Dow Hits Record as Tech Starts Week Strong
The blue-chip average rose above 52000 after adding Alphabet.
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ECB's June Rate Increase Wasn't an 'Insurance Hike,' Lagarde Says
The European Central Bank's decision to raise its key interest rate this month was based on the bank's projections rather than a pre-emptive act to manage risks of inflation rising uncontrollably, President Christine Lagarde said.
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Trump's weekend Iran strikes keep sparking Monday stock rallies. Here's what the data shows us.
Call it the 'Axios put': On average, stocks have been up more on Mondays in the second quarter than in recent years
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AI Data Centers Have Been Great for the Steel Industry. Now, a Power Crisis Looms.
Steelmakers have warned of competition for electricity from their newest big customer.
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Strategy Abandons 'Never Sell Bitcoin' Mantra in Bid to Outlast Crypto Winter
Left with few good options, Michael Saylor's company "kicked the can down the road" with plans for stock buybacks and bitcoin sales.
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Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook
In a pair of decisions, presidential authority over independent agencies expands-but the central bank is the notable exception.
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Iran's Oil Money Is Coming Back. Its Main Street Will Have to Wait.
The ceasefire in the Strait of Hormuz remains fragile and the inflow of money will barely move the needle for ordinary Iranians.
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Eurozone Economic Sentiment Inches Higher After Middle East Tensions Ease
The European Commission said its economic sentiment gauge rose in June, driven by improving confidence in almost all sectors surveyed.
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How a Tight-Lipped Fed Could Lead to Higher Mortgage Rates
Less guidance and more volatility can add a premium to mortgage bonds.
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Spanish Inflation Stronger Than Expected in June
The result suggests price pressures remain more persistent than economists had anticipated.
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U.S. and Iran Agree to Halt Days of Fighting Over Strait
The two sides are set to resume peace talks intended to strike a long-term deal to end hostilities and restrain Tehran's nuclear program.
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Warsh's Words Could Prove the Best Tool for Fighting Inflation. They're Already Working.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has vowed to curb the central bank's communications. But they may be the most benign tool with which to shape monetary policy, for now.
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China Adds More Japanese Entities to Export Control List
The Chinese commerce ministry said it added 20 Japanese entities to an export control list that prohibits Chinese firms from selling dual-use products to those companies
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Korea's Chips Rally Is Driving Its Stock Market Into a Danger Zone
The rally driven by the global artificial-intelligence boom has exposed structural vulnerabilities in a stock market unaccustomed to wild swings.
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The Trillion-Dollar Borrowing Binge Lifting the Stock Market to Risky Heights
Leveraged funds and margin debt have grown to unprecedented levels this year.
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BIS Sees Peril for Economy, Financial System in AI Investment Boom
Fierce competition will dominate artificial intelligence risks driving investment spending to excessive levels that could tip some economies into recession, the Bank for International Settlements said.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 29, 2026 21:00 ET (01:00 GMT)
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