Morning News: June 9, 2026

Oil Prices Ease as Iran and Israel Halt Strikes

A Rush to Stockpile Oil Will Keep Prices Higher for Longer

Welcome to the Era of Me-First Energy

Why Does It Take Years to Get a Patriot Missile From Factory to Front Line?

Dubai Reinvented Itself. Now a War Is Testing Its Endurance.

China’s Strength in Semiconductors, Rare Earths Drives Export Surge

The Fight to Break China’s Rare-Earth Dominance Moves to a New Front in Brazil

Ten Years On, the UK Is Counting the Economic Cost

National Security Is a Job for Professionals, Not Partisans

Treasury Market Is Telling Kevin Warsh Rates Need to Be Higher

Let’s Count the Ways Kevin Warsh Will Disappoint Trump

Goldman, Barclays Traders Warn of Market Risks After Friday Rout

Wall Street Races “Onchain,” and the Scramble To Build the Markets Begins

Matthew Lynn Is Blissfully Innocent of “Coverage Ratios”

In An Age of Uncertainty, Saving Is More Important Than Ever

Klarna Launches US Savings Accounts to Attract Everyday Users

Trump’s No Tax on Tips Gamble Risks Falling Short With Disgruntled Vegas Voters

The Viral Lottery for $5 Million UK Homes Is Coming to the US

SpaceX IPO Forces Investors to Bet on Musk’s Entangled AI Empire

How Banks Are Using SpaceX to Woo the Superrich

University Endowments Are About to Strike It Big on the SpaceX IPO

Trump Eyes a Piece of A.I.

AI Will Rip Off Consumers Unless They Fight Back

Apple Downplays Concerns That Its Use of Google AI Models Will Undermine Privacy

OpenAI Files for IPO

Meta Launches ‘Workforce Academy’ to Train Workers to Build Data Centers

As Screwworm Cases Mount, U.S. Officials Ramp Up Response

GSK to Buy Nuvalent for $10.6 Billion in Oncology Push

J.M. Smucker Expects Sales to Fall This Year

Chinese Diners Will Wait Five Hours for This Conveyor-Belt Sushi

Remembering the 1994 US World Cup, When Tickets Cost $25

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Posted by on June 9th, 2026 at 7:07 am


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