Karalee Greer

Bastille Day, Apollo 11, the first FIFA World Cup, and the Seneca Falls Convention shaped a remarkable week in world history.

Meta targets September production for its "Iris" AI chip, Apollo outbids Castlelake with a $7.65B EasyJet offer, UNESCO warns 113 countries spend more on debt than education, Hormuz traffic nears a standstill after a Qatari LNG carrier is struck, and Disney's Bowen takes over as FuboTV CEO.

The US and China both move to tighten control over advanced AI model access, Meta commits $9.1B to its first Canadian AI data center, SK Hynix's $28B Nasdaq listing draws 7x demand, IMF upgrades South Korea's growth outlook, and AI stocks steady Wall Street even as Iran strikes intensify.

From Argentina's independence and the U.S. dollar to The Beatles and the Battle of Kursk, July 6–12 shaped our modern world.

OPEC+ raises oil output as crude falls below $72, SK Hynix sets terms for a $28.1 billion U.S. IPO, Canada weighs bids from Germany and South Korea for submarines, and a Chinese missile test rattles Pacific security, setting the tone for markets and geopolitics this week.

Anthropic quietly files a confidential trillion-dollar IPO, Alibaba pays $600 million to settle a US pharmaceutical probe, Canada exits the World Cup in Houston, and Meta reportedly moves to ditch CoreWeave — resetting the weekend playbook for executives tracking AI capital and global growth

A Record Wall Street Close, Fragile Hormuz Ceasefire Diplomacy In Doha, And A Broken AI Trust Pact Between Alibaba And Anthropic Are Resetting The Third-Quarter Playbook For Executives Watching Oil Prices, Interest Rates, Canada's GDP Rebound, And The Global Race For AI Infrastructure Capital Now.

North American trade risk, cooling AI momentum, U.S. labor data, and market caution define a business day where investors are watching whether policy uncertainty becomes a real drag on growth.