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Israel's Air Force Stood an Hour From a Massive Iran Strike. Here Is Why It Held the Trigger
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Israel's Air Force Stood an Hour From a Massive Iran Strike. Here Is Why It Held the Trigger

Israeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Omer Tischler confirmed the entire air force was ready to strike hundreds of Iranian targets on June 8 before the sortie was halted one hour before takeoff, a decision that showcased Israeli readiness and US-Israeli coordination.

Jun 16, 2026

Brent Crude Slips Below $80 for the First Time Since March as the US-Iran Peace Deal Holds
Markets

Brent Crude Slips Below $80 for the First Time Since March as the US-Iran Peace Deal Holds

Brent crude briefly touched $79.96 a barrel on June 16, its first dip below $80 since March, after Washington and Tehran reached a provisional deal to extend the ceasefire 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping.

Jun 16, 2026

SpaceX Vaults Past Amazon by Market Cap on Its Third Day of Trading
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SpaceX Vaults Past Amazon by Market Cap on Its Third Day of Trading

SpaceX shares jumped roughly 8% on June 16, pushing its market cap to about $2.84 trillion and past Amazon's $2.66 trillion valuation just days after its IPO, even as the company announced a $60 billion deal for AI coding startup Cursor.

Jun 16, 2026

Israel Holds the Line in South Lebanon as US-Iran Framework Tests Its Deterrence
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Israel Holds the Line in South Lebanon as US-Iran Framework Tests Its Deterrence

Israel's defense minister vowed the IDF will stay in southern Lebanon's security zones and answer any Iranian strike with full force, even as a US-Iran framework moves toward signing.

Jun 15, 2026

Fox Buys Roku for $22 Billion in a Bet on the Connected-TV Future
Business

Fox Buys Roku for $22 Billion in a Bet on the Connected-TV Future

Fox agreed to acquire Roku for about $22 billion, pairing its live sports and news with Roku's connected-TV platform and 100 million-plus streaming households.

Jun 15, 2026

Salesforce Buys AI Agent Maker Fin for $3.6 Billion to Supercharge Agentforce
Business

Salesforce Buys AI Agent Maker Fin for $3.6 Billion to Supercharge Agentforce

Salesforce agreed to acquire Fin, the AI customer-agent company formerly known as Intercom, for about $3.6 billion to strengthen its Agentforce platform in the enterprise AI race.

Jun 15, 2026

Washington Draws the Line: CFTC Rules Would Ban Terrorism and Assassination Bets
Prediction Markets

Washington Draws the Line: CFTC Rules Would Ban Terrorism and Assassination Bets

The CFTC unveiled its first proposed framework for prediction markets, banning contracts on terrorism, war, and assassinations while permitting most sports bets through a case-by-case review.

Jun 14, 2026

The $2 Trillion Warning: Why Record ETF Euphoria Is Making the Bulls Nervous
Markets

The $2 Trillion Warning: Why Record ETF Euphoria Is Making the Bulls Nervous

ETFs have pulled in more than $770 billion in 2026 and could hit $2 trillion in inflows, but a flood of leveraged and synthetic income funds has at least one prominent bull turning cautious.

Jun 14, 2026

The Voice That Empties Battlefields: How the IDF's Arabic Spokesman Saved Civilian Lives
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The Voice That Empties Battlefields: How the IDF's Arabic Spokesman Saved Civilian Lives

Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF's viral Arabic-language spokesman, built a 2.5 million follower audience issuing the evacuation warnings that pulled hundreds of thousands of civilians out of harm's way.

Jun 14, 2026

Israel's Esh-Tech Unveils DroneLight: A Pulsed Laser That Kills Drones in Seconds and Costs a Fraction of Rivals
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Israel's Esh-Tech Unveils DroneLight: A Pulsed Laser That Kills Drones in Seconds and Costs a Fraction of Rivals

Israeli startup Esh-Tech has unveiled DroneLight, a pulsed laser counter-drone system it says destroys targets in one to two seconds using just 4kW of power at roughly a quarter the cost of legacy systems.

Jun 13, 2026

The Next Wave of Obesity Drugs: How Pfizer, Amgen and the Challengers Are Targeting Lilly and Novo's $100 Billion Market
Markets

The Next Wave of Obesity Drugs: How Pfizer, Amgen and the Challengers Are Targeting Lilly and Novo's $100 Billion Market

Drugmakers from Pfizer to Amgen are racing to break into the obesity market dominated by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, betting that pills, monthly injections and muscle-sparing drugs can claim a share of a market headed toward $100 billion.

Jun 13, 2026

Pimco Says the Credit Loss Cycle Has Begun: Why the Bond Giant Is Fleeing to Quality
Markets

Pimco Says the Credit Loss Cycle Has Begun: Why the Bond Giant Is Fleeing to Quality

Pimco warns that a credit loss cycle is now underway, projecting $75 billion to $120 billion in fresh defaults across leveraged loans and private credit by year-end as AI-related debt strains weaker borrowers.

Jun 13, 2026