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IEA Analysis: China’s Rare-Earth Export Controls Could Put $6.5 Trillion of Global Manufacturing at Risk

IEA says full implementation of China’s expanded rare‑earth export controls could put about $6.5 trillion a year of non‑Chinese downstream production at risk. ...Read more

#rareearths, #china, #supplychains, #criticalminerals

FAA’s Quiet Approval Surge Clears Path for Nationwide Drone-as-First-Responder Programs

A surge in FAA BVLOS waivers means more than 1,000 U.S. public-safety agencies can run remote drone-as-first-responder operations. ...Read more

$AXON, #drone, #publicsafety, #faa, #privacy

CBO Projects $33.6 Trillion in Federal Health Insurance Subsidies From 2026–2036

CBO and JCT estimate federal health-insurance subsidies will total $33.6 trillion from 2026–2036, rising from 7.4% to 8.4% of GDP. ...Read more

#healthcare, #medicare, #medicaid, #budget

U.S. Military Reports 12th Straight Night of Strikes on Iran and Resumes Blocking Iranian Ports

CENTCOM says U.S. forces struck Iranian military targets for a 12th night and redirected commercial vessels, widening the campaign beyond military targets. ...Read more

#iran, #us-military, #straitofhormuz, #maritime

Deckers First-Quarter Sales Surpass $1 Billion as HOKA, UGG Drive Growth; Company Raises EPS Outlook

Deckers' Q1 sales topped $1 billion as HOKA and UGG gains offset rising expenses; the company raised fiscal 2027 EPS guidance and continued large buybacks. ...Read more

$DECK, #deckers, #hoka, #ugg, #earnings, #stockbuybacks

EU Clears PIF-Led $55 Billion Acquisition of Electronic Arts, Antitrust Hurdle Removed

EU regulators cleared the PIF-led $55B takeover of Electronic Arts, lifting a major antitrust obstacle though foreign-subsidy and U.S. reviews remain. ...Read more

$EA, #electronicarts, #pif, #merger, #gaming

GAO: NASA’s Major Projects Mostly Stable, but Artemis Overhaul, Staffing Cuts Raise Risk

GAO review finds NASA’s 36 major projects largely steady, but Artemis changes, 22% workforce cuts and a proposed 23% budget cut increase program risk. ...Read more

#nasa, #artemis, #gaoreport, #space

U.N. report: Southeast Asian scam networks caused up to $114 billion in 2025 losses

A U.N. report estimates transnational scam networks operating from Southeast Asia caused $88–$114 billion in victim losses in 2025 across the Asia-Pacific. ...Read more

#cybercrime, #unodc, #southeastasia, #scams

GAO: Energy Department’s Isotope Program Fails to Align Production With Market Needs

A GAO report finds DOE’s isotope program isn’t systematically matching production to demand, risking medical, security and industrial supplies. ...Read more

#doe, #isotopes, #healthcare, #gao

RTX Raises 2026 Outlook After Strong Q2, Backlog Hits $289 Billion

RTX lifted 2026 sales, profit and free cash-flow guidance after reporting double-digit Q2 growth across aerospace and defense and a $289B backlog. ...Read more

$RTX, #rtx, #earnings, #aerospace, #defense

ECB holds key rates steady at 2.25%–2.65%, cites energy-price uncertainty

The ECB kept its three key interest rates unchanged on July 23, citing volatile energy prices and a data‑dependent approach to returning inflation to 2%. ...Read more

#ecb, #interest-rates, #euro-area, #inflation

UN-EU Alert: Tropical Cyclone ELEVEN-26 Could Strengthen to Typhoon Before Possible Landfall in Guangdong

UN-EU crisis monitor issues orange alert as Tropical Cyclone ELEVEN-26 could reach typhoon strength before likely landfall in Guangdong, exposing about 17.2M people. ...Read more

#china, #typhoon, #weather, #gdacs

Karim Adeyemi Signs Five-Year Contract With Barcelona, Leaving Borussia Dortmund

Barcelona sign Germany forward Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal, reuniting him with coach Hansi Flick. ...Read more

#karim_adeyemi, #barcelona, #borussia_dortmund, #transfer

Revised DESI reanalysis suggests unusually tight cosmological bounds on neutrino mass, favors normal ordering

A revised DESI reanalysis reports unusually tight cosmological limits on the sum of neutrino masses that favor the normal ordering, but the result is preliminary. ...Read more

#neutrinos, #cosmology, #desi, #particlephysics

Prosecutors Search South Korea’s National Election Commission Over Alleged Data Manipulation After June Ballot Shortages

Prosecutors searched the National Election Commission headquarters in Gwacheon amid a probe into alleged manipulation of voter statistics after June ballot shortages. ...Read more

#southkorea, #election, #investigation, #ballotshortages