Wednesday Afternoon Links

[AP] Wall Street ticks higher after SpaceX helps lift AI stocks

[Axios] The oil market's 2027 relief hopes are fading fast

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US to Tap National Diesel Reserve as Prices Soar Before Election

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BOE’s Bailey Defends Speaking Out Over Trump Attacks on Powell

[Yahoo/Telegraph] Germany’s top banker sounds alarm over French debt crisis

[Axios] Putin tells Witkoff he is ready to resume direct peace talks, Russia releases U.S. detainee

[AP] Putin agrees to resume three-way talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington, Kremlin says

[Bloomberg] SpaceX Bonds Weaken, Credit Risk Gauge Worsens On Debt Fears

[Bloomberg] Argentina’s Bond Selloff Blindsides Bulls as Election Fears Grow

[Bloomberg] Money Managers Say There’s Nowhere to Hide as Super El Niño Forms

[NYT] Senator Asks 4 Accounting Giants to Describe Malta Tax Advice

[WSJ] AI Just Found a Bug That Puts up to 70% of the World’s Websites at Risk

[WSJ] Lawmakers Call For Musk Probe Over Starlink Slowdown In Ukraine

[WSJ] Stagnant Housing Market? Not for Luxury Homes

[FT] UK inflation and borrowing top forecasts in blow to John Healey