President Donald Trump claimed the US had “total control over the Hormuz Strait,” as Washington and Tehran hardened their positions in deadlocked negotiations over the critical waterway.

CoreWeave, a provider of computing that powers artificial intelligence systems, surged in premarket trading after the AI spending frenzy spurred faster sales growth than anticipated.

US futures advanced as upbeat results from AI infrastructure firms revived appetite for tech stocks with traders awaiting a key US inflation reading later today.

Today’s guests: Matheus Dibo, Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Global Head of Tactical Asset Allocation, Negah Angha, King’s College London Visiting Fellow


“The Pulse With Francine Lacqua” is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – The Pulse with Francine Lacqua
00:00:34 – Stocks rise on strong tech earnings
00:05:03 – Oil extends gain on doubts over Hormuz deal
00:07:56 – Matheus Dibo, Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Global Head of Tactical Asset Allocation
00:16:41 – S. Korea’s Min: Investments next year could reach over $707M
00:19:30 – US signs new executive order on childhood vaccines
00:23:15 – Wednesday headlines
00:23:48 – Oil extends gain on doubts over Hormuz deal
00:26:14 – Tencent sustains revenue growth to bankroll costly AI investment
00:27:45 – Negah Angha, King’s College London Visiting Fellow
00:35:12 – Russia’s crude oil shipments plunge to the lowest since May
00:39:02 – Results roll in for US midterm primaries
00:43:40 – US inflation expected to slow in July
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