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  • Cyprus-flagged container ship struck in the Strait of Hormuz; one crew member missing and the vessel is being towed amid wider U.S.-Iran strikes.
  • Ukraine hit seven Russian fuel tankers and five cargo ships in the Sea of Azov, expanding its maritime campaign.
  • Seagate and SanDisk shares fell as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and memory-chip weakness triggered a broader tech sector selloff.
  • Lazard reports U.S. combined-cycle natural gas LCOE rose to $90/MWh, the highest since at least 2009, pressuring utility costs.
  • Brazil's forecast record coffee crop faces El Niño-driven heat and uneven rain, risking a possible 15–20% production decline.
  • Senator Lindsey Graham's death and Mitch McConnell's absence shrink Republican Senate ranks, complicating summer defense, confirmations, and funding plans.
  • Q32 Bio shares jumped about 60% after 36-week Phase 2a results met the primary endpoint and the company announced plans for a registration program.

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Morgan Stanley Says Weakness in UK Utilities Creates Buying Window

Morgan Stanley Says Weakness in UK Utilities Creates Buying Window

Morgan Stanley argues that a recent roughly 14% decline in UK utility equities since April 2026 reflects overdone market reaction to policy and macro uncertainty, and highlights National Grid, SSE and Pennon as preferred buys. The broker points to durable structural growth drivers - electricity network expansion, water infrastructure outlays and cl…

Apollo Global: Buy the Dip — Temporary Fee Realizations Cloud Near-Term EPS, But Core Earnings Path Intact

Apollo Global: Buy the Dip — Temporary Fee Realizations Cloud Near-Term EPS, But Core Earnings Path Intact

Apollo Global Management (APO) faces near-term headwinds from uneven realized performance fees and an EPS trough, but balance-sheet strength, fee-bearing AUM growth and strategic acquisitions make a compelling long opportunity. Enter on modest weakness, limit downside with a defined stop, and hold into H2 2026 catalysts where deal closings and fee …

ASX Climbs to One-Month High as Mining, Materials Stocks Lead Gains

ASX Climbs to One-Month High as Mining, Materials Stocks Lead Gains

Australian equities closed higher on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 advancing 1.25% to reach a new one-month peak. The market was driven by strength in the Gold, Metals & Mining and Materials sectors, while several energy-related names posted notable declines. Market volatility eased and commodities showed mixed moves, with gold up sharply and crude …

Oracle After the Sell-Off: Tactical Long on Durable Cloud Cash Flow

Oracle After the Sell-Off: Tactical Long on Durable Cloud Cash Flow

Oracle's June sell-off over a $40B financing plan and aggressive AI infrastructure spending creates a tactical buying opportunity. Fundamentals remain intact: record quarterly results, $638B of remaining performance obligations and a $529B market cap. Negative free cash flow and elevated debt are real, but the risk/reward favors a measured long wit…

Gina Rinehart Takes More Than $1 Billion Position in SpaceX

Gina Rinehart Takes More Than $1 Billion Position in SpaceX

Australian magnate Gina Rinehart has acquired in excess of $1 billion of SpaceX shares, a move described as demonstrating Hancock’s confidence in CEO Elon Musk and the need for continued Western investment in technology and innovation, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The purchase comes on the heels of SpaceX's record initial public offer…

Tencent Retreats as Ant Group's AI Tests Raise Competitive Concerns

Tencent Retreats as Ant Group's AI Tests Raise Competitive Concerns

Tencent Holdings Ltd shares eased 0.5% to HK$461.4 after peaking at HK$476.8 as investors weighed intensified competition in artificial intelligence from Ant Group. Reports that Ant is piloting an AI assistant within the Alipay ecosystem to manage ride bookings, food orders, deliveries and financial transactions have put pressure on Tencent's own W…

Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on French Wine Unless Paris Drops 3% Tech Levy

Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on French Wine Unless Paris Drops 3% Tech Levy

U.S. President Donald Trump told the New York Post that he has demanded France remove its 3% digital services levy on American technology firms or face 100% tariffs on all French wines and champagnes entering the United States. The ultimatum, delivered directly to outgoing French President Emmanuel Macron, escalates a dispute that could affect wine…

Taiwan shares climb as glass, plastic and electricity sectors lead gains

Taiwan shares climb as glass, plastic and electricity sectors lead gains

Taiwan's benchmark rose 2.36% at Monday's close, powered by strength in the Glass, Plastic and Electricity sectors. Several individual stocks hit double-digit percentage gains, while a group of names posted steep declines, including two stocks reaching new lows. Energy and currency markets moved lower, with notable drops in crude and Brent oil pric…

Longstanding African Migrants Driven from Durban by Waves of Anti-Immigrant Violence

Longstanding African Migrants Driven from Durban by Waves of Anti-Immigrant Violence

Scores of African migrants who have lived in South Africa for years were forced from their homes and businesses after anti-immigrant protests in Durban turned into looting and attacks. Many of those targeted hold legal papers and speak local languages; some have been in the country since childhood. Around 200 people are sleeping outside government …

Musk Predicts SpaceX Could Reach $1 Trillion in Revenue by 2030

Musk Predicts SpaceX Could Reach $1 Trillion in Revenue by 2030

Elon Musk said SpaceX could generate $1 trillion in revenue by 2030 and suggested 2031 could be even larger. The comment came shortly after SpaceX’s public listing and a valuation above $2 trillion. While revenue grew in 2025, the company reported a substantial net loss, and some Wall Street analysts offer considerably lower long-term revenue forec…

European Stocks Surge to Record as U.S.-Iran Accord Eases Risk Premiums

European Stocks Surge to Record as U.S.-Iran Accord Eases Risk Premiums

European equity markets opened strongly after confirmation of a deal between the United States and Iran to halt hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The STOXX 600 reached a record peak, energy prices fell sharply and rate-hike expectations were scaled back, lifting airlines, industrials and property names across the region.

Preliminary U.S.-Iran Accord Ends Hostilities, Clears Way to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Preliminary U.S.-Iran Accord Ends Hostilities, Clears Way to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

U.S. and Iranian officials announced a tentative agreement to stop military operations and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a move that sent oil prices lower and eased immediate market concerns. The memorandum of understanding, brokered with Pakistan's mediation, sets a 60-day ceasefire window for negotiating broader terms including sanctions relief an…

China Government Bonds Gain Traction as Low Correlation Recasts Safe-haven Choices

China Government Bonds Gain Traction as Low Correlation Recasts Safe-haven Choices

Since the outbreak of the Iran war, institutional investors have increased allocations to Chinese government bonds not for higher yields but for their near-zero correlation with Western sovereign markets. While benchmark yields in the U.S., U.K., Europe and Japan rose sharply since March, yields on comparable Chinese government bonds fell, promptin…