All eyes on retail sales and jobless claims this week with stocks sitting near historic peaks.

• On Friday, the Nasdaq rose over 3% while the S&P 500 gained 1.5%, both closing at record highs for four days straight.

• Key economic updates include May retail sales, expected to rise 0.3%, and initial jobless claims, which hit a 10-month high last week.

Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari said it's "reasonable" to predict a December rate cut by the US central bank.

Pixar's "Inside Out 2" debuted with $155 million, the second-highest animation opening ever.

President Biden and Former President Trump have agreed to mic muting for the upcoming presidential debate.

A three-day hybrid workweek was found to match or exceed in-office performance.

The US added 272,000 jobs in May, unemployment rose to 4%, wages up 4.1%.

Luxury brands in China have begun offering unprecedented discounts of up to 50% due to an economic slowdown.

89% of Indians see AI as vital for economic inclusion, above the 76% global average.

RV shipments are projected to reach 344,000 units in 2024, showing a moderate increase from last year's 313,000 units.

US home sales hit near-decade lows in May due to high mortgage rates and prices.

🇨🇭 Over 80 countries agreed Ukraine's territorial integrity is key for peace.

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 G7 leaders accused China of enabling Russia's war, threatening sanctions on entities supporting Moscow.

🇺🇦 Fierce fighting is underway in Vovchansk as Ukrainian troops try to isolate Russian units.

🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Israeli PM Netanyahu denounced the military's tactical pauses in Gaza.

🇺🇸 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 🇮🇸 🇫🇮 The US sanctioned the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement leaders in Scandinavia.

🇸🇬 Singapore announced plans to clean oil slicks after a dredger hit an oil tanker.

🌍 G7 launched the Apulia Food Systems Initiative to "overcome structural barriers to food security and nutrition."

Australia's largest stock exchange approved its first spot Bitcoin ETF.

Do Kwon and Terraform Labs settled with the SEC for $4.5 billion over TerraUSD's $40 billion collapse in 2022.

Central banks saw a "sharp uptick" in CBDC experiments in 2023.

MicroStrategy increased its convertible note offering by 40%.

Bitcoin's active addresses hit a 5-year low as BTC ranged below $67,000.

Cryptocurrency startup funding surpassed $100 billion in just 10 years.

A fugitive wanted for an El Salvador killing was arrested for a Maryland hiker killing instead.

Voyager 1 is back online after it stopped making sense, conducting normal operations over 15 billion miles from Earth.

A Hampton’s deli tossed a $120 price tag on a point of lobster salad, making tuna salad suddenly sound delicious.

A Southern California wildfire doubled in size over the weekend, causing the evacuation of more than 1,000 campers.