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Gold hits over three-month high on dollar weakness, Treasury bond buyback plans
Gold prices rose to its highest in over three months, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and the U.S. treasury's recent buyback announcement
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Bitcoin surges past $80,000 as crypto rally gathers pace
Bitcoin surged past the $80,000 mark, as renewed inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs and improving risk appetite extended the cryptocurrency's recent rally.
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Trump targets Iran’s trade lifelines — here are the countries most exposed
The U.S. announced an "economic D-Day" campaign Monday to isolate Iran from the global economy, threatening penalties against "enablers" that continue doing business with Tehran.
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Porsche inks $1.5 billion deal for AI deployment with India’s largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy
Indian IT services giant TCS has secured a $1.5 billion contract to deploy AI for German sports carmaker Porsche.
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Earnings call transcript: Scentre Group lifts H1 2026 guidance on strong growth
The company announced a leadership transition where Dan Taylor will succeed Peter Jackson as CEO on Oct. 1, 2026. Management reported a strategic shift toward prioritizing market share and customer acquisition in the U.…
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Hogs Close Monday Mostly on the Lower Side
Lean hog futures were weaker at the Monday close, with contracts steady to 37 cents lower, as October was up 25 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $89.40 on Monday afternoon, down $4.87 from the previ…
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Paramount CEO David Ellison is at the final hurdle before buying WBD. So far, he can't clear it
David Ellison — the founder of a film production company and son of billionaire Larry Ellison — has been at the helm of Paramount Skydance for just over a year. He's been fighting to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for n…
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Mark Walter's TWG Global hires Goldman veteran Markowitz as top lawyer amid probe of insurers
TWG Global has tapped veteran Goldman Sachs lawyer David Markowitz to be its chief legal officer, as federal investigators probe how two insurers that are part of TWG CEO Mark Walter's sprawling business empire classifi…
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Trump says U.S. will hike Canada auto tariffs to 50% as trade war escalates
President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. will raise tariffs on imports of cars, trucks and auto parts from Canada to 50% on Jan. 1, 2027, following a breakdown in trade negotiations last week.
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Visa and Mastercard stocks hit fresh records, underscoring a resilient U.S. consumer
L3Harris Technologies (LHX) stands out on the upside. The stock rallies about 13% after announcing a plan to spin off its Missile Solutions business via an IPO in the second half of 2026, seeded with $1 billion from the…
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Supreme Court allows some Trump vote-by-mail limits ahead of midterm election
The Supreme Court on Monday sided with President Donald Trump for now in his effort to impose sweeping new restrictions on distributing mail ballots, putting on hold a lower-court ruling that had blocked key parts of th…
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SpaceX plans to put Nvidia-powered AI satellites in orbit next year
SpaceX and NVIDIA have formalized a partnership to design the compute payload for SpaceX’s Starmind AI1 satellite, a spacecraft built to run artificial intelligence workloads directly from low Earth orbit.
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America’s New Luddites Are Coming for the AI Data Center Boom
A conventional data center uses between 5,000 and 15,000 tons of copper. A hyperscale data center, on the other hand—the kind being built to run artificial intelligence (AI)—can require up to 50,000 tons of copper per f…
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Bitcoin has beaten stocks and gold over six months. Now it’s closing in on $80,000.
The KOSPI has erased around $2 trillion in 40 days, its worst crash on record. Here is what happened, why it matters and what it means for crypto.
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Main Street Sports sues Comcast, Charter for underpaid licensing fees
Main Street Sports, the now-defunct owner of a portfolio of regional sports networks, is suing cable companies Comcast and Charter Communications in separate lawsuits for what it alleges are underpaid licensing fees.
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Is Nvidia (NVDA) Stock a Buy Ahead of Q2 Earnings?
Nvidia NVDA will step back into the earnings spotlight after the market closes on Wednesday, August 26, when the AI chip leader reports its much-anticipated Q2 results.
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Trump’s trade war with Canada could lead the U.S. back to quantitative easing
While the labour movement often seems at its lowest ebb, what Marx identified as capitalism’s main internal contradiction – the overaccumulation of capital at the world scale – has never been worse in absolute terms. Ca…
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Dollar Moves Higher as US Ramps Up Pressure on Iran
The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.22% on Monday. The dollar gained on Monday on safe-haven demand after US Treasury Secretary Bessent unveiled US plans to isolate Iran’s economy. The weakness in stocks on Monday also …
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Coffee Prices Soar as Supplies Tighten
December arabica coffee (KCZ26) closed up +19.00 (+5.89%) today, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed up +192 (+5.34%).
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Nvidia says Groq racks will be online this year following $20 billion purchase
Nvidia announced Monday that its Groq 3 LPX rack is in full production, marking the commercialization of technology from the company's largest acquisition on record.
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Cotton Starting Monday on the Lower Side
Cotton price action is down 4 to 42 points so far on Monday morning. Futures were up 1 to 7 points in the front months on Friday, with contracts down 8 points to 20 points higher. December was up 355 points on the week.…
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Earnings call transcript: Ampol posts record H1 2026 profit as shares rise
August 9, 2026, 3:51 AM EDT. Vertiv Holdings Co. NYSE:VRT holds an average ‘Buy’ recommendation from 29 brokerages, with a 1-year consensus price target at $348.54. Current analyst targets stretch from $347 up to $500. …