10-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2002 as global bond rout gathers pace
U.S. Treasury yields hit their highest level in more than two decades on Thursday as a global bond sell-off deepened.
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The U.S. just made it much easier for retail investors to access private markets
The Securities and Exchange Commission has greenlit sweeping plans to widen access to private markets to individual investors — just as the industry's rush into retail faces sharper scrutiny.
Read more →Annual UK house price growth halves as mortgage rates rise – business live
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Read more →UK Prime Minister Burnham says Iran 'played a part' in British air base incident
United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Iran was involved in the incident at the Royal Air Force base in Fairford on Sunday that led to the arrest of five men on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences.
Read more →Corn Collapse on Wednesday, as USDA Reports Larger than Expected Stocks
U.S. grain markets closed lower on Tuesday, August 11, as traders reduced positions ahead of USDA's August WASDE report, sending corn, soybeans and winter wheat into negative territory. The move matters directly to Amer…
Read more →Cars have become unaffordable for many Americans. Here’s what the numbers show.
At today’s prices and rates, even the average used vehicle can exceed some commonly used affordability measures.
Read more →Trump touts $200 billion South Korean investment plan as Alaska LNG project hangs in balance
The U.S. announced plans for up to $200 billion in South Korean investment, though Seoul has yet to finalize the participation in the Alaska LNG project.
Read more →AI race heats up as OpenAI flags alleged model-copying campaign
OpenAI says it identified an attempt to extract protected reasoning from its AI models, linking part of the activity with China’s Moonshot AI.
Read more →Trump’s AI lunch included every major tech company. Except Apple
When President Donald Trump gathered execs from the world's most powerful tech companies in the White House on Tuesday to discuss the future of artificial intelligence, one company was conspicuously absent: Apple.
Read more →Paramount gets court green light on Warner Bros deal, names Mattel’s Kreiz co-CEO
Switzerland's glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice in 2026, a report by the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network (GLAMOS) and the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation of the Swiss Academy of Sciences showed on Th…
Read more →Passengers and crew foil co-pilot's apparent attempt to crash FlyDubai flight to Israel
On-duty flight crew and passengers managed to foil a pilot's apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight, after reports emerged of a fight in the cockpit.
Read more →Corn Collapse on Wednesday, as USDA Reports Larger than Expected Stocks
Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast to decline in 2026. Forecast at $158.4 billion for the calendar year, net farm income would be $4.3 billion (2.6 percent) lower than in 2025 (not adjusted for inf…
Read more →California Gov. Gavin Newsom bans AI 'robo bosses' in landmark state law, reversing his earlier veto
California Governor Gavin Newsom has banned 'robo-bosses' from firing workers, the first U.S. state with such a law.
Read more →Fed's Kashkari says inflation is 'still too high' even after softer-than-expected PCE data, labor market is 'pretty good'
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Wednesday that price growth remained a concern despite the latest data coming in cooler than economists predicted.
Read more →David Ellison names Ynon Kreiz co-CEO of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount CEO David Ellison announced outgoing Mattel chief Ynon Kreiz will serve as the co-CEO of the anticipated combination of Paramount and WBD.
Read more →Trump 'thinking about' diesel export ban, but says it could have 'negative impact' on gasoline
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is still "thinking about" banning diesel exports in an attempt to get a handle on high energy prices, but noted that doing so may have a "negative impact on gasoline."
Read more →Progress earnings beat by $0.17, revenue fell short of estimates
Global satellite communications provider Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) missed Wall Streetâs revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales falling 1.2% year on year to $1.16 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.17 per share was 7…
Read more →FDA approves CAMZYOS for pediatric obstructive cardiomyopathy
The expanded indication covers pediatric patients weighing 30 kg or more, while treatment remains subject to heart-function monitoring.
Read more →Petrox Resources closes power generation agreement acquisition
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - September 30, 2026) - Petrox Resources Corp. (TSXV: PTC) ("Petrox" or the "Company") announces that, further to its news release of August 28, 2026, it has closed the assignment, nova…
Read more →Sen. Hawley: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declined to testify at rogue AI hearing
A Senate subcommittee on Wednesday is examining rogue AI, after a series of AI cyberattacks and increasing warnings about the risks of the technology.
Read more →I’m 71 and still working. I earn $108,000 a year. Am I doing the right thing?
I’m 71 and still working. I earn $108,000 a year. Am I doing the right thing? “I have $152,000 in my IRA and Roth accounts.” Read at source
Read more →Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich to help Pentagon with warfare initiative, Hegseth says
The Pentagon is tapping Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, defense technology entrepreneur and Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to identify the military capabilities, technologies and…
Read more →Micron beats on earnings and issues strong guidance as data center revenue jumps 11-fold
Micron reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday as the memory maker continues to benefit from soaring demand for AI infrastructure. The stock rose slightly in extended trading.
Read more →MP Materials Heavy Rare Earth Push Opens a New Growth Engine
In the first-of-its-kind deal, Apple and MP Materials will launch an all-new recycling facility for processing recycled rare earth elements
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