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The TXSE launched Monday in Dallas, starting small with a narrow slate of securities and a longer trading day. The move challenges NYSE and Nasdaq on fees and hours.

Crypto card top-ups hit $245 million in the final week of June, a single-week record. Cumulative spending passed $10 billion. The record broke the pattern of card activity tracking exchange volumes.

Iran says it controls Strait of Hormuz traffic as UKMTO raises threat level to severe. WTI crude surged $1.96 to $70.56, the biggest single-day gain in weeks.