Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Wednesday's News Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are little changed as investors gear up for more earnings: Live updates

[Reuters] Oil extends gains on fresh Mideast supply risks

[Reuters] Yen slides past 163, raising intervention alert

[AP] US military completes 11th night of strikes on Iran as attacks overshadow diplomacy

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] High-Risk Bets That Burned Korean Traders Are Making a Comeback

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Plans 100% Tariff on Generic Drugs From August 2028

[Reuters] OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering 'unprecedented' breach at startup

[Bloomberg] Texas Power Demand Poised for Record High as Temperatures Soar

[Bloomberg] Katayama Warns of Bold Action as Yen Slides Past 163 Per Dollar

[Bloomberg] Japan’s Trade Deficit Widens as Yen, Iran War Inflate Imports

[Bloomberg] Kremlin Hardens Demands on Occupied Land in Ukraine, Blaming US

[NYT] With His Latest Threats, Trump Signals to Iran That He Is Willing to Escalate

[NYT] Saudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel

[WSJ] Iran Shows Its Ballistic Missiles Are Still a Force to Reckon With

[WSJ] Trump’s Tariffs Enter New Phase, Ending Months of Calm

[WSJ] OpenAI Models Escaped and Hacked a Company in Cybersecurity Test Gone Wrong

[WSJ] Utilities Join Trump Pledge to Limit AI-Driven Increases in Electricity Bills

[WSJ] Private-Equity Assets Stuck in ‘Zombie Funds’ Are at a Record High

[FT] Tokyo vows to take ‘bold’ action as yen keeps sliding

[FT] How shifts in capital flows could change the dollar’s role

[FT] Private capital misses out as IPO and deal boom lifts Wall Street banks

[FT] The US has collected about $13bn of Venezuela’s oil money. Where is it?