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Weak investment-banking numbers, and gloomy mortgage outlooks weigh on banks’ second-quarter earnings

Hi, Aaron Weinman here. The largest US banks will reveal their second-quarter earnings this week. But before getting into that, today and Wednesday mark Amazon Prime Day. So if you’re in the market for an air fryer or a pair of hideous Crocs flip flops, we’ve got you covered with 59 of this year’s best…

Father of Parkland shooting victim who heckled Biden during gun-law speech says he had ‘nothing to lose’

Manuel Oliver interrupting Joe Biden during a speech at the White House. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Nicholas Kamm/Getty Images Manuel Oliver interrupted Biden during a speech to call for more gun control.  Oliver, whose son died in the 2018 Parkland school shooting, said he did it because he had “nothing to lose.” Biden had been celebrating…