Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Thursday's News Links

[CNBC] Nasdaq rises led by chip stocks; traders assess U.S.-Iran tensions: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hormuz Traffic Grinds to a Near Halt as Ceasefire Under Threat

[AP] New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war

[AP] US launches new airstrikes on Iran and Tehran fires back at Gulf Arab states

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US, Iran Trade Attacks for Second Day, Testing Fragile Ceasefire

[Axios] With Iran ceasefire "over," Trump shifts to battle for Hormuz

[Yahoo/Reuters] US weekly jobless claims fall amid stable labor market conditions

[AP] US home prices hit an all-time high as sales slow and mortgage rates rise

[Reuters] Back-to-School spending to dip 6% amid economic worries, Deloitte forecasts

[Axios] Behind the Curtain: Three big AI trends collide

[Reuters] SK Hynix's US listing more than seven times oversubscribed, source says

[Reuters] Taiwan central bank chief warns of AI bubble risk

[Reuters] Japan benchmark bond yield hits 30-year high on inflation, fiscal health concerns

[Reuters] Japan bond market signals waning faith in inflation, government's fiscal management

[Reuters] China's producer inflation jumps to 4-year high, squeezing manufacturers

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Consumer Inflation Surprises by Slowing More Than Forecast

[AP] Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze

[Reuters] Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, despite Trump peace push, sources say

[Reuters] Western Europe records hottest June on record, EU scientists say

[Bloomberg] El Niño Likely Strongest Seen in 75 Years, US Forecasters Say

[Bloomberg] Micron Boosts US Spending to $250 Billion Amid Memory Demand

[Bloomberg] Magnificent Seven’s Weakness Is Starting to Become a Problem for Wall Street

[Bloomberg] Governments Must Fix Their Debt Messes Before It's Too Late

[Bloomberg] Trump Says Troop Levels in Europe Will Depend on Greenland, Iran

[Bloomberg] BOJ May Push Policy Rate Beyond 2% This Cycle, Ex-Official Says

[Bloomberg] Europe’s Expanding Heat Wave Tests Power Grids and Fire Defenses

[WSJ] U.S., Iran Trade Fire in Largest Escalation Since Peace Deal

[WSJ] Inside Trump’s Oval Office Decision to Ditch the Iran Ceasefire

[WSJ] The Global Oil Market Isn’t Ready for the Iran Ceasefire to End

[WSJ] An Impending IPO Boom Has Sparked FOMO Among San Francisco Home Buyers

[FT] US strikes Iranian railway bridges on route to city of Khamenei’s burial

[FT] Ghost of 1997 financial crisis still haunts world’s best-performing stock market

[FT] Chinese companies use rare earths ban to squeeze out foreign rivals