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On local time July 31, U.S. Central Command said the Iranian government had again claimed that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, calling the claim false. The command said the strait remained open to commercial shipping and that Iran did not control it. It ad…
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On local time July 31, U.S. Central Command said the Iranian government had again claimed that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, calling the claim false. The command said the strait remained open to commercial shipping and that Iran did not control it. It ad…
Hollywood’s effort to regain its pre-pandemic earning power is set for a strong boost this weekend. Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios’ superhero film “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has generated USD 72 million from advance screenings and preview shows, according t…
Leopold Aschenbrenner, a prominent figure in the global technology sector’s “Black July,” has drawn intense attention from investors after his Situational Awareness fund suffered heavy losses on leveraged bets on artificial-intelligence stocks. According to ea…
U.S. officials said President Donald Trump has ordered a new round of attacks on Iran to force Tehran to surrender, according to a report by China Central Television citing its correspondent on July 31 local time. The actions could begin as early as this weeke…
Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, fell 3.41% to $108.37, its lowest closing price since its U.S. IPO. The stock has declined 36.57% so far in July and has plunged 46% since reaching a closing high of $201.80 on June 16. Tesla r…
The 2x leveraged Amazon ETF gained nearly 30%, while the 2x leveraged Apple ETF fell more than 14%. U.S. stocks closed higher Friday. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1%, gaining 1.59% for the week but falling 3.2% in July. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, gaining 1.05% for th…
The three global cloud-computing giants—Microsoft, Amazon and Google—added nearly $1.5 trillion in market value this week. Microsoft and Amazon surged after reporting earnings this week, helping Google rebound after weakening following its earnings report last…
Alphabet Inc. said it will withdraw a new AI image-generation feature launched in Google Earth after some users used the tool to create modified satellite images that appeared to violate the company’s policies. The tool allowed users to generate realistic aeri…
At the close of trading in New York on Friday, July 31, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose 6.15 basis points to 4.7347%. It gained 5.76 basis points for the week and 25.56 basis points in July, moving higher overall with fluctuations. The yield traded in a r…
The U.S. Treasury intervened in the yen market on Friday, according to people familiar with the matter, the Financial Times reported. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York sold euros and bought yen, according to the report. The Trump administration’s interventi…
U.S. stocks rose across the board. The Nasdaq gained 1%, bringing its weekly advance to 1.59%, but it fell 3.2% in July. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, gained 1.05% for the week and declined 0.13% for the month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.53%, gained 1.04…
Popular U.S. stocks posted mixed moves at Friday’s close. Micron Technology fell 5.90%, Apple declined 7.35%, Amazon rose 15.32%, Microsoft gained 3.02%, Nvidia advanced 2.93%, SanDisk dropped 5.09%, Google Class A rose 6.73%, Meta Platforms Class A gained 3.2…
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh faces a severe test of credibility at the Fed’s July policy meeting. Despite persistently high inflation, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-3 to keep its benchmark interest-rate target at 3.50% to 3.75%.
The market capitalizations of Google A, Amazon and Microsoft rose by approximately $1.5 trillion in total.
SEC filings are disclosure documents that publicly traded companies submit to U.S. securities regulators. This explainer covers what an SEC filing is, the common types of filings, why Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K can affect stock prices, and how investors can use…
Noncommercial traders’ bullish bets on the U.S. dollar rose to $49.23 billion in the week through July 28, the highest level since 2014, according to data released Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The report reflects positions as of Tuesday,…
Nasdaq futures rose more than 0.5% in early Friday trading in Asia-Pacific, while S&P 500 and Dow Jones futures gained more than 0.1%. Apple fell more than 6.5% in U.S. after-hours trading after the company’s conference call ended. Microsoft declined 0.7%. TSM…