MORTGAGE RATES HIT ONE-YEAR HIGH

US mortgage rates climbed to 6.55%, their highest level in nearly a year, as renewed Middle East tensions fueled inflation fears.

Higher borrowing costs are cooling demand, with home sales falling and many first-time buyers priced out.

Wealthier buyers continue to support prices, pushing the median US home sale price to a new record.
(@WalterBloomberg)

BOOMS HEARD IN DUBAI'S DOWNTOWN AREA -WITNESSES
(@WalterBloomberg)

WHITE HOUSE: IRAN CONTINUES TO TALK TO U.S., WANTS TO MAKE A DEAL
(@WalterBloomberg)

White House: Will continue to work through Iran progress
(@WalterBloomberg)

White House: Trump and Vance on exact same page on Iran conflict
(@WalterBloomberg)

White House: Blockade in strait of Hormuz is in full force
(@WalterBloomberg)

White House: Trump may mention iran in speech tonight
(@WalterBloomberg)

*https://t.co/7c0HC2fuCr REPORTS $400M INVESTMENT FROM CITADEL SECURITIES
(@WalterBloomberg)

WORLD CUP FINAL: 🇪🇸 SPAIN VS. 🇦🇷 ARGENTINA

Spain has surged to a 58.4% favorite over Argentina’s 42.3% ahead of Sunday’s final.

Spain enters on a 37-match unbeaten streak. Argentina is unbeaten in its last 13 World Cup matches.

With $1.24B+ traded, prediction markets are backing La Roja in a blockbuster showdown.
https://t.co/4bP4WHR4rn
(@WalterBloomberg)

KUWAIT DEFENCE MINISTRY SAYS IRANIAN 'AGGRESSION' ON THURSDAY TARGETED NUMBER OF VITAL FACILITIES, RESULTING IN MATERIAL DAMAGE
(@WalterBloomberg)

EXPLOSIONS HEARD IN BUSHEHR IN SOUTHERN IRAN - IRNA
(@WalterBloomberg)

IRAN'S SEMI-OFFICIAL TASNIM SAYS U.S FIGHTER JETS LAUNCHED MISSILE ATTACK ON IRANSHAHR AIRPORT
(@WalterBloomberg)

IRANIAN ARMY SAYS IT TARGETED U.S. HELICOPTERS, RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT AT SAKHIR BASE IN BAHRAIN IN DRONE ATTACK - TASNIM
(@WalterBloomberg)

IRAN'S IRGC SAY THEY TARGETED U.S. MARITIME SURVEILLANCE RADAR IN OMAN - STATE MEDIA
(@WalterBloomberg)

US BILL WOULD TARIFF TOP 5 PURCHASERS OF RUSSIAN OIL

SENATORS RELEASE TEXT OF BILL TO SANCTION RUSSIA OIL BUYERS
(@WalterBloomberg)

$XOM - SOURCES TELL REUTERS THAT ATTACKED TANKER WAS CHARTERED BY EXXONMOBIL
(@WalterBloomberg)

APPLE CLOSES IN ON NVIDIA

$AAPL is on the verge of reclaiming the title of the world’s most valuable company, with a market value nearing $4.9T as $NVDA slips.

The race highlights a shift in the AI trade.

Investors are increasingly betting on Apple’s ability to monetize AI through its ecosystem, services, and hardware—not just AI infrastructure.

The AI rally is also broadening, with memory chipmakers like $MU and $SKHY attracting growing investor interest.
(@WalterBloomberg)

APPLE SURPASSES NVIDIA TO BECOME WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE COMPANY

$AAPL $NVDA
(@WalterBloomberg)

$SPCX - SPACEX PLUNGES FROM PEAK

SpaceX shares fell 4.6% on Friday, extending a sharp slide that has erased more than $1 trillion in market value since June. The stock is now below its IPO price after a Starship launch was aborted because of an engine issue. Despite the setback, the company recently joined the Nasdaq-100 and analysts still see strong upside.

If you’d like, I can also make it sound more breaking-news, financial, or social-media style.
(@WalterBloomberg)

CHIP STOCKS HIT HARD

U.S. semiconductor stocks are heading for their worst week in over 15 months, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down 12.5%. Investors are questioning the strength of the AI-driven rally after China’s Moonshot unveiled a powerful open AI model. Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom all fell sharply, though the chip index remains up more than 60% this year.
(@WalterBloomberg)

SOCCER WORLD CUP FINAL HALFTIME TO LAST MORE THAN 15 MINUTES, BROADCASTING SOURCES SAY
(@WalterBloomberg)