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SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026
Moonshot's Kimi K3 sent Z.ai down 28 percent and MiniMax 16 percent in a reaction likened to the 2025 DeepSeek panic, as a scrubbed Starship test dropped SpaceX 5.5 percent to $122.12
FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026
The iPhone maker's Friday cross above $4.88 trillion, on Nvidia's 3 percent slide to $4.84 trillion, capped a week of options warnings, an IBM crash and Netflix earnings pain
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026
Tehran's Thursday warning followed an overnight U.S. wave on the port city, seven Iranian troops killed at a Bampur base, and the release of U.S. citizen Dena Karari
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026
Investment fell and property remained a drag as the world's second-largest economy grew at its weakest pace since late 2022, ratcheting up pressure for stimulus
TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026
Gov. Henry McMaster tapped Darline Graham Nordone, sister of the late senator, hours after Trump recommended her; she will serve until January as Republicans line up for the Aug. 11 primary
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026
Tehran's overnight barrage hit U.S. installations in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Oman as CENTCOM wrapped a third round of strikes and Brent climbed 2.8 percent to $78.14
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026
The South Carolina Republican, Senate Budget Committee chairman and four-term senator died Saturday evening after a brief illness, days after his tenth wartime trip to Kyiv
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026
Friday's federal lawsuit accuses OpenAI, two ex-Apple employees and Jony Ive's io Products of a coordinated 'pattern of theft' weeks before OpenAI's first hardware product and IPO
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2026
The South Korean memory-chip maker's Nasdaq debut Friday tops Alibaba's 2014 offering as global orders reach $171 billion for the AI supply chain's marquee name
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026
Iran's Health Ministry reports 14 killed and 78 wounded as Revolutionary Guards strike U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain and eight missiles are intercepted over Jordan
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026
President said in Ankara the truce is 'over' after U.S. Central Command hit more than 80 targets and Iran's Revolutionary Guards struck 85 American sites in Bahrain and Kuwait
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026
President arrives in Turkey to meet Zelenskyy on the sidelines as Rutte urges members to 'pull their weight' and Ukraine's Patriot interceptor shortage widens
MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026
President's intervention with Gianni Infantino reverses U.S. striker's automatic World Cup ban, drawing rebukes from UEFA and Belgium
SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2026
The president's delayed Saturday address on the National Mall renewed his attacks on a 'communist menace' and pushed a voter-citizenship bill four months before November's midterms
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026
Trump used a Mount Rushmore speech Friday to warn of a domestic communist threat, tie it to immigration and press the Senate to abolish the filibuster and pass a voter-citizenship bill
FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026
The June payroll gain came in at roughly half of Wall Street's forecast and pushed September rate-hike odds off the table, sending the S&P 500 up 0.7 percent
THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026
Sam Altman's pitch to the Trump administration would hand the U.S. government roughly $42.6 billion in equity and set a template for Anthropic, Google and Meta
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026
A 6-3 ruling struck down President Trump's executive order rewriting the 14th Amendment, hours before the court cleared Idaho and West Virginia bans on transgender women in female school sports
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026
A 5-4 ruling shielded the Fed governor on due-process grounds, while a separate 6-3 decision overturned the 1935 Humphrey's Executor precedent that protected the FTC and similar bodies
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026
Rescuers pulled a mother and her 18-day-old baby, a father and son and a 9-month-old infant from La Guaira rubble four days after twin quakes, even as hopes for more survivors faded
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired missiles and drones at U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait hours after American jets struck Iranian coastal targets a second straight night
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026
American aircraft bombed missile and drone sites and radar on Iran's southern coast after a drone hit a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, and Tehran retaliated against U.S. positions and Bahrain
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026
The decision preempts state failure-to-warn claims against the weedkiller, lifts Bayer shares 15.75 percent and fractures the Make America Healthy Again coalition
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026
Crude briefly traded below $72.48 a barrel Thursday for the first time since Feb. 28, as 70 ships cleared the strait Wednesday and Rubio warned Iran against tolls
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026
Wall Street's selloff in artificial-intelligence stocks spread across three continents Tuesday before Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron rebounded Wednesday, leaving capex doubts unresolved
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026
Asian and European chipmakers led a global selloff Tuesday as Nasdaq 100 futures fell 2.7 percent and SpaceX extended a $400 billion two-day slide into a senior unsecured notes offering
MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026
The Labour leader bowed to a party revolt Monday outside 10 Downing Street, opening a leadership contest set to begin July 9 and clearing the path for the Manchester mayor
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026
Sunday talks meant to flesh out a 14-point memorandum open with an emergency Lebanon session as the U.S. says 55 ships and 17 million barrels of oil cleared the strait Iran calls closed
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026
Israeli strikes killed at least 16 in southern Lebanon a day after a U.S.-brokered truce, Vance stayed home from Switzerland, and Obama said America may be worse off than before the war
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2026
The Burgenstock round was postponed Friday after Israeli airstrikes killed at least 18 in southern Lebanon, Vance scrapped his trip, and Sen. Wicker broke with Trump on the memorandum
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026
The new chairman held rates Wednesday but pared the policy statement to 130 words, skipped the dot plot and watched nine of 18 officials pencil in a rate increase this year
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026
Four trading days after its record IPO, Elon Musk's rocket-and-AI company sits at a $2.65 trillion market cap, a $60 billion software deal in hand and Michael Burry circling the puts
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026
The California governor said federal prosecutors are pursuing him over a possible 2028 White House bid, as Semafor and MS NOW report a tax inquiry into Jennifer Siebel Newsom
MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2026
The president authorized the toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the immediate end of the U.S. naval blockade as Iran confirmed the memorandum text is final
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2026
A federal judge cleared the Freedom 250 card Friday, sending Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje to a title bout before 5,000 guests as critics call the spectacle a private branding event
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026
Shares of Elon Musk's rocket-and-AI company closed 19 percent above the $135 IPO price, lifted the company's market value past $2 trillion and pushed his net worth to roughly $1.1 trillion
FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026
The rocket-and-AI company begins trading on Nasdaq Friday under SPCX at a $1.75 trillion valuation, four times oversubscribed and the largest offering on record
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026
The three-year high was driven by an Iran-war energy spike, and the president embraced the print as Democrats pounced and the Fed's new chair weighs a rate call a week away
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026
U.S. jets hit nearly 20 Iranian air-defense sites after Monday's Apache shootdown, Iran fired drones and missiles at U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, and Trump pressed both to stand down
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026
The ChatGPT maker submitted an S-1 to the SEC days after Anthropic and on the eve of SpaceX's record Nasdaq debut, lining up three of the biggest listings in history into a cracked market
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026
Iran's first bombardment of Israel since the April 8 ceasefire drew retaliatory Israeli strikes on western and central Iran, testing a truce the White House has spent two months trying to extend
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2026
The president told NBC the U.S. will retrieve the stockpile with or without a deal, as Iranian missiles hit Bahrain and Kuwait and Treasury weighs steering frozen assets to Gulf allies
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2026
Payrolls beat by 67,000 and prior months were revised higher, pushing odds of a 2026 rate increase to about 70 percent and widening the chip selloff that began with Broadcom
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026
A 12 percent slide in the chipmaker sent investors rotating into health-care and financials, lifting the blue chips even as Asian tech took the blow on Friday
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026
The 215-208 vote marks the first time the lower chamber has formally moved to halt President Trump's three-month war, with Massie, Fitzpatrick, Barrett and Davidson crossing over
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026
American jets disabled an Iran-bound tanker and struck Qeshm Island hours before Iranian missiles and drones hit Kuwait's main airport and reached toward Bahrain
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026
The Claude maker filed its prospectus with the SEC on Monday, beating OpenAI to the public markets and setting up the largest test yet of investor appetite for artificial intelligence
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026
Masayoshi Son committed 75 billion euros to French data centers Monday and his stock jumped 14 percent, even as a dot-com parallel hardened on the Street
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026
The U.S. defense chief told Asia's premier security summit the alliance approach would be quiet rather than confrontational, even as he warned Beijing not to disrupt the status quo
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled the board had no authority to rename the institution or shut it down, and Trump signaled he will hand it to Congress
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema barred the Justice Department from transferring money, considering claims or paying out from the fund while a Jan. 6 prosecutor's lawsuit proceeds
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026
Trump dismissed an Iranian state-TV draft to reopen the strait as fabrication hours before U.S. forces hit a drone site near Bandar Abbas and Tehran said it struck back at a U.S. air base
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026
Memory chipmakers joined the trillion-dollar club within 24 hours, UBS tripled its Micron target to $1,625, and Jensen Huang said annual spending in Taipei is heading to $150 billion
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026
CENTCOM hit missile sites and mine-laying boats near the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday as an Iranian delegation flew to Doha and Trump warned of a return to war
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026
Tehran walked back weekend optimism Monday and Republican hawks panned the emerging 60-day framework, leaving the three-month war and the Strait of Hormuz unresolved
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026
The president and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that a memorandum of understanding to end the war was close, though Tehran insists key terms are unresolved
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026
The director of national intelligence said Friday she would step down June 30 to care for her husband, leaving a critical post vacant amid the Iran war
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
GOP leaders pulled the resolution Thursday rather than lose it, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Iran's plan to charge ships for passage through the strait unacceptable
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026
Trump said he is in no hurry but warned talks were at the borderline, U.S. Marines boarded another Iranian-flagged tanker, and Brent whipsawed back above $106
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026
The Trump-backed Navy SEAL ended the eight-term Kentucky congressman's career in the most expensive House primary in U.S. history, capping a six-state night of wins for the president
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026
Brent crude fell 1.9 percent to $110.01 in early trading after the president said Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE asked him to hold off on an attack he had scheduled for Tuesday
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026
The 10-year Treasury yield hit a 15-month high and Japan's 30-year yield touched a record Monday as a fire at Barakah and a stalled U.S.-Iran exchange shook global markets
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026
The two-term senator who voted to convict President Trump in 2021 finished third Saturday, becoming the first sitting Republican senator denied renomination since 2012
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026
The 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.1 percent Friday and traders began pricing a December rate hike as Kevin Warsh took the Fed chair on his first day in the job
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026
The president flew home Friday with an order for 200 Boeing jets and a Chinese pledge to buy U.S. farm goods, but no breakthrough on the Hormuz war and no concession on Taiwan arms
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026
The Chinese leader called Taiwan the most important issue in the relationship and warned of "clashes and even conflicts," as the two sides agreed the Strait of Hormuz must stay open
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026
Consumer prices rose 3.8 percent year over year on Iran-war energy costs, traders priced in a 37 percent chance of a 2026 rate hike, and Kevin Warsh cleared the Senate 51-45
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026
The president rejected Tehran's latest offer Tuesday and met his top generals as Israel disclosed it had sent missile defenses to Abu Dhabi and Brent crude pushed back above $100
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026
The president called Tehran's latest terms 'totally unacceptable' on Sunday, leaving the Hormuz standoff frozen and oil markets climbing as he heads to meet Xi Jinping this week
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2026
Saudi Arabia's oil giant beat forecasts Sunday as a cargo ship burned off Qatar, Iran fired again at the UAE and Washington added 14 entities to its Iran sanctions list
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026
U.S. destroyers drew Iranian fire late Thursday in the strait, prompting American strikes on Bandar Abbas and Qeshm as both sides said the month-old ceasefire still holds
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2026
Brent slid almost 4 percent to $97.47 on Thursday as Tehran promised a response to a one-page deal that would lift the Hormuz blockade and freeze nuclear enrichment
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2026
The president halted U.S. Navy escorts through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday night to pursue a Pakistan-brokered deal, while leaving the blockade and a fresh bombing threat in place
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026
The administrative stay, in effect until 5 p.m. May 11, pauses a 5th Circuit ruling that had ended telehealth and pharmacy dispensing of the abortion pill nationwide
MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026
Two U.S.-flagged ships crossed the strait Monday under Navy cover as Tehran's Fars news agency said missiles hit an American warship and CENTCOM rejected the claim
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026
The president said Saturday he would study Tehran's latest offer to end the war but warned of renewed military action if Iran misbehaves
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026
Spokesman Sean Parnell announced the cut Friday after a week of public feuding between President Trump and Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026
The longest agency closure in U.S. history ended Thursday after House Republicans agreed to fund Homeland Security on a bipartisan track and pursue $70 billion for ICE separately
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026
The most divided Federal Open Market Committee vote since 1992 held the funds rate at 3.5 to 3.75 percent as Jerome Powell said he would remain a governor and Kevin Warsh advanced toward confirmation
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026
Abu Dhabi's May 1 exit removes one of two members with meaningful spare capacity, a long-term blow to the cartel even as the closed Strait of Hormuz mutes the immediate market reaction
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026
The president told advisers he is unsatisfied with Tehran's proposal as Brent topped $111 and Germany's chancellor said the U.S. is being humiliated
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2026
Beijing's state planner cites national-security grounds in the most consequential cross-border AI ruling since the U.S. ban on outbound investment in Chinese startups
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026
Secret Service tackled a 31-year-old California man armed with a shotgun, handgun and knives outside the Washington Hilton ballroom; an officer struck in his vest is expected to recover
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro abandoned the criminal investigation Friday and referred the Fed renovation to the inspector general, meeting Sen. Thom Tillis's price for a confirmation vote
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026
Federal prosecutors accuse Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke of turning $33,000 into more than $409,000 on the January capture, the first U.S. criminal case over prediction-market insider trading
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026
Washington widens its naval blockade into the Indian Ocean while Tehran makes its first cargo-ship seizures of the war, and the Senate rejects a war-powers check 55-46
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026
The president reversed his Monday stance at Pakistan's request hours before the Wednesday expiry, even as Iran's Revolutionary Guard escalated in the strait and the U.S. blockade held
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
The 15-year Cook era ends with a hardware engineer at the helm of a $4 trillion company that has spent the AI boom on the sidelines
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026
Tehran calls the U.S. blockade of Hormuz and the Navy's weekend seizure of the Touska ceasefire violations, as Pakistan presses for a multi-day round that could extend the truce by up to 60 days
SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026
The USS Spruance disabled the cargo vessel with its 5-inch gun after a six-hour standoff, and Tehran pulled out of Monday's talks in Islamabad
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says commercial vessels may transit on a coordinated route as Trump welcomes the move but keeps the naval cordon on Iranian ports
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026
Manhattan federal jury sides with 34 state attorneys general after the Trump Justice Department settled, opening the door to a forced breakup of the $25 billion concert giant
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026
Central Command says six ships turned back and commercial traffic "completely halted" within 36 hours of the naval cordon taking effect
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026
Brian Hooker walked free after five days in custody as prosecutors declined to charge him in the vanishing of Lynette Hooker, 55, off Elbow Cay
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026
Trump orders warships to seal off Iranian oil exports after 21-hour Islamabad negotiations fail, sending Brent crude above $100 and drawing threats of retaliation from Tehran