Dow Closes at Record as Oil Slides on Iran Hopes
The Dow gained 907 points to a record and the S&P 500 hit its first high since June, after Bessent said a Hormuz deal…
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Spokane Fires Destroy More Than 700 Buildings as Man Is Held on Arson Suspicion
Three uncontained fires have displaced about 67,000 people around Washington's second city. A man is held on $1m bond over one of them; the…
Experts Urge US to Keep Funding Health Agency PAHO
A bipartisan coalition says ending US support for the 124-year-old Pan American Health Organization would weaken early warning of disease reaching America.
US Measles Cases Hit Highest Level Since 1991
The CDC has confirmed 2,371 cases to 30 July, passing the 2,289 recorded in all of 2025 and putting the country at risk of…
Lynx Lead WNBA at 25-6 in First Expansion Season
Minnesota hold the best record in the WNBA at 25-6 as the league enters August, with expansion sides Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire outside…
Brewers Blanked by Angels as MLB Leaders Both Lose
Milwaukee were shut out 3-0 by the team with the worst record in baseball a day after going top, while the Dodgers also trailed…
Box Office Sets All-Time Weekend Record at $430m
North American cinemas took $436.6m over the weekend, the biggest three-day domestic frame ever recorded, beating the $402.1m set during Endgame in 2019.
Brewers Overtake Dodgers for Best Record in Baseball
Milwaukee moved to 69-41 with a win over the Angels as the Dodgers fell to Boston, giving the Brewers the best record in Major…
Nolan’s The Odyssey Nears $400m as Rivals Clear the Way
Christopher Nolan's epic took an estimated $51m in its third weekend for a domestic total near $396m, slipping to second as Spider-Man set a…
Spider-Man Sets All-Time Box Office Opening Record
Final figures put Spider-Man: Brand New Day at $360.1m for its opening weekend, the largest in domestic history, ahead of Avengers: Endgame on $357.1m…
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…
US Cyclospora Cases Pass 6,700 as Surveillance Cuts Draw Scrutiny
The CDC has logged 6,707 confirmed cases since 1 May against 249 by the same point last year, as outbreaks tied to iceberg lettuce…
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…