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    • Text – H.R.6644 – 119th Congress (2025-2026): 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
      July 12, 2026
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    • What’s in the Housing Bill That Just Became Law
      July 12, 2026
      It is no Great Society measure, but the new law offers local governments and builders incentives to make incremental changes.
    • Fed Task Force Picks Bring Credibility and Support for Warsh – Bloomberg
      July 12, 2026
      The external advisers Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh tapped to lead the central bank’s five new task forces lend credibility to his efforts to rethink how the institution communicates and implements policy, according to economists and analysts who follow the Fed closely.
    • Housing Bill Becomes Law Despite Trump Refusing to Sign It
      July 12, 2026
      The 10-day window for the president to either sign or veto the measure expired Saturday—and then it automatically became law.
    • OpenAI and Google sell AI models to blacklisted China groups
      July 10, 2026
      US groups have been supplying AI services to Singapore-based subsidiaries of Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent
    • Boeing (BA) Opens 4th 737 Max Assembly Line at Everett Factory – Bloomberg
      July 10, 2026
      Boeing Co. formally opened its fourth 737 Max assembly line near Seattle on Friday, as the US planemaker looks to cash in on its growing backlog, though output from the factory will initially be at a low rate.
    • AI boom previous cycles
      July 9, 2026
    • Meta Starts Charging for AI With Muse Spark 1.1 Agentic Model – Bloomberg
      July 9, 2026
      In a crowded market for AI tools, Mark Zuckerberg wants to win on price.
    • NYC High-Rise Scare Is Harsh Reality Check for Office-to-Apartment Conversion Boom – WSJ
      July 9, 2026
    • Micron Boosts US Spending to $250 Billion Amid Memory Demand
      July 9, 2026
      Micron Technology Inc. plans to increase its spending on new plants in the US to $250 billion to help meet unprecedented demand for its memory chips fueled by the global artificial intelligence boom.
    • Lessons from a shipwreck
      July 9, 2026
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    • Starbucks Taps AI to Cut Reliance on Microsoft, IBM Software
      July 9, 2026
      Starbucks Corp. is developing in-house tools with the help of artificial intelligence that could replace some software applications it now buys from companies such as Microsoft Corp. and International Business Machines Corp.
    • SK Hynix Said to Guide US Offering Price 3.1% Above Korea Close
      July 9, 2026
      SK Hynix Inc. is telling investors it intends to price its US listing at $149 per American depositary receipt, according to people familiar with the matter, despite recent volatility in the Korean memory chipmaker’s shares.
    • Family behind top US egg producer reaped $320mn after price surge
      July 9, 2026
      Descendants of Cal-Maine founder sold controlling stake near a record high after what authorities said was an effort to rig the market
    • The price of Palantir’s politics
      July 8, 2026
      Pushback to the tech group’s politics may threaten the core of its $330bn business
    • The great AI data centre cover-up
      July 8, 2026
      Tech companies need to come clean about the mounting environmental fallout of their race to build more hubs
    • Lockheed to Buy Ultra Maritime for $3.45 Billion in Naval Push
      July 7, 2026
      Lockheed Martin Corp. agreed to buy naval defense business Ultra Maritime, which focuses on submarine detection systems, for $3.45 billion as the US defense giant broadens its undersea weapons portfolio.
    • Private-Equity Firms Are Sitting on a Nine-Year Backlog
      July 7, 2026
      Investors’ artificial-intelligence worries weigh on efforts to exit software holdings.
    • Microsoft Replaces OpenAI, Anthropic With Own AI in Some Apps
      July 7, 2026
      Microsoft Corp., looking to reduce AI costs, is starting to replace OpenAI and Anthropic with its own models in software products like Excel and Outlook.
    • Will Someone Finally Blink in the AI Spending War?
      July 7, 2026
      If Meta does rent out excess compute, it could signal that big tech has overbuilt.
    • How concentrated is the market behind Micron mania?
      July 6, 2026
      Exploring the OPEC of memory
    • If you thought the global financial crisis was bad…
      July 5, 2026
      When the crash comes, stabilising markets will be easy compared with reordering society for AI, writes short-seller Carson Block
    • We woz wrong about oil
      July 5, 2026
      The market bested us. But for The Economist, there is no shame in that
    • Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal and Sky, Sending Shares Soaring
      June 29, 2026
      Comcast Corp. plans to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky, unwinding a strategy that began more than a decade ago after struggling to demonstrate that a cable and media conglomerate would benefit shareholders.
    • Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans Starlink mobile push into US consumer market
      June 29, 2026
      Move would test whether group can turn sky-high ambition into a mass-market phone business
    • Disney’s Parks Revamp Includes Aquatic Robots and Hovering Star Wars Droids
      June 26, 2026
      Inside a Walt Disney Co. research and development lab, supported by some heavy-duty scaffolding, sits a wooden manta ray prototype roughly the size of a car. If all goes according to plan, the final version will be able to transform into the Gramma Tala character from Moana, used at a lagoon in a Disney park sometime soon. Down the line, the company will add a fleet of dolphin-like robots to the experience.
    • How the DeepMind mafia brought the AI boom to London
      June 26, 2026
    • Volkswagen to axe up to 100,000 jobs in sweeping cost-cutting drive
      June 26, 2026
      Restructuring would remove close to one in six workers and rank among biggest corporate lay-offs of all time
    • Bayer Shares Surge After Supreme Court Decision on Roundup Litigation Risk – Bloomberg
      June 26, 2026
      After years of legal setbacks that have cost billions of dollars over its top-selling Roundup weedkiller, Bayer AG finally got a resounding win in the biggest tribunal of all.
    • AI Struggles to Out-Trade the Market in the Long Term, Study Finds – WSJ
      June 25, 2026
      Research finds that while large-language models may work well initially, they don’t outperform the market over long periods and in changing conditions
    • JPMorgan’s Lake Exits, Setting Up New Race to Succeed Dimon – Bloomberg
      June 25, 2026
      JPMorgan Chase & Co. named Troy Rohrbaugh and Doug Petno co-presidents as the abrupt departure of consumer banking chief Marianne Lake marked another twist in the race to succeed Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon.
    • Apple Shares Sink After Sweeping Price Hikes Hit iPads and Macs – Bloomberg
      June 25, 2026
      Apple Inc. shares fell after it raised prices of all Macs, iPads, home devices and the Vision Pro on Thursday, seeking to offset cost hikes caused by an unprecedented shortage of memory chips and storage.
    • Investor Who Scored 900% Win in 2008 Crisis Has New Big Short Bet – Bloomberg
      June 24, 2026
      Hedge fund manager Lee Robinson notched a 900% gain during the global financial crisis by turning a $20 million position into $200 million with timely bets against the US subprime mortgage sector.
    • Exclusive | U.S. Bets Billions of Dollars in Low-Cost Loans Can Revive Nuclear Power
      June 23, 2026
      The Energy Department will let utilities tap government funds to kick-start reactor orders.
    • Apollo Caps Private Credit Fund Again After 17% Request to Exit
      June 23, 2026
      Apollo Global Management Inc. is once again limiting withdrawal requests from its largest non-traded private credit fund for retail investors, as broader concerns about the asset class persist.
    • Alan Greenspan dies aged 100
      June 22, 2026
      Longstanding Federal Reserve chair was lionised in office — but his legacy was reassessed in the financial crisis
    • Alan Greenspan, Influential Fed Chairman Whose Legacy Was Dimmed by the Financial Crisis, Dies at 100
      June 22, 2026
      For 19 years, he piloted the U.S. economy through global upheaval. Critics faulted his hands-off approach to financial regulation.
    • Thoma Bravo hands Medallia to lenders in one of private equity’s biggest losses
      June 21, 2026
      Blackstone-led consortium to take over software company and inject $150mn to help cut its debt load
    • What to drink with oysters?
      June 20, 2026
      Beverages to make your bivalves sing
    • SpaceX Criticizes EU’s Proposal for Satellite Spectrum TenderSpaceX Criticizes E – Bloomberg
      June 19, 2026
      SpaceX criticized the European Union’s plans for the distribution of satellite spectrum, a key element in the growth plans for the Elon Musk-led company’s Starlink service following its record-setting initial public offering.
    • Even More Investors Want Out of Private Credit – WSJ
      June 18, 2026
      Analysts expect high withdrawals to last more than year, increasing risk of forced liquidations
    • Amazon in Talks to Sell Custom AI Chips in Bid to Undercut Nvidia
      June 18, 2026
      Amazon.com Inc. is in talks to sell its custom-made artificial intelligence chips for use in other companies’ data centers, a key expansion of its efforts to cut into Nvidia Corp.’s dominance.
    • Accenture’s Outlook Disappoints in Uncertain Consultancy Market
      June 18, 2026
      Accenture Plc said it’s expecting to reel in less revenue in the coming months, as artificial intelligence upends the consulting services industry and clients paused business due to the conflict in the Middle East.
    • Accenture warns of lower revenue growth as AI threatens IT consultancy
      June 18, 2026
    • An everyman’s guide to oysters in 2026
      June 17, 2026
      Fried, served with a burger-style garnish – there’s a dozen new ways to eat them
    • Florida Fund’s Assets Plunge After Skipping Nvidia in AI Boom – Bloomberg
      June 17, 2026
      It was 180 degrees off the hot trade on Wall Street.
    • State Farm’s AI Plan for Sales Agents Sparks Uproar. ‘A Real Slap in the Face.’
      June 17, 2026
      AI tools and changes to contracts for 19,000 sales agents appear to be a response to the insurer’s eroding status in the industry.
    • The Great Middle Management Purge Is Here
      June 17, 2026
      Bosses are falling out of fashion. What should these jobs look like?
    • Read the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and Iran
      June 17, 2026
      The US and Iran are expected to formally sign a memorandum of understanding on June 19 in Switzerland, paving the way for 60 days of talks aimed at ending their war for good and putting strict new limits on Iran’s nuclear program.
    • The SpaceX Mega-IPO: Why Index Choice Matters
      June 17, 2026
      Manage SpaceX IPO inclusion volatility across the Nasdaq-100, S&P 500, and Russell 1000 indices using liquid CME Group equity futures and BTIC functionality.
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