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Jul 258 min read
Trump's Crypto Bonanza Stalls Digital Asset Bill
Senate Democrats demand stronger ethics curbs on Trump's $1.4 billion crypto income before advancing the most sweeping U.S. digital asset regulation in history.
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Markets
Jul 257 min read
SpaceX SPCX Tops $97.7B Vanguard ETF as Largest Holding
SpaceX (SPCX) stock became the No. 1 holding in the $97.7B Vanguard Extended Market ETF, surpassing 3,371 rivals via float-adjusted market-cap weighting weeks after its June IPO.
Markets
Jul 257 min read
July 29: Stock Market's Most Critical Day of 2026
Wall Street faces its highest-stakes single session of the year as a Federal Reserve rate decision, $145 billion AI spending scrutiny, and peak earnings converge on Wednesday.
Geopolitics
Jul 257 min read
India Presses On With US Trade Talks After New Tariff Wave
India reaffirms its commitment to bilateral trade negotiations even as the Trump administration imposes a 10% forced-labor tariff on 60 partners, sparing key Indian export categories.
Markets
Jul 257 min read
Google, Tesla Shed $500B as Tech Suppliers Rally on AI Capex Surge
Alphabet and Tesla's second-quarter earnings triggered the Magnificent Seven's steepest single-session wipeout since April 2025, erasing nearly $800 billion in collective market value while a…
Geopolitics
Jul 257 min read
Oil Nears $100 as Gulf States Race for Hormuz Exits
Brent crude trades near $98 a barrel in late July 2026 as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz since March forces Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iraq to accelerate multi-billion-dollar bypass…
Markets
Jul 257 min read
Asian Markets Rise as Rate-Hike Fears Recede
Asian equities posted broad gains in the week ended July 25, as cooling U.S. inflation data reduced the probability of imminent Federal Reserve tightening, while investors tracked divergent…
Markets
Jul 256 min read
VIX Fear Index Elevated on Middle East Trade Risk
Wall Street's VIX stock market fear index holds near 19 in July 2026 as Strait of Hormuz disruptions and Houthi Red Sea attacks push Brent crude above $100, rattling global equity markets.
Business & Earnings
Jul 255 min read
Gentherm Q2 2026: EV Headwinds, Record Revenue
Gentherm beat Q2 estimates by a wide margin and raised full-year guidance despite a sharp deceleration in EV adoption that is compressing margins across automotive tech stocks.
Markets
Jul 258 min read
PYPL Upgraded as AI Tools and Margins Lift Fintech Outlook
PayPal Holdings gains a cluster of analyst upgrades in July 2026 as a $1.5 billion AI-driven efficiency plan and a recovering margin trajectory reframe the investment case for PYPL stock.
Markets
Jul 257 min read
BNSF: UP-CN Deal Undermines Rail Merger Case
BNSF says a landmark agreement between Union Pacific and Canadian National exposes a fatal flaw in the $85 billion bid to combine UNP and Norfolk Southern, intensifying the regulatory battle…
Markets
Jul 257 min read
NEE and CEG: Top Energy Stocks for 2H 2026
NextEra Energy (NEE) and Constellation Energy (CEG) enter the second half of 2026 with expanding power backlogs, landmark corporate transactions, and a structural tailwind few sectors can match:…
Markets
Jul 254 min read
Secret Service Agent on Vance Detail Faces Criminal Inquiry Over Alleged Leak
A Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President JD Vance's protective division has been placed on administrative leave and faces both an internal review and potential criminal charges after…
Business & Earnings
Jul 255 min read
BFH Hits Deposit Milestone in Q2 2026 Earnings Beat
Bread Financial surpasses $9.4 billion in direct-to-consumer deposits — now 50% of its funding mix — while raising full-year loan and revenue guidance after a strong Q2.
Markets
Jul 257 min read
AGNC Investment's $97.2B Portfolio Sustains 13%+ Yield
AGNC Investment's $97.2 billion agency MBS portfolio delivered a 6.7% Q2 economic return, supporting its 13%+ dividend yield for a 75th consecutive monthly payout.
Business & Earnings
Jul 256 min read
WST Raises 2026 Outlook on Biologics Surge
West Pharmaceutical Services lifts full-year guidance after Q2 revenue climbs 13% organically to $872 million, driven by 29% biologics growth and GLP-1 momentum.
Business & Earnings
Jul 255 min read
RTX Backlog Hits $268B Record on Defense Surge
RTX Corporation posted a record $268 billion backlog for full-year 2025 and raised its 2026 outlook, fueled by a sustained surge in global defense spending not seen in more than a decade.
Business & Earnings
Jul 256 min read
CHTR Tumbles as Charter Loses 172,000 Broadband Customers in Q2 2026
Charter Communications shares plunged more than 12% after the cable giant shed 172,000 broadband subscribers in the second quarter, deepening the losses that have defined the cable industry's…
Markets
Jul 257 min read
Zacks #1 Growth Picks: ALH, NESR, KNX — July 24
ALH, NESR, and KNX earn Zacks Rank 1 status as best growth stocks for July 2026 on strong EPS revisions, sector momentum, and growth-adjusted valuations.
Technology
Jul 257 min read
Samsara IOT Rebrand at $2B ARR Mark
Samsara crosses $2 billion in annual recurring revenue and unveils its first full visual identity overhaul, signaling a strategic pivot from fleet telematics to physical AI platform.
Business & Earnings
Jul 246 min read
Intel Q2 2026: Earnings Beat Signals Foundry Recovery
Intel's second-quarter earnings report delivered the company's fastest revenue growth in more than 15 years, propelling the INTC stock to intraday highs before a volatile reversal raised questions…
Business & Earnings
Jul 245 min read
Comcast Q2 2026: Wireless Growth Offsets Broadband Loss
Comcast's record 448,000 wireless net additions and a milestone Peacock profit cushioned a 167,000 broadband subscriber loss, lifting CMCSA stock in post-earnings trading.
Markets
Jul 246 min read
BlackRock's $12.3B Bond Sale Funds Meta's Texas AI Campus
BlackRock kicks off a record $12.3 billion BlackRock bond sale on July 24, 2026, to finance Meta's data center complex in El Paso, Texas — the largest single AI infrastructure funding deal yet…
Geopolitics
Jul 246 min read
Trump's New Tariffs Hit 60 Nations, Raising Trade War Fears
The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new US trade policy duties of 10%–12.5% on 60 major trading partners covering 99.4% of US imports, intensifying the global trade war and sending a…
Business & Earnings
Jul 245 min read
AXP Profit Rises 8% in Q2, Topping Forecasts
American Express posted an 8% jump in second-quarter profit on Friday, beating Wall Street estimates as affluent cardholders increased spending and loan delinquencies declined, though a narrow…
Markets
Jul 248 min read
SPCX Slides as Starship Flight 13 Awaits Liftoff
SpaceX shares trade 13% below their record June IPO price as investors brace for a pivotal Starship Flight 13 test on July 24 while surging Falcon 9 government demand provides an offsetting…
Markets
Jul 247 min read
Mortgage Rates at 13-Month High on Bond Selloff
The 30-year fixed rate has climbed to 6.85%, its steepest level since June 2025, as surging Treasury yields and renewed Fed rate-hike bets reshape affordability across the U.S. housing market.
Business & Earnings
Jul 246 min read
JPMorgan Q2 2026 Earnings: Profit Jumps 41% on Trading and Banking Surge
JPMorgan Chase posted a record $21.2 billion quarterly profit in Q2 2026, driven by an 86% surge in equity trading revenue and the highest investment banking fees since 2021.
Markets
Jul 246 min read
Dow Jones Drops 500 Points on Middle East War, $100 Oil
The Dow Jones shed 507 points Thursday as Brent crude breached $100 for the first time since May, after Houthi tanker strikes in the Red Sea amplified fears of a widening Middle East war and…
Geopolitics
Jul 246 min read
Oil Tops $100 on Houthi Saudi Tanker Strike
Brent crude settles above $100 for the first time since May after Houthi forces strike two Saudi oil tankers and declare a Bab el-Mandeb naval blockade.