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01CRYPTO

U.S. Confirms Second Strike on Iran Targeting Air Defenses as Oil Prices Surge

A senior U.S. official confirmed to Axios on Tuesday that a second wave of American military strikes against Iran is currently underway, focused on destroying the country's air defense and radar systems. The disclosure follows initial U.S.

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02MARKETS

Iran Plans to Charge 'Insurance Fees' for Ships Passing Through the Strait of Hormuz

Iran has announced that vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz will be required to hold a Tehran-approved insurance policy before using the waterway, according to an Iranian government agency. The move effectively creates a new financial t

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03MARKETS

Anthropic's AI Safety Warnings Fuel Questions About Export Controls

Anthropic issued far more public warnings about the dangers of advanced artificial intelligence this year than rival OpenAI, according to an analysis by the Financial Times. That finding ha

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04MARKETS

Adecco Tops One Million AI-Powered Candidate Interactions, Halving Time-to-Deliver Across Ten Countries

Adecco, the Zurich-headquartered workforce solutions provider, announced on June 18, 2026 that its network of AI agents has handled more than one million candidate interactions, cutting the

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05MARKETS

CME to Sue CFTC Over Perpetual Futures Approval, Outgoing CEO Duffy Says

CME Group's outgoing chief executive Terrence Duffy announced that the exchange operator will file a lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, targeting the agency's decision to approve perpetual futures. The declaration set

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06MARKETS

Elastic to Acquire AI Bug-Detection Startup Deductive AI for Up to $85 Million

Elastic has agreed to acquire Deductive AI, a software bug-detection startup backed by venture firm CRV, for up to $85 million. The deal brings under Elastic's roof a three-year-old company that applies artificial intelligence to both ident

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07MARKETS

Three Saudi Oil Tankers Carrying 6 Million Barrels Cross Strait of Hormuz After Two Months Dark

Three Saudi oil tankers carrying a combined 6 million barrels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, switching their tracking transponders back on after more than two months of deliberate silence. The vessels' reappearance on the global

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08MARKETS

Bybit Extends USD1 Hold & Earn Campaign Into Second Month With 40 Million WLFI Reward Pool

Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has rolled its USD1 Hold & Earn program into a second consecutive month, running from June 18 to July 17, 2026. E

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09MARKETS

P&C Insurers Must Sharpen Investment Strategy as Underwriting Edge Fades, Conning Says

Conning, the Hartford-based investment management firm, released a viewpoint on June 18, 2026, arguing that investment strategy — not underwriting alone — is becoming the key competitive separator for property-and-casualty insurers as marke

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