Banks led by UBS and Citigroup have revived and offloaded about $2 billion of debt to support Patient Square Capital's acquisition of Patterson

Google just hit a major milestone with 2 billion users engaging with its AI features across products like Gmail, Android, and Docs. That's a huge leap from last year and shows how aggressively the company is scaling its AI push.
Meanwhile, Meta last reported 1 billion monthly users.

The dollar is wrapping its worst week in July as President Donald Trump amps up his calls for interest-rate cuts amid a looming deadline for trade deals

Canada's retaliatory tariffs on US goods are partially offsetting weaker revenue from corporate and sales taxes as federal government expenditures continue to rise

Italy's Treasury Plans to Issue Up to €3.50 Billion in 10-Year Bonds, Up to €1.50 Billion in 10-Year Bonds, Up to €2 Billion in 5-Year Bonds, and Up to €2 Billion in Floating Bonds on July 30.

JUST IN: JPMorgan says crypto stablecoins will be "integrated with the traditional financial system, as well as more tokenization of real world assets."

"Call options account for 61% of option volumes, highest since 2021. First-day IPO returns have ballooned, and a basket of stocks popular with retail traders (GSXURFAV) has rallied by 50% since early April, mirroring the rise in the Speculative Trading Indicator." - GS

NVDA "just got their China licenses reinstated," a managing director at a research firm says. "There's probably more upside to their AI numbers this year ... versus Broadcom."
He adds: "AI is the only thing in semis right now that fundamentally is really working."

Canada's premiers are united in support of Mark Carney in his trade negotiations with the US, but regional tensions are bound to resurface. Read more in Bay Street Edition, our weekly Canada newsletter

After the US stock market opened, digital money concept stocks generally fell, with Strategy down 2.5%.
After the US stock market opened, the concept stocks of Digital Money generally fell, with a certain trading platform falling by 1.1%, Strategy falling by 2.5%, and Marathon Digital falling by 1.9%.

Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognize a Palestinian state builds on international outrage over Israel's curbs on humanitarian aid entering Gaza

Powell Pushes Back On Trump's Cost Claims During Awkward Tour Of Fed Building

The implosion of China's real estate market just won't stop

Over 200 businesses and entrepreneurs who have become crypto enthusiasts in the eastern part of El Salvador are enjoying the profits of the currency's surge to record levels

Russian Central Bank Governor Nabiullina says exports will bounce back and help the economy because of new OPEC+ policies.

The encryption fund Pure Crypto is preparing its fourth fund, expected to start fundraising before the end of the year. The team is managed by Jeremy Boynton and Zachary Lindquist, currently managing approximately 100 million USD. It is reported that its first fund has risen nearly 1000% since its launch in 2018, with an estimated valuation of about 60 million USD by the end of 2024.

South Korea scrambles to match Japan's trade deal with Trump, slash U.S. tariffs to 15% or lower

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The dollar gained after Donald Trump downplayed his clash with Jerome Powell over the Fed's renovation costs, saying it wasn't reason enough to fire him. Trump said during his visit to the Federal Reserve that it is a tough construction job, while Trump and

So much of the affordability crisis in America stems from the lack of financial education in our schools.

US House Committee to Argue That European Union's Digital Services Act Is Foreign Censorship, According to Politico