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According to Israel's ambassador to the United States, Israel and Lebanon will hold their next round of talks in Rome, Italy on July 14-15.

IQM Quantum Computers (IQMX) rallied on its second day of trading on Monday, with shares up nearly 17% premarket. The Finnish quantum computing company debuted on Nasdaq on Thursday, June 26, through a SPAC merger with Real Asset Acquisition Corp, valuing the deal at $1.9 billion in equity. IQM is the first publicly listed quantum computing company from the European Union, having sold 23 units worldwide and serving research institutions, universities, and national laboratories globally.

Klarna has applied for a U.S. bank charter to establish a federally regulated subsidiary that would bring its lending operations in-house. The proposed Klarna Bank USA would be an FDIC-insured institution chartered in Utah, led by Gary Harding, former CEO of Milestone Bank and Prime Alliance Bank. The move represents a shift from relying on partner banks to holding deposits, funding loans directly, and expanding consumer finance products. A bank charter would allow Klarna to reduce funding costs

According to technical analyst Gareth Soloway in his latest YouTube video, Bitcoin's short-term target sits in the $73,000 to $74,000 range, with support holding at $58,000 on a closing basis. For Ethereum, the analyst expects resistance at around $1,800, with potential upside toward $2,000. Gareth Soloway also noted that XRP has broken out of a multi-month wedge formation, with a pullback expected toward $1.1 before targeting the $1.25 resistance zone. The analyst maintains a short-term bullish

According to Jin10, Lithuania's President Gitanas Nausėda on July 6 approved the new cabinet led by Prime Minister Mindaugas Šinkevicius. According to the Presidential Office, the new cabinet retained several members from the previous administration, including Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budris, while adjusting multiple ministerial positions. Under Lithuanian law, Šinkevicius must submit the cabinet list and government program to parliament within 15 days for approval.

According to Politico, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said the U.S. may discuss a red card penalty for a U.S. player with allies including Belgium at tomorrow's NATO meeting.

On Monday (July 6), the Korean won declined 0.02% against the U.S. dollar, closing at 1,529.98 KRW per dollar. The currency's cumulative gains over the past three trading days narrowed to 1.30%.

According to France's presidential office, on July 7, President Macron and Syrian President al-Shaar will co-chair an economic conference focused on Syria's reconstruction.

According to the French Presidential Palace, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will sign multiple bilateral agreements tomorrow (July 7). The announcement marks a significant diplomatic engagement between the two nations.

According to Traders Union, LBank published a user guide detailing the risks of its Prediction Futures and Flash Futures products, covering order types, margin usage, profit-and-loss calculations, and settlement rules. Prediction Futures allow leveraged positions on specific event outcomes rather than asset spot prices. The guide flags risks including price volatility, forced liquidation when margin falls below maintenance requirements, and dependence on third-party data for event outcome sourci

Morgan Stanley's rate strategists recommended on July 2 that investors bet on shorter-dated U.S. Treasury yields falling relative to longer-dated ones as Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations fade. The strategy would result in a steeper yield curve, with the spread between 7-year and 30-year Treasury bonds expanding.

According to a recent study by Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, Keelan Beirne, and Andrew Scott, historical evidence suggests that aging populations and population decline actually increase per-capita economic output rather than constraining overall GDP growth. The research found that workers and enterprises shift toward utilizing technology to compensate for labor shortages, thereby raising productivity per worker.

According to The Sunday Times on July 5, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage received staff, private security, and access to a five-storey central London property from George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster involved in the offshore crypto gambling site Tether.bet, without publicly disclosing these benefits. Farage registered only one benefit upon entering Parliament in July 2024: travel, security, and accommodation worth less than £9,300 for a Belgium event. Farage stated he "followed the rules" over

According to Hubei Emergency Management Department, strong convective weather struck multiple areas in eastern Hubei on the evening of July 6. Between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., thunderstorms and high winds affected Huangshi, Huanggang, Ezhou, and Xianning, with 53 townships experiencing wind speeds of 8 to 13 levels; 2 townships reached level 13, and tornadoes were reported in some areas. As of 11 p.m. on July 6, the weather event has killed 8 people and left 1 missing. Rescue operations are underway

According to French media, France has withdrawn all its diplomats from Burkina Faso, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on July 6. The ministry also stated that Burkinabe diplomatic personnel must leave France by the evening of July 6. Burkina Faso announced on June 26 that it was severing diplomatic relations with France, citing failure to uphold mutual respect for sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs.

According to Certik and Bitcoin.com, on July 6, 2026, Summer Finance's Lazy Summer Protocol suffered a $6 million loss from a $65.4 million flash loan attack. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the Fleet Commander contract's asset accounting logic to artificially distort token value calculations. After depositing approximately $64.8 million into the manipulated system, the actor redeemed $70.9 million in assets and converted the $6 million profit into DAI stablecoins before moving funds t

According to DA Davidson analyst Gil Luria in a CNBC interview on Monday, Microsoft's Xbox business has become "almost irrelevant" as the company redirects all investment toward AI and data center expansion. Luria stated that Microsoft realized bigger markups from AI infrastructure than from gaming. "Every investment dollar now is going to AI, to building data centers," he said. Microsoft announced layoffs affecting 4,800 employees, or 2.1% of its global workforce, with Xbox division accounting

According to Newsis, BNK Busan Bank and the K-STAR consortium have completed a proof of concept for a blockchain-powered digital won on the Kaia blockchain mainnet, achieving a 100% transaction success rate and sub-one-second settlement processing. The consortium comprised BNK Busan Bank, AhnLab Blockchain Company, OpenAsset, Kaia, and Lambda256. The pilot covered the full payment cycle from currency issuance and wallet loading to customer payments and merchant settlements, with the system enabl

California Governor Gavin Newsom warned today that anyone assisting former President Trump to interfere in California's election or vote counting will face criminal prosecution.

According to the TSA, U.S. authorities have seized over 600 drones near FIFA World Cup venues since June 12. The operations were conducted by multiple U.S. agencies in coordination with TSA oversight.