AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoInflation Watch: U.S. CPI jumped to 4.2% in May, the highest since April 2023, driven mainly by energy costs as Iran-related disruptions keep pressure on gas and electricity. Markets & Energy: Stocks rallied worldwide and oil eased after a tentative U.S.-Iran ceasefire framework that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but economists warn it will take months for supply chains and refining to fully normalize. Fraud & Enforcement: A New York tax preparer, Miles Burton Marshall, was sentenced to 4–12 years for a decades-long “Eight Percent Fund” Ponzi scheme that bilked 988 investors out of more than $50M. Policy & Trade: The U.S. House passed the DOMINANCE Act to reduce China’s rare-earth processing grip by building allied supply and processing networks. Banking & Finance: E.F. Hutton named healthcare investment banker Bryan Kobel as Managing Director, expanding its life sciences capital markets push. Immigration & Investment: The State Department says EB-5 investor green cards for Indians hit the annual cap, pausing new issuances until fiscal 2027. Consumer Pressure: With inflation still hot, the RV industry is feeling the squeeze as higher fuel prices and elevated rates weigh on discretionary spending. Litigation Alerts: Shareholder class-action notices continued across multiple public companies, including Sportradar, Zoetis, Lucid, and others, alleging misleading statements and accounting or operational issues.
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