The U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform a fly-over during the commissioning and graduation ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Photo by Kevin Lamarque

* U.S. DOES NOT ANTICIPATE AN INVITATION FOR #UKRAINE TO JOIN NATO AT ALLIANCE'S JULY SUMMIT, BUT EXPECTS SUBSTANTIAL SHOW OF SUPPORT - ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES O'BRIEN

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$SNAP Snapchat, a company run by executives, for executives?

Ten-year chart of $DECK (in blue) vs. $NKE is kinda bananas. 👟

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in #Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight on if Kyiv and the West do not respond.

MORGAN STANLEY: “.. Faster population growth delivers a positive supply side shock that boosts the economy's potential growth while adding to disinflationary pressures. This bigger — not tighter — economy allows the Fed to start cutting rates in September. Our conviction on three

At least SOMEONE’s getting some housing supply. 🙏🏼

#austin $XHB

Goldman: 3.2%
Atlanta: 3.5% 🇺🇸

Corporates getting awfully quiet when it comes to citing Inflation. #CPI 🇺🇸

'I believe the safety of U.S. Treasury securities increased over the past 40 years. By this I am not referring to default risk, which has been and will be zero.'

* PUTIN: PEACE TALKS NEED TO BE RENEWED, BE BASED ON COMMON SENSE

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GOLDMAN: “.. We boosted our Q2 #GDP tracking estimate by 0.1pp to +3.2%.” 🇺🇸

PAULSEN: It's the Fed's 'confused messaging' that is keeping 'inflation anxieties elevated.'

Revised 1-year inflation expectations revised lower after that preliminary scare.

'That is huge,' says Santelli on CNBC #UMich

$META

* EXCLUSIVE - WORLD BANK PRESIDENT AJAY BANGA SAYS 'ABSOLUTELY' OPEN TO MANAGING A G7 LOAN TO #UKRAINE - @REUTERS INTERVIEW

“.. His lead is built on gains among voters who aren’t paying close attention to politics, who don’t follow traditional news and who don’t regularly vote.”

Nate Cohn The New York Times
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