📈 Stocks / Finance

Tesla, Alphabet Earnings to Dominate Busy Week

Investopedia

Tesla, Alphabet, Intel, and Coca-Cola lead a wave of earnings this week. Tesla reports Wednesday amid falling sales and a 20% YTD share drop. Alphabet’s AI strategy, Intel’s restructuring, and healthcare, housing, and jobless claims data will also shape market sentiment.

IonQ's Trapped-Ion Bet: High Risk, High Reward

Mitrade

IonQ’s $10.5B market cap reflects optimism about its trapped-ion approach to quantum computing, but 100x upside would require a $1T valuation—an unlikely scenario. While it may deliver strong returns if it captures a share of the projected $87B market by 2035, it remains a speculative play.

Retail Spending Holds Despite Cooling Growth

Yahoo Finance

U.S. retail sales rose 0.6% in June to $720B, with major banks reporting Q2 card spending up 4–8% YoY. JPM and Citi note stronger consumer balance sheets despite soft sentiment and rising delinquencies. CPI rose 2.7% YoY, while jobless claims and GDP growth remain stable.

🪙 Crypto

XRP Gains Momentum as RLUSD Launches Post-Stablecoin Bill

AInvest

The U.S. Stablecoin Bill clears a path for RLUSD, a Treasury-backed stablecoin built on the XRP Ledger, to enable real-time global settlements. Regulatory clarity boosts XRP’s role as neutral infrastructure for tokenized dollars, debt, and commodities.

🌎 Global Economy

Trump’s Tariffs Reshape Global Trade Landscape

The Washington Post

Trump’s tariffs have raised U.S. import taxes to 15%, prompting allies to sidestep American markets and forcing firms like Nike, Conagra, and Fastenal to hike prices. Supply chains are shifting, global trade pacts are evolving, and corporate costs are climbing amid policy volatility.