Thursday, July 9, 2026

Friday's News Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 little changed as index heads for winning week: Live updates

[Reuters] Oil heads for weekly gain as Middle East supply risks persist

[AP] US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal

[AP] Unclaimed airstrikes target Iran after US attacks, raising questions of who launched them

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Big Tech Doubles Debt Load to $350 Billion in AI Spending Spree

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] SK Hynix’s US Trading Debut Unleashes Wave of New Leveraged ETFs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Carry Trades Face Best Conditions Since 2000, Goldman Sachs Says

[Axios] AI boom puts Big Tech's transparency to the test

[Yahoo/Reuters] Global equity fund inflows surge to three-week high on AI optimism

[Axios] Venture capital is already having a record year

[CNBC] Private chef salaries reach $300,000 as the rich seek their own Michelin stars

[Yahoo/Reuters] Japan's wholesale inflation spikes as fuel costs, weak yen bite

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Omits Job Goal in Five-Year Plan for First Time in Decades

[Bloomberg] Traders Hedge for FX Volatility Return as Fed Uncertainty Builds

[Bloomberg] Japan’s Producer Prices Pick Up to Fastest Pace Since Early 2023

[Bloomberg] Japan Urges Its Pension Funds to Invest More at Home, Boosting Yen 

[Bloomberg] China Again Warns Russia Not to Use Nuclear Arms Against Ukraine

[NYT] Bombing and a Tentative Accord Didn’t Work. Does Trump Have a Plan C for Iran?

[WSJ] Ukraine’s Drones Are Now Reaching Siberia and Imperiling Russian Energy Assets

[FT] All you never wanted to know about corporate bond market issuance

[FT] Japan finance minister urges giant pension fund to invest more at home

[FT] IEA warns of petrol and diesel supply crunch