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Trump says Iran should surrender, threatens to bomb Oman Reuters

Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails Reuters

Wall St mixed as Middle East tensions eclipse tech strength Reuters

Latin American countries that have been resilient amid the oil shock show how the region as a whole can reset its energy agenda toward stability. The post The oil shock is sorting Latin America. The dividing line is institutions, not barrels. appeared first on Atlantic Council.

The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador managed to boost the value of a new 50-year electricity supply agreement with Hydro-Quebec, likely ending a long-running dispute with the province of Quebec.

A corporate-bond sale dubbed “Project Odyssey” may be increased to $3.9 billion as junk-like yields on the Microsoft Corp.-linked data-center financing drew more than twice that amount in demand.

The CEO of Guggenheim Partners and owner of the LA Dodgers flipped the Lakers within a year and has explored other steps to pay down loans from his insurers. Bloomberg's Sridhar Natarajan joins to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)

Negotiations come amid clashes over strategy and as Walter’s business empire faces scrutiny from regulators

The US and Oman have separately been negotiating to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that has been closed during the US war with Iran.

The securities regulator cited an "unforeseen scheduling issue," but sources point to a legal threat from Wall Street trade group SIFMA and an administration waiting to see whether the Clarity Act passes in September.