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Thursday, July 16, 2026
Thursday Afternoon Links
[CNBC] S&P 500 falls as chip stocks weigh on market again: Live updates
[Yahoo/Reuters] Oil prices dip but hold near highest in a month on Middle East tensions
[AP] US expands attacks on Iran, which calls Strait of Hormuz a ‘red line’ as it retaliates
[CNBC] Dallas Fed President Logan calls for ‘modestly’ higher interest rates
[Axios] AI buildout creates employment bottlenecks
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oracle Risks Falling Behind in AI Race as Spending Binge Bites
[AP] Trump administration races the clock to rebuild US tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court
[AP] Brazil calls Trump’s 25% tariff unjustifiable, vows to impose reciprocal tariffs
[Axios] Spending won't crack, despite dreadful consumer sentiment
[AP] Average 30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 6.55%, highest level in nearly a year
[Yahoo/Reuters] US home builder sentiment falls in July amid affordability challenges
[Axios] White House teleprompter operator investigated over alleged Kalshi trades on Trump speeches
[Bloomberg[ Fed’s Schmid Says Inflation Too Hot, Above Target Too Long
[Bloomberg] Dark Ships and Oman Transfers Indicate Hormuz Transits Continue
[Bloomberg] Scientists Affirm Climate Change Fuels Extreme Weather
[NYT] Americans Are Spending, and Not Just on Necessities
[WSJ] Trump Media to Sell Faster Access to President’s Social Posts
[FT] Trump administration warns leftwing extremism is ‘fatal cancer to civilisation’
[FT] Russian strikes threaten Ukraine’s Black Sea grain trade