Crude Oil Prices Jump as Ships Attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
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Crude Oil Prices Jump as Ships Attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

August WTI crude oil (CLQ26) today is up +1.73 (+2.52%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26) is down -0.0312 (-1.04%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are mixed today.  Crude oil prices jumped following attacks on shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz.  Gasoline prices are sliding today as the crude crack spread is down more…

Factbox-Tech companies tap debt, equity to fund AI and cloud expansion
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Factbox-Tech companies tap debt, equity to fund AI and cloud expansion

July 7 (Reuters) – The world’s largest technology companies are tapping debt markets and raising equity to bolster AI infrastructure, marking a shift for Silicon Valley firms that typically relied on cash to fund their investments. Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta signaled in April that spending on AI would not slow down. Tech giants’ combined…

Rosenblatt says HPC selloff creates buying opportunity in Galaxy Digital and Cipher Digital
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Rosenblatt says HPC selloff creates buying opportunity in Galaxy Digital and Cipher Digital

Rosenblatt Securities analyst Chris Brendler thinks the recent selloff in HPC-linked stocks was overdone, nodding his head to two former Bitcoin miners making the pivot into AI Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ: GLXY) and Cipher Digital (NASDAQ: CIFR). GLXY had fallen 22% over the prior two weeks while CIFR dropped 13%, at time of the notes publication…

Why Coinbase’s co-founder wants you to take a financial literacy test
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Why Coinbase’s co-founder wants you to take a financial literacy test

Listen and subscribe to Power Players with Brian Sozzi on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. Wishing you could get in on the next great company while it’s still private? Coinbase (COIN) co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong has a solution to bring the average investor into private companies,…

Amazon aims to raise  billion from bond sale
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Amazon aims to raise $25 billion from bond sale

By Nupur Anand and Deborah Mary Sophia July 7 (Reuters) – Amazon.com said on Tuesday it is looking to raise $25 billion through a ‌U.S. dollar bond sale, in the company’s latest push to ‌fund its hefty AI investments. Tech companies have been tapping debt markets and launching equity sales ​to fund their costly AI…

Income ETF GPIQ Crosses  Billion in AUM Ahead of Key Milestone
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Income ETF GPIQ Crosses $5 Billion in AUM Ahead of Key Milestone

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. The income ETF space has seen significant growth and interest in the last two years. Income strategies can offer both equity performance and income to help portfolios handle volatility. The income ETF GPIQ, from Goldman Sachs, does not just offer that income and performance, but has also recently…

This REIT ETF Puts the ‘R’ in Resilient
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This REIT ETF Puts the ‘R’ in Resilient

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. Considering that the Federal Reserve hasn’t obliged with interest rate cuts that likely would help the sector, real estate equities and the related ETFs are performing admirably this year. Just look at the ALPS Active REIT ETF (REIT). Confirming the benefits with the combination of active management and…

PEY Pertinent for Equity Income Investors
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PEY Pertinent for Equity Income Investors

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. Through the first half of 2026, artificial intelligence (AI) and technology continued dominating the U.S. equity landscape, prompting some investors to gloss over the long-term value of dividend growth investing. With the second half upon us, market participants might want to reconsider that perspective. That could prove to…

Onsemi to sell two chipmaking plants to cut costs
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Onsemi to sell two chipmaking plants to cut costs

July 7 (Reuters) – Chipmaker Onsemi on Tuesday said it will sell two manufacturing facilities as part of ‌broader push to cut costs and boost profit ‌margins. Shares of the company were down more than 3% in premarket ​trading. They have gained nearly 75% this year. Here are some details: • Onsemi makes power and…

Daily Spotlight: SpaceX Helps IPO Market Rebound
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Daily Spotlight: SpaceX Helps IPO Market Rebound

Summary Elon Musk’s SpaceX helped revive the IPO market in 2Q26 — and may set the stage for a healthy second half of the year. Led by SpaceX, a total of 48 companies completed initial public offerings in 2Q26, up 45% compared to 33 in the first quarter, despite rising inflation and higher energy prices…

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