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“U.S. VCs have deployed a record-shattering $412.7 billion.”
“But the ban was ultimately avoided when TikTok finalized a $14 billion deal in January to form a new American entity with Oracle, private equity firm Silver Lake, and the Abu Dhabi-based MGX to control TikTok’s operations in the U.S. and e…”
“91% of capital went to deals of $100 million or more.”
“Hotel bookings for the July Fourth holiday are up 17.1% from last year, according to CoStar data shared with Axios.”
“the exit value number, $2.2 trillion”
“An estimated 87% of Washington-area listings are expected to be occupied over the July Fourth weekend, up from 72% during the same period last year, according to AirDNA, which tracks the short-term rental market.”
“$1.7 trillion of that’s the SpaceX IPO.”
“The financial benefits have been great as well as Y.M.C.A. is estimated to gross several million dollars since the President Elect’s continued use of the song”
“$250 billion of that is xAI.”
“The White House official said that Kidan, by founding a staffing agency, has “secured employment for over 250,000 individuals” since his 2009 release from prison.”
“next quarter, we’ll have another $60 billion going to Cursor, which is also SpaceX.”
“Trump has set a goal of quadrupling U.S. nuclear generating capacity to 400 gigawatts by 2050.”
“Revenue tripled between 2016 and 2021 to $2.1 billion”
“The administration has also touted recent progress by the Department of Energy, which announced it met Trump’s Fourth of July target of bringing three advanced small modular reactors to criticality, the point at which a reactor’s nuclear c…”
“market cap hit an all‑time high that year of $11 billion”
“Halifax will disappear from the high street after 173 years”
“lost 400,000 users”
“All customer accounts will be changed to Lloyds over time, Lloyds Banking Group has said.”
“revenue dropped 40% to $1.27 billion”
“Lloyds said it remained committed to the town of Halifax and the wider Yorkshire and Humber region, where some 3,000 staff are based at its Trinity Road office.”
“Customers are no longer able to open new accounts with Halifax on the app or website as of today.”
“Halifax began as a building society in 1852, first going on the stock market in 1997 as a bank. They merged with Bank of Scotland in 2001 and grew to become one of the most well-known brands on the high street.”
“The countries – which included Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman – agreed yesterday to increase output by 188,000 barrels per day.”
“Data released on Monday by the Department of Energy show that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by around 6.2 million barrels to 319.5 million barrels. The latest time the stockpiles were this low was April 1983, when it was initially b…”
“In the early hours of July 4th, a fourth advanced nuclear reactor achieved criticality – exceeding Trump’s goal of having three new designs hitting the milestone by Independence Day.”
“Pennsylvania Christmas tree farms are a multimillion-dollar industry, harvesting between 700,000 and 1.1 million trees a year.”
“Even Pennsylvania’s famed Snack Belt — 80% of the snacks consumed in this country are made in six counties — stepped up in a big way.”
“Hershey, the 132-year-old chocolate company synonymous with Pennsylvania’s snack industry and the home of the theme park that draws 3.3 million people every year, will not be bringing its iconic Pennsylvania brand to the Great American Sta…”
“The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, which the Shapiro administration had charged with finding sponsors, said Shapiro’s office contacted it less than two weeks before the fair began, making it difficult to secure products and…”
“Bossio will hit Washington early Tuesday with a 7 1/2-foot-tall, 50-inch-wide tree, along with a tree stand and skirt in tow.”
“In April, Fox joined Camping World CEO Matthew Wagner in launching a giveaway in conjunction with the road trip, where individuals could enter into the sweepstakes for a chance to win a Thor Freedom Traveler RV from Camping World. Georgia …”
“Abbott has sought to toe the line in the debate, recently urging state regulators to repeal data center sales tax exemptions and require them to tackle energy and water concerns, while also hailing Texas as the “epicenter” of AI developmen…”
“The Panama-flagged tanker was transiting near the Strait of Hormuz with more than two-million barrels of crude oil.”
“Commercial vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz continue,” the CENTCOM statement also said.”
“Wholesale egg prices nationwide peaked at $6.23 per dozen in March 2025. By May of this year, egg prices were down to average $2.19 per dozen.”
“It was the oil city of Europe, and they closed everything. It was terrible. I couldn’t believe it. The North Sea is loaded, I have had every oil company come to see me “Sir, could you give us access to the UK? We would do anything to drill…”
“Oil is now at $68 a Barrel, and heading south," Trump said.”
“West Texas Intermediate had fallen 1.99% and was selling at $69.34 a barrel.”
“Brent crude was down 1.56% and priced at $72.76 a barrel.”
“gasoline prices have been slow to return to around $3 a gallon.”
“AAA was reporting the national average price of gasoline to be $3.847 a gallon, less than 10 cents lower than where the average was last week.”
“Carol Howle will be retiring less than three months after taking the deputy chief role, according to the Financial Times.”
“She first joined the company via its commercial team in London in 2000, rising through the ranks over the next 25 years.”
“head of global gas and low-carbon energy business said he was leaving after 30 years with the company.”
“Walmart will, in particular, be dropping the price for a pound of ground beef by almost 15%, among many other products.”
“Egg prices reached a record average of about $6.23 per dozen in March 2025 during a bird flu outbreak that reduced supply.”
“over 150 successful long-range strikes against Russian oil infrastructure across all of 2025”
“about 13 to 17 successful strikes per month”
“nearly 70 strikes against Russian energy assets across the first five months of 2026, including 21 in April”
“over $13 billion in total losses from Ukrainian drone attacks in 2025”
“Direct damage amounted to $1.29 billion”
“Russia’s daily refined oil output fell by up to 700,000 barrels per day across April and May”
“That amounts to a 13% decline from 5.2 million barrels per day at the end of March”
“At the end of May, Russian oil production briefly dropped to below 4 million barrels per day, before surging back to over 4.5 million barrels per day at the beginning of June”
“mid-June strikes on Moscow’s Kapotnya refinery and Tatneft’s TANECO refinery knocked out 600,000 barrels per day in throughput”
“nearly a quarter of Russia’s total oil refining capacity has been knocked offline by Ukraine at some point in the past year”
“Russia’s crude exports have shifted to the highest since the war began, reaching over 3.46 million barrels per day”
“At current prices, crude runs for around 75%-80% of refined oil value”
“In some Russian regions, gasoline prices have doubled”
“The New York Times was among the first to expose this in a June 15 report finding that the kratom leaf industry feared a competitive threat from companies selling 7-OH...”
“But McCormick and Fetterman secured private-industry sponsors to host Pennsylvania’s booth at the fair at “no cost to taxpayers.””
“The booth will include the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.”
“the president was asked about the $1.2 billion he earned from his family’s cryptocurrency business”
“The three Trumps launched a cryptocurrency company, World Liberty Financial, in 2024, which was responsible for $500 million of the president’s reported cryptocurrency gains last year”
“A Virginia county, which contains 37 operating data centers and has plans to build at least 17 more, recently asked teachers and other county employees to start switching off their lights as the area’s electricity rates jump 25%, starting …”
“GasBuddy projects that this will be the second-most expensive Fourth of July at the pumps.”
“The more than 1 million-square-foot former Chet Holifield Federal Building, better known as the “Ziggurat” for its distinctive stepped-pyramid design, sold for more than $207 million to Laguna Ridge Health Care Development, an affiliate of…”
“GSA said the sale will generate more than $207 million in revenue while sparing taxpayers an estimated $340 million in long-term repair and modernization costs.”
“A total of 44 Lloyds Bank branches are expected to close across the UK throughout the remainder of 2026, according to Lloyds Bank.”
“A total of 51 Halifax branches will close before the end of 2026, and Halifax has also confirmed that a further six of its branches will shut next year.”
“Only four Bank of Scotland branches have been confirmed to shut this year, and they include:”
“Similarly, fashion retail chain Leading Labels announced store closures, as did Morrisons, which plans to close 100 of its Daily convenience stores.”
“Over the weekend, Quiz Clothing shut the remainder of its 20 stores after falling into administration.”
“Philip Morris sold nearly 794 million cans of Zyn in the United States last year, more than doubling its sales from two years earlier.”
“American Airlines delayed 727 flights on Monday, or 19% of its scheduled operations, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.”
“From May 21 through Sept. 8, the airline expects to onboard 75 million customers across 750,000 flights, “smashing its previous record set in 2019.””
“More than 72 million people are expected to travel over the week of the July Fourth alone, setting a new record, according to AAA.”
“8.1 million passengers American Airlines expects to fly on 80,000 flights during holiday travel between June 25 and July 6, marking a nearly 10% increase over last year.”
“Throughout the summer, 50 million visitors are estimated to inject millions into the local economy, up from the estimated 27.2 million people who visited D.C. in 2025, according to WJLA.”
“Three reactors hit this goal in June, with the third achieving criticality late Tuesday night, reaching Trump’s deadline four days early.”
“The microreactor, known as Unity, is designed to be a 1 megawatt nuclear battery. For comparison, 1 megawatt of energy can typically power 400 to 900 homes.”
“The Aalo-X reactor is intended to help power facilities such as data centers running energy-intensive artificial intelligence operations, and the company hopes to be operational for commercial use by 2029.”
“I believe we will see the first electricity coming out of a small module reactor, yes, perhaps before the end of next year, and definitely within 2028, within the Trump administration.”
“A $25,000 “Presidential” package includes 36 seats at three tables on the terrace, with a portion of the ticket price functioning as a charitable donation to the center of $18,912, according to the listed tax-deductible amount.”
“On Monday, the center alleged that removing Trump’s name to comply with the judge’s orders could thwart “hundreds of millions” of charitable contributions pledged to the Kennedy Center with Trump’s name attached.”
“Putin conceded to senior officials ‘problems’ had been caused by supply issues and said he was considering measures such as a ban on diesel exports”
“‘Just to let you know – the following shops will be temporarily closed on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June to protect our customers and colleagues during the severe hot weather.’”
“In late 2020, Klomp’s Collective Medical was acquired by PointClickCare Technologies in 2020 for a reported $650 million, after which he resigned.”
“Oklahoma-based natural gas pipeline operator William Cos. is reportedly in talks to acquire gas pipeline operator Momentum Midstream in a deal estimated to be worth $5.5 billion.”
“Williams owns more than 30,000 miles of pipeline infrastructure.”
“Momentum Midstream operates about 4,000 miles of pipeline across the Haynesville Shale region in East Texas and northern Louisiana.”
“The U.S. Energy Information Administration has forecast that net exports of U.S. natural gas will grow by 18% this year, with net exports to increase another 10% in 2027.”
“The Strategic Petroleum Reserve saw its oil inventories drop even lower in the last week, with reserves hitting 325.7 million barrels.\n\nThis is the lowest level U.S. crude stocks have been since April 1983, when the reserves were a bit o…”
“Quick reminder: The SPR has a total capacity of around 714 million barrels across four main facilities. It requires roughly 20% of its full capacity to remain operational.”
“The current drawdown is expected to send the SPR to its lowest level since it was created, hitting as low as 243 million barrels.”
“The SPR fell by 5.5 million barrels over the last week, marking the latest draw from the Trump administration, which plans to sell around 172 million barrels in order to keep gasoline prices down...”
“Under the agreement, the agency is offering a partial reimbursement of the lease – valued at $129 million – which Duke Energy has agreed to reinvest in other sources of energy.”
“The lease was acquired in 2022, with the company estimating that its project could generate up to 1.6 gigawatts of wind energy – roughly equivalent to the amount of energy needed to power 375,000 homes.”
“Dell CEO Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, were among the first to announce such a move, committing $6.25 billion to 25 million Trump Accounts in December.”
“noting that Haitians are a vital working group in Ohio’s manufacturing industry”
