Today: 12 July 2026
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) lifts MacBook and iPad prices, faces memory cost jump

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Stock Sits 0.8% Below Wall Street’s Average Target — Then Came the OpenAI Lawsuit

Apple sued OpenAI and two former employees on Friday, alleging a coordinated effort to take trade secrets and speed the ChatGPT maker’s push into consumer hardware. The report crossed after the regular U.S. close, shifting the AI contest from software integration to control of the next consumer device. “Apple sees OpenAI moving from partner to potential rival,” PP Foresight analyst Paolo Pescatore said; OpenAI did not immediately respond.
11 July 2026
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Amazon Stock Slips as Over Half of AI-Linked Debt Hits Riskier Part of Bond Market

Amazon Stock Slips as Over Half of AI-Linked Debt Hits Riskier Part of Bond Market

Amazon.com, Inc. slipped 0.69% to finish at $245.34 Friday after a filing on July 9 locked in terms for its new bond issue. Amazon’s $25 billion bond has $13.5 billion of debt due in 2036 or later, which is 54% of the total, as buyers continue to shed longer AI-linked credit. The seven fixed-rate slices carry annual coupon payments totaling $1.306 billion — about 6% above Amazon’s trailing free cash flow of $1.232 billion, which is operating cash after capex.
10 July 2026
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ETFs All Pick SCHD, But 85-Basis-Point Yield Gap Changes the Story

ETFs All Pick SCHD, But 85-Basis-Point Yield Gap Changes the Story

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF landed on three separate new lists released from July 8 to Friday, the only fund to do so after a strong first half that topped the broad U.S. market. The lists may signal agreement on income, but dig deeper and it looks more like a sector shift out of mega-cap tech.
10 July 2026
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Oregon backs away from bid to delay Paramount–Warner Bros—Spread at 16.6% draws focus

Oregon backs away from bid to delay Paramount–Warner Bros—Spread at 16.6% draws focus

Oregon’s attorney general has pulled a court motion asking for a delay of Paramount Skydance Corp’s $110 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc, clearing the closest legal hurdle for now. But the state’s broader suit is still on. Oregon said it’s weighing its next move after Paramount pushed back against requests for records tied to its regulatory lobbying.
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11 Jul
Apple Stock Rose 2%, but Broadcom’s Market-Value Gain Was Nearly Twice Apple’s After $30 Billion Pact

Apple Stock Rose 2%, but Broadcom’s Market-Value Gain Was Nearly Twice Apple’s After $30 Billion Pact

Apple Inc. ended Friday at $315.32, up 2.2% from the July 2 close, after a week dominated by a chip-supply pact worth more than $30 billion with Broadcom Inc.. Broadcom rose 11.0%; applying each company’s latest disclosed share count, that implies roughly $188 billion of added equity value for Broadcom, against about $98 billion for Apple. U.S. cash markets were closed Saturday.
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11 Jul
Ohio waste injection halt hits 24% of Washington County wells; impact on Select Water draws scrutiny

Ohio waste injection halt hits 24% of Washington County wells; impact on Select Water draws scrutiny

Ohio regulators say four oil and gas wastewater injection wells in Washington County shut down July 1 and 2 after the state raised concerns about possible impacts on nearby producing wells. One, Nichols No. 1-A, is recorded under Select Water Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Select Water Solutions Inc.. WTAP reported the shutdown at 8:10 p.m. EDT Friday, after WTTR stock closed at $19.25, up 0.4%. Charlotte Nichols told WTAP the well had not stopped running, while Andy Chow, communications chief for ODNR, said, “The division chief is under the impression that the well owner agreed to cease operations.”
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11 Jul
Sneaker City, Hardee’s Franchisee Face $9.3M Fixed-Cost Snag

Sneaker City, Hardee’s Franchisee Face $9.3M Fixed-Cost Snag

Two U.S. consumer names landed in Chapter 11 within a day. At least $9.31 million in mall guarantees and deal financing move into the bankruptcy courts. A Sneaker City Albany filed Friday, July 10. Superior Star, operator of 59 Hardee’s stores, filed Thursday. Chapter 11 lets bankrupt companies keep running while they try to work out debts.
11 Jul
AGNC’s Yield Sits at 13%, but Shares Trade at a Hefty Premium

AGNC’s Yield Sits at 13%, but Shares Trade at a Hefty Premium

AGNC Investment Corp. closed Friday at $11.13. The company left its monthly common dividend steady at 12 cents. That gives an annualized yield of 12.9%. The spread versus its tangible net book value is wider: shares trade 32.8% above March 31 net book value of $8.38, or $2.75 above net assets. That premium is close to 23 months’ worth of dividends. Tangible net book value does not include goodwill.
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11 Jul
ExxonMobil posts $5B profit gain, shares slide $12B in value

ExxonMobil posts $5B profit gain, shares slide $12B in value

ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation closed Friday at $138.88, down 2.0% from Tuesday’s close. This came even after the company indicated about $5 billion in second-quarter earnings growth from Q1. U.S. markets were closed for the weekend. The parent company switched to the ExxonMobil Holdings name on July 2, replacing Exxon Mobil Corporation as the NYSE-listed entity, but kept the XOM ticker.
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