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  • Persian Gulf tankers carrying about 28 million barrels are scheduled to reach Europe in July and August.
  • Germany's DAX hit a record high while most other major European benchmarks closed lower.
  • Severe storms cut power for roughly 485,000 U.S. customers, concentrated in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
  • The U.S. Supreme Court set an October docket including assault-style rifle bans, voting rules, LGBT rights and major corporate appeals.
  • The FCA was urged to assess whether large language models should be regulated as financial-advice providers.
  • UBS kept a long-term bullish view on lithium and named Liontown, IGO and Albemarle as top picks despite trimmed near-term price forecasts.
  • Krispy Kreme announced cost cuts, asset sales and a shift toward franchising, briefly lifting shares before gains faded.

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Planned U.S.-Iran Geneva Talks Cancelled as Truce Prospects Fade

Planned U.S.-Iran Geneva Talks Cancelled as Truce Prospects Fade

Negotiations between U.S. and Iranian delegations scheduled in Geneva have been called off after U.S. Vice President JD Vance dropped plans to travel. Swiss authorities confirmed the talks would not take place at the Burgenstock resort. The pause deepens uncertainty over whether the recently extended 60-day ceasefire and the 14-point memorandum can…

XDEMVY Is Carrying Tarsus — Pay Up, But Don’t Pay Blindly

XDEMVY Is Carrying Tarsus — Pay Up, But Don’t Pay Blindly

Tarsus has turned its FDA approval into real revenue: XDEMVY generated strong top-line growth and margin leverage in early 2026. The stock is not cheap on traditional multiples, but guidance for $670-700M in XDEMVY sales for 2026 narrows the gap between price and prospective value. This trade idea buys the story on continued execution while protect…

Some Early Anthropic Mythos Testers Still Have Preview Access After U.S. Block

Some Early Anthropic Mythos Testers Still Have Preview Access After U.S. Block

Anthropic has kept access to its Mythos Preview open for a subset of early testers within its Glasswing program, despite a U.S. government directive that resulted in the shutdown of other releases. The preview, limited to roughly 200 organizations after the model flagged thousands of software vulnerabilities, remains available to certain firms whil…

Gulf carriers stage recovery as flight volumes approach pre-conflict levels

Gulf carriers stage recovery as flight volumes approach pre-conflict levels

Major Gulf airlines have largely restored flight activity to a substantial portion of their pre-conflict operations after months of disruptions tied to the Iran war. Flight-tracking data shows overall movements at roughly 82% of levels recorded on February 27, the day before the conflict began. While some carriers have already surpassed that benchm…

Asia markets slip as doubts over U.S.-Iran talks and tech rotation weigh

Asia markets slip as doubts over U.S.-Iran talks and tech rotation weigh

Asian equity markets turned lower on Friday as investors digested fresh uncertainty around planned U.S.-Iran negotiations and a pullback in technology and chipmaking stocks. Regional trading was light because of holidays in China and Hong Kong, and U.S. markets were also set to be closed, leaving momentum fragile. Key indexes that earlier hit recor…

Ukrainian Drone Makers Court Asia as Regional Tensions Drive Demand

Ukrainian Drone Makers Court Asia as Regional Tensions Drive Demand

Ukrainian firms that developed battlefield drone tactics and maritime unmanned systems during the war with Russia are pursuing partnerships across East Asia. Executives and officials from several Ukrainian companies held talks and demonstrations in Japan, met Taiwanese suppliers in Taichung and discussed cooperation with the Philippines, aiming to …

U.S. Vice President Vance Cancels Switzerland Meeting with Iranian Delegation

U.S. Vice President Vance Cancels Switzerland Meeting with Iranian Delegation

Vice President JD Vance withdrew from a planned trip to Switzerland to meet Iranian negotiators as the next round of talks to implement a recently signed peace accord was set to begin. The pullout follows Iranian media reports that Tehran wanted more evidence of U.S. follow-through on the pact before committing to further in-person negotiations. Di…

Pentagon Seeks $80 Billion Supplemental for Iran Conflict, Domestic Spending

Pentagon Seeks $80 Billion Supplemental for Iran Conflict, Domestic Spending

The U.S. Department of Defense has requested an additional $80 billion from Congress to address the financial demands of the ongoing conflict in Iran, alongside funding for various non-defense domestic programs. This supplemental request, which includes allocations for farm support and disaster relief, follows an initial war cost estimate of $25 bi…

U.S. Trade Action Targets German Pharmaceutical Pricing Reforms

U.S. Trade Action Targets German Pharmaceutical Pricing Reforms

The United States has initiated a formal trade investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into Germany's proposed legislative changes aimed at reducing drug development expenditures. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the probe on Thursday, citing concerns that the German measures may discriminate against or harm U.S. …

U.S. Officials Question Whether ASML’s Top EUV System Has Reached China

U.S. Officials Question Whether ASML’s Top EUV System Has Reached China

U.S. officials have raised concerns with Dutch semiconductor-equipment maker ASML that one of its most advanced lithography systems - an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machine - may be operating in China in possible breach of export restrictions. ASML has denied the claims, stating it has not shipped any EUV systems to China and that none of the machine…

Asian Equities Surge and Dollar Rally Driven by Geopolitical Thaw and Hawkish Fed

Asian Equities Surge and Dollar Rally Driven by Geopolitical Thaw and Hawkish Fed

Asian equity markets achieved unprecedented levels this week, with Japan and South Korea posting record gains. This surge followed a significant geopolitical de-escalation in the Middle East and a resumption of critical oil transport routes. Simultaneously, the U.S. dollar strengthened significantly against major peers, driven by a shift in Federal…

U.S. Strike in Eastern Pacific Kills Three, Draws Human Rights Criticism

U.S. Strike in Eastern Pacific Kills Three, Draws Human Rights Criticism

The U.S. military reported a strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific that it says killed three men it described as 'male narco-terrorists.' The action continues a pattern of maritime strikes by the Trump administration aimed at vessels accused of carrying narcotics. Human rights organizations and civil liberties groups have raised legal and evide…