U.S., Japan confirm coordinated yen intervention, signal readiness for more
Japan’s finance ministry said Monday it conducted a coordinated yen-buying intervention with the U.S. Treasury on Friday.
Oil prices tumble after Trump calls off attack on Iran
Oil prices fell on Monday as investors pared geopolitical risk premiums after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had called off a planned strike on Iran.
Two die as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece; French blaze changes course
Two people on one helicopter died, while the crew on the other survived, the fire service said. Investigations had started into what caused the collision.
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after talks fall through, grounding flights
The carrier had canceled 615 flights as of mid-morning Sunday, according to aviation analytics company Cirium.
Stock futures rally as investors gear up for jobs report, key earnings: Live updates
The first week of August kicks off with the July jobs report and another batch of key earnings reports.
AstraZeneca in talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400 billion megadeal, FT reports
U.K. pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is considering a deal to merge with its U.S. rival Bristol Myers Squibb.
OPEC+ agrees September oil hike, completing rollback of voluntary cuts
Due to export disruptions from caused by the Iran and Ukraine wars, monthly OPEC+ hikes over most of this year have had little impact on the market.
Investors scored on Iran war’s oil market boom. Staying long the trade will get trickier
Oil price volatility caused by U.S.-Iran war created big market winners, but for buy-and-hold investors, there are better long-term energy themes to monitor.
