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The US and China both move to tighten control over advanced AI model access, Meta commits $9.1B to its first Canadian AI data center, SK Hynix's $28B Nasdaq listing draws 7x demand, IMF upgrades South Korea's growth outlook, and AI stocks steady Wall Street even as Iran strikes intensify.

OPEC+ raises oil output as crude falls below $72, SK Hynix sets terms for a $28.1 billion U.S. IPO, Canada weighs bids from Germany and South Korea for submarines, and a Chinese missile test rattles Pacific security, setting the tone for markets and geopolitics this week.

Anthropic quietly files a confidential trillion-dollar IPO, Alibaba pays $600 million to settle a US pharmaceutical probe, Canada exits the World Cup in Houston, and Meta reportedly moves to ditch CoreWeave — resetting the weekend playbook for executives tracking AI capital and global growth

A Record Wall Street Close, Fragile Hormuz Ceasefire Diplomacy In Doha, And A Broken AI Trust Pact Between Alibaba And Anthropic Are Resetting The Third-Quarter Playbook For Executives Watching Oil Prices, Interest Rates, Canada's GDP Rebound, And The Global Race For AI Infrastructure Capital Now.

WBN's new Trust Center puts every policy, standard, and commitment that governs how we work — publicly available, in plain language, in one place.

📰 WBN Breaking News – July 3, 2026: Meta Compute Blindsides The AI Sector, June Jobs Shock At 57K, CUSMA Collapses Without A Deal, And Oil Hits Pre-War Lows