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U.S. Stocks Slide as Oil Hits $100, While Tech Selloff Deepens

U.S. stocks fell sharply as global oil prices topped $100 a barrel for the first time in two months and earnings from Alphabet and Tesla rekindled AI spending fears.

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Trump Unveils New Tariffs Designed to Withstand Legal Scrutiny

The new duties, ranging from 10% to 12.5%, will replace a temporary tariff put in place after the Supreme Court derailed Trump's trade agenda in February.

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Japan Consumer Inflation Picks Up in June, Keeping Rate Increases on Track

Japan's consumer inflation rose at a slightly faster pace in June with oil and food costs being the key factors affecting overall price trends.

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Big Banks Are Wading Back Into Commercial Real-Estate Lending

Lenders had shunned the category just a few years ago, with investors and analysts warning of a wave of defaults.

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U.K. Consumer Confidence Jumps Amid 'Burnham Bounce'

The rise in sentiment was driven largely by perceptions of the economy, with a jump in how consumers view the past year as well as the next 12 months.

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Trump Says Iran Will Be Held Responsible for Future Houthi Attacks

The president threatened Iran and the Yemen-based rebels with "major military punishment" after the Houthis fired on two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea.

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Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Levels in Nearly a Year

Rising oil prices helped push the 30-year fixed rate to 6.58%.

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Canada Retail Sales Rise for Fifth Straight Month in May

The value of retail sales increased 1.0% in May to a seasonally adjusted 73.71 billion Canadian dollars, or the equivalent of $52.32 billion, Statistics Canada said.

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U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Drop Again for the Week

The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 187,000 in the week through July 18, 22,000 fewer than the upwardly revised 209,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said.

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Justice Department to Speed Up Merger Reviews by Asking Less of Companies

Antitrust enforcers will identify some deals for narrower investigations that could close sooner.

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Reigniting Inflation Heaps Pressure on European Central Bank

The central bank held rates steady, but could resume hiking as surging oil prices threaten to drive inflation and bond yields higher.

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Turkey Holds Rates as Energy Prices Cloud Inflation Outlook

The country's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged as the recent resumption of Middle East hostilities upended hopes energy prices would stabilize in the second half of 2026.

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The Fed Is Heading Into One of Its Most Unpredictable Meetings in Years

A cooler inflation report is easing pressure for a rate hike next week, but Middle East conflict has rekindled jitters. A new chairman won't tip his hand.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

July 23, 2026 21:00 ET (01:00 GMT)