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• U.S. stocks snap three-day winning streak following Fed minutes
  U.S. stocks finished modestly lower Wednesday, with the S&P...
  U.S. stocks finished modestly lower Wednesday, with the S&P 500 snapping three straight trading days of gains, as investors weighed minutes from the Federal Reserve’s June meeting and signs of slowing growth in China. The S&P 500 SPX closed 0.2% lower, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA fell 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP slipped 0.2%, according to preliminary data from FactSet. Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s minutes June policy meeting, released on Wednesday, showed some support from Fed officials for an interest rate hike last month although the central bank decided to hold its benchmark rate steady. Fed-funds-futures traders are still largely expecting that the central bank will raise rates in July after it slowed the pace of its hiking cycle earlier this year. The Fed had signaled last month that further increases may be coming this year as part of its effort to bring down high inflation.
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• Oil on rise as Saudis reportedly pledge to do what’s necessary to support price
  Oil futures headed sharply higher on Wednesday, finding support...
  Oil futures headed sharply higher on Wednesday, finding support after Saudi Arabia’s energy minister reportedly said that the kingdom will do whatever is necessary to support the oil market. Tensions in the Middle East, following news of an attempt by Iran to seize two oil tankers at the Strait of Hormuz, also provided support to oil prices.
  
  The comments from Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz at an OPEC+ seminar were reported by a number of news agencies and follow the Saudi’s announcement Monday that it would extend its voluntary production cut by another month, through August.
  

  
  

  
  
  • West Texas Intermediate crude for August delivery CL00 the U.S. benchmark, was up $2.06, or 3%, at $71.85 a barrel. WTI futures didn’t settle Tuesday due to the holiday.
  
  
  • September Brent crude BRN00 the global benchmark, was down 20 cents, or 0.3%, at $76.05 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
  
  
  • Back on Nymex, August gasoline RBQ23 rose 2.5% to $2.5242 a gallon, while August heating oil HOQ23 added 4.8% to $2.4904 a gallon.
  
  
  • August natural gas NGQ23, -1.62% was down 1.2% at $2.676 per million British thermal units.
  
  

  
  
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• Saudi Arabia and Russia curb oil supply again to try to boost price
  Saudi Arabia and Russia announced Monday that they would make additional cuts to oil...

  Saudi Arabia and Russia announced Monday that they would make additional cuts to oil supply as a global economic slowdown hangs over the outlook for energy demand.

  
  

  Saudi Arabia — the world’s biggest exporter of crude oil — said it would extend a cut of 1 million barrels a day in its oil production at least until the end of August. The cut, which took effect on Saturday, was initially planned to last for the month of July in an attempt to shore up oil prices.

  
  

  Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that his country would voluntarily cut supplies by 500,000 barrels per day in August by cutting exports. Reuters reported, citing Novak’s office, that Russia would reduce production by that amount, deepening a cut of the same size Moscow implemented in March.

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• Patterson-UTI to Acquire Global Drill Bit Company Ulterra
  Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. said on July 5 it has entered into...
  Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. said on July 5 it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP, a global provider of specialized drill bit solutions, for roughly $780 million.
  
  Under the terms of the transaction, Patterson-UTI will acquire Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP from affiliates of Blackstone Energy Partners on a debt-free basis for aggregate consideration of $370 million of cash and 34.9 million shares of Patterson-UTI common stock.
  
  The deal follows Patterson-UTI’s pending $5.4 billion merger, announced in June, with NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
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• ☕️What Else is Brewing This Morning
  Ten people were killed by gun violence in three US cities ...
  Ten people were killed by gun violence in three US cities over the weekend.
  
  White powder discovered in the West Wing that caused the White House to be briefly evacuated Sunday evening turned out to be cocaine, per the AP.
  
  The UK is the world’s only major economy where inflation is still rising, per the OECD.
  
  The FAA approved a flying car for testing for the first time ever.
  
  Christmas Tree Shops will liquidate all of its locations.
  
  
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