July 13, 2026

Oil Climbs on Hormuz Tensions, Apple’s OpenAI Lawsuit, and Earnings Season Eve 7/13/26

Crude prices surge as President Trump says the US is ‘reinstating’ a Strait of Hormuz blockade. Apple sues OpenAI, alleging intellectual property theft, but The Verge’s Nilay Patel questions if trade secrets even exist when it comes to AI. Plus, with tech companies trading at peak margins, we set the table for second quarter earnings season with Wolfe’s Chris Senyek.

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