Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Set to Test Another High Before Powell: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Edges Lower as Focus Turns From Hurricane to Federal Reserve

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Eyes switch to inflation vs elections, Powell up

[Reuters] Fed's Powell before Congress could show developing case for rate cut

[Reuters] US small business sentiment rises to six-month high in June

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Most of Houston Loses Power as Hurricane Beryl Delivers Latest Blow

[Reuters] US bank profits face pressure from lower interest payments, higher credit losses

[Reuters] AI startup funding more than doubles in Q2, Crunchbase data shows

[CNBC] San Francisco’s AI boom can’t stop real estate slide, as office vacancies reach new record

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] France Now Has to Face the Bond-Market Risk It Prefers to Ignore

[Reuters] French left wants to rule but centrists demand a role

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Moody’s Warns on French Debt Outlook Amid Political Gridlock

[Reuters] EU watchdog warns of data 'black holes' amid efforts to uncover shadow bank risk

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Megabanks Are Said to Seek Deep Cuts to BOJ Bond Buying

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Mexico’s Inflation Jumps, Making Rate Cuts Harder to Predict

[Reuters] How this year of elections is set to reshape global politics

[Reuters] How Hezbollah is trying to counter Israel's high-tech surveillance

[NYT] Political Gridlock Will Raise the Economic Stakes in France

[NYT] What Happens When Your Bank Isn’t Really a Bank and Your Money Disappears?

[WSJ] U.S. Allies Issue Rare Warning on Chinese Hacking Group

[FT] Corporate France bids adieu to Emmanuel Macron’s pro-business agenda

Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Set for Steady Open Ahead of Powell: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch record highs; chipmakers climb

[Reuters] Storm Beryl kills three, knocks out power for 2.7 million in Texas

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Consumer Borrowing Rises Most in Three Months on Credit Cards

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese Bond Traders Fear ‘Dagger to the Heart’ as Yields Vanish

Monday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 hovers near record as traders await inflation data and earnings: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Falls as Hurricane Beryl’s Risk to Texas Operations Lessens

[Reuters] Shock French left election win is little solace for nervous investors

[Reuters] NY Fed finds moderating near-term inflation expectations in June

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Texas Power Outages Top 2 Million as Beryl Pounds State

[WSJ] Daily Travelers Passing Through U.S. Airport Security Top 3 Million for First Time

[FT] French leftwing parties jostle to lead new government after unexpected victory