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AI stocks rebound as markets weigh J&J's earnings guidance cut

Technology stocks with exposure to artificial intelligence found buyers again in afternoon trade, interrupting a stretch of sector-wide selling. Against that backdrop, Johnson and Johnson cut its earnings guidance. The Investing…

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Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI hedge fund seeks fresh capital as leverage extracts its toll

The global run in AI-driven investment strategies has produced spectacular headline returns in recent years, but that record now has a footnote. Leopold Aschenbrenner, the AI wunderkind whose h

By Priya Nair · 2 min

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Earnings

AI trade fractures as Microsoft soars and Meta slides into record losing run

The cloud-and-copilot segment of the AI trade is separating from the social-and-advertising side. Microsoft jumped 15% after reporting strong Azure and Copilot growth, while Meta fell 9% as a miss on revenue guidance and a sharp…

By Nadia Petrova · 2 min

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Crypto加密

Washington anti-corruption push overshadowed by Democratic fracture on Israel

Against a backdrop of deepening intra-party tension over U.S. support for Israel, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's appearance at the National Press Club in Washington was upended almost immediately by a front-row heckler…

By Sofia Almeida · 2 min

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Regulatory

Red River Bancshares posts 15.4% year-on-year profit gain as margin expands to 3.61%

The widening net interest margins that have defined the American regional banking cycle are still playing out across the Gulf South, and against that backdrop Red River Bancshares (Nasdaq: RRBI) del

July 30, 2026 · 3 min

Macro

U.S. strikes on Zanjan kill three IRGC members, deepening the Iran confrontation

Zanjan, a city in northern Iran, became the site of American military strikes on Thursday, with three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps killed in the attack, according to Fars News Agency. The operation extends the…

July 30, 2026 · 2 min

Regulatory

Titan International posts 5.2% revenue gain as consumer demand offsets farm sector weakness

Off-highway tire and wheel markets sent a split signal in the second quarter, with consumer-facing demand running well ahead while agricultural customers worked through income pressure and excess dealer inventory. Titan…

July 30, 2026 · 2 min

Crypto加密

South Korea moves to regulate stablecoins ahead of broader digital asset law

July 30, 2026 · 2 min

Earnings

Microsoft books $3.2B Anthropic gain as OpenAI bet turns complicated

July 30, 2026 · 2 min

Macro

Russian strikes on three cargo ships add weight to freight market's security discount

July 30, 2026 · 2 min

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