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1. Tech leads first half stock gains — but the biggest winners weren't in the U.S.

2. Private payrolls rose by 98,000 in June, less than expected, ADP reports

3. Buy the UK DIP? Defense stocks lifted by $20 billion spending boost as gilts come under fire

4. Demand for riskier mortgages drops, as their advantages shrink

5. Lamborghini reveals new Urus performance hybrid SUV after ditching EVs

6. Trump's annual financial disclosure shows more than $580M in crypto-related income

7. Gold prices fall further after worst quarter in 13 years as interest rate fears hit bullion

8. North Sea oil and renewables: The UK’s next PM faces a defining energy policy decision

9. Europe’s defense boom faces a new test: Can it actually deliver weapons?

10. Anthropic says Trump admin has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5

11. Iran says it is selling oil at 20% premium as end of U.S. blockade sees 40 million barrels exported

12. U.S. Treasury yields edge higher as investors await Fed Chair Warsh’s comments

13. OpenAI, Anthropic backer MGX raises one of the biggest AI funds ever as it closes at $49 billion

14. Employers who laid off workers citing AI are already starting to regret it

15. Japan is raising visa fees by up to 400% for the first time in nearly 50 years. Here's why

16. Japan spent $74 billion propping up the yen. Investors say the real battle is with the Fed

17. Xi touts China Communist Party's global influence in speech marking 105th anniversary

18. Corruption cases, investibility warnings, fiscal woes: Indonesia continues to test investors

19. KKR to control South Korea's $1.3 billion renewables platform with SK as AI power demand rises

20. Andy Burnham's first big fight could be with Wall Street investors