OpenAI’s AGI deployment chief Fidji Simo to step down after medical leave
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OpenAI’s AGI deployment chief Fidji Simo to step down after medical leave

July 9 (Reuters) – OpenAI’s CEO of AGI deployment Fidji Simo said on Thursday she will step down from her full-time role and pivot to a part-time advisory position at the ‌ChatGPT maker, following an extended medical leave for a neuroimmune condition. “Three months ago, I had to ‌go on medical leave after a severe…

Geopolitical shifts drive sovereign funds towards national priorities, study finds
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Geopolitical shifts drive sovereign funds towards national priorities, study finds

By Libby George LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) – Shifting geopolitical alliances are pushing sovereign wealth funds to place greater emphasis on strategic national priorities — from resilient infrastructure to ‌key domestic industries — alongside investment returns, a study released on Friday showed. The study ‌by Spain-based IE University found sovereign wealth funds managing more than…

WD-40 Q3 Earnings Call Highlights
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WD-40 Q3 Earnings Call Highlights

Key Points Interested in WD-40 Company? Here are five stocks we like better. WD-40 posted strong Q3 results, with consolidated net sales up 24% year over year to $195.1 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS rising to $2.33 from $1.54. Operating income climbed 47%, showing significant operating leverage. Growth was broad-based across regions and product lines,…

People Are Talking About Contango While Oil Markets Are Far From Recovered
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People Are Talking About Contango While Oil Markets Are Far From Recovered

While financial desks obsess over paper structures and Brent crude briefly flirted with contango, the broader market is missing the forest for the trees. Brent crude‘s recent rebound from $71 to $79 a barrel is not merely a brief short-covering bounce; it is the first tremor of an underlying structural deficit. The financial side of…

If you invested ,000 in Bitcoin, Trump meme coin, and gold when Trump took office, here’s what you’d have today
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If you invested $10,000 in Bitcoin, Trump meme coin, and gold when Trump took office, here’s what you’d have today

January 20, 2025. Donald Trump walks back into the White House. Bitcoin is touching $109,000. Gold is steady at $2,697 an ounce. And a meme coin bearing the president’s name is a few days old and trading around $35, already down sharply from its launch peak of $74. Six months on, those three assets have…

Institutional Money Left These Stocks Behind… But It’ll Be Back
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Institutional Money Left These Stocks Behind… But It’ll Be Back

One of the best questions I received during yesterday’s Monument Traders Alliance LIVE session came from an investor asking whether Joby Aviation (JOBY) was worth buying. The question from Steel: “Thoughts on JOBY long term?” The short answer is “yes, it’s a buy.” The longer answer has very little to do with Joby itself and…

Iran War May Ignite Middle East Market Share Race, But Not Yet
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Iran War May Ignite Middle East Market Share Race, But Not Yet

When the UAE said it was leaving OPEC so it could boost production as much as it wanted, it sparked speculation, yet again, that OPEC was falling apart. The peace deal between the United States and Iran was a done deal in the eyes of oil traders, and the race for market share was on….

Fed’s Williams expects energy prices to abate even as Iran war flares
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Fed’s Williams expects energy prices to abate even as Iran war flares

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) – New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Thursday he did not expect a sustained rise in energy prices for the rest of the year despite the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East, and declined to say what decision he would make on…

Trump says Elon Musk will donate SpaceX stock to Trump Accounts — but the world’s richest man still hasn’t said a word
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Trump says Elon Musk will donate SpaceX stock to Trump Accounts — but the world’s richest man still hasn’t said a word

Last week, Trump said he expected Elon Musk to donate SpaceX stock to Trump Accounts, the tax-advantaged investment accounts created under last year’s tax law. But days later, while another top SpaceX executive (1) has pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in stock, Musk himself has yet to publicly confirm any plans to contribute. During…

US home prices just fell to 0,000 — but the 2/month savings is vanishing into taxes and insurance
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US home prices just fell to $430,000 — but the $132/month savings is vanishing into taxes and insurance

After more than half a decade of soaring real estate prices, the pendulum is swinging back in favor of U.S. home buyers, new data shows. According to (1)Realtor.com (1), American home prices are posting their sharpest annual decline since 2017 — the eighth consecutive price decline. Overall, home prices have slid 2.5% from June 2025…

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