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- PayPal Receives $53 Billion Takeover Offer Involving Stripeby Lauren Hirsch and Stacy Cowley on 15 July 2026 at 21:05
PayPal, which owns Venmo, is the target of what one group of analysts described as a “lowball” offer from Stripe, another payment processor, and Advent, a private equity firm.
- SpaceX Briefly Falls Below I.P.O. Price of $135by Ryan Mac and Lauren Hirsch on 15 July 2026 at 20:12
After soaring in its stock market debut, the shares of Elon Musk’s rocket and A.I. company have been rocky.
- Oil Prices Tick Higher as U.S. Reinstates Iran Blockadeby Joe Rennison and Katie Robertson on 15 July 2026 at 20:04
The United States reinstated its blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz and shipping slowed to a crawl amid the renewed warfare in the critical waterway.
- United Airlines Will Soon Let You Take Over the Middle Seat, for a Priceby Christine Chung on 15 July 2026 at 19:59
The option, set to go on sale on some flights later this year, will feature a shared table in the middle seat. The move may actually save the airline money.
- Senators Grill Justice Dept. Officials on New York Times Subpoenasby Michael M. Grynbaum on 15 July 2026 at 19:59
Democrats questioned the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, and a U.S. attorney about subpoenas issued to Times journalists who reported on security concerns with the president’s new plane.
- Twitter Turns 20: Two Decades of Memes, Movements and Hot Takesby Neil Vigdor on 15 July 2026 at 19:06
The first tweets from the public appeared on July 15, 2006, several months after a soft launch. It was rebranded as X after being acquired by Elon Musk.
- Goldman’s Former Top Lawyer Calls Epstein a ‘Masterful Liar’by Matthew Goldstein on 15 July 2026 at 18:23
Kathryn Ruemmler, the former general counsel of Goldman Sachs, testified on Wednesday in a closed-door congressional hearing investigating Jeffery Epstein.
- China’s Chip Champion to Raise Billions in Race for A.I. Controlby Steve Lohr and Xinyun Wu on 15 July 2026 at 18:08
CXMT, a linchpin in China’s drive to develop homegrown artificial intelligence technology, is aiming to raise nearly $10 billion in a blockbuster public offering in Shanghai.
- Treasury to Begin Minting $1 Gold Trump Coin Featuring President’s Faceby Alan Rappeport on 15 July 2026 at 18:05
Critics question whether the coins are legal and argue that President Trump is using the currency to celebrate himself.
- China’s Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in Yearsby Alexandra Stevenson and Murphy Zhao on 15 July 2026 at 17:58
Economic growth of 4.3 percent in the second quarter, versus the same period last year, reflected a broad slump outside of the country’s export-oriented manufacturing might.







