Nasdaq Opens Lower as Tech Selloff Deepens
Stocks fall as the tech selloff accelerated on jitters about AI companies' heavy spending and looming Fed rate increases.
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U.S. Business Activity Continued to Expand in June
U.S. business activity in the private sector continued to expand in June as brighter news out of the Middle East helped restore some confidence among U.S. businesses.
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Brief Drop in Mortgage Rates Points to Another False Start for the Housing Market
Rates eased briefly on ceasefire talks, but a hawkish Fed means the spring housing freeze is likely to stretch through the year.
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BOE Should Lower Rate if There Is Peace in Middle East, Taylor Says
Monetary Policy Committees member Alan Taylor said that for as long as there are high levels of uncertainty about the progress of the conflict, leaving the key rate at 3.75% is the right decision.
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Bank of Canada Gov. Macklem Warns of Excess Imbalances Amid Shifting Financial System
Excess global imbalances are widening again, with risks of an economic disruption heightened by an increasing share of financial activity being conducted outside of the regulated banking sector, says Canada's top central banker.
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Oil Prices Fall After U.S. Waives Sanctions on Iranian Crude
The sanctions waiver could be a sign that talks between the U.S. and Iran are progressing well.
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Businesses In Europe, Asia See Costs Cooling On Peace Hopes
Eurozone businesses reported that their input costs rose at the slowest pace since the outbreak of the conflict, and they in turn increased their prices at a slower pace.
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U.S. Bets Billions of Dollars in Low-Cost Loans Can Revive Nuclear Power
The Energy Department will let utilities tap government funds to kick-start reactor orders.
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Indonesia Faces Day of Reckoning in MSCI Review
Billions of dollars hang in the balance as Indonesia faces a potential market-status downgrade that could spur another round of capital flight from the country.
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Nonstop Trading, Loads of Leverage. How 'Perp Futures' Are Shaking Up Wall Street.
The CFTC's approval of so-called perps has triggered a selloff in U.S. exchanges' shares-and at least one high-profile lawsuit.
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Top Japan Official Reaffirms Readiness to Bolster Yen
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara reaffirmed that officials will step in as needed to support the yen.
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Trump may say he's banning Wall Street from buying homes. Does the bipartisan housing bill actually do that?
The measure "will take time to meaningfully affect housing affordability and will not resolve voter frustration in that area," analysts said.
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Trump Seeks to Boost Quantum Computing With New Executive Orders
The orders aim to speed the development of the advanced computers and mitigate the security threats they pose.
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U.S. to Speed Up Early Drug Research to Better Compete With China
FDA and NIH officials unveiled a package of regulatory tweaks as more companies go elsewhere for drug research.
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Why Consumers Are Still Spending: Less Debt, More Stocks
Lower debt burdens and rising stock holdings are helping support consumer spending, even as investors remain skeptical about the health of the U.S. consumer.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 23, 2026 11:00 ET (15:00 GMT)
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