Morning News: July 24, 2026

Oil Prices Roar Back, Threatening Economy and GOP’s Midterm Hopes

Oil Tankers Run the Houthi Gauntlet to Keep Saudi Exports Flowing

Oil Prices Hover Near $100 as Conflict With Iran Drags On

Global Goods Trade Rose Again In May, But New Tariffs Loom

Trump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies on 60 Economies

Trump Unveils New Tariffs Designed to Withstand Legal Scrutiny

Switzerland Rejects Forced Labor Accusations After U.S. Imposes New Tariffs

Eurozone Businesses See Wages Cooling Despite Inflation Pickup, Says ECB

ECB Officials Are Ready to Hike, They Just Won’t Admit So Publicly

Why Africa’s Biggest Fund Manager Is in Turmoil

China Targets Offshore Trusts in Sweeping Tax Clampdown

Crypto Exchange HTX Included in EU’s Russia Sanctions

War and Tariffs Threaten a Resilient U.S. Economy Again

The IRS Should Enforce Tax Laws, Not Invent Them

Amex Expenses Surge 12% as Marketing Costs for Card Updates Rise

Gen Z Fell Out of Love With Work. I Don’t Blame Them

Scott Atlas Paints An Unrecognizable Picture of American Devastation

Not Even Ranch Dressing Can Save Salad Now

Americans Are Richer Than Ever. Why Are They So Angry?

Miami’s Ultra-Luxury Home Sales Top NYC, Bay Area on Wealth Flight

AI-Powered Trading Needn’t Be as Scary as it Sounds

Intel’s AI-Fueled Forecast Shows Comeback Is Gaining Steam

The AI Revolution Is Here, and Progressives Want to Reverse It

The AI Industry Is Trying to Fix Its Image Problem

CATL’s First-Half Profit Jumps 42% on Energy Storage Tailwind

Reality Bites Elon Musk and His Tesla, SpaceX Believers

Lysol Maker Reckitt to Offload Sanctions-Hit Russian Hygiene Business

The Creator Economy Has a New Middle Class

Did the World Cup Live Up to ‘104 Super Bowls’? The Winners and Losers

At the Tour de France, One Family Wins Every Year

Running, Rock Climbing and Other Sports Are Taking Off in China. Pricey Workout Clothes, Too

Nike’s Sneakerhead Market Share Is Slipping. That’s Good for Its Stock

Erling Haaland Shows All Is Not Lost for Nike

The Lonely Fight to Keep the Cheap Las Vegas Buffet Alive

Brewers Are Betting on Vietnam to Drive Much-Needed Growth

Salty, Buttery, Astonishingly Lucrative: The $100 Million Market of Popcorn Buckets

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