US stock index futures traded cautiously on Tuesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high in the previous session, while investors weighed another strong earnings update from Samsung Electronics (USOTC:SSNHZ) alongside fresh comments from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller. Futures pause after Wall Street recordsBy 03:02 ET (07:02 GMT), futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were little changed.
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Maryland state agencies asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to end an extra 0.5% return the transmission owners earn for being PJM Interconnection members.

<body><p>STORY: From Tesla driving up sales to robot footballers competing in their own competition...</p><p>This is Tech Weekly.</p><p>:: Tech Weekly</p><p>Tesla beat Wall Street estimates when it posted record second-quarter deliveries.</p><p>The electric vehicle maker delivered more than 480,000 vehicles between April and June - up about a quarter from a year ago.</p><p>The results were partly driven by a rebound in Europe.</p><p>China was another bright spot, although demand was still under pressure in the U.S.</p><p>The World Cup witnessed a technological first during Norway's 2-1 win over Brazil in the Round of 16. </p><p>An advanced humanoid robot called Atlas delivered the match ball to the referee at half-time.</p><p>The robot was developed by U.S. firm Boston Dynamics and presented by tournament sponsor Hyundai Motor.</p><p>Atlas can impersonate famous goal celebrations, including Norway striker Erling Haaland's meditation pose.</p><p>While Atlas delivered a ball, robots in South Korea showed they could actually play soccer.</p><p>They competed at the finals of RoboCup 2026 in Incheon - a major robotics and AI competition.</p><p>Organisers said more than 3,000 competitors from 45 countries took part, and many teams reportedly used platforms developed by China's Booster Robotics.</p><p>The robots stumbled around and collided with rivals but got back up to keep playing, with Team Hephaestus of Tsinghua University winning the contest.</p><p>Google lost its long fight against a record $4 billion plus fine imposed by the EU eight years ago.</p><p>The European Commission had punished the tech giant for its dealings with phone manufacturers.</p><p>The phone makers were forced to pre-install Google Search, the Chrome browser and the Google Play app store on their Android devices - and prevented from using rival systems.</p><p>A Google spokesperson said the judgment didn't account for its efforts to make sure Android is open, interoperable and free.</p><p>And customers at the Lounge X coffee shop in Seoul are now assisted by a robot named Baris.</p><p>Its a technological sight which has become more common across South Korea.</p><p>Lounge X CEO Kim Dongjin said the firm turned to robots and self-service to overcome rising labor costs.</p><p>Kim says his company runs eight such unstaffed 24-hour coffee shops across South Korea, while four stores are still operated by humans.</p></body>
PEP and DAL earnings, Fed minutes and oil markets headline a pivotal week, while three featured stocks stand out with distinct valuation profiles.
Enhancements to the carrier’s sales workforce and tech are positioning the business for revenue growth in H2.
The president's latest comments on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) threaten to undermine policymakers' credibility.
The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Tuesday, Jul, 7 2026 US stock futures are pointing higher this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts up about 0.4% and Nasdaq-100 futures ahead close to 1%. The move comes as investors digest softer US jobs data, with June payrolls at 57,000 and unemployment at 4.2%, which hints that hiring is cooling and may ease pressure for tighter policy. At the same time, the US 10-year yield sits near 4.47% and oil prices are easing, a combination that can...
Possible Fed rate increases in 2026 could make short-term bonds a good choice.

<body><p>STORY: Walmart said Monday it would cut prices on many summer barbecue favorites, including meat, chips and soda.</p><p>The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump said the retailer was acting at his administration's request.</p><p>In a Truth Social post, he said Walmart would be lowering prices significantly, "to celebrate our great Country's 250th birthday."</p><p>Trump said the firm would, “be dropping the price for a pound of ground beef by almost 15%.”</p><p>Walmart said in a statement that the price of one pound of 73% ground beef roll would drop to $5.94 from $6.74 in its stores, a decline of about 12%.</p><p>The retailer also said it lowered prices on items including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo sodas and chips.</p><p>Prices for steaks and hamburger meat soared after a persistent drought burned pasture lands and hiked costs of cattle feed, forcing U.S. ranchers to slash their herds.</p><p>Now the price cuts mark a notable shift from last year, when Walmart warned that tariffs would push some prices higher, a move Trump had rebuked.</p><p>The president had previously encouraged low-tariff imports of Argentine beef to cool U.S. prices, which angered American ranchers.</p><p>He had also directed the Department of Justice to investigate whether U.S. meatpackers were colluding to raise prices.</p><p>Walmart is widely viewed by economists and investors as a gauge of U.S. consumer health because of its size and broad customer base.</p></body>
Investors are looking ahead to Wednesday—when minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting will be released. They’ll also be watching for today's inclusion of SpaceX in the Nasdaq-100 index and Friday, when SK Hynix’s U.
U.S. chip design giant Synopsys plans to stop offering a suite of manufacturing process control software used by global semiconductor makers, six sources briefed on the matter said, as it seeks to divert resources to higher-margin offerings such as AI design. Synopsys in April and May informed more than 10 chipmakers including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Kioxia Holdings Corp and Qorvo Inc about the "end of life" move that means Synopsys will not provide future new versions and will only carry out maintenance obligations, two of the sources said.
Amazon.com (AMZN) is back in the regulatory spotlight after agreeing to pay a US$2.25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations of Fair Credit Reporting Act violations tied to identity theft record requests. See our latest analysis for Amazon.com. The latest regulatory headlines arrive while Amazon.com’s share price has been relatively firm, with a 90 day share price return of 14.22% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 9.26%, hinting that longer term momentum...
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Earlier this week, investors focused on Home Depot as broader markets reacted to second-quarter earnings season, Federal Reserve minutes and sector-specific shifts, with defensive names like the retailer weighing on the Dow while growth stocks lifted the Nasdaq. Attention is increasingly turning to how Home Depot’s push into HVAC and professional contractor services may reshape the competitive balance with Lowe’s and influence long-term positioning in the home improvement market. We will now...
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Wall Street's biggest banks reportedly held preliminary talks to acquire a Fiserv network that could help them bypass federal debit-card fee caps.
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Walmart is cutting prices on thousands of items to help customers with affordability after years of inflation. The largest U.S. grocer said Monday it is lowering the price of ground beef by 12%. A 24-pack of Coca-Cola is falling by one-third to $9.97.
Semiconductor and AI-linked stocks led the advance, while earnings, Treasury yields, and inflation data will test whether the rally can move beyond a narrow group of technology leaders.
Shares of solar panel manufacturer First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) jumped 5.6% in the morning session after Wells Fargo raised its price target on the stock to $320 from $255, citing potential upside from an upcoming tariff decision.
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On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys at the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Two Prime Founder and CEO Alex Blume to discuss Bitcoin's range-bound price action, Strategy's accelerating Bitcoin sell-off, and why he's skeptical of the stablecoin consortium behind OpenUSD that knocked Circle lower. In a taped interview from the NYSE floor, Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo breaks down the company's NYSE debut under the ticker SECZ via a SPAC deal, its more than $400 million raise, and its move to tokenize its own common stock on the Solana and Avalanche blockchains. Plus, Lumida CEO Ram Ahluwalia makes sense of the macro picture — from MicroStrategy's shift from Bitcoin's marginal buyer to marginal seller and the bull case for Hyperliquid, to why he sees non-farm payrolls as "noise" under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. - Learn more at https://www.bullish.com/. - Register now for CoinDesk's Policy and Regulation event on September 22, 2026: https://policy-regulation.coindesk.com/. - To get market moving news delivered daily, download CoinDesk’s mobile app: https://linktr.ee/coindeskapp.
Elon Musk‘s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. guided 260 Starlink satellites to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere between Dec. 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026, according to a semiannual compliance report filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). SpaceX Retires Satellites...
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The buy now/pay later provider and aspiring neobank submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to establish Klarna Bank.
Wells Fargo raised its price target on the stock to $320 from $255 and maintained an ‘Overweight’ rating, according to The Fly.