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Trump Scraps Major Housing Bill Signing

Trump Scraps Major Housing Bill Signing

President Trump canceled the signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan bill that cleared Congress by wide margins. The move leaves a rare piece of federal housing reform in limbo just before the midterm elections.

DOJ Seizes Huione Crypto Laundering Network

DOJ Seizes Huione Crypto Laundering Network

U.S. authorities seized a cloud account powering the Huione Group's criminal marketplace, which blockchain analysts call the largest illicit platform ever. Americans lost more than $7.2 billion to crypto investment fraud in 2025 alone.

Silver Prices Drop Below $60 for First Time Since December

Silver Prices Drop Below $60 for First Time Since December

Silver futures fell below $60 per ounce for the first time since December 2025, dragged down by a stronger dollar, rate increase expectations, and reduced industrial demand. Here is what the numbers show and what is driving the sell off.

Qualcomm Buys Modular AI Startup for $3.9 Billion

Qualcomm Buys Modular AI Startup for $3.9 Billion

Qualcomm is acquiring AI software startup Modular in a $3.92 billion all-stock deal, targeting data center and edge AI markets. The move puts Qualcomm in direct competition with Nvidia's dominant CUDA developer platform.

Alphabet Joins the Dow Replacing Verizon

Alphabet Joins the Dow Replacing Verizon

Alphabet is joining the Dow Jones Industrial Average on June 29, 2026, replacing Verizon. The move will put all five of the largest US tech companies inside the 30 stock benchmark for the first time.

Qualcomm Buys AI Startup Modular for $4 Billion

Qualcomm Buys AI Startup Modular for $4 Billion

Qualcomm is buying AI software startup Modular in a nearly $4 billion all stock deal, taking direct aim at Nvidia's CUDA platform and pushing deeper into the fast growing data center and AI inference market.

SK Hynix Targets 29 Billion Dollar US Listing in 2026

SK Hynix Targets 29 Billion Dollar US Listing in 2026

SK Hynix has filed to raise roughly $29.65 billion through a Nasdaq ADR listing, a deal that would surpass both Alibaba's 2014 U.S. debut and Saudi Aramco's record IPO. Trading is set to begin July 10.

Wendys Stock Surges on CFO Hire

Wendys Stock Surges on CFO Hire

Wendy's stock jumped more than 20% in premarket trading after the chain named a new CFO with a strong track record, igniting a Reddit-fueled short-squeeze frenzy in a stock near its lowest level in two decades.

Brent crude drops below $74 amid Iran war

Brent crude drops below $74 amid Iran war

Brent crude dropped below $74 a barrel on Wednesday as Strait of Hormuz traffic recovers and Iran deal optimism builds. Meanwhile gold fell below $4,000 per ounce for the first time since November 2025, pressured by dollar strength and rate hike bets.

Trump Kills Housing Bill Over Voter ID

Trump Kills Housing Bill Over Voter ID

President Trump canceled the signing of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act hours before the ceremony, tying the bill's fate to his demand for unrelated voter ID legislation. Here is what the bill would have done and where things stand now.

Bitcoin Slump Drags Strategy Shares Below $100

Bitcoin Slump Drags Strategy Shares Below $100

Strategy (MSTR) shares fell below $100 for the first time since March 2024 as Bitcoin dropped to a two week low near $60,935. Here is what is driving the selloff in the stock and its preferred shares.

Broke USPS Asks Congress for a Cash Rescue

Broke USPS Asks Congress for a Cash Rescue

The U.S. Postal Service has told Congress it is out of cash and borrowing from employee retirement funds to stay open. Postmaster General David Steiner warns the agency could hit negative $125.9 billion by 2035 without major reforms.

Oil Prices Fall to Lowest Point Before Iran War

Oil Prices Fall to Lowest Point Before Iran War

Brent crude fell to $73.50 a barrel on Wednesday, its lowest since before the Iran war began, as U.S.-Iran peace talks in Switzerland advanced and a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz took shape. Gas prices are down but still elevated.

Alignment Healthcare Insider Sale of $550K Signals No Alarm

Alignment Healthcare Insider Sale of $550K Signals No Alarm

Alignment Healthcare EVP Joseph Konowiecki sold $550,000 in stock on June 18 — but the trade was prearranged, he kept over 1.15 million shares, and the company just posted 33% revenue growth. Here's what actually matters.

NXP Semiconductors, Universal Display Shares Fall

NXP Semiconductors, Universal Display Shares Fall

SK Hynix's decision to slow its HBM4 ramp spooked the chip sector this week — but the real story is about margins, not AI demand. Here's what the selloff in Micron, NXP, and Nvidia actually signals.

Premium Freight Lifts FedEx Revenue

Premium Freight Lifts FedEx Revenue

FedEx beat quarterly earnings estimates as premium B2B freight volumes and $1 billion-plus in cost savings lifted results. Here's what drove the numbers — and what a new pilot contract and freight spinoff mean for the road ahead.

ZORYVE Revenue Jumps 65% as Director Sells Stock

ZORYVE Revenue Jumps 65% as Director Sells Stock

Arcutis director Sue-Jean Lin sold $121,000 worth of ARQT shares on June 15, 2026, via a prearranged plan. Meanwhile, the company's ZORYVE franchise posted 65% revenue growth — here's what investors should focus on.

Oil Storage May Drive Next Demand Surge

Oil Storage May Drive Next Demand Surge

The Strait of Hormuz closure stranded over 10 million barrels per day and drained reserves worldwide. Now India, Australia, Singapore, and Saudi Aramco are spending billions to ensure they're never caught this exposed again.

Dow Jones Drops Verizon, Adds Near-Monopoly

Dow Jones Drops Verizon, Adds Near-Monopoly

Alphabet is replacing Verizon in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on June 29. Here's why the committee made the call, what it means for the price-weighted index, and what Alphabet brings to a 130-year-old benchmark.

China black market Nvidia AI chip prices double

China black market Nvidia AI chip prices double

Nvidia's most coveted AI chips are selling for more than twice their standard price on China's black market, according to a Financial Times report citing multiple chip traders. Here's what the price spike reveals about demand and export restrictions.

AI Model Shut Down by Government

AI Model Shut Down by Government

The U.S. government shut down Anthropic's Fable 5 AI model just three days after launch, Fox announced a $22 billion Roku buyout, and a tentative Iran deal rattled oil markets. Here's what investors need to know.

Salesforce Stock Climbed on a Rough Tuesday

Salesforce Stock Climbed on a Rough Tuesday

Salesforce shares climbed more than 2% on a brutal Tuesday for tech, lifted by a Citizens analyst who reaffirmed his $315 target and praised the company's $3.6 billion deal to acquire AI customer-agent firm Fin.

AI's Trillion-Dollar Shockwave Ahead

AI's Trillion-Dollar Shockwave Ahead

Bitzero signed a binding $2.6 billion, 15-year lease with OneQode for 110 MW in Norway, flipping a Bitcoin miner into an AI infrastructure landlord while its market cap lags peers like IREN and TeraWulf.