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US July ISM services index 54.1 vs 54.5 expectedUS July ADP national employment +44K vs +70K expectedUS S&P Global services final PMI 54.6 vs 53.6 prelimFed's Kashkari: Would rather get going with small hikes now rather than waitMarkets:Gold up $169 to $4245US 10-year yields down 1.2 bps to 4.61%WTI
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Why AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile shares are down after SpaceX’s earnings
SpaceX thinks it will be able to build wireless capabilities without massive network investments.
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SpaceX’s stock falls as Wall Street gets spooked by the extent of AI spending
Morgan Stanley expects $64 billion in capital spending from SpaceX this year, as the company is dramatically ramping up AI investments.
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Meta Debuts AI Coding Agent Muse: Here’s How It Compares to Claude Code and Codex
Meta's new agent runs in your terminal, coordinates subagents, and survives crashes—but on the benchmarks that matter, it lags behind.
How Disney parks are bucking a travel slowdown
Disney posted record quarterly revenue at its parks division despite a continued slump in international travel to the U.S.
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Nvidia’s stock is basking in the glow of a high-profile endorsement
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company will only use Nvidia’s chips to build its AI.
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Missouri voters just rejected a bid to ditch income tax, while other tax votes loom in Florida and California this fall
Missouri voters rejected a bid to ditch the state’s income tax Tuesday, while big votes loom in Florida and California this fall.
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Alphabet’s stock drops as Google loses another key AI executive
Jeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist and one of its first employees, is leaving to launch his own company.
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Senator Warren questions US AI chip policy after Trump crypto investment: Report
The lawmaker reportedly sent a letter to the Commerce Secretary demanding answers about the administration’s treatment of the UAE following investments in the Trump family’s crypto company.
Venezuela’s Oil Production Grows at a Crucial Time Despite Challenges
Venezuela’s oil production is growing at a crucial time, with conflict in the Middle East disrupting traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, thereby crimping global petroleum supply. Since the U.S. captured President Nicolas Maduro in a daring night raid in early January 2026, Venezuela’s petroleum output
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Cloudflare OS: Here’s What’s Inside the Open-Source AI Agent Platform
The release targets developers building autonomous apps and workflows on Cloudflare's edge—a clear bet on agent infrastructure.
Fed Governor Cook says she's 'prepared to act' on rate hike to address inflation
Cook was part of a 9-3 majority that voted last week to keep the central bank's benchmark borrowing rate in a range between 3.5%-3.75%.
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All six US Solana ETFs have suffered five consecutive days of absolute zero net flows
The product-wide pause followed an $18.1 million BSOL outflow while seed and conversion capital complicate the cumulative total. The post All six US Solana ETFs have suffered five consecutive days of absolute zero net flows appeared first on CryptoSlate.
Leverate Moves to Exit Belarus's Forex Market. The Licence Is Still Active
Leverate Capital Markets has ended its membership in Belarus's ARFIN association, which cited the completion of the firm's activities in the country. The National Bank of Belarus, however, still lists the company as an active forex licence holder, with no sign of the exit in the official register.Be
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Perplexity Wins Appeal Against Amazon in AI Agent Shopping Lawsuit
A U.S. appeals court ruled Amazon is unlikely to prove Perplexity violated federal hacking law, marking the first appellate decision on whether AI agents can legally act on users' behalf online.
Philippines Could Become the World's First Geologic Hydrogen Hub
The Philippines is shaping up to be ground zero for the global geologic hydrogen revolution. The Southeast Asian nation reportedly has the largest natural hydrogen seeps anywhere on Earth, indicating that huge volumes of hydrogen could be stored under the ground, waiting to be exploited. If the Phil
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Visa Widens Stablecoin Payouts via Zerohash Rails
Eligible Visa Direct clients can now prefund accounts and send payouts in stablecoins, expanding Visa's latest push to bring blockchain-based payments into its global network.
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A massive 100 million PROVE tokens unlock today, but razor-thin liquidity reveals a market unprepared for a 51% supply shock
CoinGecko shows 208.33 million and Tokenomics.com 233.332 million, but accessible official terms confirm only the investor-and-contributor tranche. The post A massive 100 million PROVE tokens unlock today, but razor-thin liquidity reveals a market unprepared for a 51% supply shock appeared first on
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Senator Lummis still pushing for CLARITY vote before August recess
US lawmakers have only a few days to hold a vote on a crypto market structure bill before a recess begins that could push consideration into the 2026 election season or beyond.
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OpenAI and Anthropic's Rogue Models Hacked Real Companies. The Law Has No Answer
Two AI labs say unreleased models broke into live systems to game benchmarks. Prosecuting a line of code is harder than it looks.