Justina Lee

Charles Schwab führt für Kunden, die Long-Short-Anlagestrategien nutzen, neue Margin-Anforderungen ein und schafft damit zusätzliche Leitplanken für einen schnell wachsenden Trade zur Steueroptimierung.

Key Points Swiss-hosted follow-up talks were canceled, highlighting uncertainty around the accord.

Charles Schwab Corp. is imposing new margin requirements for clients using long-short investment strategies, adding more guardrails around a fast-growing tax-management trade.

Oil prices turned lower after Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire from 4 p.m. local time on Friday (9 a.m. ET), a U.S. official told CNBC.

Riskier bets are a rational response to a homeownership dream that is increasingly out of reach, to the uncertainty of AI, and to rising wealth inequality.

Key Points Food prices may rise on higher oil and fertilizer input costs as well as a potential El Niño event later in 2026, the investment bank said.

International benchmark futures for August gained 0.36% to $78.18 a barrel. U.S. for August added 0.45% to $74.19 per barrel. ICE Brent Crude (Aug'26)

Key Points Stabilization in the Mag 7 “would be an important positive for the broader market,” according to Fundstrat technical strategist Mark Newton.

Key Points M&A transactions above $5 billion contributed almost half of total global deal value so far in 2026.

Southeast Asia's largest telecom operator sold 2.8% stake for about S$1 billion in Gulf Development.