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Venezuelan Oil Revenue Tops $13 Billion While Congress Demands Accounting
Trump says Venezuelan oil sales under US control have topped $13 billion, but only $300 million is publicly traced to Caracas, fueling audit demands in Congress.
SSI Payment Calendar Quirk Leaves August Without a Check for 7.5 Million
Supplemental Security Income recipients get two checks in July and none in August as a weekend calendar rule moves the payment up to Friday, July 31.
Gordie Howe Bridge Opens to Traffic While Tariff Fight Strains Its Purpose
North America's busiest trade corridor gained a second span as the Gordie Howe bridge opened between Detroit and Windsor under the shadow of a deepening tariff war.
Fed Opens Two-Day Meeting With Markets Pricing Real Chance of a Rate Hike
Federal Reserve policymakers opened their July meeting with futures pricing a real chance of a rate hike after oil's surge rekindled inflation fears.
Grid Emergency Powers Extend Across 17 States as Heat Strains Supply
Energy Department order lets the Southwest Power Pool tap backup generation across 17 states as extreme heat pushes the central US grid to its limits.
China Industrial Profits Slow as Exports Prop Up a Lopsided Recovery
June profit growth at China's industrial firms eased to 15.1 percent as booming exports offset weak household demand and a deepening slump in autos.
Yen at 40-Year Low Confronts Bank of Japan Before Friday Verdict
With the yen pinned near 163 per dollar, markets doubt Tokyo's intervention resolve and look to Friday's Bank of Japan meeting for a policy answer.
Federal Reserve Confronts Oil Shock as Rate Decision Nears
Oil above $100 a barrel has pushed rate hike odds sharply higher days before Kevin Warsh chairs his second policy meeting at the Federal Reserve.
New US Tariffs Hit 60 Trading Partners as Global Duty Expires
Washington replaced its expiring 10 percent global duty with tiered levies on 60 trading partners, tying market access to forced labor enforcement.
China's Exports Climb 27% in June as Tariff Clock and AI Demand Distort the Trade Ledger
Chinese customs reported a 27 percent surge in June exports, a figure inflated by front-running of a looming US tariff deadline and voracious demand for AI hardware, even as import strength masked persistent weakness at home.
Falling Pump Prices Hand the Fed a Softer Headline, Not a Reason to Ease
A double-digit slide in gasoline was expected to pull June headline inflation lower, but firm core prices and tariff pass-through kept the disinflation shallow, framing Kevin Warsh's first congressional testimony and a July policy meeting that leans hawkish.
Index-Fund Savers Inherit SpaceX as Nasdaq-100 Opens Its Fastest Door Yet
SpaceX enters the Nasdaq-100 on July 7 under a new fast-track rule, only 15 trading days after its record IPO. The forced buying lands on millions of index-fund holders who never chose the stock.
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Business
Wonder Man Cancellation Exposes Marvel Television's New Cost Math at Disney+
Disney+ scrapped Marvel's Wonder Man four months after renewing it, a decision that tracks streaming margin targets far more closely than the show's reviews.
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Gold Holds $4,000 While Treasury Yields Reach 19-Year Highs After Fed Hold
Long Treasury yields reached levels last seen in 2007 after the Fed's split July decision, while gold posted its first monthly gain in five months and Brent surged 25%.
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Corvette C9 Reporting Points to 2030 Launch With V8 Power and Hybrid Assist
Reported timing puts the Corvette C9 in dealerships for 2030, but only GM's new 6.7-liter V8, its hybrid system and two concept cars are confirmed on the record.