Yen slides back toward 162 despite 30-year high bond yields

The Japanese yen weakened back toward the 162 level against the U.S. dollar on Sunday, even as benchmark…

Oil tanker catches fire after projectile strike near Strait of Hormuz

An oil tanker traveling through the Strait of Hormuz caught fire on Monday after being struck by an…

$8B in maritime defense deals land in a single day

A trio of major acquisitions announced on Monday underscored the global defense industry's intensifying focus on undersea warfare…

Hedge fund yen short bets hit highest level since 2007

Hedge funds have amassed their largest bearish bet against the Japanese yen in nearly two decades, as the…

Oil sinks to four-month lows as OPEC+ output hike, Saudi price cuts add pressure

Crude oil prices sank to their lowest levels since before the U.S.-Iran war on Monday as a trio…

Japanese borrowers drive Asia offshore bonds to record $154B quarter

Japanese corporate borrowers pushed Asia Pacific's offshore bond market to unprecedented heights in the second quarter of 2026,…

Samsung posts 19-fold profit jump on AI chip demand

Samsung Electronics reported preliminary second-quarter operating profit that surged roughly 19-fold from a year earlier, beating analyst expectations…

Venezuela earthquake death toll reaches 3,535 as rescue teams withdraw

Twelve days after twin earthquakes devastated north-central Venezuela, the death toll has climbed to 3,535, with over 16,740…

Brazil’s CBF defends referee after Trump calls him ‘suspect’

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) pushed back on Monday against U.S. President Donald Trump after he questioned the…

Study finds human brain growth driven by chance, not natural selection

A new study published Monday in Nature Communications challenges one of the most deeply held assumptions in paleoanthropology:…

Anthropic finds hidden ‘workspace’ inside Claude AI

Anthropic published research on Monday identifying a small internal "workspace" inside its Claude AI model — a structure…

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is twice as old as the Sun, study finds

Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile have measured the chemical fingerprints of interstellar…

China surpasses US in fintech patent filings, Nikkei finds

China has surpassed the United States to become the world leader in financial technology patent filings over the…

Merino’s 91st-minute goal sends Spain past Portugal, ends Ronaldo’s World Cup career

Mikel Merino scored in the 91st minute to give Spain a 1-0 victory over Portugal in the 2026…

Nvidia AI server delay to 2028 rattles Asian tech stocks

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 1.1% on Monday, rising 266 points to close at 23,616, marking a…

Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ holds world premiere in London

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, a $250 million adaptation of Homer's ancient epic poem, held its world premiere on…

Mbappé calls Paraguayan senator ‘despicable’ over racist remarks after World Cup win

Kylian Mbappé issued a fierce public rebuke on Monday against Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla, calling her "a despicable…

Trump warns Iran to accept deal or US will ‘finish the job’

President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threat of military action against Iran, warning that the United States…

Strategy sells 3,588 bitcoin for $216M to fund dividends

Bitcoin slipped on Monday after Strategy disclosed that it sold 3,588 BTC for approximately $216 million between June…

Tesla shares rebound after record Q2 deliveries crush estimates

Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, the company announced on July 2, posting a…

Samsung’s mobile unit posts first-ever loss amid record chip profits

Samsung Electronics is poised to report another record-shattering quarter — but beneath the headline triumph, a historic reversal…

Pogacar wins Stage 3, seizes Tour de France yellow jersey

Tadej Pogacar seized the Tour de France yellow jersey on Monday, sprinting away from his rivals in the…

Nvidia denies report that its Kyber AI rack is delayed to 2028

Nvidia pushed back Monday against a report from semiconductor research firm SemiAnalysis claiming its next-generation Kyber NVL144 rack-scale…

Tencent launches Hunyuan Hy3 AI model under Apache 2.0 license

Tencent on Monday officially launched Hunyuan Hy3, the full release of its next-generation large language model, iterating on…

Russian Urals crude crashes to $42, far below budget target

Russian crude oil prices have plummeted to their lowest level in years, with the flagship Urals grade averaging…

COP29 chief warns heat waves outpacing climate forecasts

A record-breaking series of heat waves sweeping across Europe and the United States has alarmed climate scientists and…

ECB’s Panetta warns central banks face growing political pressure

European Central Bank policymaker Fabio Panetta warned on Monday that central banks across Europe face growing political pressure…

EU mandates advanced safety tech in all new cars sold from Monday

Starting tomorrow, every new passenger car and van sold across the European Union's 27 member states must include…

ECB’s Schnabel warns Iran war shock still weighing on euro zone

The euro zone economy has not returned to its pre-war state despite a drop in oil prices, European…

Macron arrives in Damascus in historic post-Assad visit

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Damascus on Monday, becoming the first leader of an EU member state…