Official Website of Louis Velazquez, entrepreneur, finance guy and tech innovator https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html French consumer confidence sees slight improvement in June but still at subdued levels Spain Q1 GDP quarterly growth confirmed at 0.6% House Democrats seek SEC answers on AI investment advisers Germany’s consumer climate sees moderate improvement going into July US arbitration giant rolls out ‘legal layer’ for agentic commerce Walmart has a 3-piece patio set for only $70 during its summer sales event What if ideas aren’t getting harder to find, after all? The future of TV: lots of choice, lots of hassle Insurers slash war premiums for Strait of Hormuz ships Oil price back at prewar levels as Gulf flows pick up Abracadabra takes emergency action as MIM stablecoin depeg worsens investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: IRGC reject Omani-IMO Hormuz transit framework Australia jobs bounce masks part-time tilt and April revision as RBA August hold holds Kalshi seeks funding at $40B valuation, nearly doubling last raise: FT Dave Ramsey, Vanguard at odds on major 401(k), IRA decision Blink’s security camera and video doorbell bundle are on sale for 81% off during Amazon’s Prime Day Robot nation: China’s bid to beat its demographic decline Australian May unemployment rate 4.4% (expected 4.4%, prior 4.5%) Iconic candy brand makes surprising change shoppers may notice Kroger quietly makes a major loyalty program change Broadcom gets major OpenAI boost in AI chip race Magnitude 7.1 quake topples Caracas buildings as USGS warns of high Venezuela casualties South Korea equities surging at the open, Kospi up more than 5% Amazon Prime Day launched with tricks few shoppers catch The next evolution of digital payments is emerging Bank of America resets Marvell stock price target Gas prices force Americans into painful tradeoff MUFG says intervention threat slowing yen slide as BOJ hike fails to shift USD/JPY trend UK car output snaps four-month slide in May but US surge masks deeper industry stress UBS offers glimmer of hope on oil prices, Hormuz, with one caveat S&P sounds 2008-era alarm on factory layoffs Giant fast-food chain’s franchisee closes locations in bankruptcy Luxury hotels are increasingly betting big on Rwanda travel China’s BYD sets audacious goal: Overtake Toyota by 2030 Qualcomm reveals Meta as first Big Tech customer for data centre chips Anthropic accuses Alibaba of obtaining ‘illicit’ access to Claude Micron posts 15-fold profit surge as AI companies clamour for chips HYPE down 22% from record highs: Will spot demand revive the uptrend? Barclays resets S&P 500 price target with a key warning Walmart is selling an 8-piece towel set for just $23 SpaceX’s 32% crash may force Musk into radical move Dick’s closes 51 stores from a chain it just bought Amazon is selling a spacious $230 triple-door storage shed for $190 Bitcoin hits 20-month low as market sentiment sours What are the main events for today? Australia May jobs preview: Banks tip 30-45k rebound as Easter distortion fades Bitcoin nearly loses $59K as DXY surges: Are traders bracing for more pain? FTX exec’s wife scheduled for November trial on campaign finance charges How many employees does Micron have in 2026? Its workforce, locations & layoffs explained Official Website of Louis Velazquez, entrepreneur, finance guy and tech innovator