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Morgan Stanley Q2 earnings: equities revenue jumps 69%

Morgan Stanley Q2 earnings delivered record revenue and a 69 per cent equities-trading surge, extending Wall Street's capital-markets boom.

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Banking

BlackRock Q2 profit rises 20% as assets hit $15.3tn

Deals

PayPal (PYPL) jumps 15% on Stripe, Advent $53bn takeover bid

Regulation

US Treasury freezes Iran-linked crypto wallets worth $130M

Economy

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China GDP slows to 4.3% as Beijing faces stimulus pressure

China GDP slowed to 4.3% in the second quarter, below Beijing's 4.5% to 5.0% goal, as weak investment intensified calls for fresh stimulus.

July 15, 2026

Crypto

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Regulation

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Markets

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Turkey frontier-market warning puts index access at risk

Turkey's frontier-market warning from S&P Dow Jones turns transparency concerns into an index-access risk with a one-year review clock.

July 9, 2026

Commodities

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Oil prices rise after U.S. restores Iran port blockade

July 15, 2026

Brent oil tops $85 as Hormuz fight revives inflation fears

July 14, 2026

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Strait of Hormuz shipping risk rises after U.S. strikes

July 12, 2026

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Freedom Fuel gas prices: how $3.479 stations undercut rivals

July 11, 2026

Fuel storage tanks and refinery infrastructure illustrating energy-market supply constraints

Diesel prices stay high as oil cools after Iran shock

July 9, 2026

Oil storage tanks and energy infrastructure illustration for a story on oil prices after U.S. strikes on Iran

Oil jumps after U.S. strikes on Iran threaten Hormuz truce

July 8, 2026

Deals

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Banking

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UK buy now, pay later rules: what changes in 2026

UK buy now, pay later rules bring BNPL under FCA oversight, adding affordability checks, refund rights and Ombudsman access.

July 15, 2026

Stocks

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ASML sales forecast raised again as AI chip demand holds

July 15, 2026

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Brown-Forman CEO Lawson Whiting to retire; guidance intact

July 14, 2026

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Lucid (LCID) stock sinks 16% after bankruptcy report denial

July 14, 2026

Lucid (LCID) stock sinks 16% after bankruptcy report denial

July 14, 2026

Apple tests CXMT chips for China devices as costs rise

July 8, 2026

DeepSeek AI chip push hits Nvidia, sharpens China race

July 8, 2026

Earnings

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Analysis

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High-voltage electrical substation representing the power infrastructure behind AI data-center leases

Anthropic puts a $19 billion price on AI's power bottleneck

Anthropic-TeraWulf lease gives investors a $19 billion yardstick for AI power scarcity, grid risk and data-center cash flows.

July 7, 2026

Morgan Stanley Q2 earnings: equities revenue jumps 69%

BlackRock Q2 profit rises 20% as assets hit $15.3tn

PayPal (PYPL) jumps 15% on Stripe, Advent $53bn takeover bid

US Treasury freezes Iran-linked crypto wallets worth $130M

Economy

China GDP slows to 4.3% as Beijing faces stimulus pressure

China GDP slows to 4.3% as Beijing faces stimulus pressure

India inflation hits 4.38% in June as oil, food costs rise

Student loan lawsuits 2026 test Trump's repayment overhaul

Student loan Treasury transfer bill would shift millions

Federal Reserve minutes show split over 2026 rate path

Crypto

Lawson JPYC pilot tests yen stablecoin checkout in Tokyo

Bitcoin, ether ETF inflows return with $282m weekly gain

Avalanche Treasury S-1 tests crypto treasury model

Temasek still treats crypto as a governance scar

AscendEX shutdown revives exchange payout risk after FTX

Strategy (MSTR) flags $8.32bn Q2 bitcoin loss after sale

Regulation

Circle-Tether dispute puts stablecoin controls in focus

New York data center permit pause sends TeraWulf down 7%

US Treasury freezes Iran-linked crypto wallets worth $130M

Thailand stablecoin audit targets USDT in crackdown

Deutsche, UniCredit sue Linde over Russia sanctions losses

China bond ratings crackdown exposes risk for weak borrowers

Cognizant (CTSH) says insurers will pay $5.5m in FCPA suit

Fed CBDC ban becomes law in housing bill without Trump signoff

Markets

Turkey frontier-market warning puts index access at risk

Japan borrowing costs hit 30-year high on debt fears

PBOC lifts Hong Kong yuan hub with 800bn Bond Connect quota

Hong Kong's IPO revival meets its first supply test

Yen undervalued by 20% puts Japan intervention back in play

Nvidia AI server delay to 2028 hits Asian supplier stocks

Commodities

Oil prices rise after U.S. restores Iran port blockade

Brent oil tops $85 as Hormuz fight revives inflation fears

Strait of Hormuz shipping risk rises after U.S. strikes

Freedom Fuel gas prices: how $3.479 stations undercut rivals

Diesel prices stay high as oil cools after Iran shock

Oil jumps after U.S. strikes on Iran threaten Hormuz truce

Deals

PayPal (PYPL) jumps 15% on Stripe, Advent $53bn takeover bid

Holtec nuclear IPO filing rides data-center power boom

Tailored Brands IPO filing tests Men’s Wearhouse comeback

MGM Resorts deal talks center on Barry Diller's $48.30 offer

easyJet bid war: Apollo tops Castlelake with £5.7bn bid

Xavier Niel to become Vodafone's biggest shareholder in $5.9 billion deal

SK Hynix US listing raises $26.5bn at $149 a share

Luxshare (002475.SZ) IPO falls 9.6% in Hong Kong debut

Banking

UK buy now, pay later rules: what changes in 2026

BlackRock Q2 profit rises 20% as assets hit $15.3tn

Freedom Holding (FRHC) share sale raises $300m for expansion

United Community (UCB) clears Peach State deal to close Aug. 3

Circle OCC approval: trust bank opens without reserve control

Swift tokenized deposit pilot adds 17 banks to 24/7 payments

Stocks

ASML sales forecast raised again as AI chip demand holds

Brown-Forman CEO Lawson Whiting to retire; guidance intact

Lucid (LCID) stock sinks 16% after bankruptcy report denial

Lucid (LCID) stock sinks 16% after bankruptcy report denial

Apple tests CXMT chips for China devices as costs rise

DeepSeek AI chip push hits Nvidia, sharpens China race

Earnings

Morgan Stanley Q2 earnings: equities revenue jumps 69%

JPMorgan (JPM) Q2 earnings beat as trading revenue surges

Bank of America Q2 earnings beat, but stock slips 1%

TSMC’s June revenue surge sets the tone for AI chip earnings

Delta’s beat shows airfare pricing is still cushioning the fuel shock

SpaceX's IPO gives Wall Street banks an earnings tailwind

Samsung's record quarter tests faith in the AI memory boom

Micron’s $22bn commitments show AI memory is still tight

Analysis

Anthropic puts a $19 billion price on AI's power bottleneck

The safe-haven trade is no longer simple

AI hiring 2026: heavy spenders add staff faster than peers

AI data center trade hits power, politics and capex wall

Why the BIS sees the AI capex boom as a debt-market risk