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A US official said on Friday that there is progress in Oman-Iran talks and that a deal could be signed soon, according to Reuters. Once the deal is announced, this would restore commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and the US would lift the blockade. Meanwhile, another official told ABC News that a temporary route was discussed and that it would be limited to 60 days. The official warned that nothing is final until publicly announced, and another source said that the Trump administration wants total freedom of commercial navigation through the Strait, without Iranian tolls or any arrangement requiring…

Wall Street se retrouve de nouveau au coeur des miasmes de l’affaire Epstein. Un nouveau rapport du sénateur démocrate de l’Oregon, Ron Wyden, jette une lumière crue sur les déficiences de plusieurs grandes banques tout au long de la carrière criminelle de Jeffrey Epstein.« Un nouveau rapport explosif publié ce matin par mes enquêteurs fait le bilan de notre enquête de quatre ans sur les finances de Jeffrey Epstein », a déclaré Ron Wyden sur X. « Ce rapport montre précisément comment Wall Street a protégé Epstein et lui a permis d’orchestrer un trafic sexuel pendant des décennies », a-t-il cinglé après avoir publié…

President Joe Biden stands with his son Hunter Biden after the president arrived at the Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, June 11, 2024.Anna Rose Layden | ReutersFormer President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread further, his son Hunter Biden said in a BBC interview, offering a stark update on the 83-year-old’s health.”It’s really, really hard, and it’s really sad to watch… I wish he would complain more, because it’s not good,” Hunter Biden said in the interview. “The cancer has spread, is metastasized into his bones and further. It’s very painful. It’s very debilitating in many…

The government said in June that it will bring in a social media ban for children. Modelled on a similar ban already in place in Australia, the necessary legislation is due to be put to Parliament in the autumn, and to take effect early next year. The restrictions will broadly define social media as sites that promote social interaction between users, allow them to post material or links to external sites, and use recommendation algorithms or “persuasive design”, such as infinite scrolling. The onus will be on the technology platforms to enforce the ban by introducing age checks on users;…

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Key Points Interested in Materion Corporation? Here are five stocks we like better. Record Q2 performance: Value-added sales rose 15% year over year to $308.2 million, while adjusted EPS climbed 39% to a record $1.90. Adjusted EBITDA increased 29% to $71.8 million, with margins expanding to 23.3%. Broad-based demand and backlog growth: Semiconductor sales grew 23%, telecom and data-center sales nearly 50%, and energy shipments more than 20%. Backlog rose roughly 30% year over year, supported by strong defense, space, semiconductor and aerospace orders. Raised 2026 outlook: Materion now expects mid-teens sales growth and adjusted EPS of $6.80–$7.20, up from…

Courts have blocked President Donald Trump’s earlier attempts to use existing laws for his trade war, but Congress is advancing a new law that would provide broad discretion to impose steep tariffs. In an 86-to-11 vote, the Senate passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 on Friday, with the House expected to approve the bill with similar bipartisan support next month. It sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior Kremlin officials while also targeting the country’s energy sector to cripple the economy amid its war on Ukraine. The bill would let Trump impose fresh tariffs as high as 100%…

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AI stocks came roaring back this week as investors worked through another wave of corporate earnings and a surprisingly weak July jobs report . The major averages notched a second straight week of gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S & P 500 both touching record highs. The blue-chip index closed at a record Wednesday and finished the week up 3%, while the S & P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 3.6% and 5.2%, respectively. The S & P closed at a record Friday. The Nasdaq is 1.5% below its June 2 all-time closing high. Friday’s…

A person waves Iranian flag in front of a giant banner as daily life continues amid ongoing tensions between the U.S. in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 6, 2026.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIran on Saturday laid out sweeping demands to the U.S. for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to media reports.The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, said Saturday that reopening the strait would require Washington to lift its naval blockade and sanctions, withdraw U.S. military forces from the region, pay war reparations, and release frozen Iranian assets. The council also called for an end…