US JOBLESS CLAIMS ROSE TO 197,000 JUL 25 WEEK (CONSENSUS 200,000)

$MSFT - MICROSOFT SHARES JUMP 15%, ON TRACK FOR BIGGEST PERCENTAGE GAIN SINCE 2008

$MSFT - *MICROSOFT SHARES JUMP 12% IN BIGGEST ONE-DAY GAIN SINCE 2020

HASSETT: THINK WARSH’S JOB JUST GOT A BIT EASIER WITH TODAY’S INFLATION DATA

HASSETT: DON'T SEE MARKETS IN BUBBLE TERRITORY DUE TO AI

HASSETT: I AM VERY BULLISH ON FED POLICY GOING IN THE PROPER DIRECTION.

PARIS (AP) - George Clooney says his family had to evacuate their French home as wildfire burned nearby.

IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR ATTACK ON ALI AL SALEM AIRBASE IN KUWAIT - TASNIM

RUSSIA LIKELY USED NORTH KOREAN MISSILE IN DEADLY STRIKE ON RESIDENTIAL BUILDING NEAR UKRAINE'S KRYVYI RIH, MILITARY SOURCE SAYS