Manchester United have reportedly activated the £35 million release clause for Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa. This move, confirmed by football transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano, appears to be a strategic addition to Manchester United’s midfield, enhancing their squad depth ahead of the upcoming season. Tielemans, who captained Belgium… Listen ⇢

Donald Trump has threatened to launch an attack on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, a nuclear facility near Natanz. This announcement comes amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict, now in its seventh week, which was triggered by Iran’s obstruction of the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict has already seen direct US and Israeli… Listen ⇢

China has successfully mitigated the immediate impact of the US-Israel conflict with Iran on global oil markets by significantly reducing its crude oil imports and utilizing its strategic reserves. This approach helped keep Brent crude prices below $100 per barrel despite a 14% global supply drop. However, concerns are rising… Listen ⇢

South Korea is preparing to tear down one of the financial walls that has long hemmed in its largest conglomerates. The country’s ruling party is moving to ease capital-raising rules that govern holding companies, a change designed to unlock outside investment for SK Hynix’s semiconductor expansion at a moment when… Listen ⇢

On July 9, 2026, at roughly 03:30 UTC, a solo miner running a single Bitaxe Gamma device mined Bitcoin block #957382 and walked away with 3.1382 BTC, worth approximately $200,000 at the time. The hardware responsible for this windfall retails for around $150. To put that return on investment in… Listen ⇢

The CIA’s general counsel has reportedly described Bitcoin as a tool for intelligence gathering, reinforcing a position the US intelligence community has been quietly building for years: the world’s largest cryptocurrency is not truly anonymous, and that’s actually useful for national security. The intelligence community’s Bitcoin playbook Former acting CIA… Listen ⇢

For months, inflation has been the number that everyone in finance watches like a hawk, and June’s reading might finally bring some relief. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release June 2026 consumer price index data on July 14 at 8:30 a.m. ET, and analysts are penciling in… Listen ⇢

Brent crude oil jumped as much as 9% on July 13, peaking near $83 per barrel, after President Trump announced the reinstatement of a US naval blockade targeting Iranian shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. That’s the highest level in a month, and the kind of single-day move that sends… Listen ⇢

TSMC just keeps printing money. The Taiwanese chipmaking giant is on track for a fifth consecutive quarter of record profit, fueled by a seemingly bottomless appetite for AI semiconductors that shows no sign of slowing down. The company’s June 2026 revenue alone hit NT$442.68 billion, roughly $13.8 billion, representing a… Listen ⇢