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U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran After Trump Declares Ceasefire Over

The president had earlier promised a second night of attacks and warned the strikes will get worse if Tehran continues to target commercial shipping.

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U.S. Stocks End Mostly Lower After Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Is Over

U.S. stocks ended mostly lower after President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was over.

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The Strait of Hormuz is back under 'full-conflict conditions' - and energy markets are scrambling

Oil prices surge as U.S. and Iran trade strikes; but even without further disruption, volatility appears here to stay for energy markets

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Fed Officials Flagged Risks That Would Warrant Higher Rates

More officials pointed to the artificial intelligence build-out as a source of persistent inflationary pressures at Chairman Kevin Warsh's first meeting, minutes released Wednesday showed.

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IMF Drops Recession Warning in Wake of June Ceasefire

Global growth forecast is trimmed slightly, but it no longer warns of a prolonged war triggering a world recession.

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ADP to Launch Monthly Pay Tracking Indicator in Canada, Offering Look Inside Labor Market

Plans to begin publishing a Canadian insights report tracking wage trends based on anonymized payroll data representing about 1 million workers in the country.

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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Unexpected Build

U.S. crude oil inventories rose for the first time in 11 weeks, increasing by 3 million barrels, as production and imports increased and exports fell.

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Global M&A Surged This Year With Massive AI Deals, Mergermarket Says

Blockbuster artificial-intelligence deals and a rush to lock down transactions in the U.S. powered global merger-and-acquisition volume to more than $3 trillion in the first half of 2026, according to Mergermarket data.

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China's Auto Market Remains Under Pressure on Sluggish Domestic Demand

Retail sales of passenger cars in the country slumped 20.2% in the first half.

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It was the world's hottest stock market. Now South Korea has entered bear territory.

The cumulative impact of several different narratives - competition, sustainability, excessive leverage, international outflows - has sapped the Korean market of its upward mobility since clocking up a record high in June.

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New Zealand's Central Bank Raises Rates in Tentative Move to Combat Inflation Risks

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised interest rates Wednesday in what appeared to be a tentative move by policy makers to combat nagging inflation pressures.


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