The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on May 30, 2024.
Japan's central bank on Tuesday raised its policy rate to the highest in over 30 years at 1%, in line with expectations of economists polled … [+3396 chars]

This is the BOJ's first hike since December, when it raised rates to its current level of 0.75%, also its highest level in over 30 years.

CNBC

Bank of Japan hikes rates to highest since 1995 as yen languishes at historic lows - CNBC

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Inside the fight over Claude Mythos 5
The government torpedoed Anthropics newest, most powerful model. Sources tell The Verge that the AI lab and other AI boost… [+12543 chars]

Anthropic received a US export control directive Friday “to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national,” kicking off a weekend of chaos.

The Verge

Inside the fight over Claude Mythos 5 - The Verge

SHENZHEN, CHINA - MAY 3: The national flag of China flies on a flagpole near a construction site with tower cranes and a high-rise building under development on May 3, 2026, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Pr… [+4533 chars]

China's retail sales fell for the first time in more than three years in May, while urban investment contracted more than expected, adding to signs the economic slump deepened.

China economy weakens further in May as retail sales post first drop in over three years - CNBC

Customers at some of the largest retail brokerage firms in the US each received at least a single share in SpaceXs $86.2 billion IPO, underscoring how the offering was designed to give individual inv… [+270 chars]

Customers at some of the largest retail brokerage firms in the US each received at least a single share in SpaceX’s $86.2 billion IPO, underscoring how the offering was designed to give individual investors a sizable role.

Bloomberg

SpaceX Investors at US Retail Brokers Got at Least One IPO Share - Bloomberg.com

The Wall Street Journal

Exclusive | GM in Talks to Supply Weapons Parts to Lockheed Martin - WSJ

EXCLUSIVE: In a tough and rough election year for incumbents, Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery has become a political football in California and across the nation.
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In a tough election year for incumbents, Paramount’s $111B acquisition of WBD has become a political football in California and across the nation.

Deadline

Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Has State AGs Seeing More Than Just Antitrust Issues - Deadline

MIAMI (AP) One of the main online platforms that Cubans living in the United States use to send money, food, and clothing to their relatives on the island is ceasing operations as the Trump administr… [+2410 chars]

A key platform that Cubans in the U.S. use to send money and goods to relatives in Cuba has stopped operations. This move by envioscuba.com comes as Trump administration sanctions aim to choke off international support for Cuba's government and people. The la…

Associated Press

Online portal used to send US deliveries to Cuba stops taking orders - AP News

Financial markets are once again excited about a potential Middle East peace deal and the possible resumption of energy flows out of the Gulf, analysts at ING said on Monday. Whether that delivers mu… [+3992 chars]

Energy prices tumbled and stocks jumped Monday — but only moderately — after the U.S. and Iran said they had reached a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

NBC News

Oil prices fall on Iran deal, but whether they go much lower ‘is highly questionable’ - NBC News

Chase this week announced new perks for its Sapphire Preferred credit card, and one of them is a complimentary one-year Apple TV streaming subscription.
To get the free year of Apple TV, which typic… [+1696 chars]

Chase this week announced new perks for its Sapphire Preferred credit card, and one of them is a complimentary one-year Apple TV streaming...

MacRumors

Chase Sapphire Preferred Card Introduces New Perk for Apple Customers - MacRumors

Fox Corp. stock tumbled on Monday after it agreed to buy streaming technology makerRokufor $22 billion for stock and cash.
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Fox Corp. has agreed to buy streaming technology maker Roku for $160 a share, or an enterprise value of around $22 billion.

Barron's

Why Fox Stock Is Tumbling After $22 Billion Roku Deal - Barron's

The USs emergency supply of crude oil has fallen to its lowest level since 1983 as the Trump administration moves toward completing its plan to release 172 million barrels to ease surging fuel prices… [+235 chars]

The US’s emergency supply of crude oil has fallen to its lowest level since 1983 as the Trump administration moves toward completing its plan to release 172 million barrels to ease surging fuel prices spurred by the war in Iran.

US Oil Reserve Hits 43-Year Low as Trump Aims to Tame Prices - Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump, right, and Kevin Warsh, incoming chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May… [+9202 chars]

New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is expected to hold interest rates steady this week, but President Donald Trump’s trust gives him room to pursue longer-term changes.

Trump trusts Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. It matters for more than interest rates - CNBC

Slowly, very slowly, a deal that may stop the fighting in the Middle East was finally agreed to and announced. At least from Pakistan and President Trump on June 14. 
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TheStreet

Iran peace deal resets gas prices - thestreet.com

Washington — President Trump's investment accounts traded between $212 million and $695 million in stocks and other securities over the first three months of the year — an unprecedented sum for a sit… [+13991 chars]

President Trump's investment accounts traded between $212 million and $695 million in stocks and other securities in the first three months of the year — an unprecedented sum for a sitting president.

CBS News

3,600 stock trades in 3 months: Breaking down Trump's flurry of investment moves - CBS News

Creative Bloq

KFC's The Colonel gets a subtle makeover in new rebrand - Creative Bloq

The 10-year Treasury yield fell on Monday as the announcement of a preliminary peace agreement between Washington and Tehran shifted investor expectations for inflation and the outlook for interest r… [+2111 chars]

The 10-year Treasury yield fell on Monday following the announcement of a preliminary peace agreement between Washington and Tehran.

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