https://closingread.com/ ClosingRead delivers daily stock market news, analysis, and insights for investors tracking equities, earnings, and broader market trends. Stay informed with clear, timely coverage of what moves the markets. Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:08:02 +0000 https://closingread.com/paramount-warner-bros-deal-paused-until-august-17-by-judge/ https://closingread.com/paramount-warner-bros-deal-paused-until-august-17-by-judge/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:08:02 +0000 A federal judge paused Paramount Skydance's $110 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery through August 17, as antitrust and labor lawsuits threaten to delay the deal for months. https://closingread.com/stock-market-today-july-23-tesla-tsla-falls-on-earnings-miss-and-ai-spending/ https://closingread.com/stock-market-today-july-23-tesla-tsla-falls-on-earnings-miss-and-ai-spending/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:07:48 +0000 Tesla shares dropped to 313.03 dollars, sinking further below their 52 week high as margin pressure and AI spending fuel investor concern over the stock's steep valuation. https://closingread.com/spacex-starship-what-it-is-and-what-to-know-before-tomorrow-s-launch/ https://closingread.com/spacex-starship-what-it-is-and-what-to-know-before-tomorrow-s-launch/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:08:05 +0000 SpaceX is set to fly Starship's thirteenth test on July 23. Here's what the rocket actually is, how it works, and why its success could reshape trillions in projected revenue. https://closingread.com/warren-buffett-will-give-away-entire-berkshire-brk-a-stake-by-2034/ https://closingread.com/warren-buffett-will-give-away-entire-berkshire-brk-a-stake-by-2034/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:38:05 +0000 Warren Buffett will give away his entire $140 billion Berkshire stake by 2034. Here is how the donation works and what it means for BRK.B shareholders. https://closingread.com/oil-prices-rise-due-to-iran-war-escalation/ https://closingread.com/oil-prices-rise-due-to-iran-war-escalation/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:10:49 +0000 Oil prices rise due to Iran war as strikes stretch into a ninth night and tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz nearly halts. Here is what is driving crude… https://closingread.com/oil-and-gas-jobs-fall-to-2026-low-despite-record-output/ https://closingread.com/oil-and-gas-jobs-fall-to-2026-low-despite-record-output/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:10:55 +0000 USO jumped nearly 4 percent even as oil and gas jobs keep disappearing. Mergers, automation and data center power deals are reshaping who gets hired in the oil patch. https://closingread.com/mark-zuckerberg-s-metaverse-push-faces-bottleneck-boosting-these-industrial-stocks/ https://closingread.com/mark-zuckerberg-s-metaverse-push-faces-bottleneck-boosting-these-industrial-stocks/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:40:55 +0000 Meta shares slipped 2.79% to 646.01 dollars as the company's AI data center ambitions grow, even as mark zuckerberg's metaverse fades from the spotlight it once commanded. https://closingread.com/jamie-dimon-s-jpmorgan-chase-jpm-posts-86-equities-revenue-growth/ https://closingread.com/jamie-dimon-s-jpmorgan-chase-jpm-posts-86-equities-revenue-growth/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:19:47 +0000 J Pmorgan Chase topped earnings estimates and posted an 86% jump in equities trading revenue, prompting a look at valuation, momentum and yield under Jamie Dimon. https://closingread.com/uber-acquires-delivery-hero-in-14-8-billion-deal/ https://closingread.com/uber-acquires-delivery-hero-in-14-8-billion-deal/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:40:10 +0000 Uber's $14.8 billion offer for Delivery Hero reshapes global food delivery, splitting assets with SSW Partners and pushing Uber's total economic stake to about 53%. https://closingread.com/billionaire-irish-brothers-eye-ps40bn-paypal-takeover-bid/ https://closingread.com/billionaire-irish-brothers-eye-ps40bn-paypal-takeover-bid/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:07:55 +0000 PayPal shares surged 16.74% after reports that Stripe founders John and Patrick Collison joined Advent International on a 53 billion dollar takeover approach, testing the stock's 52 week high. https://closingread.com/iran-blocking-strait-of-hormuz-could-send-oil-prices-higher-what-to-know/ https://closingread.com/iran-blocking-strait-of-hormuz-could-send-oil-prices-higher-what-to-know/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:47:04 +0000 Iran's move on the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices surging nearly 8% in a single session. Here is what the blockade, the tanker backlog and a proposed 20% toll… https://closingread.com/blue-origin-raised-10-billion-at-130-billion-valuation/ https://closingread.com/blue-origin-raised-10-billion-at-130-billion-valuation/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:45:22 +0000 A New Glenn ground test explosion and a fresh $10 billion funding round put Blue Origin back in the spotlight, raising questions about Jeff Bezos's ties to Amazon stock. https://closingread.com/apple-accuses-openai-and-jony-ive-firm-of-trade-secret-theft/ https://closingread.com/apple-accuses-openai-and-jony-ive-firm-of-trade-secret-theft/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 01:10:56 +0000 Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing former employees of stealing trade secret hardware data, in a case that exposes how bitterly the two companies' partnership collapsed. https://closingread.com/jensen-huang-blue-collar-prediction-boosts-quanta-services-pwr-backlog/ https://closingread.com/jensen-huang-blue-collar-prediction-boosts-quanta-services-pwr-backlog/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:38:17 +0000 Jensen Huang says skilled tradespeople, not chips, are the real AI bottleneck. Quanta Services' record backlog and rich valuation show what that thesis looks like in the market. https://closingread.com/apple-lawsuit-filing-accuses-openai-of-stealing-trade-secrets/ https://closingread.com/apple-lawsuit-filing-accuses-openai-of-stealing-trade-secrets/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:37:48 +0000 Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing former employees turned OpenAI staffers of stealing trade secrets to build its secretive AI hardware device, deepening a rift between the two AI partners turned… https://closingread.com/low-income-wage-growth-hits-fastest-pace-in-three-years-in-june/ https://closingread.com/low-income-wage-growth-hits-fastest-pace-in-three-years-in-june/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:41:11 +0000 Lower income workers just posted their fastest after tax pay growth in nearly three years, closing in on higher earners. Here is what is driving the shift and how long… https://closingread.com/postal-service-raises-stamp-prices-first-class-now-82-cents/ https://closingread.com/postal-service-raises-stamp-prices-first-class-now-82-cents/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:13:59 +0000 USPS is raising first class stamp prices to 82 cents amid mounting losses. Here is what the increase means and why the agency says deeper reform is still needed. https://closingread.com/irs-covid-tax-refund-deadline-is-today-file-online-now/ https://closingread.com/irs-covid-tax-refund-deadline-is-today-file-online-now/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:56:07 +0000 July 10 is the last day to claim a possible refund tied to COVID era IRS penalties. Here's what the Kwong ruling means and how to file before the window… https://closingread.com/berkshire-hathaway-brk-a-billion-dollar-housing-deal-faces-july-22-shareholder-vote/ https://closingread.com/berkshire-hathaway-brk-a-billion-dollar-housing-deal-faces-july-22-shareholder-vote/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:52:52 +0000 Berkshire Hathaway's $8.5 billion bid for Taylor Morrison faces a July 22 shareholder vote, the first major test of new CEO Greg Abel's dealmaking and integration strategy. https://closingread.com/trump-refuses-to-sign-bill-to-pay-tsa-workers/ https://closingread.com/trump-refuses-to-sign-bill-to-pay-tsa-workers/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:38:10 +0000 Trump withheld his signature from a landmark housing bill in protest over a stalled voter ID measure, but an obscure constitutional rule let it become law anyway.