The White House is visited by tourists on July 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Palantir and more than 20 other companies released a letter on Friday urging policymakers to avoid “premature restrictions” on open-weight artificial intelligence models that would “stifle competition or drive innovation overseas.” Open-weight…
The Club’s top 10 things to watch Friday, July 24 — Today’s newsletter was written by Jeff Marks, the Club’s director of portfolio analysis. 1. Stocks are headed for a muted open following yesterday’s sell-off on rising oil prices and bond yields, and on concerns about hyperscalers’ aggressive AI spending. That potent mix of crosscurrents…
The head of “Gus,” one of the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found, is pictured during a press preview at the Sotheby’s Breuer building in New York, on July 1, 2026. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a…
A_Carina | iStock | Getty Images U.S. Treasury yields retreated on Friday after briefly hitting the highest level since January 2025 the day before, when Brent crude oil’s climb above $100 per barrel reignited inflationary fears. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for mortgage and auto loans and credit…
A large plume of smoke rises over St. Petersburg following a Ukrainian drone strike targeting logistics facilities operated by Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, on July 24, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A Russian attack on an energy facility in Ukraine’s northern city of Chernihiv and surrounding district on…
Soldiers from the US Army in a simulated village during the Combined Resolve “Greywolves” exercise at the US military Hohenfels Training Area in Hohenfels, Germany, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Pentagon lowered its official death toll for the Iran war to 14 from 18 in the space…
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after landing in Air Force One on July 19, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said he will soon make a decision on whether to launch a “massive attack” on Iran after the conflict in the Middle East extended…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee at BEXCO convention and exhibition centre in Busan on July 19, 2026. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korean…
A German national flag on a barge near the Volkswagen AG factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Volkswagen reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter profits on Friday and scrapped hope for sales revenue growth in 2026, as the German auto giant lays the groundwork for a radical overhaul of…
CANADA – 2026/05/23: In this photo illustration, the CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images ChangXin Memory Technologies’ massive listing is stoking fears that its market debut could pull cash from Chinese equities, as…
