finding.
  • The rollback is poised to cut compliance costs and could boost growth and investor risk appetite if implemented.
  • Vice President Vance warned of UK political instability after Prime Minister Starmer's resignation and reaffirmed enduring US-UK strategic ties.

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CuriosityStream: High Yield With a Defensive Cash Flow Moat

CuriosityStream: High Yield With a Defensive Cash Flow Moat

CuriosityStream (CURI) trades at roughly $2.46, spits off meaningful free cash flow and is currently paying a quarterly dividend that pushes headline yield into the low double digits. For investors willing to take on operational execution risk in small-cap media, a disciplined long entry around $2.46 with a stop at $2.20 and a $3.80 target offers a…

BoE’s Alan Taylor Sees Limited Wage Pass-Through from Energy Shock

BoE’s Alan Taylor Sees Limited Wage Pass-Through from Energy Shock

Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor told a Barclays and CEPR event that he sees a lower risk of second-round inflation effects from energy price rises tied to the Iran war than was observed after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. He pointed to the timing of this year’s wage settlements and compared the current situation to 2011, when weak labo…

Regulatory Clash and Export-Risk Pressure Send ASML Shares Lower

Regulatory Clash and Export-Risk Pressure Send ASML Shares Lower

ASML shares plunged after U.S. officials raised unresolved allegations that one of the company's most advanced EUV lithography machines may have reached China in breach of export controls. The firm has denied the claim, while a separate congressional effort to restrict deep ultraviolet shipments to China threatens an area representing about 20% of …

Dallas Fed Study: Spring Oil Spike Trimmed U.S. GDP but Impact Was Modest

Dallas Fed Study: Spring Oil Spike Trimmed U.S. GDP but Impact Was Modest

A Dallas Fed analysis concludes that the spike in oil prices to above $120 a barrel last spring reduced U.S. gross domestic product by about 0.3 percentage point. The study attributes the shock to a roughly 15% loss of global oil supply following a U.S.-backed war with Iran that closed the Strait of Hormuz. While world output fell and global demand…

Macklem Flags Food Prices as a Key Inflation Concern as CPI Tops Target Range

Macklem Flags Food Prices as a Key Inflation Concern as CPI Tops Target Range

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said the recent uptick in the Consumer Price Index was concentrated in energy, driven by oil, while stressing concern about food price inflation. Canada's annual inflation rate for May rose to 3.2%, moving above the Bank's 1-3% target range for the first time in 29 months. Macklem noted an Iran peace deal reduce…

Israel Weighs U.S. Listings for Two State-Owned Defense Contractors

Israel Weighs U.S. Listings for Two State-Owned Defense Contractors

Israel is considering listing two state-owned defence manufacturers in the United States, with delegations from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems set to visit the U.S. in mid-July to assess options for an overseas initial public offering. The government intends to sell up to 30% stakes in each company, targeting …

Israeli Fire Kills Two in Southern Lebanon as Fragile Ceasefire Faces Test

Israeli Fire Kills Two in Southern Lebanon as Fragile Ceasefire Faces Test

Two people were killed by Israeli gunfire in southern Lebanon on June 23, officials said, marking the first fatalities since a ceasefire largely held since Sunday. The incident unfolded near Nabatieh al-Fawqa where Israeli troops still operate, prompting Hezbollah to accuse Israel of breaching the truce. The episode comes as diplomats continue to n…

Hyliion Shares Slump After Short Seller Targets Key VFG Agreement

Hyliion Shares Slump After Short Seller Targets Key VFG Agreement

Hyliion stock tumbled after activist short-seller Pelican Way Research disclosed a short position and published a report disputing the credibility of the company's letter of intent with VFG Holdings for 250 KARNO power cores. The report highlighted apparent inconsistencies in VFG's capacity to fulfill an order of that scale. The short attack, combi…

Colombia’s Central Bank Poised to Restart Rate Hikes at End of June

Colombia’s Central Bank Poised to Restart Rate Hikes at End of June

A poll of economists indicates Colombia’s central bank is likely to lift interest rates at its June 30 meeting after holding them steady in April. Analysts are divided on the magnitude of the move as inflation remains well above the bank’s 3% target and political tensions previously influenced a pause in tightening.

KLA Shares Plunge as Global Tech Rout Exposes Post-Split Valuation

KLA Shares Plunge as Global Tech Rout Exposes Post-Split Valuation

KLA Corporation shares tumbled nearly 9.9% in morning trading, sliding to $242.57 after a global technology sell-off that began in Asia spread to European and U.S. markets. The decline highlights stretched post-split valuation metrics, recent insider selling, and the ongoing impact of U.S. export controls on shipments to China.

U.S. Expands Sanctions to Cuba’s Military Bank and State Mining Firm

U.S. Expands Sanctions to Cuba’s Military Bank and State Mining Firm

The United States widened economic measures against Cuba on Tuesday by blacklisting the island’s principal military bank, a state-run mining company and other entities tied to revenue generation and logistics. The Treasury Department’s new designations target organizations that handle hard-currency transactions and exploit mineral and metal reserve…

Rouble Slips as Nationwide Fuel Queues Grow After Refinery Drone Attacks

Rouble Slips as Nationwide Fuel Queues Grow After Refinery Drone Attacks

The Russian rouble weakened on Tuesday while equities fell to their lowest level in three years as consumers across the country formed long queues for petrol following a run of Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries. The Moscow Exchange index plunged before a modest rebound, and the currency slid past the 75-per-dollar level for the first time since…

Copenhagen Stocks Close Higher; OMXC20 Hits Three-Month Peak

Copenhagen Stocks Close Higher; OMXC20 Hits Three-Month Peak

Denmark's equity market finished higher on Tuesday, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 climbing 0.66% to reach a three-month high. Gains in Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Personal & Household Goods underpinned the advance, even as several industrial and energy-related names posted notable declines. Commodities and major currency pairs moved lower, whil…

Credo Technology Shares Retreat After Sharp Multi-Session Rally

Credo Technology Shares Retreat After Sharp Multi-Session Rally

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd saw its shares slide sharply in morning trading, pulling back from a multi-session advance that lifted the stock from the low-$220s to above $300. The drop occurred despite a fresh round of analyst upgrades and higher price targets, and came as broader market weakness and the company’s high beta amplified downward…

Rand Slips as Dollar Strengthens on Hawkish Fed Prospects

Rand Slips as Dollar Strengthens on Hawkish Fed Prospects

The South African rand weakened on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar firmed on expectations that the Federal Reserve may adopt a more hawkish stance. The rand traded at 16.50 per dollar at 13:49 GMT, down about 0.6% from the previous close. Market positioning, domestic social unrest and a soft leading business cycle indicator for April added to investor c…

eGain Declares the End of Ungoverned Healthcare AI

eGain Declares the End of Ungoverned Healthcare AI

eGain Corporation announced the release of its AI Knowledge Suite for Healthcare, a platform designed to consolidate and govern fragmented healthcare knowledge for contact centers. This solution aims to improve agent productivity, reduce handle times, increase first contact resolution rates, and decrease claim denials by providing a verified, audit…

Avis Budget Shares Jump After $650M Settlement With Pentwater

Avis Budget Shares Jump After $650M Settlement With Pentwater

Avis Budget Group shares rose after the company disclosed a $650 million cash settlement with Pentwater Capital Management LP to resolve a Section 16(b) suit tied to April 2026 stock transactions. The agreement, signed June 22, 2026 and subject to court approval, sends cash directly to Avis Budget and has been the primary catalyst for the intraday …

ServiceNow Climbs as Analyst Upgrade and AI Partnerships Drive Buying

ServiceNow Climbs as Analyst Upgrade and AI Partnerships Drive Buying

ServiceNow shares jumped 4.0% in morning trading after Benchmark increased its price target to $130 from $125 and reaffirmed a Buy rating following a positive management discussion. The stock's rise was supported by expanding AI-focused alliances with IBM, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and The Hackett Group, even as broader technology indices fell on …

Korn Ferry: Ride the Labor-Market-Driven Upswing into Q4

Korn Ferry: Ride the Labor-Market-Driven Upswing into Q4

Korn Ferry is positioned to benefit from productivity investments and an improving labor market. Recent results show fee revenue growth, strong cash on the balance sheet and a reasonable valuation. This trade idea proposes a mid-term long with clearly defined entry, stop and target anchored to technicals and fundamental catalysts.

KOSPI Pulls Back as Leverage, Chip Hype and Policy Talk Spur Profit Taking

KOSPI Pulls Back as Leverage, Chip Hype and Policy Talk Spur Profit Taking

South Korea's benchmark equity gauge retreated after a sharp advance, with analysts pointing to higher leverage in the market, profit taking ahead of Micron's earnings, and concerns over overheated sentiment following SK Hynix's market-cap surge past Samsung. Talks among lawmakers on taxing unrealized gains and delays to SK Hynix's ADR listing, alo…