Official Website of Louis Velazquez, entrepreneur, finance guy and tech innovator https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Who owns Micron Technology? A look at its top investors Former retail giant has closed over 1,000 locations Airline launches easier way to get to Taiwan from the U.S. What Medallia’s faceplant tells us about private credit The town that Elon Musk built investingLive European markets wrap: Oil keeps lower, tech shares retreat on July turn US June ADP employment data +98K vs +118K expected Last-minute MiCA approvals mark end of EU transition period OPEC+ Is likely to raise oil output quotas for August by 188K BPD. Circle CEO touts USDC’s network advantage as OUSD emerges Goldman Sachs makes big change to its recession call Is Costco open on July 4th? Parents deliver Macy’s and Kohl’s disappointing retail news 401(k) Won for Employers—Now Retirement Risk Hits Employees Crypto enters Q3 with thinner liquidity but less leverage after Q2 reset: Talos US job cuts cool in June, AI remains the main reason for layoffs Walmart is selling a dehumidifier for over 80% off and it’s selling quickly Former Goliath Ventures CEO pleads guilty in $400M crypto Ponzi case UK June final manufacturing PMI 52.5 vs 53.1 prelim Indirect technical talks between US and Iran said to be underway in Doha – report No negative surprises for the ECB as Eurozone inflation eases in June Bitcoin ETFs lose record $4.5B in June, eclipsing Strategy’s $1.25B raise Walmart is selling a ‘sturdy’ metal storage shed for $110 ahead of 4th of July Swiss manufacturing activity growth eases in June – PMI data Italy June manufacturing PMI 52.2 vs 52.4 expected French manufacturing bounces back in June but with a caveat as output, new orders fall Germany June final manufacturing PMI 50.3 vs 50.0 prelim Eurozone manufacturing activity eases in June but price pressures are abating – PMI data Anthropic to bring back Fable 5 as US lifts export controls Taiwan’s legislature passes crypto, stablecoin regulations What are the main events for today? Verizon pays BT $625M in telecom shakeup The best and worst performers in the first half of 2026 Japan top currency diplomat says April intervention has helped to slow yen decline UK annual house price growth edges up in June The fragility of the world’s economic resilience Uniqlo’s plan to dominate global fashion Germany woos Trump with plan to make US weapons in Europe Trump earned more from crypto than real estate in 2025, filings show Five things we learnt from Trump’s financial disclosure Canada, Mexico push to save USMCA as US holds out for changes investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: A fresh 40 year yen low ‘47 Ronin’ director who gambled Netflix funds on crypto gets 30 months China S&P Global/Rating Dog Manufacturing PMI, June 2026: 51.7 (expected 51.6, prior 51.8) RatingDog PMI caps China’s strongest quarter for manufacturing since 2020 UK crypto investors sue Binance, Changpeng Zhao for $200M Oil’s 4-month low hands Exxon, Chevron a fresh problem ‘Unprecedented’ plane crash tests Beijing’s sense of security US Supreme Court checks Trump’s power even as it bolsters the presidency Official Website of Louis Velazquez, entrepreneur, finance guy and tech innovator