BREAKING: Iranian state television say current talks with Oman are not related to any immediate reopening of Strait of HormuzLink
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BREAKING: Axios reports that the US and Iran are nearing on a new interim agreement to reopen Strait of HormuzLink
BREAKING: OpenAI reports new incidents of models breaching testing boundariesLink
BREAKING: CNN reports the US military has 'used up nearly 80% of key missile interceptors' as senior military commanders are 'warning that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is dangerously low'Link
🇺🇸 US manufacturing PMI for July beats expectations and signals biggest expansion in factory activity since 2022.Link
The 🇺🇸 US economy under President TrumpLink
BREAKING: Oil prices down by over 5%Link
BREAKING: Oil prices fall by 5% after Trump calls off new strikes on IranLink
BREAKING: Trump says strikes on Iran, which have been called off, were supposed to be the 'biggest since World War II'.Link
Prices, since start of the year. European natural gas: +109% Heating oil: +93% Gasoline: +82% US crude oil: +47% Gasoline: +47% Brent crude: +44% Coal: +24%Link
BREAKING: Iran has threatened to 'strike other nations energy fields' if the US launches fresh attacks, according to Reuters report.Link
BREAKING: 3 people killed in shooting in 🇺🇸 Twin Falls, IdahoLink
Prices, since start of the year. Rice: +45% Cotton: +27% Wheat: +25% Wool: +21% Rubber: +20% Cheese: +16% Tea: +15% Sunflower oil: +15% Palm oil: +15% Lumber: +14% Soybeans: +13%Link
Israel’s Channel 12 reports that security forces are on the highest state of alert, amid rising tensions in the region.Link
BREAKING: Kuwait says latest Iranian attack has targeted a Kuwaiti government facilityLink
BREAKING: CBS News reports that the US and Israel are 'planning what would be one of the harshest bombing campaigns to date against energy infrastructure targets in Iran'.Link
Brent crude oil price 1st of July: $71 Now: $90.2Link
🇰🇷 South Korea's KOSPI index surges by 15% as significant market volatility continues.Link
Apple share price is now down 7.3% after its reported revenue was weaker than expected.Link
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia 'from Iraqi territory' and 'in coordination with Iraqi armed groups', according to Reuters report.Link
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia is seeking to build an international coalition to 'protect shipping in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks', according to Reuters report.Link
JD Vance and Marco Rubio tied at 18% chance of winning US Presidential Election in 2028, followed by Gavin Newsom on 12% and Jon Ossoff on 11%, according to @Kalshi prediction market.Link
BREAKING: New blasts reported across parts of southern Iran amid US strikesLink
BREAKING: US military says it conducted strikes on Iran today as a 'powerful response to yesterday's attempted Iranian attacks on U.S. forces based in the Middle East'Link
BREAKING: Blasts reported in southwestern IranLink
Microsoft shares have surged by 7.5% after earnings beat estimates.Link
Landing appears to be restricted at 🇸🇦 King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, with the cause not yet known.Link
BREAKING: US stock market lost over $1 trillion in value todayLink
Trump says that migration is 'killing' the United Kingdom and 'invading' Europe.Link
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 US 30-Year Treasury bond yield is now at the highest since before the Global Financial CrisisLink