Morning News: June 15, 2026

Hormuz Reopening Would Offer Relief for Asia, but Economic Scars Will Remain

How China Can Move the Price of Oil Even by Not Buying

How the Pentagon Plans to Fix Its Pricey Missile Problem

Oil Executives Are Sounding the Alarm Over Dwindling Stockpiles

Shipping Firms, Awaiting Details, Are Cautious of U.S.-Iran Deal

Insurers Endure Self-Harm to Side With Big Oil

Trump’s Iran Truce Has the Hallmarks of Defeat

It Was Meant to Unify. Now the G7 Is Dogged by Chaos and Divided by Trump

German Bank Chief Warns Rising Extremism Threatens Investment

Kevin Warsh Wants the Fed to Stop Explaining Everything

The Supreme Court Handed Wall Street a Win With Bigger Stakes

Jim Paulsen Says Wall Street Traders Miss Lingering Policy Risks

Bitcoin Is Totally Useless As Money, Not Because It’s Declining

Wages Are Falling. Wealth Is Surging. No Wonder Americans Are Unhappy.

Work From Home Is Here to Stay—Even if Some CEOs Don’t Love It

Raise Social Security Taxes — and Cut Benefits, Too

Policymakers Need to Get Tax Treatment of Litigation Funding Right

SpaceX and OpenAI Are Ending Wall Street’s Era of Stock Scarcity

Emboldened by SpaceX, Investors Are Piling Into All Things Space

We’re All on Starship Elon Now

Trillionaires and Republics Will Be a Toxic Mix

Anthropic Block Marks US Reversal, Warning to Silicon Valley

The AI Jobs Crisis No One Is Talking About

Goldman Brings Google to Prepaid Energy Market After Equity Deal

Can Apple’s ‘Good Enough’ Siri Compete With ChatGPT?

Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22 Billion Deal

Starmer Announces Full Ban on Social Media for UK’s Under 16s

What to Know About Planned Social Media Bans Around the World

The Infuriating Rise of the $8 Ice Cream Cone

New Fund Backed by LVMH and Top Pro Athletes Invests in Activewear Brand

Is the Luxury Handbag’s Heyday Ending?

How Sand Became Golf’s Most Valuable Amenity

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Posted by on June 15th, 2026 at 7:03 am


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