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Thursday Afternoon News Updates: Oil Surges as War on Verge of Major Escalation — July 23, 2026 Your midday update has arrived. Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Jul 23 ∙ Hi all, Ben here. It’s Thursday, and there is a lot to get through, so let’s jump right in. Top stories we’re tracking today: Oil surges past $100 a barrel, with Brent crude up 42% in twenty days The 10-Year Treasury yield spikes above 4.70%, its highest since before “Liberation Day,” while the 30-year climbs past 5% Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq all sell off hard at the open, with the Nasdaq down nearly 2.7% Overnight Houthi attacks strike two Saudi oil tankers, the Encelia and the Layla, with a third vessel reportedly set ablaze near the Yemeni border Iran’s Revolutionary Guard declares the Strait of Hormuz closed to any ship that doesn’t coordinate with Tehran, while CENTCOM insists that’s false Trump tells Israel’s Channel 12 and then Axios he’s considering a “massive attack” on Iran bigger than anything so far Nea...

  Saturday Afternoon Update: Trump's Great American Fiasco — 6/27/26 Strait of Hormuz strikes continue, Lebanon deal undercuts Trump's own Iran framework, and the 250th anniversary celebration is somehow getting more embarrassing by the day MeidasTouch Network and Ben Meiselas Jun 27 ∙ U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s sits inside a vehicle of his motorcade en route to the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 27, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno Hi all, Ben here. It’s the weekend! I hope you are enjoying your Saturday. There is a lot going on today, so if you want to catch up, now’s your chance! Remember to like, share, and re-stack. First, a quick overview: Top stories we’re following: Iran has struck another tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran-linked drones have hit targets in Bahrain following new U.S. strikes A new U.S.-brokered framework between Israel and Lebanon appears to directly contradict the existing Iran MOU, and tha...