Finance
Japan Says It Is Ready to Support the Yen as the Currency Nears a 40-Year Low Against the Dollar
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama says Tokyo is in close contact with Washington and prepared to act, while analysts debate whether intervention can offset the wide U.S.-Japan interest-rate gap.
SpaceX to Join Nasdaq-100 on July 7 Under Fast-Track Rule, Prompting Automatic Buying by Index Funds
The rocket company enters the index just over three weeks after its record IPO, requiring passive funds to buy its shares while critics question the rule change and the stock's tiny public float.
Bending Spoons Rises About 40% in Nasdaq Debut After $1.68 Billion IPO Priced Above Range
The Italian software roll-up that owns AOL, Vimeo and Evernote listed at an $18.4 billion valuation; supporters call it a signal of IPO-market strength, while critics point to steep post-acquisition layoffs and price increases.
EU-U.S. Trade Deal Enters Into Force, Ending EU Duties on U.S. Industrial Goods and Capping U.S. Tariffs on Most EU Exports at 15%
The tariff terms of a framework agreement first struck in July 2025 took legal effect on July 1, 2026, after final approval by EU institutions.
U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Record Their Largest Monthly Outflows Since Launch in June 2026
Investors pulled a reported $4.06–$4.5 billion from U.S. spot bitcoin funds in June — the biggest monthly withdrawal since the products debuted in 2024 — as analysts split over whether the exit signals a cyclical rotation or a deeper loss of faith.
Memory-Chip Shares Fall Sharply as Micron Drops and Selloff Reaches South Korea
Micron and its Asian rivals Samsung and SK Hynix sank this week, triggering a trading halt on South Korea's Kospi, amid profit-taking, a new price-fixing lawsuit, and questions about the durability of AI spending.
Meta Shares Rise About 9-10% After Bloomberg Report That It Plans to Sell AI Computing Capacity to Outside Customers
A report that Meta will rent out surplus AI infrastructure recasts its record data-center spending as a potential revenue line and pressures smaller cloud rivals.
Oil Records Sharpest Quarterly Fall Since 2020 as Hormuz Shipping Partly Resumes
Brent crude ended the second quarter near $73 a barrel, down about 30%, after a U.S.-Iran framework and returning tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz eased fears of a prolonged supply cutoff.
U.S. Stock Indexes Close Second Quarter at Record Highs, Led by Semiconductor Shares
The Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 each rose on June 30, 2026, as AI-linked chipmakers such as AMD and Intel surged, capping the strongest quarter for U.S. stocks since 2020.
Gold Falls About 14% in the Quarter as Markets Bet on Fed Rate Increases
Gold dropped to roughly $3,986 an ounce into quarter-end, its biggest quarterly loss in over a decade, as traders priced in multiple Federal Reserve rate hikes under new chair Kevin Warsh.
Rocket Lab Agrees to Buy Iridium in About $8 Billion Cash-and-Stock Deal
The launch company would gain Iridium's 66-satellite network and global L-band spectrum, sending both stocks higher while analysts weigh the debt and execution risk.
Comcast Announces Plan to Split Into Two Public Companies, Spinning Off NBCUniversal and Sky
Comcast says it will separate its broadband, wireless and cable business from its NBCUniversal studios, theme parks, Peacock and European Sky operations in a tax-free spin-off targeted for completion in about a year.