Quick spark: spy, gld among biggest winners as $15.3 billion floods into etfs in one day

Army opens test ranges to private industry to help break munitions bottleneck; test ranges allow companies to prove their weapons work in battlefield conditions, expediting the process of supplying the military' - wsj

The economy lost jobs, wall street threw a party

Trump administration to provide more than $2b to four battery, minerals companies; australia's sunrise energy metals has $400m loan agreement with pentagon to produce scandium; startup sila nanotechnologies awarded $1.4b pentagon loan, white house official says

U.S. officials says there is progress between oman and iran on the strait of hormuz and we expect a deal soon; once a deal is announced to restore commercial shipping without impediments, the U.S. will lift the blockade of iranian ports; U.S. actions will continue to be performance-based and tied to iran's implementation of its commitments

The pentagon aims to conduct the first tests for its futuristic space-based missile defense program by yearend, with flight demonstrations of the unproven technology slated for 2027' - bloomberg news

Canada is prepared to address U.S. complaints about alcohol sales as well as dairy and auto sectors, but in return will need section 232 tariff relief; canada knows it will have to accept some U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum; canada hopes any deal on tariff relief can be done in side letters rather than in body of a renewed usmca deal

Canada holding intense talks with united states to avoid additional tariffs being imposed on aug 19; canada has told U.S. negotiators that if they cannot reach an agreement by aug 19 to put off the tariffs, ottawa's ability to talk further will be constrained; canadian side says americans have agreed to hold daily talks until aug 19

Treasury secretary scott bessent posts on x "with president trump’s policies, the fundamentals for american prosperity are in place because american workers are the best in the world. today’s jobs report understates the underlying strength of the real economy"

Chinese buying lifts gold and silver from technical support; jobs report shocker and iran hopium trigger aggressive stock buying

Gold’s historic weekly surge has only seven parallels in 40 years

U.S. baker hughes oil rig count +3 to 454 vs 452 est.; U.S. baker hughes natgas rig count -3 to 124; U.S. baker hughes total rig count unchanged at 588 vs 588 prior

Trump moving forward with attempt to fire lisa cook after supreme court setback

Fed's barkin says still unclear how much a.i. is affecting broad productivity levels

Fed's barkin says still hears a lot above inflation and cost pressures from contacts

Fed's barkin says doesn't think there is wage inflation right now

Fed's barkin says fed will get inflation to 2%; agrees with warsh that inflation must be returned to target; no suprise warsh has new ideas for fed, chair is engaging thoughtfully

Live on bloomberg tv, director of the national economic council of the united states kevin hassett says would be normal for trump to warsh about jobs data

Fed's barkin says job data was very consistent with a sector in weak balance; job data is more low hire, low fire; the job data doesn't feel very good but it's where it is; corporate earnings are quite strong and growing nicely; is watching corporate earnings for linkages to job market

Canada discussing trade concessions with the U.S. in return for some tariff relief, sources say'- the globe and mail

Non-farm payrolls for july -23K vs 88K est.

Average hourly earnings (mom) for july 0.1% vs 0.3% est.

USA average hourly earnings (yoy)(yoy) for july revises prior from 3.5% to 3.4%

Private nonfarm payrolls for july 30k vs 78k est.

USA average hourly earnings (yoy) (yoy) for july 3.2% vs 3.5% est.

USA participation rate for july 61.4% vs 61.5% prior

Nonfarm payrolls for july -23k vs 85k est.

USA average hourly earnings (mom) for july 0.1% vs 0.3% est.

USA manufacturing payrolls for july 5.000k vs 4.000k est

USA unemployment rate for july 4.1% vs 4.2% est.

Stock market today: dow jones futures slip, s&p 500 gains ahead of july jobs report—atlassian, trade desk, cloudflare in focus

Bloomberg reported us reviews china's offshore nvidia chip access after ai gains

Apollo's torsten slok says ai capex boom is growing nearly twice as fast as the mid-2000s housing bubble

S&p 500 call option volume hits record 4 million contracts as bullish bets reach historic high

Fed’s mUSAlem calls for meaningful restraint on inflation'- bloomberg

Trump signs proclamation imposing 15% ad valorem tariff on polysilicon derivative products, plus minimum import price program on polysilicon

Saudi official says mediation efforts appear to be moving in 'the right direction'; says any planned attacks may be intended to 'disrupt' de-escalation and diplomatic efforts; says reported threats could suggest 'a power struggle' within iran; does not provide evidence

Trump administration considers order on autism and vaccines' - bloomberg

Us considers delaying collection of planned polysilicon tariffs'- bloomberg

Us court orders lifting of trump’s freeze on wind projects'- bloomberg

Trump to speak with saudi leader on iran matters

Washington correspondent for cnbc megan cassella posts on x "a U.S. official tells @kevinwilliamb any "temporary routes" through strait of hormuz will be "without any impediments—meaning no approvals or permissions and no tolls."

Carney says aluminum prices open way to trade deal with trump'- bloomberg

World's smartest banker warns of hidden margin debt; sandisk, wdc disappoint; sk hynix's flash crash

Iranian lawmaker says proposed hormuz measures remain at expert review stage, parliament has invited specialists to submit recommendations to help finalize draft

Iranian lawmaker says parliament committee reviewing preliminary bill to ban U.S., israeli and other 'hostile' vessels from strait of hormuz

Fcc removes cap on local tv ownership'- bloomberg

Federal communications commission chair carr says restrictions on imports of robots, power inverters is to send message that it's time to invest in us production

U.S. issues new cuba-related sanctions; U.S. targets under new cuba-related sanctions include individuals in china and russia

Traders on kalshi now think it’s likely that the s&p 500 will hit 8,000 in 2026' - cnbc