Trump's Trade War Returns: New Tariffs On Countries Coming 'Soon' — Will India be Hit?
According to officials, one of the ongoing Section 301 investigations also covers excess manufacturing capacity involving several economies, including the European Union, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand and Bangladesh.
Read MoreMarkets News, July 20, 2026: Major Indexes Close Lower as Stocks Fail to Sustain Early Gains; Oil Rises as Iran War Intensifies
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Major stock indexes finished lower to begin a busy week of earnings, while oil prices rose after President Donald Trump said Iran “will pay”
Investors have placed record short bets against the US stock market
Short sellers have placed record bets against the US stock market, according to a new analysis from S3 Partners.
The financial data firm says its measure of short interest in US stocks has hit record levels. While shorting is a natural hedging strategy among bullish investors, increased bets on a decline in US stocks aligns with concerns about high valuations and cracks in the AI narrative as investors questions the economics of colossal capex.
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Read MoreHow booze became a battleground in the Canada-U.S. trade war
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When U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new 50 per cent tariff on most Canadian goods, one of the issues he cited as a “retaliatory and discriminatory” measure was the prohibition on the sale of American-made alcohol in many provinces.
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Read MoreBitcoin ETFs Shed $465M Over Two Days, Led by BlackRock's IBIT
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted net outflows for a second straight day on Friday, reversing a seven-day inflow streak, according to data from Farside Investors.
The funds bled $240 million on Friday, after $225 million the day before, erasing nearly half of the roughly $1 billion they had taken in during the preceding seven-day streak.
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Market Commentary: Get Ready For Market Climax Top
Have you got your seatbelts on as this market thrusts higher like a rocket attempting to escape orbit?
Extraordinarily, the market is up 23% for the year, yet the vast majority of that gain has come in the space of just 6 weeks.
Back in early November, the chatter around where the S&P 500 would end up centered around bearish targets.
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1 Audio Streaming Stock To High All-time Highs?
Today, music streaming accounts for 84% of music industry revenue, and the sector is still growing. Revenue is expected to reach $30 billion by 2025, and the popular audio-streaming Europe-based platform Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT) is leading the way.
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