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Investors alarmed as Asian chipmakers take stranglehold on indices automated-news
Investors alarmed as Asian chipmakers take stranglehold on indices

TSMC, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics together account for 29% of MSCI Emerging Markets index

13 Jul 2026
Gold extends decline as Middle East tensions bolster higher-for-longer rate view - Reuters automated-news
Gold extends decline as Middle East tensions bolster higher-for-longer rate view - Reuters

Gold extends decline as Middle East tensions bolster higher-for-longer rate view Reuters

13 Jul 2026
Hormuz traffic slows to multi-week low as renewed US, Iran strikes raise safety risk - Reuters automated-news
Hormuz traffic slows to multi-week low as renewed US, Iran strikes raise safety risk - Reuters

Hormuz traffic slows to multi-week low as renewed US, Iran strikes raise safety risk Reuters

13 Jul 2026
Iran widens attacks on US bases in Gulf, Hormuz tensions lift oil prices - Reuters automated-news
Iran widens attacks on US bases in Gulf, Hormuz tensions lift oil prices - Reuters

Iran widens attacks on US bases in Gulf, Hormuz tensions lift oil prices Reuters

13 Jul 2026
An Unlearned Lesson: The Sorry Record of Regime Change Operations in the Middle East automated-news
An Unlearned Lesson: The Sorry Record of Regime Change Operations in the Middle East

On Feb. 28, 2026, President Donald Trump announced the commencement of Operation Epic Fury, a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran. Among the mission’s goals was the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. “When we are finished,” Trump told the Iranian people, “take over your government. It

13 Jul 2026
Lindsey Graham’s Death Deprives the GOP of Its Whisperer-in-Chief automated-news
Lindsey Graham’s Death Deprives the GOP of Its Whisperer-in-Chief

No matter what you thought of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham’s politics, his sudden death on Saturday deepens a void in an institution badly in need of more people willing to build relationships across the aisle.

13 Jul 2026
How’s Inflation? Depends How It’s Measured automated-news
How’s Inflation? Depends How It’s Measured

The official data will be released tomorrow, but if past trends continue, the US inflation rate will come in higher than most Americans are used to, but still relatively low. In May, the consumer price index rose 4.2% from a year earlier, while personal consumption expenditures increased 3.4%. To th

13 Jul 2026
Olly Robbins takes legal action over sacking in Mandelson scandal automated-news
Olly Robbins takes legal action over sacking in Mandelson scandal

Former Foreign Office chief says Keir Starmer’s actions were ‘unlawful’ and ‘unreasonable’

13 Jul 2026
Israel’s next government must prioritize the Abraham Accords automated-news
Israel’s next government must prioritize the Abraham Accords

The fall election could open a narrow window for Israel to reset its regional strategy and create momentum to expand normalization. The post Israel’s next government must prioritize the Abraham Accords appeared first on Atlantic Council.

13 Jul 2026
19 Questions the Attorney General Needs to Answer automated-news
19 Questions the Attorney General Needs to Answer

Todd Blanche may have impressed President Donald Trump enough to earn a nomination to permanently lead the Justice Department, but the acting US attorney general made disturbing departures from the agency’s traditional role in the process.

13 Jul 2026
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