2026-07-15 06:00 UTC | BLOCK 958106
BITCOIN $64,660 | GOLD $4,025 | OIL $85.24
1. Iran threatens more seaways as Trump renews blockade
-- Iran threatened to obstruct additional strategic waterways after President Donald Trump ordered a renewed blockade, Reuters reported Wednesday.
-- Any expansion beyond the Strait of Hormuz would widen shipping and insurance disruption while adding fresh upside risk to oil, now near $85.
2. Stripe and Advent offer more than $53 billion for PayPal
-- Stripe and private-equity firm Advent submitted an offer exceeding $53 billion to acquire PayPal, according to Reuters sources.
-- A deal would combine a major payments platform with Stripe's merchant network, inviting close scrutiny over competition and control of global payment infrastructure.
3. ASML beats estimates as AI-chip demand lifts orders
-- ASML's second-quarter results topped estimates as demand for advanced equipment used to manufacture AI chips supported the Dutch supplier's business.
-- Strong sales at the industry's critical lithography bottleneck signal resilient semiconductor capital spending despite trade restrictions and supply-chain constraints.
4. CFTC blocks Kalshi trade cancellations ordered in Michigan
-- The CFTC stayed KalshiEX's emergency rule change and ordered it to honor open Michigan trades after a state court directed the exchange to cancel certain executed contracts.
-- The intervention escalates the federal-state fight over prediction markets and strengthens the regulator's claim that federally supervised derivatives require uniform nationwide access.
5. New York Times reporters subpoenaed over Air Force One coverage
-- Multiple New York Times reporters received subpoenas tied to stories about the Qatari-gifted jet retrofitted for use as Air Force One, the Associated Press reported.
-- Compelling journalists to disclose information about government-related reporting can chill source relationships and intensify legal conflict over press protections.
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