Last Notes
U.S. companies have finally gotten $71 billion in tariff refunds, but they’re using it to offset inflation caused by the Iran war
https://fortune.com/2026/07/17/71-billion-tariff-refunds-iran-war-inflation/
Kevin O’Leary claimed opposition to his Utah data center was fueled by Chinese money. Now he and Fox News are being sued for defamation
https://fortune.com/2026/07/17/kevin-oleary-defamation-lawsuit-chinese-communist-party-utah-data-center/
How Apollo-owned Michaels turned two rivals’ bankruptcies into a growth strategy
https://fortune.com/2026/07/17/michaels-craft-stores-party-city-joann-fabrics-ceo-david-boone/
Silver Finds Lowest Close Since December
https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-071526/card/silver-finds-lowest-close-since-december-rZQG4857fb14VtSCBBEi?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
M&T Bank Corporation Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/m-t-bank-corporation-q2-204331226.html
BlackRock, Inc. Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/blackrock-inc-q2-2026-earnings-204306789.html
AI Spending Gets Microsoft a Price Target Cut, But Analyst Still Says Buy
https://www.barrons.com/articles/microsofts-price-target-is-lowered-analyst-remains-positive-on-the-mag-7-stock-84f28ef2?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
Apple Is Up 20% in 2026. What Will It Take for AAPL Stock to Hit $350?
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/apple-20-2026-aapl-stock-191629157.html
China Posts Strongest Export Growth in Nearly Five Years Despite Slowing Economy
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/china-posts-strongest-export-growth-191500913.html
Japan Passes New Law Banning Flag Desecration in Nationalist Push
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/world/asia/japan-flag-desecration-law.html
Israel's parliament dissolves ahead of Oct. 27 elections
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/israels-parliament-dissolves-ahead-oct-27-elections-134839937
A Simple Test Could Reveal Your Alzheimer’s Risk Years Before the First Symptoms
https://www.inc.com/kevin-haynes/a-simple-test-could-reveal-your-alzheimers-risk-years-before-the-first-symptoms/91375835
How Operators Can Build Unit Economics That Survive Multi-Unit Scale
https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/operators-build-unit-economics-survive-191355211.html
Cisco Took 25 Years to Make Investors Whole Again After Its Dot-Com Crash. Here's What That Means for Traders Buying NVIDIA Now.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/cisco-took-25-years-investors-203636211.html
AMD’s hidden AI weapon may finally be exposed
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/amd-hidden-ai-weapon-may-191300435.html
Chip Stocks Are Giving Wall Street Whiplash, and Earnings Have Barely Started
https://www.barrons.com/articles/chip-stocks-dell-micron-ibm-ddadfb3a?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
BlackRock’s iShares Surpasses $6 Trillion in Assets. What’s Driving Its Explosive Growth.
https://www.barrons.com/advisor/articles/blackrocks-ishares-surpasses-6-trillion-in-assets-whats-driving-its-explosive-growth-e2e2f5b7?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
Broader Market Settles Higher as Positive Inflation News Outweighs Chip Rout
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/broader-market-settles-higher-positive-203341941.html
Stripe and Advent's bid for PayPal is not irresistible
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/stripe-advents-bid-paypal-not-203143852.html
What GLP-1 is Teaching Restaurants About Menu Design
https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/glp-1-teaching-restaurants-menu-190831658.html
Is This Robotics Stock a Potential 10-Bagger?
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/robotics-stock-potential-10-bagger-190500036.html
MicroVision Pitches ‘Lidar 2.0’ Strategy, Keeps 2026 Revenue Outlook Intact
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/microvision-pitches-lidar-2-0-190232582.html
Banks’ Blowout Earnings Steal the Spotlight from Big Tech—for Now
https://www.barrons.com/articles/tech-stocks-bank-earnings-jpmorgan-chase-goldman-sachs-0546e8fb?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
Spotify seen delivering steady Q2 results as investors await AI remixing updates
https://finance.yahoo.com/media-advertising/articles/spotify-seen-delivering-steady-q2-190100686.html
Megacap Tech Names Push Indexes Higher
https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/u-s-futures-higher-as-inflation-print-boosts-sentiment-b124ad8b?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
TeraWulf Stock Panics Over New York’s Data-Center Moratorium, but Wall Street Sees a Steal
https://www.barrons.com/articles/terawulf-stock-ny-data-center-moratorium-2ba77955?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
The SOX Index Fell 16% in Less Than a Month
https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-071526/card/chip-stocks-sink-pulling-indexes-lower-9xyUYKTWKYuSfS91DjEJ?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
Prediction: Microsoft Stock Will Skyrocket After July 29
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/prediction-microsoft-stock-skyrocket-july-185000028.html
After a Brutal Sell-Off on Weak Preliminary Q2 Results, IBM Stock Is at a Crossroads
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/brutal-sell-off-weak-preliminary-202822464.html
Silver Finds Lowest Close Since December
https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/gold-flat-amid-rising-oil-prices-8ceadd37?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
Bank of America Says Long Semiconductors is the “Most Crowded Trade Ever”
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bank-america-says-long-semiconductors-184652554.html
Kevin O'Leary spots a real estate play hiding in plain sight
https://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/articles/kevin-oleary-spots-real-estate-184700411.html
Data Center Backlash Will Help These REITs, Wall Street Says
https://www.barrons.com/articles/data-center-ai-reits-stock-5914d720?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
India-UK Trade Pact Opens New Chapter in Bilateral Trade
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/india-uk-trade-pact-opens-184642660.html
Most Retirees Are Holding JEPI in the Wrong Account and Quietly Paying Thousands in Extra Taxes
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/most-retirees-holding-jepi-wrong-184434428.html
SpaceX Stock Trades Below IPO Price
https://www.wsj.com/finance/live/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-07-15-2026-2a3dd235/card/spacex-stock-trades-below-ipo-price-e460bf2c?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
John Esposito transformed how the West understood Islam
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/7/17/john-esposito-transformed-how-the-west-understood-islam?traffic_source=rss
Trump Media to sell early access to key social posts
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79gw4lj89eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Bitwave CEO says tokenized stocks are the next stablecoins, and Nasdaq’s 23 hour day proves it
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitwave-ceo-says-tokenized-stocks-183602612.html
SpaceX stock hits all-time low, dips below IPO price
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/spacex-stock-hits-all-time-low-dips-below-ipo-price-150542970.html
Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade squeezes drivers
https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/trumps-strait-hormuz-blockade-squeezes-183300076.html
Tom Brady, Bioceramic Powder Key to Under Armour Court Ruling
https://finance.yahoo.com/media-advertising/articles/tom-brady-bioceramic-powder-key-183325753.html
California grocery prices could rise as plastic packaging law takes effect
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/california-grocery-prices-could-rise-183510331.html
Scientists discovered a plastic-eating fungus in the Amazon rainforest that survives without oxygen and could one day help tackle landfill waste worldwide
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/scientists-discovered-a-plastic-eating-fungus-in-the-amazon-rainforest-that-survives-without-oxygen-and-could-one-day-help-tackle-landfill-waste-worldwide/articleshow/132453920.cms
The Open Questions On ISRG Stock
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/open-questions-isrg-stock-183301730.html
Canada’s Big Five Banks All Just Hit New 52-Week Highs. Up 27% YTD, This Stock Leads the Pack.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/canada-big-five-banks-just-201147752.html
Anta Brand CEO Xu Yang Steps Down Amid Expansion
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/anta-brand-ceo-xu-yang-183112790.html
Entrepreneurship Has 3 Phases. Here’s How Understanding Each One Can Help You Turn Income Into Real Wealth.
https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/entrepreneurship-3-phases-understanding-one-183000461.html
Jollibee President Beth Dela Cruz on Building a Global Brand One Market at a Time
https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/jollibee-president-beth-dela-cruz-183041066.html
CNBC Daily Open: Trump lashes out at electoral system and China in fiery speech
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/cnbc-daily-open-trump-electoral-system-fraud-china.html
