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International Business Times - Top Stories

Yields Rose And Tensions With Iran Remained High. Stocks Fell.

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30-Year Treasury Yield Hits 19-Year High. Wall Street Warns It Could Surge Further.

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Damage To U.S. Bases In The Middle East Prompts Pentagon To Consider Pulling Back Troops: Report

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AI Jobs Are Growing Fast, But Women Account For Just Over A Quarter Of New Hires

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Iran And One Of Its Proxies Keep Their Chokehold On Key Waterways. Oil Keeps Climbing.

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Wall Street's 'Fear Gauge' Just Hit A 2026 Low. Analysts Warn Investors Not To Get Too Comfortable.

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Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Threat As Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial Begins

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Anthropic Revenue Run Rate Hits $65 Billion. The Claude Maker Is Outpacing OpenAI Ahead Of Its IPO.

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SpaceX's Biggest Investors Revealed: 23 Firms Control More Than 80% Of Its Reported Shares

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Taiwan's Economy Is Soaring As A Result Of The AI Boom. Its President Will Give Cash To Residents.

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CEO Of Defense Contractor L3Harris Technologies Leaves Post Over 'Conduct.' Its Stock Dropped.

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Another Congressman Is Facing Sexual Misconduct Allegations. The House Is Considering A Relationship Ban.

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Google Is Giving Millions To Spirit Airlines To Use Its Data To Train AI Models

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Ukraine Launches One Of Its Largest Attacks Against Moscow, Again Targets One Of Its Largest Companies

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Bitcoin Could Be Headed For A 30% Move. The Big Question Is Which Way.

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In The Age Of AI Agents, E-Commerce Companies Are Doubling Down On Client Retention

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Colombia Faced Its Strongest Earthquake In Recent History. Now Those Impacted Need To Rebuild.

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Consumer Spending Declined In July. Goldman Sachs Expects It To Fall Further.

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Russians Are Pulling Billions From Banks As Fears Grow That Putin Could Seize Deposits To Fund The War

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Russia Reportedly Helping Iran's War Effort With Drone Parts, Ammunition And Explosives: Report

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The S&P 500 Keeps Hitting Records. Bank Of America Warns Of Two Risks That Could End The Rally.

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Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine On Why AI Could Kill The Creator Economy

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Larry Sharpe On What Replaced The American Dream: "The Empire Is Falling"

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"Bitcoin Will Be Higher": The Editor Who Broke FTX Says We're Still In The First Inning

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The Job Market Is Stable But Workers Say It Feels Frozen: Report

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Washington Wants To Limit Chinese AI Models. One Of Them Helped Contain OpenAI's Cyber Incident.

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Refiner Stocks Have Soared More Than 80% in 2026. The Last 5 Times This Happened, They Fell Later.

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Iran And One Of Its Proxies Keep Their Chokehold On Key Waterways. Oil Keeps Climbing.

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The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Keeps Dwindling. Experts Are Warning Its Facing Structural Peril.

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Iran Continues Threatening To Escalate The War With The U.S., But Officials Are Also Worried About The Economy

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Russia Reportedly Helping Iran's War Effort With Drone Parts, Ammunition and Explosives: Report

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Iran Is Reportedly Preparing To Expand The War, Planning With Proxies And Ramping Up Missile And Drone Production

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Anthropic's Revenue Is Running at $47 Billion. Wall Street Is Already Pricing a Fivefold Increase By 2028.

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Emails Show Anthropic CEO's Wife Asked Epstein to Invest in 'Luxury Porn' Company after His Conviction

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Anthropic Eyes Israeli Startup Reportedly Coveted By Nvidia, SpaceX. What Is Spurring The Suitors

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A Dutch Chipmaker's Balancing Act Between Washington And Beijing

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Trump Approval Drops To The Lowest Of His Presidency As Iran War And Gas Prices Weigh On Voters

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How Tag Markets Is Building a Technology First Approach to Forex and CFD Trading

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The Space Industry Keeps Growing, Boosted By Defense Initiatives

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China's Dancing Robot Star Unitree Heads For A Record IPO. Investors Want In.

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XRP Falls Below $1 for the First Time Since 2024, on Ripple's Biggest Korea Day

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Bitcoin's Search For A Bottom Continues. Technical Signals Are Starting To Shift

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Binance Gave Russia A Client's Data. It Was Used To Bring Terrorism Charges Over Ukraine Donations.

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The Rise of Technology Diplomacy

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Some Treatments Are More Profitable Than Others

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Cingulate CEO Dr. Shane J. Schaffer: Why a Child's ADHD Diagnosis Often Reveals ADHD in a Parent

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July 4th Sales Go Live Across Major U.S. Retailers. But Shoppers Are Spending Earlier As Deals Arrive Ahead Of The Holiday.

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OpenAI And Anthropic Built AI Around Tokens. Palantir's Karp Says 'Something Has Gone Completely Wrong' With The Model.

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Corporate Profits Are Soaring. At The Same Time, Workers Hit Their Lowest Share Of National Income Ever Recorded.

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SpaceX IPO Creates New Billionaires As Elon Musk's Stake Tops $1 Trillion

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Florida Congressional Candidate Condemned Over Antisemitic Ad

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After A Year Of Bombing Suspected Drug Boats, Pete Hegseth signals Strikes On Land

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The Second Largest U.S. Reservoir Hits Lowest Level Ever. It Is Close To Not Being Able To Generate Power.

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A Top Russian Economist Warned Of an Impending Social Crisis. He Was Fired.

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Trump Prepares New Economic Blows Against Iran. China Could Be Caught in the Crossfire.

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Trump's GOP Support Is Slipping As His Approval Among Republicans Hits a Second-Term Low

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Trump Media Is Selling Early Access To The President's Social Media Posts. He Is Now Getting Sued.

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Big Wins, Major Upsets And A Trump Setback. Here's What Happened In Tuesday's Primaries.

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Rubio Escalates Cuba Pressure. A Sanctions Campaign Is Set To Target Every 'Escape Valve'

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US to Tell Countries to Pick a Side in The AI Race. Choosing China Could Cost Them Access to The Washington Coalition.

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Nvidia Could Pour $3 Billion Into SoftBank's SB Energy. The Bigger OpenAI Deal Could Reach $100 Billion.

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Anthropic Revenue Explodes Past $11.5 Billion. Its Blockbuster IPO Is Now Coming Into Focus.

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