- TotalEnergies CEO: Natural gas trading performed poorly; our traders originally expected prices to rise, but this expectation did not materialize. However, natural gas prices in Europe have now increased, so we can look forward to some trading performance exceeding expectations again in the third quarter.
- TotalEnergies CEO: But the story is not over yet. Now that Europe's natural gas prices have risen, we can expect some deals to outperform expectations again in the third quarter.
- The initial jobless claims in the United States fell to a nearly four-year low of 187,000 people in the week ending July 18.
- Initial jobless claims in the US for the week ending July 18 were 187,000, compared to the expected 212,000.
- American Airlines (AAL.US): Non-fuel cost per available seat in the third quarter is expected to increase by 2.5% to 4.5%.
- American Airlines (AAL.US) reported a second-quarter passenger load factor of 83.2%, compared to the market expectation of 84.7%.
- American Airlines (AAL.US) expects an adjusted loss per share of between $0.10 and $0.70 in the third quarter, while the market forecast is earnings per share of $0.31.
- American Airlines (AAL.US): Available seat miles for Q2 reached 81.84 billions, compared to the market expectation of 81.52 billions.
- Oppenheimer raises GE Vernova target price to $1,338
- The cumulative trading volume of on-chain perpetual contracts has exceeded $15 trillion, with Hyperliquid leading in market share.
- An exchange announces a post-quantum cryptography plan and will upgrade its key management system.
- The whale set 10 ambitious targets, then suddenly took profit out of thin air, liquidating 300 BTC in the past 12 minutes.
- $268 Million HBAR Release Raises Fresh Supply Questions
- Australian Dollar: Limited upside as RBA priced – Rabobank
- Canton Strategic Holdings completes sale of Gravitas and pivots to digital finance business
- Traders expect the European Central Bank to raise interest rates by 48 basis points before the end of the year.
- TotalEnergies CEO: The situation in the Middle East is extremely volatile; the Strait of Hormuz has become a battlefield and it may become the new normal for the strait to be intermittently open and closed.
- U.S. Rare Earths (USAR.US): This move officially establishes the strategic investment and business cooperation framework announced by both parties in April 2026.
- U.S. Rare Earths and Carester have reached a final agreement on a strategic investment, further strengthening their rare earth cooperation in Europe. The Caremag plant of Carester will begin operations in the fourth quarter of 2026.
- US Rare Earths (USAR.US) reaches final agreement with Carester on strategic investment, further strengthening its rare earth partnership in Europe.
- CEO of Spanish energy company Repsol: We are prepared for the worst-case scenario in the Strait of Hormuz, with sufficient kerosene production capacity to meet Spain’s needs and up to 30% of our output available for other countries.
- US Rare Earth (USAR.US): Carester’s Caremag plant will begin operations in Q4 2026.
- Three crypto hacks in 24 hours drain over $35 million from protocols
- Bitcoin faces an unprecedented quantum computing threat that bulls cannot ignore
- Ripple makes strategic investment in Notabene, with both parties collaborating to advance RLUSD institutional payment applications
- Japanese Yen: Gradual appreciation path after extended weakness – Commerzbank
- Strategy: BlackRock and Fidelity donate $15 million to support bitcoin development
- Dogecoin tests key support at $0.07, traders eye 5x rally if reversal holds
- BlackRock, a certain exchange, and Strategy jointly establish the Bitcoin Security Alliance, committing $15 million over three years to fund core developers and research in post-quantum cryptography.
- The European Central Bank will announce its interest rate decision in ten minutes.
- Strategy officially launches the Bitcoin Security Alliance with $15 million in funding support.
- Blackstone Group (BX.US) reported Q2 2026 revenue of $5.04 billion, compared to $3.712 billion in the same period last year.
- DeAgentAI completes $5 million AIA buyback program, second round of token burn executed
- Bubblemaps: MEGA presale lockers are currently at a 50% unrealized loss and will be unlocked in April 2027
- Egrag Crypto Says XRP’s Strong Bullish Divergence Is Forming. Here’s What Is Coming
- Mubadala Capital partners with KAIO to bring private market funds on-chain, with a certain exchange taking a stake
- The total scale of AI-related transactions by bitcoin mining companies exceeds 7.5 gigawatts, with contract equivalents worth $150 billion.
- Anglo flags first-half loss at diamonds, coal units; cuts copper cost outlook
- Ethereum Exchange Balances Continue To Decline
- Bitget Surges Into the TradFi Elite With $70B in Perpetual Volume
- Euro: Recovery led by spot demand – BNY
- Bernstein says Bitcoin mining deals necessary for AI power crunch
- Polymarket to Challenge Nationwide Website Block in France
- XRP targets $0.93 as resistance at $1.20 holds, CasiTrades warns
- Pendle Finance bets big on RWAs and institutional DeFi for the second half of 2026
- Fasanara Capital holds $67M short position on ETH via Hyperliquid, and it’s underwater
- US Treasury bonds under pressure, oil prices continue to rise as Middle East conflict sparks new wave of risk aversion
- An exchange partners with Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Capital to launch a tokenized private equity fund
- Mizuho Bank raises 3M (MMM.US) price target from $160 to $180.
- Blackstone Group (BX.US) reported assets under management of $1.35 trillion in Q2 2026, exceeding the market expectation of $1.33 trillion.
- Blackstone Group (BX.US) had $454.15 billions in private equity assets under management in Q2 2026, exceeding the market expectation of $441.97 billions.
- Starship's 13th Test Flight Countdown! This Critical Flight is Key to SpaceX (SPCX.US)'s Space Ambitions and Trillion-Dollar Valuation
- Mizuho Bank: Tesla (TSLA.US) target price lowered from $480 to $450.
- US Dollar Index: Upside risks persist as yields climb – BBH
- UBS lowers Alphabet target price to $379
- Taiko: June Security Incident Caused by Off-Chain Signature Key Leak and Verification Process Omission
- Mandela Digital completes $5 million funding round, with Datavault AI participating as an investor
- Total CEO: The latest EU sanctions agreement may allow us to sell Russian liquefied natural gas to non-EU countries next year
- Robusta coffee hits a two-week low as Indonesian supply pressures the market, while cocoa is supported by reduced production expectations.
- Eli Lilly plans to submit a Biologics License Application (BLA) for Retatrutide to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the first quarter of 2027. Eli Lilly stated that Retatrutide achieved significant weight loss results and met its primary endpoint in phase III trials. (Bloomberg)
- Google: Holds SpaceX shares valued at $94 billion
- South Korea sentences perpetrator in the first fraud case under the Virtual Asset User Protection Act: Meme coin “Rug Pull” ringleader receives 4-year prison term
- Eli Lilly (LLY.US): Retatrutide achieved significant weight loss effects and met all primary endpoints in Phase III trials.
- Eli Lilly (LLY.US) plans to submit a biologics license application for Retatrutide to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the first quarter of 2027.
- Foreign Investors' Four-Day Buying Spree in Samsung and SK Hynix Exceeds 45 Trillion Korean Won, Analysts Believe Correction Has Been Fully Absorbed
- IMAX Q2 adjusted EPS was $0.43, higher than expected
- Total CEO: This year's operating cash flow may range between 35 billion and 40 billion US dollars.
- $764 million stolen in Web3 security incidents in Q2 2026, with 88.3% stemming from key and infrastructure compromises
- Coffee and cocoa costs surge! Nestlé lowers profit margin forecast, share price plunges with largest drop since 2020
- Lyn Alden's Orange Juice completes $40 million financing round, led by Ricardo Salinas
- Palm oil hits over three-month high as tightening supply and rising biodiesel demand resonate
- Peacock, the streaming service under Comcast (CMCSA.US), announced its first-ever quarterly profit on Thursday, thanks to the influx of subscribers drawn by the football World Cup and the popular reality show "Love Island USA."
- Morgan Stanley: Lowers IBM (IBM.US) target price from $293 to $190.
- European Central Bank: Hawkish ECB pricing supports Euro – MUFG
- Brian Armstrong urges the U.S. Senate to vote on the CLARITY Act
- Bitget Appears on WikiFX, Outlining UEX Cross-Asset Trading Vision
- Stablecoins Could Weaken Currency Controls in Emerging Markets
- Stable: Over 167,000 transactions related to Meme "Fefer" in the past 24 hours
- Lockheed Martin's Q2 sales were $20.063 billion, compared to $18.155 billion in the same period last year; the 2026 full-year sales forecast has been raised to $79.75–81.75 billion.
- DTCC Validates Ripple’s Multi-Ledger Vision: Here’s Why XRP Could Benefit
- Benefiting from AI investments, Blackstone Group's profit grows by 26%
- Morgan Stanley: Raises CME Group's target price from $324 to $330.
- Morgan Stanley: Lowers Tesla (TSLA.US) target price from $417 to $400.
- Morgan Stanley raises Apple (AAPL.US) target price from $360 to $364.
- The Securities and Exchange Board of India releases document simplifying online dispute resolution framework
- Crypto Buying Trends Flip: Stablecoins Surge From 43% to 60% of Volume
- Meta AI investment: $145B bet fuels 15% rally despite delays
- US Freezes $130M IRGC Crypto Wallet, Escalates Iran Crackdown
- IBM to Acquire HRL Laboratories to Drive the Development of the Quantum Future
- Canadian Dollar: Retail sales set to beat consensus – TD Securities
- T-Mobile US (TMUS.US) now expects adjusted free cash flow to be between 18.4 billion and 18.8 billion dollars, higher than the previous forecast range of 18.1 billion to 18.7 billion dollars.
- Seven Democrats Oppose Latest CLARITY Act Draft
- Bitcoin whales quietly scoop up 66,700 BTC as mid-tier holders head for the exits
- Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon Supports Advancing the CLARITY Act
- Mizuho Bank lowers Super Micro Computer's target price to $34
- Geopolitical tensions and rising oil prices put pressure on emerging currencies, leading to intensified differentiation; the rand gains support from buying interest against the trend.
- Gulf countries accelerate the development of alternative oil transport routes, as dependence on the Strait of Hormuz faces long-term restructuring
- Melius Research raised IBM’s (IBM.US) target price from $250 to $255.
- Asian fuel oil rally pauses as Singapore inventories rebound, with geopolitical risks supporting discounts
- Barclays: Raises Alphabet (GOOG.US) price target from $405 to $425.
