Oil Falls 5% After Trump Calls Off Strike on Iran
WTI fell 5.05% to $80.39 and Brent 4% to $84.41 as traders unwound risk premium, though Tehran says the Strait of Hormuz remains closed…
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Fed Holds Rates at 3.5-3.75% as Three Officials Dissent
The FOMC voted 9-3 to keep the federal funds rate at 3.5 to 3.75 per cent on 29 July, with Hammack, Kashkari and Logan…
The Real Benefits of Kaizen And the Challenges Worth Preparing For
Kaizen works through small, steady changes made by the people doing the work, but it fails where leadership treats it as a project rather…
Paramount Pauses $111bn Warner Bros Merger Until Antitrust Case Resolves
The $111bn takeover is on hold until a twelve-state antitrust case resolves or June 2027, with a ticking fee costing Paramount about $7 million…
A Fifth of Russia’s Airline Fleet Sits Grounded as Sanctions Squeeze Maintenance
Kommersant reports 130 of 673 aircraft grounded across 11 carriers. Ukrainian intelligence says Rostec is merging aviation firms; Rostec has not confirmed it.
Oil Prices Fall Sharply as US-Iran Pause Eases Immediate Supply Fears
Brent fell as much as 7.4 per cent after Washington and Tehran stopped striking each other, though Houthi attacks on Saudi Aramco ports kept…