Thursday Evening Links

[Reuters] Stocks shine, Treasury yields rise as rate cut stokes risk appetite

[Reuters] Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as US urges urgent diplomatic solution

[Reuters] Israel destroys 1,000 Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels, military says

[CNBC] ‘Very serious escalation’: Lebanese ministers warn of a dangerous next 48 hours after pager and device attacks

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Central bank baton passes to Japan, China

[Reuters] Fed's big cut may have been closer call than lone dissent suggests

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Summers Sees Fed Rate Projections Upended, Higher Mortgage Rates

[CNBC] Largest port on U.S. East Coast, New York/New Jersey, begins prepping for what could be first union strike since 1977

[WSJ] Israel-Hamas Deal Unlikely Before End of Biden’s Term, U.S. Officials Say

[FT] Israel strikes Lebanese targets as Hizbollah chief warns of ‘red lines’ crossed

[FT] The dramatic decline of China’s innovative start-ups