Hungary’s Incoming Prime Minister Says ICC Warrant Will Be Enforced If Netanyahu Enters the Country

US Nuclear Regulator Proposes Changes To Nuclear Safety Standards Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, A U.S. nuclear regulatory agency proposed sweeping reforms July 1 to modernize nuclear reactor licensing and safety practices, shifting away from a global radiation measurement standard after 50 years. The cooling towers for units 4 (L) and 3 (R) are seen at Plant Vogtle, operated by Georgia Power Co., in east Georgia's Burke County near Waynesboro, Ga., on May 29, 2024. Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File The regulatory changes are expected to make it faster...

After The Bombing, Tehran Confronts Widespread Ruin After more than a month of conflict, a fragile ceasefire has allowed people in Tehran to begin assessing the scale of destruction, according to a new Bloomberg report. The city, home to around nine million people, now bears widespread signs of damage, from shattered buildings to entire blocks reduced to rubble. Although the truce has been extended for now, talks between the US and Iran have stalled, with major disagreements still unresolved around nuclear activity, regional control, and military influence. The Bloomberg piece notes that the...

Stocks Drift As Chips Extend Gains, Oil Slides On Positive US-Iran Talks Futures are modestly lower coming off the US holiday weekend, after equities finished higher last week with both Dow and Russell clocking new ATHs and SPX finishing in the green for the 11th time in the last 12 weeks.  As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures edged down 0.1% while Nasdaq 100 contracts are higher by 0.1% with chips outperforming as usual while hyperscalers, aka "check payers" down as all Mag 7 are lower with TSLA (-1.4%) and GOOGL...