$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.

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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.
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SOCCER WORLD CUP FINAL HALFTIME TO LAST MORE THAN 15 MINUTES, BROADCASTING SOURCES SAY
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U.S. MILITARY: ON JULY 16, U.S. FORCES SUCCESSFULLY DESTROYED THE CHAH BAHAR SHAHID KALANTARI PORT SURVEILLANCE TOWER
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IRAN WARNS U.S. FORCES

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it is closely monitoring U.S. military movements in the region, warning that American forces are approaching the “zero hour” for potential operations against CENTCOM naval units. The statement ended with a stark message: “Wait…”
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US TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM- TSUNAMI THREAT AFTER MAGNITUDE 7.4 EARTHQUAKE NEAR THE COAST OF CHIAPAS MEXICO
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META IN TALKS TO LEASE COMPUTING POWER TO ANTHROPIC IN POTENTIAL $10 BILLION DEAL - NYT
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TRUMP MEDIA PITCHED $100,000 MONTHLY FEE FOR FAST FEED OF PRESIDENT’S POSTS - FT
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META SHARES PARE LOSSES AFTER REPORT OF POTENTIAL $10 BILLION COMPUTING POWER DEAL WITH ANTHROPIC; LAST DOWN 3.2%
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TRUMP MEDIA TARGETS WALL STREET

Trump Media is reportedly seeking up to $100,000 a month to give banks and trading firms the fastest access to President Trump’s Truth Social posts. The new “Truth API” would offer low-latency feeds of key accounts, aiming to create a new revenue stream as Trump’s market-moving posts become increasingly valuable to investors.
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U.S. JUDGE WILL NOT BLOCK META PLATFORMS LAYOFFS IN NOVEL AI DISCRIMINATION CASE
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IRAN'S SEMI-OFFICIAL TASNIM SAYS 'THAI-FLAGGED SHIP' TARGETED AFTER IGNORING WARNINGS AND TRYING TO PASS THROUGH STRAIT OF HORMUZ WITHOUT IRGC'S PERMISSION
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IRAN'S NOUR NEWS, CITING LOCAL SOURCES, SAYS EXPLOSIONS HEARD IN BANDAR ABBAS ON THE GULF COAST
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ADVISOR TO IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER REZAEI SAYS IF THE AMERICANS SEIZE ANY POINTS IN IRAN, WE MAY ENTER AN OFFENSIVE WAR INSTEAD OF A DEFENSIVE ONE - STATE TV
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REZAI TO STATE TV: IF U.S. STRIKES CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS, WE WILL MOVE INTO A PHASE OF FULL-SCALE OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS
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$SPCX - SPACEX IN TALKS WITH PENTAGON

SpaceX is reportedly negotiating with the U.S. Defense Department to provide billions of dollars in data-center capacity for AI workloads. The deal would support the Pentagon’s expanding artificial intelligence efforts and deepen SpaceX’s role in U.S. defense technology.
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TRUMP THREATENS CANADA OVER WILDFIRES

President Trump accused Canada of failing to manage its forests and wildfire debris, blaming the country for cross-border smoke pollution. He said he would speak with Prime Minister Mark Carney and warned that the cost of the pollution “must” be added to existing tariffs on Canadian imports.
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U.S. MILITARY CONDUCTING STRIKES ON IRAN -CENTCOM
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IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS SAY FOUR 'VIOLATING' TANKERS THAT ATTEMPTED TO PASS THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WERE STOPPED IN PLACE IN A COMBINED MISSILE AND DRONE OPERATION
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