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Wednesday’s trading session was one to forget for Metropolitan Bank (MCB -8.82%) investors. The New York-based lender took the wraps off its second-quarter results and, since they fell short of expectations, market players sold out of its stock. The shares closed the day down by almost 9%. Not quite good enough For the quarter, Metropolitan’s…

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Prime Minister of Iraq Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. launched a fresh round of strikes on Iran early Wednesday morning, hours after President Donald Trump…

US President Donald Trump during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. forces began launching strikes against Iran at 8 p.m. Wednesday stateside, retaliating against Iranian missile attacks on American forces in the region,…