Thursday, July 16, 2026
Afternoon
- S&P 500 falls as chip stocks weigh on market again: Live updates
- Oil prices dip but hold near highest in a month on Middle East tensions
- Live: Trump and Iran trade threats over infrastructure targets, Tehran vows to defend Strait of Hormuz
- US expands attacks on Iran, which calls Strait of Hormuz a ‘red line’ as it retaliates
- Dallas Fed President Logan calls for ‘modestly’ higher interest rates
- AI buildout creates employment bottlenecks
- Oracle Risks Falling Behind in AI Race as Spending Binge Bites
- Trump administration races the clock to rebuild US tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court
- Brazil calls Trump’s 25% tariff unjustifiable, vows to impose reciprocal tariffs
- Spending won't crack, despite dreadful consumer sentiment
- Average 30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 6.55%, highest level in nearly a year
- US home builder sentiment falls in July amid affordability challenges
- White House teleprompter operator investigated over alleged Kalshi trades on Trump speeches
- Fed’s Schmid Says Inflation Too Hot, Above Target Too Long
- Dark Ships and Oman Transfers Indicate Hormuz Transits Continue
- Scientists Affirm Climate Change Fuels Extreme Weather
- Americans Are Spending, and Not Just on Necessities
- Trump Media to Sell Faster Access to President’s Social Posts
- Trump administration warns leftwing extremism is ‘fatal cancer to civilisation’
- Russian strikes threaten Ukraine’s Black Sea grain trade
General
- S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall as semiconductors slide: Live updates
- SK Hynix shares plunge over 11% as Asia sees tech rout, tracking U.S. chip losses
- Middle East Bond Spreads Hit 2022 High as Ceasefire Breaks Down
- US airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run the blockade
- Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if US hits power network, sources say
- Iran-US Skirmishes Worsen as Hormuz Shipping Traffic Dwindles
- Iran’s Top Negotiator Defends US Peace Talks Against Hardliners
- Retail sales up a modest 0.2% in June amid economic uncertainty and fading benefits from tax refunds
- US weekly unemployment claims fall to 208,000, fewest in 10 weeks
- US Drivers Are Again Paying More Than $5 a Gallon for Diesel
- IEA Boss Warns Global Economy in Peril If Hormuz Crisis Persists
- US imposing a 25% tariff on some Brazilian imports starting July 22, citing unfair trade practices
- Retail Traders’ Rise Upends the Established Stock Market Order
- Americans are angry about data centers. Politicians are feeling the pressure
- California employer health premiums will cost as much as a new car in 2027
- South Korea regulator to announce new measures on single-stock leveraged ETFs
- Korea Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023 on Chip-Led Boom
- India Bars Seafarers From Strait of Hormuz Voyages After Attacks
- Japan’s Household Inflation Expectations Hit Highest Since 2006
- China's record consumer defaults undermine Beijing's push to boost spending
- Texas Floods, Canada Smoke and Western Heat Batter US
- Private Credit Attracts More Insurers Despite Market Jitters
- China Seeks to Curb New Bond Sales by LGFVs With Increased Debt
- Strait of Hormuz Tanker Traffic Erodes Further as Oil Prices Rise
- Controlling Hormuz Would Take More U.S. Troops—and Even More Risk
- South Korea Regulator Unveils Curbs on High-Risk ETFs
- Wall Street Traders Are Having Their Best Year Ever
- The Mystery Money Powering Trump's Second Term
- The AI Backlash Has Tech Executives Fearing for Their Lives
- Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets U.S. Northeast and Midwest
- Trump administration slaps 25% tariff on Brazil as bilateral ties deteriorate
- The rating reforms needed to tackle private credit’s vulnerabilities
- Takanomics vs Abenomics: the $2.3tn prizefight
