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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.