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On July 27, over 134 million Americans faced heat advisories and warnings, with the most severe conditions stretching from the U.S. Midwest through the South. Severe thunderstorms in the Midwest triggered widespread power outages, affecting 385,000 residents across Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. Grid operators Southwest Power Pool and MISO warned that rising energy demand from the extreme heat is pushing electrical loads to critical levels, straining the nation's power infrastructure.

According to Macquarie analysts, oil markets face a risk of shifting toward oversupply by year-end if the US-Iran conflict de-escalates before the midterm elections, which are less than 100 days away. As Washington faces mounting pressure to resolve the conflict ahead of the vote, conflict de-escalation would ease tensions and allow oil flows in the Middle East to resume, Macquarie noted. The bank expects oil inventories to begin accumulating again following such a scenario.

According to Israeli media, a drone intercepted over Jordanian airspace on Monday was assessed to have been launched by Iraq-based militia groups backed by Iran.

According to Iran's military, the United States has threatened Iranian vessels and oil tankers in Iranian coastal waters over the past three days, constituting an escalation of conflict. The military stated that any attack will be met with a response.

According to Microsoft, the company released MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, its first dedicated cybersecurity model, on July 27, achieving a 95.95% score on the CyberGym benchmark. The model paired with MDASH, Microsoft's vulnerability-hunting system, outperformed Anthropic's Mythos 5 (83.8%) and OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol (83.6%) while costing 50% less than Microsoft's previous best MDASH configuration. CyberGym evaluates AI agents' ability to reproduce known vulnerabilities across open-source projects. MAI-Cybe

According to CNBC, Steve Eisman, the investor who shorted the 2008 housing market, sold his long-held Google position a couple of months ago to reduce his artificial intelligence (AI) exposure. Alphabet stock declined from its record high of $408.61 on May 18 to $319.74 by July 24—a drop of roughly 20%. Eisman warned that the entire market has become "one trade" concentrated around AI. He said investors either want to buy AI or nothing else, so defensive stocks offer no safety. He is holding cas

According to the U.S. National Vulnerability Database, as of mid-July 2026, the database has recorded 45,207 software security vulnerabilities from January through the present period—nearly matching 2025's full-year total. The surge in vulnerability discoveries is being driven by increasingly advanced AI systems. The database expects 2026 full-year figures to reach approximately double 2025's record high.

According to CNBC, on Monday (July 27), crypto stocks surged as capital rotated away from AI infrastructure and chip names. Bitmine Immersion led gains, jumping 11% after the ethereum accumulator increased holdings by nearly 10,000 coins worth about $19.4 million. Fellow ETH treasury firm Sharplink Gaming rose 6%, while Coinbase Global, BitGo and Figure Technology each climbed 4%–6%. Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group gained 2% after acquiring IBM's portfolio of over 1,000 blockchain-relate

Onshore yuan against US dollar (CNY) climbed 77 pips to 6.7625 at 3:00 AM Beijing time on July 27. Trading volume reached $29.356 billion.

According to Bitwise's latest quarterly staking report, Ethereum, Solana and Avalanche became busier and cheaper to use over the past year despite token prices falling by roughly half or more. The three networks saw increased on-chain activity and declining transaction costs, while institutional involvement and staking participation remained elevated. Ethereum staking hit a record 40.2 million ETH, representing one-third of the cryptocurrency's total supply, with inflows mainly from institutiona

According to RBC Capital, Shopify Inc (SHOP) stock jumped nearly 10% on Monday, recording its best single-day gain in nearly a year. The surge followed RBC's note highlighting the company's software had 'great defensibility' against AI-driven displacement of incumbent software. RBC Capital addressed three key bear case pillars around AI and software: AI-driven displacement, pricing pressure from lower barriers to entry, and disruption from AI-native vendors. Among 14 companies analyzed in RBC's

According to JPMorgan Chase's global markets intelligence team led by Andrew Tyler, the bank's tactical positioning monitor has signaled a buy on the S&P 500, suggesting the index has significant room to appreciate. The bank expects declining U.S. Treasury yields, a weaker dollar, and strong corporate earnings to support equities in the near term, factors it attributes to cooling Middle East tensions and expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady at its meeting this week. Despi

According to CBOT data, soybean futures fell 3.33% on Monday, July 27, closing at $12.1150 per bushel. Soybean meal futures declined 3.31%, while soybean oil fell 3.44% during the session.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has advised pilots to heighten vigilance when flying over international airspace near the Bahrain Flight Information Region due to increased military activity in the area.

On July 27, Bitcoin traders faced $75M in liquidations across long and short positions after three failed attempts to break above $65,600, according to Coinglass data. The cryptocurrency jumped to $65,500 following reports of eased U.S.-Iran tensions but retreated multiple times, ultimately falling to $64,336. Short positions accounted for approximately $45M of the liquidations, while $30M in leveraged long positions were wiped out during the 24-hour period. Strategy, the institutional bitcoin h

According to Simon Gerovich, CEO of Japan-based investment company Metaplanet, the core logic of Strategy's (formerly MicroStrategy) long-standing Bitcoin accumulation strategy has remained unchanged despite shifting market perceptions over the years. Strategy currently holds 843,775 BTC, valued at over $50 billion at current market prices, making it the world's largest institutional Bitcoin investor. Gerovich noted that while market sentiment toward the strategy has fluctuated—from viewing earl

During its Q2 2026 earnings call, Verizon disclosed a partnership with Google worth more than $1 billion to connect Google's data centers using Verizon's dark fiber routes. The telecom company is also converting its central offices into small data centers to support AI inference workloads with ultra-low latency for edge computing applications. CEO Dan Schulman stated Verizon expects to announce additional AI-related deals by year-end valued at multiple billions of dollars over the coming years,

According to Onchain Lens, Hyperliquid has cumulatively burned 47.3 million HYPE tokens worth $2.68 billion as of today, representing 4.73% of the 1 billion maximum supply.

According to Ars Technica, SpaceX successfully launched its Starship vehicle on Friday (July 25) and demonstrated key progress toward orbital capability. The company may attempt tower catch recovery, where the vehicle returns to the launch site to be caught mid-air by the launch structure, as soon as the next flight. However, experts highlight an unresolved challenge: Starship's thermal protection system. The vehicle is protected by approximately 18,000 ceramic tiles during atmospheric reentry.

According to NYMEX, August gasoline futures closed at $3.3273 per gallon, while August heating oil futures settled at $4.1116 per gallon on July 27.