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Bond Traders on Edge as Risks of Fed Rate Hike This Week Mount

Bond traders enter the week seeing a better than one-in-three chance that the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates on Wednesday after flaring Middle East tensions lifted oil prices, boosting inflation worries and yields.

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Modi Punctured as Awakened India Students Force Retreat

For much of Narendra Modi’s 12 years ruling India, he’s looked nearly unbeatable at the polls. This weekend he swiftly yielded to a group that didn’t exist a few months ago, energizing opponents who have struggled to rattle one of the nation’s most powerful leaders ever.

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Saudi Arabia-Bound Supertanker U-Turns Before Houthi Chokepoint

A Hong Kong-flagged supertanker bound for Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu has U-turned just before reaching the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint, where recent attacks were launched by the Houthis as part of a blockade on ships linked to the kingdom.

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Over 250,000 People Flee Wildfires Ravaging France and Spain

More than 250,000 people fled towns and villages in Spain and France as uncontrolled wildfires moved ever closer to Madrid and Bordeaux, metropolitan areas that are home to more than 8 million people combined.

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Magnificent 7 stocks shed hundreds of billions amid AI spending fears

Magnificent Seven stocks lost $787 billion in a single day as Alphabet and Tesla earnings revealed massive AI infrastructure capex that spooked investors.

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BlackRock Gets Soft Demand for Bond Sale After AI Debt Selloff

BlackRock Inc. has seen weaker-than-usual demand for a corporate bond sale tied to a Meta Platforms Inc. data center project in Texas, as investors grapple with concerns about excessive AI infrastructure spending.

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Trump to Take Up Manila’s Concerns With Xi, Philippines Says

US President Donald Trump assured Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that he would take up Manila’s concerns when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Southeast Asian nation said.

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Overseas Buyers In Hot Pursuit of US Crude as Wars Escalate

An uptick in Asian and European demand for US crude is among the first signs of mounting concerns over adequate oil supplies amid multiplying geopolitical flashpoints.

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Ford to use Apple Maps software in self-driving tech for new EV platform

Ford's upcoming $30,000 midsize EV will embed Apple Maps navigation and road-level data to power next-generation BlueCruise hands-free driving technology.

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Indonesian Stocks Briefly Near Bull Market as Sentiment Steadies

A brief rally in Indonesian stocks pushed the benchmark index to the cusp of a bull market, as investors rotated into laggards and concerns over the country’s fiscal health eased.

Warsh Reportedly Considering Reducing Number of Fed Meetings

July 31, 2026

Fed dissenters warn inflation could become entrenched without monetary policy tightening now

July 31, 2026

Y’all Street launches: Texas Stock Exchange goes live in Dallas

July 31, 2026

Telus Cuts Payout Under New CEO; Shares Drop to 2011 Levels

July 31, 2026

China’s MiniMax and ByteDance Release Dueling AI Video Models

July 31, 2026

Anthropic says AI models accessed systems of 3 real organizations during testing

July 31, 2026