• Opinion | Power Grid Battles Are Won at the Local Level — Wall Street Journal - 18:25
• Opinion | Put Pressure on Russia by Enforcing Sanctions — Wall Street Journal - 18:24
• Opinion | Using a Vital Aviation Safety Tool to Collect Fees Is Wrong — Wall Street Journal - 18:23
• Burnham poised to succeed Starmer as UK prime minister — Financial Times - 18:22
• Opinion | Quick! Unionize the Candle Makers — Wall Street Journal - 18:22
• ABC Launches On-Air Campaign Against FCC Investigations — Wall Street Journal - 18:13
• Clive Davis, Music Industry Titan Who Signed Whitney Houston, Dies at 94 — The New York Times Business - 18:09
• CRH digs deep for a bigger share of the US construction boom — Financial Times - 18:01
• U.K. Markets React Calmly to Starmer Resignation, but Economic Uncertainties Linger — The New York Times Business - 17:48
• SpaceX Strikes $6 Billion Deal With AI Startup for Data-Center Space — Wall Street Journal - 17:43

Keir Starmer's resignation as UK Prime Minister has triggered significant political instability and questions over his legacy, with Andy Burnham emerging as a likely successor and investors reacting to the uncertain economic future.

• Keir Starmer steps down as UK prime minister — Financial Times -
• Exit Starmer, enter Burnham — Financial Times -
• ‘You can’t keep changing prime minister’: reaction to Starmer’s resignation — Financial Times -

• After Starmer Quits, Investors Wonder Where the British Economy Goes Next — The New York Times Business -
• So long Starmer, markets found you dull — Financial Times -
• Six PMs in 10 years. Why? — Financial Times -
• Who is Andy Burnham, Labour’s charismatic chameleon? — Financial Times -
• Waiting for Andy: what will a Burnham premiership mean? — Financial Times -
• FirstFT: Starmer quits as UK prime minister — Financial Times -
• How Starmer was undone by caution and no clear plan — Financial Times -
• Starmer’s premiership in 7 charts — Financial Times -
• Burnham cemented himself as Labour’s winner — Financial Times -
• Streeting backs Burnham to be next prime minister — Financial Times -
• Starmer on brink of quitting as UK prime minister — Financial Times -
• Burnham will have to be brave if he wants to get Britain growing again — Financial Times -
• How Brexiters blame each other for their cause’s failure — Financial Times -
• Starmer on brink of quitting as UK prime minister — Financial Times -

Progress in US-Iran peace talks has led to falling oil prices and hopes for the Strait of Hormuz's reopening, amidst a fatal explosion at a Qatar gas plant and escalating US-China rare-earth trade tensions.

• Oil Prices Fall as U.S.-Iran Talks Show Signs of Progress — The New York Times Business -
• Explosion at Qatar Natural-Gas Plant Leaves 13 Dead, Dozens Injured — Wall Street Journal -
• U.S. Oil Is Skipping the Chance to Grab Market Share From the Gulf — The New York Times Business -

• Stocks Relatively Muted After Tense U.S.-Iran Talks — Wall Street Journal -
• China Tightens Rare-Earth Grip on U.S. Firms, Threatening Trade Clash — The New York Times Business -
• What’s the State of Play in the Strait of Hormuz? — Wall Street Journal -
• Over 400 ships are waiting near Hormuz for the strait to reopen fully — Financial Times -
• Even a partial deal with Iran will help the slow journey to trade normality — Financial Times -
• Germany’s Strait of Hormuz mission hits delay at Bundestag — Financial Times -
• China restricts trading with some US rare earth companies — Financial Times -
• How Benjamin Netanyahu’s big moment backfired — Financial Times -
• Iran war supercharges electric vehicle uptake in Africa — Financial Times -
• Iran hails ‘progress’ to end Lebanon war — Financial Times -
• US and Iran conduct tense peace talks in Switzerland — Financial Times -

**Major M&A deals by CRH and AbbVie are reshaping industries, while Lucid announced significant workforce reductions, and easyJet rejected a substantial takeover bid, signaling dynamic corporate strategy and market consolidation**.

• Building materials group CRH agrees historic $8.5bn deal for Arcosa — Financial Times -
• AbbVie to Buy Immunology Drugmaker Apogee for $10.9 Billion — Wall Street Journal -
• Lucid to Cut 18% of U.S. Workforce as Restructuring Continues — Wall Street Journal -

• AbbVie buys Apogee for $10.9bn to acquire inflammatory disease drug — Financial Times -
• Building-Materials Supplier CRH to Buy Rival Arcosa for $8.5 Billion — Wall Street Journal -
• easyJet Board Rejects Castlelake’s $6.3 Billion Takeover Offer — Wall Street Journal -
• EasyJet rejects £4.7bn takeover bid from Castlelake — Financial Times -
• Babcock International Launches $265 Million Buyback Program; Pretax Profit Falls — Wall Street Journal -
• ‘We’re here to win’: Nike CEO on the race to revive the biggest brand in sport — Financial Times -
• Tide Already Dominates Detergent. Why Is P&G Pushing a New Version? — Wall Street Journal -

China's accelerating AI advancements are catching global attention, with Google investing in AI research and concerns growing over AI's impact on white-collar and delivery jobs, underscoring technology's transformative effect on the economy.

• Is China Closing the A.I. Gap Faster Than Expected? — The New York Times Business -
• Google Investing in ‘Backrooms’ Studio A24 — Wall Street Journal -
• Chevron Strikes Power Deal With Microsoft for West Texas AI Data Center — Wall Street Journal -

• Simon Johnson: ‘Nobody needs as many white-collar workers as they used to’ — Financial Times -
• ‘Founder’ Is the New Brass Ring for Computer Science Grads — Wall Street Journal -
• SK Hynix Tops Samsung to Become South Korea’s Most Valuable Company — Wall Street Journal -
• Robots will replace 700,000 delivery workers ‘sooner or later’, warns JD.com boss — Financial Times -
• Bain tests software takeover targets by vibecoding AI replicas — Financial Times -

Key developments in cryptocurrency regulation are emerging from the Bank of England, Andrew Cuomo is venturing into the crypto exchange space, and student loan interest rates are set to increase, highlighting shifts in financial oversight and consumer finance.

• Andrew Cuomo to lead new venture between NYSE parent and crypto exchange OKX — Financial Times -
• Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk — Wall Street Journal -
• Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk — Wall Street Journal -

• Happy UK Consolidated Tape Day to all those who celebrate bond market transparency — Financial Times -
• BoE dilutes stablecoin rules with plan for £40bn issuer limit — Financial Times -
• The bank supervisor over your shoulder — Financial Times -
• Do US insurers arbitrage capital regulations with private ratings? — Financial Times -
• Ireland says it can secure an EU capital markets deal this year — Financial Times -
• Rates on New Student Loans Will Rise on July 1 — The New York Times Business -
• Why sinodollars outweigh the petroyuan — Financial Times -

High-profile obituaries for Clive Davis and Alan Greenspan mark significant losses, while ABC is challenging FCC investigations, remote work continues to benefit parents, and evolving trends in transport, retail, and sports business are shaping daily life.

• Clive Davis, Hitmaking Titan of the Music Industry, Dies at 94 — The New York Times Business -
• ‘The View’ Asks Its Audience for Help in Battle With F.C.C. — The New York Times Business -
• ABC Launches On-Air Campaign Against FCC Investigations — Wall Street Journal -

• How Remote Work Has Helped a Generation of Working Parents — The New York Times Business -
• Why Bangladesh is backing Argentina in the World Cup — Financial Times -
• Northern Irish politician Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of rape — Financial Times -
• A Nobel laureate’s tale of surviving Ceauşescu’s Romania — Financial Times -
• Met Office issues rare red weather warning as heatwave hits UK — Financial Times -
• Alan Greenspan dies aged 100 — Financial Times -
• Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk — Wall Street Journal -
• We Investigated Polymarket’s Deceptive Marketing Campaign. Here’s What We Found. — Wall Street Journal -
• China’s CATL bets battery swapping will cut costs for Europe’s electric trucks — Financial Times -
• Can Tony Dokoupil Weather the War at CBS? — Wall Street Journal -
• Rising Trucking Rates Drive U.S. Companies Back to the Railroad — Wall Street Journal -
• DHL Set to Transport Goods on New Wind-Powered Cargo Ships — Wall Street Journal -
• A Hoarder’s Redemption: Bed Bath & Beyond Will Take Your Decades-Old Coupons — Wall Street Journal -
• UK’s out-of-town retail parks ‘effectively full’ — Financial Times -
• New home builds set to fall short of government’s 1.5mn target, Savills says — Financial Times -
• Great libraries: inside Paris’s once-derided Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand — Financial Times -
• Luxury’s race to secure Milan’s hidden palazzos — Financial Times -
• How tennis agents spot the next stars — Financial Times -
• ATP chair warns tennis divide leads to billions in lost revenue — Financial Times -
• Wimbledon and its sponsors draw on power of influencers — Financial Times -
• US Open venue overhaul drives shift to more premium sales — Financial Times -
• They Can’t Fly Spirit Anymore, So They’re Taking the Bus Instead — Wall Street Journal -

Germany is solidifying defense industry deals, US allies are exploring economic independence, and regional elections in Colombia are impacting global dynamics, alongside EU capital markets negotiations and Spanish political disputes.

• America’s allies look to declare independence from the US — Financial Times -
• Josh Hawley and the future of pro-worker conservatism — Financial Times -
• Spanish government goes after judge targeting Pedro Sánchez’s wife — Financial Times -

• Germany reaches deal to buy 40% of Europe’s biggest tank maker — Financial Times -
• Rightwing populist ‘El Tigre’ wins Colombia election — Financial Times -
• Keep calm and carry on with EU enlargement, says Ireland’s PM — Financial Times -
• Italy open to Germany joining fighter jet project, says Leonardo chief — Financial Times -
• Can Germany learn to spy again? — Financial Times -