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Oil prices surge, stock futures flat as fighting between U.S. and Iran intensifies
- Oil prices rose while U.S stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday, amid an escalation of fighting in the Middle East and as investors await key tech earnings this week.
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22:36
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FORTUNE
U.S. military announces the death of another service member, blaming the ‘controlled detonation’ of a downed Iranian drone in Iraq
- The United States announced another death of a service member as it launched more airstrikes at Iran on Sunday in response to the killing of U.S.
- troops , and Iran fired missiles toward Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighboring Israel.
- and Iran have returned closer to all-out war as last month’s interim deal meant to permanently end the fighting has crumbled and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has largely stalled.
- Both sides have targeted civilian infrastructure relied on by millions of people.
19:00
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WSJ TECH
The CEO Trying to Fix PayPal Has a New Option: Sell It for Billions
- Enrique Lores had an ambitious turnaround plan for the payments company.
- Now, one of its rivals has lobbed a buyout offer.
11:30
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WSJ TECH
Pastors Using AI to Help Write Sermons Grapple With Where to Draw the Line
- A divide is growing over AI-assisted preaching in American churches.
11:00
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THE GUARDIAN
Restoring Britain’s health to 2014 levels could add 2% to GDP, thinktank says
- A paper by the Health Foundation thinktank , published on Sunday, argues the nation’s health should be valued by policymakers as an economic asset.
07:00
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THE GUARDIAN
Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans
- The ban, which comes into force in October, marks a fresh crackdown on thermal coal, which is burned in power plants to create electricity, and has long been a target of green policy activists .
July 18, 2026
02:00
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WSJ MARKETS
They Call Her ‘the Assassin’ on Wall Street—and She Has a New Target
- Short seller Fahmi Quadir is reinventing herself after years spent bringing down companies including Wirecard.
July 17, 2026
23:46
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WSJ MARKETS
SpaceX and Pentagon Discuss Data-Center Deal
- and Iran creep toward a wider war, and ranch dressing wins the World Cup.
11:53
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DW
Iran's oil supply threat extends beyond Strait of Hormuz
- Oil and gas producers in the Gulf are seeking alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz as traffic again comes under fire.
- But is Iran also turning its attention to the pipelines meant to bypass the waterway?
- "Several months of bombing campaigns have not undone Iran's ability to control the Strait of Hormuz," said Wolff, leaving the US with the challenge of trying to get the upper hand .
- This week, traffic in the strait has again nearly stopped as Iran attacked tankers and fired drones and missiles at military facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.
July 16, 2026
11:47
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DW
US slaps 25% tariffs on Brazil with election looming
- The US will impose a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil starting later this month.
- It's the first action in the Trump administration's new tariff strategy, after the Supreme Court struck down its prior impositions.
- Brazil votes in general elections this October.
- Following an investigation, the USTR argued that Brazil's trade practices on a range of issues from digital trade to illegal deforestation were unfair.