Today's 10-minute briefing: the US scraps its Hormuz shipping toll but officially begins a naval blockade on Iranian ports — so the crisis isn't over. Citigroup and Wells Fargo post blockbuster Q2 earnings, with Citi's best revenue in ten years. Plus, Nvidia's next-gen AI server racks hit a year-long manufacturing delay.

In this episode:

• US drops its 20% Hormuz shipping toll, but a naval blockade on Iranian ports begins — why the risk of conflict isn't over
• Citigroup posts its best quarterly revenue in a decade; Wells Fargo beats estimates too — what the numbers reveal about the US economy
• Nvidia's next-gen AI server rack faces a year+ delay — the hardware bottleneck behind the AI boom
• Market Pulse: tech stocks rebound, Brent crude hits a one-month high above $86
• World Cup semi-finals: Spain advances, Argentina vs. England tonight
• Did You Know: the surprising 16th-century Italian origin of the word "bankrupt"

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In this episode:

• US plans to blockade the Strait of Hormuz and charge ships for passage — why a fifth of the world's oil supply is at risk
• Tech stocks tumble as SK Hynix, Samsung, and AMD lead an AI-doubt selloff; the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index drops over 4%
• Citigroup and Wells Fargo earnings test the banking sector after JPMorgan's credit-default warning
• Market Pulse: Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 moves and what's ahead this week
• World Cup semi-finals: France vs. Spain, and AirAsia's rebrand to AirAsia Group
• Did You Know: why the 2026 World Cup is the largest in nearly a century

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