Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Wednesday's News Links

[CNBC] Nasdaq drops to start July as investors dump chip stocks after blockbuster first half: Live updates

[Reuters] Oil falls as markets await outcome of Iran-US talks, US stocks data

[CNBC] U.S. Treasury yields edge higher as investors await Fed Chair Warsh’s comments

[Yahoo Finance] Private employers added 98,000 jobs in June, fewer than expected

[Reuters] US private payrolls gains slow in June; planned layoffs drop 53%

[Yahoo/Reuters] Warsh hits the international stage with peers sharing an inflation problem

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wall Street’s AI Race Is Fueling New Fears of Crowded Trading

[Reuters] In a warning sign, analysis shows publicly traded credit funds are unprofitable

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global M&A Tops $2.5 Trillion After First-Half Deals Surge

[Yahoo/Reuters] Global AI wave revs up Asian factories, offsetting war-induced pain

[Yahoo/Reuters] Japan business mood hits 8-year high, builds case for BOJ rate hikes

[Reuters] China resale home prices fall faster in June, shows private survey

[AP] Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries plunge Russia into a summer fuel crisis

[Bloomberg] Emerging Market Currencies Erase 2026 Gains as Dollar Advances

[Bloomberg] AI’s Trillion-Dollar Debt Binge Fuels Century-Old Private Market

[Bloomberg] Ukraine’s Missiles Now Have Almost Half of Russia in Reach

[NYT] What to Know About the State of North American Trade Talks

[NYT] Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House

[WSJ] Trump Briefed on All-Out War Options in Iran but Opts to Stick With Talks

[WSJ] A Dispute Over Opening Hormuz Drives a Wedge Into U.S.-Saudi Relations

[WSJ] Equity-Market Fundraising at Most Exuberant Since 2021, Mergermarket Says

[WSJ] How the Supreme Court Navigated a Momentous Term With Trump

[WSJ] South Korea’s Exports Surge by Most Since 1978 on Red-Hot Demand for Chips

[WSJ] Putin Faces a Political Crisis as Fuel Shortages Ripple Through Russia

[FT] US fossil fuel power spending to beat China for the first time in decades

[FT] Record sea temperatures in June push world into ‘uncharted’ waters

[FT] World Cup tickets and crypto sales: five things we learnt from Donald Trump’s financial disclosure

[FT] Bodies pile up at Venezuela’s morgues as state services break down