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Quiet trade into US CPI, Crude/DXY flat, equities lower - Newsquawk US Market Open<!-- --> | ZeroHedge
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Breakwave Bi-Weekly Dry Bulk Report - June 9, 2026
Jun 9, 2026For the full report visit our website www.breakwaveadvisors.com , or click here: https://static1.squarespace.com/stati...
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Chinese ports dominate global efficiency rankings - Splash247
Chinese ports once again dominated the latest Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), with Fuzhou in top spot ahead of Dalian, Oman’s Salalah, Mawan and Chiwan in the 2025 rankings published by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. The annual index, now in its sixth edition...
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The Maritime Action Plan Needs a Yardstick: Enter the Mahan Ratio
Washington is littered with the corpses of grand plans to restore the Merchant Marine. The Trump administration’s Maritime Action Plan is the latest
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Dow jumps 1,000 points as Trump says U.S.-Iran peace deal is near: Live updates
A rout in chip stocks and ramp-up in Middle East tensions pulled down the major averages on Wednesday.
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Energy benchmarks weaker as US-Iran diplomacy continues, ECB and US PPI due - Newsquawk US Market Open<!-- --> | ZeroHedge
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SpaceX IPO could make thousands of employees millionaires
The stock market debut of Elon Musk's AI and space company could make thousands of SpaceX employees significantly wealthier, including some of the firm's lowest-paid staff.
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How the Hormuz crisis changed the equation for shipping stocks
If you look at year-on-year gains, shipping shares have done phenomenally well. If you look at performance since the beginning of the Hormuz crisis, returns are minimal. The big exception is BWET, which has left the rest of the shipping field in the dust
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TIA asking FMCSA for guidance on approved carriers post-Montgomery
The Transportation Intermediaries Association is asking FMCSA to take steps more clearly defining safe carriers.
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Dow jumps 1,000 points as Trump says U.S.-Iran peace deal is near: Live updates
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Dow jumps 1,000 points as Trump says U.S.-Iran peace deal is near: Live updates
U.S. equities gained on Thursday, boosted by a rebound in chip stocks, after President Donald Trump called off the strikes on Iran scheduled for this evening and said the U.S. is going to soon sign a deal with Iran.The S&P 500 gained 1.9%, while the Nasdaq Composite added 2.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,024 points, or 2.1%.
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Dow jumps 1,000 points as Trump says U.S.-Iran peace deal is near: Live updates
A rout in chip stocks and ramp-up in Middle East tensions pulled down the major averages on Wednesday.
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World Container Index - 11 Jun
11 Jun 2026: The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) increased 3% to $3,549 per 40ft container due to rate increases on the Transpacific and Asia–Europe trade routes.
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The Commodities Feed: Oil falls as Trump signals Iran deal is close
We would be cautious about assuming that the extension of a ceasefire in the Persian Gulf is a done deal
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FX Daily: War is over – maybe
The dollar is a little softer after President Trump touted an imminent peace deal
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What’s next for US copper import tariffs
The US tariff decision on copper imports is weeks away
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Asia week ahead: Rate meetings in Japan, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Philippines
BoJ and BSP to hike rates by 25bps, while officials in Sydney, Jakarta, Taipei stand pat
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Global stocks jump on signs of a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal, U.S. futures muted
The draft version of the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding also includes a commitment from the U.S. to lift oil sanctions, according to reports.
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WADSE Report: Notable Changes
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WASDE Report
The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) is prepared and released by the World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB).
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Crude benchmarks hit on Mehr MoU reporting, equities bid into SPCX debut - Newsquawk US Market Open<!-- --> | ZeroHedge
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SpaceX stock jumps 19%, closing near $161 after record IPO: Live updates
SpaceX jumped 19% on Friday in its Nasdaq debut after the biggest initial public offering ever. The stock closed at around $161, valuing the company at $2.1 trillion.The shares opened trading at $150 under the ticker SPCX after SpaceX raised $75 billion in the IPO. The high price for the day was $176.52. More than 500 million shares traded hands, a number that approached Facebook’s first day, which saw trading of about 580 million shares in 2012.
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He Walked Away From 28 Years Behind the Barber Chair for a $10,000 Box Truck With 500,000 Miles. Five Years Later, Here Is What He Wishes Someone Had Told Him.
There is a version of trucking that lives on YouTube. Somebody stands next to a box truck and explains how they made six figures in their first year, and
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Your Uber driver may soon be unionized. At what cost?
It is in part an attempt to treat gig workers as full-scale employees rather than independent contractors. Drivers and riders will pay the price.
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Borderlands Mexico: Laredo summit debates driverless freight corridors, B-1 trucker alternatives
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Laredo summit debates driverless freight corridors; Cadogan Tate expands Southwest footprint with Phoenix acquisition; and Toyo plans $357M solar manufacturing expansion in Houston.
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