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Investing.com -- Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) reported second-quarter earnings before the open on Friday, topping earnings expectations.

Investing.com -- The United Arab Emirates reported to OPEC that its oil production increased by 80% in June after leaving the producer group, according to a monthly report seen by Bloomberg on Monday.

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Investing.com -- Bank of America upgraded ExxonMobil shares to Buy from Neutral, arguing that the stock’s pullback from its highs has left it trading at an attractive valuation regardless of whether a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran materializes.

Investing.com -- Global equities are trading at highs even as the Straits of Hormuz remain closed, and the growth-inflation mix deteriorates, a situation Goldman Sachs says is explained primarily by corporate earnings.

Investing.com -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he anticipates price pressures will ease soon despite universally negative recent inflation data, predicting one or two more "hot inflation numbers, but then I think we're going to see substantial disinflation."

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Investing.com -- JPMorgan strategist Mislav Matejka urged investors to look past near-term geopolitical turbulence and use market weakness as a buying opportunity, arguing in a note that the risk of a prolonged stagflationary shock is overstated.