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Oil markets moved sharply lower today as crude prices slid to three-month lows following signals that the United States and Iran have reached a deal to end hostilities in the Middle East. The development eased supply-risk premiums that had been baked into energy prices, sending traders to the exits in a hurry.
Shifting to tech, Netflix edged higher by roughly half a percent, closing near seventy-seven dollars and change, as investors begin positioning ahead of the July sixteenth earnings report. The focus is on pricing power — specifically whether management's conservative two thousand twenty-seven projections leave room for upside surprises on subscriber revenue and ad-tier growth.
Meanwhile, in Washington, the White House and Anthropic are working together to build a formal framework for assessing AI security vulnerabilities. The talks come as Anthropic's latest models face potential export controls over security-flaw concerns, and the goal is to establish clear benchmarks before those restrictions tighten further — a development the broader AI sector is watching closely.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
