Saturday's News Links

[AP] Inflation, earnings reports and the mood of consumers and the Federal Reserve fill out a busy week

[CNBC] Nvidia’s role as AI financier faces first big test as neoclouds take market hit

[CNBC] What next for France as riots rattle markets? Three questions facing investors ahead of more protests

[AP] Israel imposes closures across a West Bank city after attacks, and other Mideast news

[Axios] Consumer sentiment shows cost-of-living frustration

[Reuters] China urges US to halt proposed expansion of outbound investment curbs

[Axios] Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says

[Yahoo/Reuters] France spared Moody's ratings downgrade as it struggles with unrest

[Reuters] Flavio Bolsonaro, Lula about even ahead of Brazil election runoff, CNT/MDA poll shows

[Bloomberg] Trump Prepares for Iran Escalation After US, Israeli Elections

[Bloomberg] SpaceX $40 Billion Off-Balance Sheet Debt Snarled by AI Turmoil

[Bloomberg] Data Centers Face Downgrade Risk Amid Local Pushback, S&P Says

[NYT] There May Be More Peril in the U.S. Markets Than Meets the Eye

[WSJ] U.S. Allies Race to Escape SpaceX’s Orbit

[WSJ] New Wave of Protests Gets Underway in France After Widespread Violence

[FT] France deploys 70,000 officers to police latest protests

[FT] France is looking ungovernable. And it’s going to get worse

[FT] Musk’s bet of the century