• WSJ Poll: Experts Less Bearish on Trump Economy Now
  
  Reports of the pending President Donald Trump-led economic demise have apparently been greatly exaggerated.Economists are now forecasting a lower recession risk, cooler inflationary pressure, and stronger job growth and creation, according to The Wall Street Journal's...
• US Used Car Prices Surge as Tariffs Drive Market Volatility
  
  A gauge of U.S. used vehicle prices sold at wholesale auctions that proved predictive ahead of the inflation surge following the COVID pandemic is climbing again, last month notching its largest annual increase in nearly three years.
• Wartime Innovation Boosts Israeli Defense Tech, Draws World Interest
  
  Israeli army reservist Zach Bergerson felt he had to take action when he saw fellow soldiers having to rely on their eyes and ears to detect swarms of enemy drones overhead.
• Zuckerberg's Meta Superintelligence Labs Poaches Top AI Talent
  
  Meta Platforms is racing to secure top artificial intelligence talent for its newly created Superintelligence Labs to better compete with rivals including OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.
• Report: US Threatens 17 Percent Tariffs on EU Farm Exports
  
  The U.S. has threatened 17% tariffs on European Union agricultural exports as a Wednesday deadline looms, an eleventh-hour move that EU officials have characterized as an escalation of the trade dispute between the parties.
• Intel's New CEO Explores Big Shift in Chipmaking
  
  Intel's new chief executive is exploring a big change to its contract manufacturing business to win major customers, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a potentially expensive shift from his predecessor's plans.
• Investors Mobilize for Weeks of Market Whiplash From Wild-Card Events
  
  Big investors are mobilizing to trade through weeks packed with wild-card events that may shatter the calm in stock markets and drive big swings for assets they see as exposed to both positive or negative surprises, from gold to corporate credit.
• Chip Design Software Firms Climb as US Lifts Curbs on China Exports
  
  Shares of Synopsys and Cadence Design Systems jumped in premarket trading Thursday after the United States lifted export restrictions on chip design software to China, signaling a thaw in trade tensions between the world's top two economies.The two companies, along with...
• Amazon Warehouses Now Employ 1 Million Robots
  
  With more than one million robots at its warehouses, Amazon's global workforce of 1.56 million people is on the verge of being outnumbered by the machines, The Wall Street Journal reports.
• WH: Canada Gave In to Trump on Tech Tax
  
  The White House said Monday that Canada "caved" to President Donald Trump by hastily rescinding the country's digital service tax after the president threatened to close trade negotiations between the two nations, CNBC reported.
• BlackRock: Deficit Greatest Risk to US Market Standing
  
  Surging U.S. government debt may sap investor appetite for key U.S. assets like long-dated Treasuries and the dollar, bolstering the case for turning to opportunities beyond U.S. borders, BlackRock said Monday.
• Detroit Asks US to Move Faster on Self-Driving Car Rules
  
  Major automakers want Congress and the Trump administration to move faster to make it easier to deploy autonomous vehicles without human controls as new robotaxi tests expand.
• Ireland Moves to Block Trade With Israeli Settlements
  
  Ireland's government is moving toward a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank and is pressuring other European Union nations to do the same.
• US New Vehicle Sales Set to Rise 2.5% in June
  
  U.S. total new vehicle sales are expected to rise 2.5% to 1.25 million units on an adjusted basis for the month of June, J.D. Power and GlobalData said in a joint report Wednesday.
• IPO Activity Slumps in 2025 as Tariffs, Volatility Weigh
  
  Global equity IPOs have plunged this year, weighed down by heightened business uncertainty from U.S. tariffs, elevated market volatility and higher interest rates that have raised funding costs and made listings less appealing for issuers.
• Social Media Teen Ban Can Work, Australian Govt Says
  
  Australia's world-leading ban on under-16s joining social media sites cleared a big hurdle Friday as a trial found digital age checks can work "robustly and effectively."
• US Crude Stocks Fall; Gasoline, Distillate Inventories Rise
  
  U.S. crude stocks fell while gasoline and distillate inventories rose in the week ending June 13, the Energy Information Administration said Wednesday.
• Solar Stocks Drop on Proposal to Phase Out Tax Credits by 2028
  
  U.S. solar stocks dropped in premarket trading Tuesday after a Senate panel proposed a full phase-out of solar and wind energy tax credits by 2028, as part of changes suggested to President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.
• EPA to Stop Enforcing Violations Against Fossil Fuel Companies
  
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has told staff to stop enforcing violations against fossil fuel companies, CNN reported on Monday, citing multiple sources. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report....
• Oil Dips With Mideast, Central Banks in Focus
  
  World shares nudged up Monday, with oil prices steadier but holding on to most of last week's increase, as the conflict between Israel and Iran added further uncertainty to the world's economic troubles in a week packed with central bank meetings.
• Global Airline, Travel Stocks Slide as Israel Strikes Iran
  
  Global airline stocks tumbled in premarket trading Friday as Israel's widescale strikes on Iran drove a more than 9% surge in oil prices and prompted carriers to clear out the airspace over Israel, Iran, Iraq and Jordan.
• Experts Buck Trending Data on Air Travel Safety
  
  The crash of an Air India passenger jet bound for London on Thursday that killed 241 of the 242 people on board is raising questions about what appears to be an alarming rise in the number of aviation disasters.
• China's Auto, Tech Giants Threaten Tesla's Self-Driving Future
  
  Chinese electric-vehicle makers led by BYD beat Tesla in the competition to produce affordable electric vehicles.
• OpenAI Revenue Doubles to $10B From $5.5B in Dec.
  
  OpenAI said Monday its annualized revenue run rate surged to $10 billion as of June, positioning the company to hit its full-year target amid booming AI adoption.
• Pfizer CEO: 'No Commitment' to US Govt on Drug Pricing
  
  Pfizer and other drug companies have met with the Trump administration to discuss lowering U.S. drug prices but no commitments have been made, Chief Executive Albert Bourla said Monday.

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