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Press Release edited by Shea Smith/ photo courtesy of the JCPD K9 Police Service Dog (K9 PSD) Vethos of the Junction City Police Department (JCPD), who passed away while on duty on Monday, July 6, 2026, was found unresponsive in a K9-equipped patrol vehicle. Preliminary findings indicate the cause of death was heat exposure. The …
SPR fell to 325.7 million barrels last week. Lowest level since early 1980s. Down 5.5 million barrels in one week. Government releases around 1.43 million barrels per day since March. Buffer to authorized minimum of 243 million barrels equals 82.7 million barrels. At current rates buffer lasts late August to mid October. Cushing storage near …
Tom Lee, Fundstrat head of research and CIO, joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss outlooks on Nvidia, whether there may be catalysts to the upside, and much more.
Market runs on manufactured momentum and ticking clock… $VIX puts are being bought just before $SPY ramps like what's shown below to suppress vol further and cause an automatic rise in equity prices. This also happened yesterday and Monday. They didn't need to do this last week as the momentum trade was on its own. …
There are signs of exhaustion in margin expansion, prompting investors to seek more clarity about the earnings impact from heavy capital expenditures (capex) on AI. This trend has been noted by analysts, such as Konstantinos Venetis from TS Lombard, who highlighted that the pressure on margins is prompting investors to look closely at how significant …
