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FACT CHECK: U.S. debt at $39.635 trillion, what this dip does not fix
On July 22, 2026, total U.S. debt stood at $39.635 trillion , down $24.57 billion from the previous day's record of $39.660 trillion on…
INVESTIGATION: Beijing widens export controls to fourteen European entities
On July 24, 2026, China added fourteen European entities to its export control list, denying permits for a series of dual-use critical raw materials…
DECODING: New tariffs are live, and the transit exemption just expired
Today, July 28, 2026 at 00:01 EDT, the transit exemption that had still protected some goods already at sea expires, four days after the…
ANALYSIS: Container freight rates crack after a 22-month climb
Four percent . That is the drop registered by the composite Drewry World Container Index (WCI) on July 23, 2026, down to 4,374 U.S.…
DECODING: Red Sea war-risk premiums double as Houthi attacks intensify
War-risk insurance premiums for vessels transiting the southern Red Sea more than doubled within a single week in late July 2026, climbing past 1%…
ANALYSIS: Gold holds near $4,100 an ounce, and nobody is selling their fear
Gold traded at $4,098 per ounce on July 27, 2026 , up 0.95% on the day, according to figures relayed by Crypto News Digest,…
OPINION: Bitcoin slides ahead of the Fed, like any ordinary asset
Bitcoin traded at $63,408.41 on the morning of July 28, 2026 , at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time, down $1,950.51 from the previous morning, according…
DECODING: Coca-Cola raises guidance, and price does the work volume didn't
Coca-Cola published second-quarter results on July 28, 2026 that sent its stock up 4.3% in the session following the announcement, to $87.68 , according…
ANALYSIS: Boeing bleeds more than forecast, yet the cash finally turns positive
Boeing posted its second-quarter 2026 results on July 28 , before markets opened, and the message it sent was deliberately split in two.