A US judge signed off on Elon Musk paying $1.5 million to end a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that accused him of cheating Twitter Inc. investors when he missed a deadline in 2022 to disclose his growing stake in the company. US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ’s approval comes after she said in May that the deal raised “red flags” — including whether the world’s richest person was getting “special treatment” from the Trump administration. She continued to express skepticism Wednesday, saying the court would accept the settlement “despite its significant misgivings.” “In approving the parties’ proposed consent judgment, the court stresses that its role is limited,” Sooknanan wrote .“That means that the court may not step in the shoes of the SEC, notwithstanding that the SEC’s decision-making in this case raises red flags.” The SEC sued Musk in January 2025, days before President Donald Trump took office, alleging that the billionaire blew a deadline in 2022 to file a disclosure that he accumulated a 5% ownership stake in Twitter. The SEC said in the suit that failing to reveal his holdings in the social media company meant Musk could secretly amass shares on the cheap. That delay cost Twitter shareholders more than $150 million, the regulator said at the time. Musk later bought the company and renamed it X. At the time the suit was filed, Musk was a key Trump ally who had donated hundreds of millions of dollars to help him get elected in 2024. Musk then took on a prominent role in Trump’s administration overseeing a restructuring of the federal workforce but later had a public falling out with the president. Weeks before the suit was filed, SEC attorneys in December 2024 asked Musk to pay more than $200 million to settle the allegations, according to a letter his lawyers sent to the agency that was reviewed by Bloomberg News. Read More: Judge Says Cannot ‘Rubber Stamp’ $1.5 Million Musk-SEC Deal An SEC spokesperson said in May that a $1.5 million settl...

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Jefferies Financial Group ( JEF ) on Wednesday announced the pricing of its public offering of €850M aggregate principal amount of 4.500% senior notes due 2033 with an effective yield of 4.544%, maturing July 15, 2033. Jefferies intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes. Source: Press Release More on Jefferies Financial Group Jefferies: Good Operating Performance In Q2 Overshadowed By Asset Management Woes Jefferies Financial Group Q2 Preview: Favorable Trading But Private Credit Risks Linger Western Alliance stock falls after Jefferies sues over First Brands debacle Jefferies stock slides after Q2 miss as asset management weakness adds to private credit concerns Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Jefferies Financial Group

Getty Images Imperial Petroleum Inc. ( IMPP ) is a company that operates a small fleet of tanker and dry bulk ships. It has just reported the second-best quarter in its history , and the stock now trades at roughly its net cash position. I have rated this company a Strong Sell before, and it is my belief that the case is now sharper than it was. The cash that makes IMPP look cheap is being converted, quarter by quarter, into vessels bought from the chief executive's family company at the top of the cycle. Each of those deals weakens both halves of the bull case at once, and that is the part the market is missing. Where The Cheapness Comes From The bull case is easy to state. First-quarter revenue was $61.7 million, net income $28.0 million, and EBITDA $34.4 million, per the 6-K , the second-best quarter in the company's history. The balance sheet carries $212.6 million in cash and time deposits and no debt. At $4.72, the roughly $211 million market capitalization is almost exactly that cash balance, so on paper you are paid to take the fleet, and the company has even started a $10 million buyback . These figures are real. The problem is what the cash behind them is being spent on. Buying Ships From Himself, At The Top In December, Imperial agreed to buy a 2010-built product tanker for $20.65 million and three 2015 and 2016 handysize bulkers for $57.26 million, roughly $78 million in total. The seller was Brave Maritime, a private company controlled by the Vafias family, whose member Harry Vafias runs Imperial. The purchases were approved by the independent directors after independent valuations, and payment can be deferred for a year without interest. The image below demonstrates the effect, with the payable to related parties jumping to $23.3 million from $3.0 million at year-end, as reported in the latest 6-K. And the December deal is not a one-off. This follows an established pattern, with the Post Marvel, Neptulus, and Clean Imperial all bought the same way usin...

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Record deliveries weren't enough to impress investors, but a robotaxi expansion was. Here's why Tesla's future may depend far more on AI than on cars.

Key PointsTesla's recent stock moves suggest Wall Street now values the company more for autonomous driving and robotics than for selling record numbers of cars.

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NAPCO Security Technologies ( NSSC ) announced two leadership changes , effective July 8, 2026, to support its next phase of growth. Richard Soloway will transition to Founder and Executive Chairman, while Kevin Buchel will become CEO and President. Kevin Buchel will oversee daily operations, strategy execution, sales, marketing, and financial goals, while Soloway will focus on strategic initiatives, product innovation, industry relationships, and advising management. The Board said the transition positions NAPCO to pursue its strategic objectives and create long-term shareholder value. More on Napco Security Technologies, Inc. Napco Q3: Fair-Value Entry Point Before A Potential 2027 Inflection (Rating Upgrade) Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (NSSC) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Napco signals MVP recurring revenue to turn meaningful by October 2026 while targeting higher equipment margins Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Napco Security Technologies, Inc. Historical earnings data for Napco Security Technologies, Inc.

A California man who swapped a library’s 17th century Chinese manuscript for a fake was jailed for a year on Wednesday after admitting to stealing a major artwork. Jeffrey Ying used a number of aliases to gain access to classic works, some over 600 years old, at the library of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the US Department of Justice said. Ying, 39, would check the works out and return days later with dummy manuscripts. He would frequently travel to China shortly thereafter,...

油价周三飙升至两周高点，之前美国再次对伊朗发动袭击，且美国总统唐纳德·特朗普表示临时和平协议已经结束，加剧了人们对该地区石油供应的担忧。 布伦特原油期货上涨超过5%，收于每桶78.02美元，盘中一度突破80美元。WTI原油也创下五周以来最大涨幅，收于每桶73.50美元左右。 特朗普警告称，由于美国政府正在考虑对伊朗发动进一步打击，包括夺取伊朗重要的石油出口枢纽哈尔克岛，油价可能进一步上涨。作为回应，伊朗国有的Press TV报道称，伊朗方面威胁将关闭霍尔木兹海峡。 在特朗普表示他认为不会恢复全面战争之后，原油价格从盘中高点回落。 “此次冲突的真正根源在于谅解备忘录中的模糊之处，以及伊朗在霍尔木兹海峡究竟会享有何种地位的问题，”Eurasia Group地缘政治分析师Gregory Brew表示：“结果是暴力事件增多，尽管可能不会恢复全面敌对行动，而且海峡的交通流量需要更长时间才能恢复到战前水平”。 周三成品油价格延续涨势；在俄罗斯禁止柴油出口之后，柴油价格一度飙升14%。 交易员们也对美国能源信息管理局周三公布的美国原油库存数据予以关注。该数据显示美国国内原油库存出现4月以来首次增加。不过美国的商业石油库存仍处于大约四年来的最低水平，这加剧了人们的预期：如果紧张局势再次升级，美国可能无法再长期维持其作为世界最后供应国的角色。 9月布伦特原油上涨5.2%，结算价每桶78.02美元。 8月WTI原油上涨4.4%，收于73.52美元。 责任编辑：李桐

美国总统特朗普在北约峰会期间会见叙利亚总统Ahmed al-Sharaa时表示，美国将把叙利亚移出恐怖主义制裁名单。 “我想我会这么做。为什么不呢？他干得很出色，”特朗普周三表示，“是的，我会这么做。” 特朗普再次称赞这位叙利亚领导人，这位前圣战分子曾一度被美国悬赏1000万美元捉拿。特朗普去年在白宫接待了他，并放松了对叙利亚持续数十年的经济制裁。尽管特朗普已取消对叙利亚的部分限制，但该国仍在美国国务院的“支持恐怖主义国家”名单上。 美国国务卿鲁比奥周三在声明中表示，特朗普已告知国会，他打算“在45天预先通知期之后”撤销将叙利亚列为“支持恐怖主义国家”的认定。 “解除对叙利亚的制裁将释放国际贸易和投资，给叙利亚重建的机会，为叙利亚人民开启新篇章，”卢比奥表示。 特朗普政府的上述举措是其战略转向的一部分：加强与大马士革政府接触，帮助Ahmed al-Sharaa争取国际支持，以重建这个被残酷内战摧毁的国家。美国已与北约峰会东道主土耳其协调，帮助叙利亚重新实现统一。 从更广泛的层面来看，美国和伊朗均在叙利亚争夺影响力，这使华盛顿争取与德黑兰达成更广泛和平的努力复杂化。 特朗普扶持Ahmed al-Sharaa的努力已经引起了以色列的警惕，以色列长期将大马士革视为对手。 特朗普上月尖锐批评以色列在黎巴嫩打击伊朗支持的真主党的军事行动，暗示叙利亚或许能在当地更有效地打击这个激进组织。Ahmed al-Sharaa表示，大马士革可以支持黎巴嫩稳定，但排除了军事介入的可能性。 当被问及是否仍希望叙利亚协助处理黎巴嫩真主党问题时，特朗普表示，“这可能会有帮助。” 责任编辑：李桐

7月9日热门中概股普涨， 纳斯达克 中国金龙指数（HXC）收高2.05%。 上涨个股（按市值从高到低）： 台积电 涨0.93%， 阿里 巴巴 涨11.03%， 拼多多 涨2.68%， 日月光半导体 涨0.69%， 网易 涨1.93%， 联电 涨3.78%， 百度 涨4.93%， 京东 涨4.30%，携程涨1.40%， 中通 涨0.17%， 贝壳 涨2.56%， 腾讯音乐 涨2.32%， 富途 控股涨1.70%，小鹏汽车涨0.68%， 理想 汽车涨0.58%， 蔚来 涨0.41%，中国新城农村涨1.73%， 慧荣科技 涨6.24%，满帮涨2.99%， 新东方 涨2.53%， 哔哩哔哩 涨2.44%，BOSS直聘涨1.93%， 唯品会 涨1.49%，万国数据涨7.93%，名创优品涨0.81%，欢聚涨0.98%，小马智行涨3.19%， 金山云 涨11.44%， 奇景光电 涨6.05%。 下跌个股（按市值从高到低）： 中华电信 跌0.21%， 华住酒店集团 跌0.66%，WSP控股跌5.50%，亚朵集团跌1.15%，微牛跌0.41%。 美股周三收盘涨跌不一。美国总统特朗普在北约峰会上表示与伊朗的停火已经“结束”，中东局势再度紧张导致油价飙升。美联储6月货币政策会议纪要显示联储官员们在上次会议上对于政策方向存在意见分歧。 道指跌576.76点，跌幅为1.09%，报52348.39点；纳指涨51.96点，涨幅为0.20%，报25870.65点；标普500指数跌21.14点，跌幅为0.28%，报7482.71点。 领涨中概股列表： 领跌中概股列表： （截图来自新浪财经APP 行情-美股-中概股热门板块）下载新浪财经APP 责任编辑：张俊 SF065

Denis Shevchuk/iStock via Getty Images Natural Gas Service ( NGS ) said post-market Wednesday it expects to complete the redomestication of its state of incorporation from Colorado to Texas , effective on or about July 20. Natural Gas Service ( NGS ) said it will continue its existence as a Texas corporation under the same name, and the redomestication will not result in any change to its business, operations, management, strategy, assets, or the location of its offices or facilities. The company said its previously staggered board structure will be replaced with the annual election of directors, with all directors standing for election each year. " Redomesticating to Texas was a straightforward decision for NGS," CEO Justin Jacobs said. " Texas is where our headquarters are located, where our leadership team is based, and where much of our business is conducted... Texas also offers a strong business climate and corporate legal framework that we believe benefits NGS and our shareholders." More on Natural Gas Services Natural Gas Services: Raising My Target Price After Flatrock Acquisition Natural Gas Services: Flatrock Compression Acquisition Is Transformative Natural Gas Services-Flatrock Compression Ltd. M&A Call - Slideshow

Champions believed to be preparing £60m offer Fresh blow for Newcastle after loss of Gordon and Tonali Arsenal are ready to step up their interest in Bruno Guimarães, after the Brazil midfielder informed Newcastle that he wants to join the Premier League champions. Guimarães, who missed a penalty in Brazil’s defeat against Norway in the last 16 of the World Cup on Sunday, is understood to have his heart set on a move to north London after Arsenal held talks with his representatives last month. Newcastle have yet to receive any contact from Arsenal but they are believed to be preparing an offer in the region of £60m. Continue reading...

Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley explains what you need to know about OpenAI's (OPAI.PVT) upcoming launches.

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美军中央司令部随后证实已开始对伊朗实施更多打击。稍早时，伊朗方面称，美军持续对霍尔木兹甘省码头发动袭击，致2死2伤。此外，伊朗南部城市阿巴斯港也传出爆炸声。（央视新闻）

Based on Zhipu's closing price of HK$1,610 per share on July 7, the market value of the unlocked shares is about HK$41.3 billion. Photo: VCG Shares of Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu AI rose 13% after its post-IPO lockup period expired, defying expectations of selling pressure as most of its cornerstone investors pledged to keep their holdings. The rally underscored investor confidence in China’s leading generative AI developers, even as Hong Kong braces for about HK$240 billion ($30.6 billion) of newly tradable shares in July, a wave that could test market liquidity.