SpaceX shares passed a key test Thursday. Now sophisticated traders are betting the bottom may be in
SpaceX believers are trying a new approach in the options market.
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President Donald Trump dances after speaking at an event at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Paul Wiseman
ASX set to edge up, Wall Street dips as oil advances; SpaceX share lockup expires
Stocks edged lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street as oil prices gained ground and a wide variety of companies reported their latest financial results.
· Damian Troise
Pressure at the pump: Trump's efforts to lower petrol costs could rest on century-old law | The National
A century-old US maritime law is generating new interest as President Donald Trump seeks to clamp down on rising petrol prices due to supply disruptions caused by the Iran war.
· Kyle Fitzgerald
Tokyo to double bike lane network to 900 km by 2030
With Tokyo's cyclists having no choice but to ride on the roads, some are calling for more safety measures. (Photo by Kosuke Shinohara)
· Staff Writer
The July jobs numbers are due out Friday. Here's what to expect
Job growth isn't expected to show much improvement in July, with payrolls and the unemployment rate likely holding relatively steady and economists looking through the headline numbers for further clues about labor market health.
· Jeff Cox
‘Talk to your doctor’: Pharma giants’ weight loss ads skirt Australian law
Health experts have hit out at the emergence of US-inspired ads spruiking prescription medicines, as pharma giants behind blockbuster weight loss drugs skirt local laws banning promotions of their products by encouraging Australians to proactively ask doctors about treatments.
· Elias Visontay
Now-removed Four Corners episode is ‘remarkably similar’ to this book
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· Calum Jaspan
Dustin Martin rushes to make clean break from disgraced former manager Ralph Carr
The business partners of rapist Ralph Carr, AFL great Dustin Martin and Melbourne businessman Chris Bissiotis, have begun the process of erasing the veteran artist and sports manager from their entwined financial affairs.
· Christine Lacy, Fiona Byrne
Courtrooms, compactor shelves: Art deco former Supreme Court office sells for $25m
The state’s coffers will get a welcome stamp duty boost following the sale of the Supreme Court’s former offices for close to the $25 million asking price.
· Nicole Lindsay
Billionaire hotelier Hemmes pockets another pub, shelling out $50m for Sackville hotel
When it comes to buying pubs, Justin Hemmes is never still. The billionaire hotelier has just pocketed another pub, the popular Sackville hotel in Rozelle. He’ll add the fresh $50 million purchase to another he made just two months ago when he turned up at the auction of the Barracks and dropped a cool $19 million.
· Carolyn Cummins
Funded Hamas, fooled the West - The lethal legacy of Qatar’s late emir - opinion
The recent passing of Qatar’s former ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, has predictably triggered an avalanche of sanitized hagiography across Western capitals. Eulogists have rushed to celebrate the Father Emir as a visionary modernizer who transformed a desolate Gulf peninsula into an economic powerhouse. T…
· AMINE AYOUB
Iran’s economy nears breaking point, citizens reportedly stealing basic groceries to get by: expert
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Fed’s Lisa Cook ready to hike rates if ‘too high’ inflation stays elevated
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· Taylor Herzlich
Break of Day shows what happens to a small town when Big Business moves in
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· Katherine Smyrk
Am I eligible for student loan forgiveness after 20 years? The latest for 2026
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· Will Kenton
Japan to weigh changes to proprietary trading cap as volume soars
Japan's Financial Services Agency has encouraged the growth of proprietary trading systems to ease the concentration of trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
· Staff Writer
Trump administration to pay German firm $1.22bn to cut offshore wind leases
Agreement with RWE is fifth deal Trump team has made with energy companies, offering payouts to give up projects
· Maya Yang
Genius Sports' media surge shows shift beyond sportsbook data
Genius Sports is broadening its business beyond supplying data to sportsbooks, using its real-time sports information to build a fast-growing media and advertising platform.
· Contessa Brewer
Meridian Holdings Q2 2026: What happens when the bettors win, but the company still grows?
For a sports betting company, not every major tournament produces an easy quarter.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH MERIDIAN HOLDINGS
Nuclear arms makers draw 30% more financing as geopolitical risks rise
Growing geopolitical tensions are leading governments and investors to rethink their positions on nuclear arms. (Source photos by Reuters and Nikkei)
· Staff Writer
From start-up nation to scale-up nation: A blueprint for Israel’s $1 trillion economy - opinion
Israel’s ambition to become a trillion-dollar economy is usually framed as a question of quantity: more venture capital, more innovation, more unicorns, more infrastructure, and more regional integration. Those goals matter, but they miss the deeper constraint.
· GABRIEL CUTLER
Gas prices could remain high this fall even if crude prices stabilize. Here's why
Gas prices could remain stubbornly high even after the summer driving season ends, as the world faces a tight fuel market due to a shortfall of refining capacity caused by the wars in Europe and the Middle East.
· Spencer Kimball
Tokyo office rents hit fresh 3-decade high as market tightens
Mitsubishi Estate's Otemachi Gate Building was nearly full about a year before completion, a project head said. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
· Staff Writer
US federal judge halts order for Trump to turn over financial records to BBC
Judge issues temporary pause while he considers Trump’s request to revise his libel lawsuit against BBC
· Marina Dunbar
Less than half of American college students are positive about the job market amid the rise of AI
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· SWNS
Small SoCal business fumes at ‘power’-hungry local official after its utilities were cut during a permit dispute, family claims
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· Ross O'Keefe
Burger King’s US sales surge while McDonald’s growth flails in burger battle
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· Taylor Herzlich
‘Nostradamus of AI’ Leopold Aschenbrenner makes new $400M bet after Situational Awareness fund’s near-collapse
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· Thomas Barrabi
Judge grants Trump's request to delay handing financial records to BBC
A judge has granted Donald Trump's request to delay handing over financial records to the BBC as part of his $10bn (£7.4bn) lawsuit against the broadcaster.
· Bbcnews
Trump’s tech ties come under bipartisan fire following limited response to AI agents going rogue
In a rare show of bipartisanship, Democrats and Donald Trump's conservative supporters both blame the president's ties to the tech industry for his administration's limited response to recent hacks carried out by OpenAI and Anthropic's AI agents.
· REUTERS
Ukraine hits more oil facilities inside Russia
KYIV — Ukraine struck more oil facilities deep inside Russia overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday, as Kyiv kept up its campaign to undermine Moscow’s wartime economy and embarrass the Kremlin.
· Associated Press
Trump wins last-minute reprieve temporarily blocking BBC access to his business records
President Donald Trump won an 11th-hour court reprieve Thursday that temporarily blocks the BBC from obtaining detailed records on the finances and ownership of his business empire as part of his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster.
· Luke Fountain
Kia Philippines, UnionBank offers payment solutions, auto financing
KIA Philippines, a subsidiary of ACMobility, has officially announced a significant financial collaboration with UnionBank of the Philippines for its UnionBank PayEasy program. This initiative introduces flexible credit card installment plans across all Kia models nationwide, including the recently launched Kia Spor…
· The Manila Times
US mortgage rates rise again, hitting another 52-week high
An existing home for sale is shown Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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· Chynna Grace Ong
Jobless rate hits three-month high of 4.9%
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· Niña Myka Pauline Arceo
1st-quarter growth unchanged at 2.8%
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· Niña Myka Pauline Arceo
Broker-directors ask CA to annul term-limit rule
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· Nazylen Joy Mabanglo
UAE wealth fund in talks to back one of Japan's biggest data centers
Akita prefecture is known for its abundance of renewable energy projects that can power data centers. (Photo by Toshihisa Suzuki)
· Staff Writer
Fujifilm weighs partial spinoff, IPO for multifunction printer business
Fujifilm Holdings announced Tuesday that it is considering spinning off its business innovation segment, which brings in 35% of the group's revenue. (Photo by Taiyo Suzuki)
· Staff Writer
Fox advertising, streaming service Tubi get boost from World Cup
Fox Corp.'s quarterly financial report got a big kick from the FIFA Men's World Cup.
· Lillian Rizzo
Turkey’s PKK amnesty could ease Kurdish tensions, expand regional reach, expert tells ‘Post’
Turkey’s draft law set to offer amnesty to members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) would allow Ankara to shift its intelligence and economic resources from its “long-running counterterrorism campaign” to other regional priorities, Turkish foreign policy analyst Burak Can Celik told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Developing next surprises: Defense Ministry officials discuss defense-tech future with top startups
As orders from Israeli defense tech companies reached approximately $330 million in exports, the government met on Thursday with CEOs of some of the country's top defense startups to discuss Israel’s defense strategy, which includes munitions independence, pushing for the development of "the next surprises," and inc…
· TOBIAS HOLCMAN
Can Australia make housing affordable while avoiding a major market crash? We may soon find out
Politicians’ fever dreams of ‘sustainable price increases’ – where values keep rising, but by less than wages – could happen
· Patrick Commins
Springboks and All Blacks flex financial muscles with ‘Greatest Rivalry’ tour
The throwback series rekindles memories of the past, but the focus is very much on realities of the modern game
· Gerard Meagher
What to wear to job interviews when business looks more casual than ever
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· Cathy Bussewitz
Swire Pacific posts record first-half profit as investment surges to fresh high
The Hong Kong-based conglomerate saw its underlying profits soar by 48 per cent year on year in the first half of 2026
· Zhu Wenqian