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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Global economy
12 hours ago

Japan’s ¥8.9 Trillion Defense Budget Locks In a Much Higher Spending Base

Japan's Defense Ministry plans to request a record ¥8.9 trillion for fiscal 2027, according to Kyodo News.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Insights
16 hours ago

Why a $1.42 Billion Health Initiative Failed to Move Markets

The U.S. will provide $1.42 billion to faith-based health organizations operating worldwide, strengthening one of the largest healthcare networks in developing economies.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Global economy
17 hours ago

The Bond Market Is Starting to Compete With Stocks Again

Global investors added billions to bond funds as equity inflows lost momentum.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Gas & oil
1 day ago

Europe’s Gas Market Is Becoming Expensive Again

European natural gas prices jumped 5.7% to €55.39 per megawatt-hour, the biggest intraday move in weeks.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Stock markets
1 day ago

Apollo Is Paying an 81% Premium for easyJet. Here's What It May Really Be Buying

Apollo Global Management has agreed on the key financial terms of a takeover of easyJet, offering £7.15 in cash per share.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Stock markets
1 day ago

Why Alphabet Is Borrowing Another $25 Billion

Google doesn't need the cash. It needs the flexibility to keep building AI infrastructure faster than everyone else.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Gold
2 days ago

Gold Jumps Nearly 3% to $4,196 as Lower Rate Expectations Drive Fresh Buying

Spot gold climbed nearly 3% to $4,196.29 per ounce, marking one of its strongest daily advances in recent months.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Stock markets
2 days ago

Phillips 66 Turns Strong Refining Economics Into a Major Earnings Beat

Phillips 66 delivered one of the strongest refining quarters of the earnings season, comfortably exceeding Wall Street expectations as high refinery utilization and robust fuel margins translated into significantly higher profits.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Global economy
2 days ago

U.S. Mortgage Demand Falls as Borrowing Costs Climb to a One-Year High

Mortgage activity in the United States slowed again as borrowing costs reached their highest level in more than a year, adding pressure to an already weak housing market.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Gas & oil
3 days ago

Oil Is Falling Because Fear Is Leaving the Market

U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped as much as 4.5%, extending a sharp reversal that began after signs of easing tensions in the Middle East.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Stock markets
3 days ago

McDonald’s Beat Profit Expectations as U.S. Sales Growth Slowed

McDonald’s reported adjusted earnings of $3.38 per share for the second quarter of 2026, above the Wall Street estimate of $3.32. Revenue reached $7.10 billion, slightly below the expected $7.12 billion.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Stock markets
3 days ago

Big Tech Now Controls Nearly 40% of the S&P 500

The second-quarter reporting season has been one of the strongest in years.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Stock markets
4 days ago

Visa Pays $2.4 Billion for Behavioral Biometrics

Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli fraud detection company BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, adding one of banking's largest behavioral intelligence platforms to its portfolio.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Stock markets
4 days ago

Why Deutsche Bank Is Raising Its S&P 500 Earnings Forecasts

Deutsche Bank has become one of the latest major banks to turn more optimistic on U.S. corporate earnings after a second-quarter reporting season that has consistently exceeded expectations.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Global economy
4 days ago

John Williams Defends the Fed’s Hold, but Keeps Another Rate Increase on the Table

New York Fed President John Williams backed the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep the federal funds rate at 3.50%–3.75%, arguing that current policy is restrictive enough to guide inflation toward 2%.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Stock markets
1 week ago

Amazon's Biggest Rally Since 2012 Wasn't About Earnings — It Was About AI Finally Paying Off

A 15.2% jump in a single session is rare for a company worth more than $2 trillion. The move became Amazon's strongest one-day gain since 2012, adding roughly $350–400 billion in market value.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Global economy
1 week ago

Treasury Selloff Deepens as Hawkish Fed Officials Push 10-Year Yield to 18-Month High

The U.S. Treasury market extended its selloff Friday after Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack reiterated that they favored a 25-basis-point rate increase, reinforcing expectations that monetary policy may tighten further despite this week's pause.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Global economy
1 week ago

Morgan Stanley Cuts China Growth Forecast as Consumer Spending and Property Continue to Weigh on the Economy

Morgan Stanley has lowered its 2026 China GDP forecast to 4.6% from 4.8% after June economic data pointed to a broader loss of momentum.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Stock markets
1 week ago

Why Apple Beat Expectations — and Why Investors Sold the Stock Anyway

Apple reported another quarter of record-scale revenue, beating Wall Street on the metrics that typically move the stock: iPhone sales, Mac revenue, earnings, and gross margin. But none of that prevented the shares from falling about 4% in extended trading.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Stock markets
1 week ago

Meta’s $700 Billion AI Bet Has Already Been Signed

Buried inside Meta’s latest quarterly filing is a number that dwarfs every AI spending forecast investors have debated over the past year. It isn’t this year’s capital expenditure. It isn’t next year’s guidance. It’s nearly $700 billion in future contractual commitments and long-term leases — agreements that have already been signed.

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Japan’s ¥8.9 Trillion Defense Budget Locks In a Much Higher Spending Base
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Why a $1.42 Billion Health Initiative Failed to Move Markets
16 hours ago
The Bond Market Is Starting to Compete With Stocks Again
17 hours ago
Europe’s Gas Market Is Becoming Expensive Again
1 day ago
Apollo Is Paying an 81% Premium for easyJet. Here's What It May Really Be Buying
1 day ago
Why Alphabet Is Borrowing Another $25 Billion
1 day ago
Gold Jumps Nearly 3% to $4,196 as Lower Rate Expectations Drive Fresh Buying
2 days ago
Phillips 66 Turns Strong Refining Economics Into a Major Earnings Beat
2 days ago
U.S. Mortgage Demand Falls as Borrowing Costs Climb to a One-Year High
2 days ago
Oil Is Falling Because Fear Is Leaving the Market
3 days ago
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