Sunday, July 19, 2026

Monday's News Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are little changed after Wall Street suffers losing week: Live updates

[CNBC] Brent breaches $90 as Middle East risks mount with U.S-Iran tensions on the rise 

[Reuters] Asia shares hesitant as oil climbs, earnings loom

[CNBC] ‘Give me my money back’: South Korean traders’ leveraged SK Hynix, Samsung bets unravel after selloff

[AP] US launches more airstrikes against Iran after announcing another death of a service member

[AP] Iran launches attacks after latest round of US strikes

[Reuters] Taiwan says Chinese vessel activity jumps, raising fears for Pacific supply routes

[Bloomberg] Oil Tanker Appears to Halt in Hormuz After Iran Targets Vessels

[Bloomberg] Wall Street Alchemists Tap Insurers to Unfreeze Private Markets

[Bloomberg] Chinese Traders Unwind Leveraged Bets at Fastest Pace Since 2016

[Bloomberg] Diesel Squeeze in Europe Is Set to Deepen, Morgan Stanley Says

[NYT] Tehran and Washington Face a ‘Wake Up Moment’ Over the War

[WSJ] Jordan Becomes New Flashpoint in U.S.-Iran War as Troop Deaths Rise

[WSJ] Everyday Investors Are Over the Mag Seven and Into New AI Darlings

[FT] The new Fed boss is tight-lipped. That might upset the markets

[FT] The AI revolution takes on the world’s most cyclical industry

[FT] Morgan Stanley becomes Wall Street’s top bank for AI debt deals

[FT] Iran’s currency tumbles as renewed conflict threatens economy

[FT] Chinese helium ban threatens supplies to Europe

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Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are little changed after Wall Street suffers losing week: Live updates

[Bloomberg] Oil Climbs as Middle East Conflict Escalates: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Big Tech Needs to Justify AI Spending as Investors Dump Stocks

[AP] US announces another troop death as Israel warns Tehran’s attacks are coming close

[Axios] Investors blink on the AI trade

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Traders Take Warsh at Word, See Inflation Fight Continuing

[NYT] Iran War Live Updates: Another U.S. Service Member Is Killed as Two Sides Edge Toward Wider War