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Today: July 18, 2026
Today: July 18, 2026

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US refiner margins hit new records as fuel shortage concerns grow

U.S. refiner margins registered a fresh record high for the third consecutive session on Thursday, as low stockpiles and worsening tensions in the Middle

US refiner margins hit new records as fuel shortage concerns grow
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Dollar firms as US-Iran tensions renew oil price risk

The dollar clung to gains against major peers on

Dollar firms as US-Iran tensions renew oil price risk
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Trump administration races the clock to rebuild US tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court

The U.S. Treasury last year swelled with revenue from President Donald Trump’s double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country on earth

Trump administration races the clock to rebuild US tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court
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How Uber, Delivery Hero and rivals stack up in global food delivery

July 16 - Uber will buy Delivery Hero in a deal valuing the German firm at $14.8 billion to create the largest food-delivery group outside China and stave off intensifying competition.

How Uber, Delivery Hero and rivals stack up in global food delivery
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Damp Squib

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Another day, another test for chip stocks.

Damp Squib
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India-UK trade pact takes effect, cutting tariffs and boosting services trade

India and Britain's trade pact took effect on Wednesday, cutting tariffs on thousands of goods and expanding market access for

India-UK trade pact takes effect, cutting tariffs and boosting services trade
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Instant View: China's second-quarter economic growth misses market forecast

China's annual economic growth slowed sharply to 4.3% in the second quarter, official data showed on Wednesday, missing analysts' expectations as weak domestic demand and the oil

Instant View: China's second-quarter economic growth misses market forecast
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US consumer inflation likely increased at a slow pace in June as gasoline prices retreated

U.S. consumer inflation likely slowed in June, but that would probably offer little comfort to households or rule out an interest rate increase from

US consumer inflation likely increased at a slow pace in June as gasoline prices retreated
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China's June exports surge 27% from a year earlier as AI boom drives strong demand

China has reported its export picked up pace in June, jumping 27% from a year earlier thanks to strong demand from the boom in artificial intelligence

China's June exports surge 27% from a year earlier as AI boom drives strong demand
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Venezuela's complex and contested debt puzzle

The scale of Venezuela's debt burden - and the mix of creditors holding it - will help determine the losses investors face in

Venezuela's complex and contested debt puzzle
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Oil surges, stocks slip and bond yields rise as Gulf conflict flares up again

Oil futures surged nearly 9% on Monday and equities fell as conflict between the United States and Iran re-ignited over the weekend, once again

Oil surges, stocks slip and bond yields rise as Gulf conflict flares up again
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China June exports growth set to cool, but AI demand underpins overall strength

China's exports likely grew at a slightly slower but still-solid pace in June, as firms accelerated shipments to the U.S. ahead of possible new tariffs, rode the AI boom,

China June exports growth set to cool, but AI demand underpins overall strength
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America In Focus: Fed officials divided on US inflation views; US home prices hit all-time high

The Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee is split over whether inflation is likely to stay elevated or whether it will cool once the Iran war winds down, according to minutes released Wednesday

America In Focus: Fed officials divided on US inflation views; US home prices hit all-time high
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US stocks rise as Wall Street shows it's still hungry for AI winners

U.S. stocks ticked higher after Wall Street showed its appetite is still big for winners of the artificial-intelligence boom

US stocks rise as Wall Street shows it's still hungry for AI winners
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Stocks recover losses, and oil prices ease as calm returns to financial markets worldwide

Stocks rose, and oil prices eased as financial markets calmed a day after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran

Stocks recover losses, and oil prices ease as calm returns to financial markets worldwide
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Trump wants to leave the Iran war behind. That won't happen soon

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Trump wants to leave the Iran war behind. That won't happen soon
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US coffee industry asks Trump to keep tariff exemption on Brazil beans

The U.S. coffee industry asked the Trump administration on Wednesday to keep Brazilian green coffee exempt from tariffs, during a session of public

US coffee industry asks Trump to keep tariff exemption on Brazil beans
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US container imports jumped 8% in June ahead of higher fuel costs and tariff increases

U.S. container imports surged 8.2% in June from the year earlier, supply chain technology provider Descartes Systems Group said on Wednesday, after

US container imports jumped 8% in June ahead of higher fuel costs and tariff increases
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US May trade deficit widens as capital goods imports hit record high

The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in May as imports of capital goods surged to a record high, suggesting that trade remained a drag on gross

US May trade deficit widens as capital goods imports hit record high
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7 OPEC+ countries agree to expand monthly oil production modestly as prices slide

A handful of countries in the OPEC+ oil-producing alliance are planning to increase their outputs modestly next month

7 OPEC+ countries agree to expand monthly oil production modestly as prices slide
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Factory activity was strong in June despite war-driven cost pressures, PMIs show

Euro zone manufacturing output closed out its best quarter since early 2022 last month as U.S. factory

Factory activity was strong in June despite war-driven cost pressures, PMIs show
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That's a lot of meat to digest

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.

That's a lot of meat to digest
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China's factory activity completes strongest quarter since late 2020, private PMI shows

China's manufacturing sector expanded for a seventh straight month in June, completing its strongest quarter since late 2020 as output and new orders continued to rise, a

China's factory activity completes strongest quarter since late 2020, private PMI shows
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South Korea exports post strongest growth since 1978 on AI chip boom

South Korea's exports expanded at the strongest pace in nearly half a century last month, smashing forecasts, on a surge in chip sales propelled by the global

South Korea exports post strongest growth since 1978 on AI chip boom