More workers join strike at BHP’s Port Hedland iron ore operations

WTI crude oil futures settled at $89.31, down $2.88 (-3.12%) on the day after trading in a wide range between $87.68 and $92.83. Despite today’s sharp decline, crude still finished the week up $7.51, or 9.17%, highlighting just how volatile trading has been. From a technical perspective, the daily chart shows buyers made a run…

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For most of the last decade, I looked at Amazon (AMZN -1.72%) and thought, “Amazing business, but too messy for me as a shareholder.” I saw razor-thin retail margins, huge capital spending, and a company that seemed to reinvent itself every other year. Now I find myself changing my mind, not because the stock has…

DBS Group Research anticipates China’s credit demand to stay weak in July, with new Yuan loans around RMB 10.8 billion and M2 growth at 8% year-on-year. Corporate and household medium- to long-term lending are likely to soften amid cautious borrowing and mortgage prepayments. Elevated precautionary savings and subdued property prices are expected to constrain investment…