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Outlook for Aug. 3-7, 2026

TazaPulseAugust 1, 2026

Can the recovery in momentum be sustained? That’s the question investors are wrestling with heading into a new month, during which there are no shortage of hurdles for the stock market to get through. Momentum just had one of its best days ever, staging a huge comeback Thursday from oversold conditions. A crisis at Situational...

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ box office: Record $72M preview sales

TazaPulseAugust 1, 2026

Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man in Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” Sony Spider-Man is already webbing up a massive box-office haul. Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” secured $72 million in preview ticket sales, the highest collection for any domestic film in Hollywood history. The previous record holder was...

J&K: Properties of 11 Pak-based terrorist handlers attached in Ramban | India News

TazaPulseAugust 1, 2026

The action was part of J&K Police’s ongoing efforts to dismantle the financial and logistical infrastructure of cross-border terror networks JAMMU: J&K Police attached properties of 11 Pakistan-based terrorist handlers in Ramban district on Friday to prevent their misuse for terror financing in the Union Territory.The assets belonged to terrorist handlers Mohammed Iqbal, Farooq Ahmed,...

Top investment ideas as interest rate uncertainty grips market

TazaPulseAugust 1, 2026

Bond market investors may want to shift their focus toward the front of the yield curve, according to Allspring Global Investments’ Noah Wise. The bottom line: Focus exposure on short-term Treasurys over long duration. Wise, the firm’s head of global macro strategy and a senior portfolio manager, sees the strategy as part of a diversified...

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Clear Street launches pre-IPO platform, lists AI giant Databricks

TazaPulseJuly 31, 2026

Close-up of Databricks company logo on building facade, Rincon Hill, San Francisco, June 7, 2024. Smith Collection/ gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Clear Street, the prime brokerage startup that recently shelved plans for its own IPO, is now aiming to give investors access to some of Silicon Valley’s hottest private companies before they...

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Fed’s Warsh sounded dovish. His words point to a rate hike: Analysis

TazaPulseJuly 31, 2026

A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a press conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The overwhelming response to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s comments on...

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Why Situational Awareness hedge fund imploded, even in a tame stock market

TazaPulseJuly 31, 2026

Champpixs | Istock | Getty Images The stock market looked unusually tranquil. Beneath the surface, one of Wall Street’s fastest-growing funds devoted to artificial intelligence investments was unraveling. In a matter of weeks, Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness went from managing roughly $45 billion to being forced into a sweeping reduction of its listed-stock positions as...

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These Fed alternative indicators show inflation is at lowest in years

TazaPulseJuly 31, 2026

People shop for groceries at a store in Brooklyn on July 13, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Pricing data from June indicated that outside of some select items where costs continue to grow, inflation is trending back towards the Federal Reserve’s inflation goal. So-called trimmed mean measures, which exclude outliers...

Tough road for Trump: Why sanctions Bill for tariffs on Russian oil buyers may fail House test

TazaPulseJuly 31, 2026

Sanctions and trade experts say it would establish a new precedent by allowing future presidents to use secondary tariffs to target entire countries. (AP photo) US President Donald Trump may not find it easy to get the new bill championing fresh sanctions on Russia and countries that trade with it passed. The proposed legislation would...

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U.S. has ‘not agreed to’ grant Ukraine Patriot missile licenses

TazaPulseJuly 31, 2026

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Maryland, on July 31, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. “has not agreed” to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot missile systems, apparently backtracking on one of Kyiv’s top priorities in its...