Oil Holds Near $90 a Barrel, U.S. Stock Futures Edge Higher
U.S. stock futures largely inched higher, as investors worried about the further escalation in the Middle East.
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ECB to Hold Rates Steady as Rebound in Energy Prices Threatens to Revive Inflation
Investors expect at least one more quarter-point hike this year, with most seeing it at the ECB's meeting in September, followed by a final increase next year to 2.75%.
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Everyday Investors Are Over the Mag Seven and Into New AI Darlings
Once the Magnificent Seven's most enthusiastic fans, they are looking elsewhere for the next superstar tech stocks.
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Volatility Is Climbing-and a New Margin Rule May Be Adding Fuel
The elimination of a Dot Com-era pattern day trading rule is expanding access to margin for retail investors-and raising concerns about volatility.
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What Comes After Merck's Keytruda? The Race for the Next Standard Cancer Treatment.
Many think the next standard cancer treatment will pair two innovations.
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Can the 'Magnificent Seven' save a stock market that might be doomed without them?
Apple, Amazon, Nvidia and peers are quietly coming back to life, and that could easily jolt this sleepy stock market back into gear.
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The Key to Solar and Wind Power Is Battery Storage, and China Is Dominating
Chinese suppliers have 90% of the U.S. energy-storage market, generating concern in Washington about overreliance on its rival.
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Iran Rushed Out $6 Billion of Oil During Brief Truce With U.S.
About 20 Iranian tankers carrying millions of barrels of oil set sail for Asia-likely for sail to China-after the U.S. lifted its blockade.
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Big Food Is Running Out of Moves With Shoppers and Investors
Investors have rightly given up on companies such as General Mills and Kraft Heinz, which are squeezed by everything from inflation to GLP-1s.
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U.S. Emergency Oil Reserve Hits Lowest Levels Since 1983: Why It Matters
Video: WSJ's David Uberti explains how the Strategic Petroleum Reserve works to help blunt the impact of oil shocks such as the Iran War.
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Stagnant Germany Considers the Unthinkable: Sunday Shopping
Germany is facing growing economic pressure to ease its historic Sunday shopping ban and align with the rest of Europe.
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The New Washington Temptation: Inside Information and a Prediction Market Account
White House officials are grappling with how deeply betting on political events has worked itself into the fabric of government.
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The Justice Department Is Pulling Back on Prosecuting Corporate Crime
Prosecutors have declined to charge businesses in a number of recent cases-despite believing that senior employees were involved in wrongdoing.
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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S., European PMI Data, ECB Decision in Focus
Provisional purchasing managers' surveys for the U.S., eurozone and the U.K. will provide a snapshot of business-sector activity during July just as military conflict in the Middle East has resumed, pulling oil prices higher.
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