U.S. economy had begun to speed up — until Iran peace talks failed and oil prices surged again

Transcription: Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio for the authoritative record. Penny Crosman (00:04): Welcome to the American Banker Podcast. I’m Penny Crosman. In December, five crypto companies received national trust bank charters from the Office of the Comtroller…

Personal Finance Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 18:00 [IST] This Onam season in Kerala is bringing a big reason to cheer for the lottery enthusiasts. The Kerala State Lotteries Department today announced that it has increased the first prize of the Thiruvonam Bumper lottery 2026, also known as the Onam Bumper, from Rs. 25 crore…

In May 2025, Dario Amodei, the CEO of AI company Anthropic, said that the technology his company is helping push forward could drive unemployment up to 10%-20% in the next one to five years and wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs, as Josh Tyrangiel points out in The Atlantic. Jim Farley, the CEO…

Key Points Google said in May that Gemini 3.5 Pro would arrive in June, and the model still hasn’t shipped. Alphabet’s Google Cloud revenue grew 63% year over year in its most recent quarter. Alphabet is scheduled to report second-quarter results on Wednesday, July 22. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › When Alphabet…

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While the rest of the world sends visitors here to have their minds blown by a Buc-ees, Louis Navellier is reminded of something he’s believed for 47 years. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Editor’s Note: This Fourth of July marks the 250th anniversary of the United States — and…