Walmart e-commerce sales surge as CEO touts 'price, speed and convenience'

Aug 20, 2026, 8:06 AM EDT - 4 minutes ago

Walmart e-commerce sales surge as CEO touts 'price, speed and convenience'

Walmart's e-commerce gains were driven by strong growth in pickup, delivery and its online marketplace across its U.S. and international businesses.

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Amazon Aims High With Drones Amid Worries Rivals Could Fly Past

Aug 20, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT - 10 minutes ago

Amazon Aims High With Drones Amid Worries Rivals Could Fly Past

For well over a decade, Amazon has been promising that the future of shopping would arrive from above. Now, after years of regulatory battles, technical setbacks and relatively small delivery numbers,...

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Nvidia Stock Gets Votes of Confidence Ahead of Earnings

Aug 20, 2026, 7:55 AM EDT - 15 minutes ago

Nvidia Stock Gets Votes of Confidence Ahead of Earnings

Nvidia stock could close its performance gap with chip peers if it delivers on earnings, according to Wall Street analysts.

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College students can now pay tuition with PayPal or Venmo at certain universities

Aug 20, 2026, 7:39 AM EDT - 31 minutes ago

College students can now pay tuition with PayPal or Venmo at certain universities

Students and families will be charged transactional fees that are determined by each school.

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Walmart shares slide as U.S. sales hit by falling drug prices

Aug 20, 2026, 7:37 AM EDT - 33 minutes ago

Walmart shares slide as U.S. sales hit by falling drug prices

The supermarket chain reported comparable U.S. sales growth of 2.6% in its second-quarter earnings, its lowest in over five years.

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Walmart says it will use billions in tariff refunds to keep prices low

Aug 20, 2026, 7:36 AM EDT - 34 minutes ago

Walmart says it will use billions in tariff refunds to keep prices low

Walmart said it received nearly $2.9 billion in tariff refunds and plans to use some of the benefit to support lower prices for shoppers, while the refunds also provided a significant boost to quarter...

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Moderna, Coinbase, Strategy, Walmart, Alibaba, and More Stocks That Explain Today's Market

Aug 20, 2026, 7:31 AM EDT - 39 minutes ago

Moderna, Coinbase, Strategy, Walmart, Alibaba, and More Stocks That Explain Today's Market

Moderna tumbles as investors take some profit following Wednesday's surge, while crypto stocks rally.

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Silver North Reports Haldane Royalty Transaction

Aug 20, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT - 40 minutes ago

Silver North Reports Haldane Royalty Transaction

Underlying royalty holders sell combined 2% NSR to Orogen Royalties    Vancouver, BC, August 20, 2026 - TheNewswire – Silver North Resources Ltd. ( TSX-V: SNAG, OTCQB: TARSF, Frankfurt: I90, “Silver N...

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Coinbase stock jumps 8% as Trump backs CLARITY Act, crypto rally builds

Aug 20, 2026, 7:28 AM EDT - 42 minutes ago

Coinbase stock jumps 8% as Trump backs CLARITY Act, crypto rally builds

Coinbase shares surged 8% in premarket trading Thursday as a sharp rebound in cryptocurrency prices combined with renewed support from the Trump administration for industry regulation. The move came a...

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BlackRock: Markets calm on top line, but volatility under the hood

Aug 20, 2026, 7:27 AM EDT - 43 minutes ago

BlackRock: Markets calm on top line, but volatility under the hood

Helen Jewell, CIO for fundamental equities at BlackRock tells CNBC she sees signs that volatility in the bond market is spilling over into equities, particularly in the big AI names. Jewell stresses t...

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Elon Musk renews his battle with Delta after it snubbed Starlink for Jeff Bezos' Amazon Leo

Aug 20, 2026, 7:14 AM EDT - 56 minutes ago

Elon Musk renews his battle with Delta after it snubbed Starlink for Jeff Bezos' Amazon Leo

Delta Air Lines chose Amazon Leo for its in-flight WiFi instead of Starlink. Elon Musk has frequently criticized the decision and said Delta would lose customers.

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Ocado confirms Denmark's nemlig as latest European partner

Aug 20, 2026, 7:10 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Ocado confirms Denmark's nemlig as latest European partner

British technology and online supermarket group ​Ocado on Thursday confirmed Danish online grocer nemlig ‌as the previously unnamed European retailer announced as its latest partner last month.

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Bitcoin, crypto shares climb after Trump pushes Clarity Act

Aug 20, 2026, 7:08 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Bitcoin, crypto shares climb after Trump pushes Clarity Act

Cryptocurrency and blockchain-related stocks surged in premarket trading on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Congress to ​pass legislation establishing clear rules for the digital asse...

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Anthropic in ETFs: How Investors Can Gain Exposure

Aug 20, 2026, 7:06 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Anthropic in ETFs: How Investors Can Gain Exposure

Anthropic's preliminary second-quarter results reignited enthusiasm across the artificial intelligence sector, lifting semiconductor stocks 1% on Monday despite broader tech sector declines. Q2 revenu...

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Walmart reports rare comparable sales miss as consumers cut spending, shares fall

Aug 20, 2026, 7:05 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Walmart reports rare comparable sales miss as consumers cut spending, shares fall

Walmart ‌missed Wall Street expectations for quarterly comparable sales on Thursday as shoppers pulled back on spending in the face of rising gas prices, sending its shares down 6% in premarket tradin...

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Walmart Sales Are Growing, but Stores Aren't the Engine

Aug 20, 2026, 7:02 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Walmart Sales Are Growing, but Stores Aren't the Engine

E-commerce, membership and advertising are driving growth at the massive retailer.

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Celon Pharma's generic semaglutide drug matches Ozempic in early study, shares jump

Aug 20, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Celon Pharma's generic semaglutide drug matches Ozempic in early study, shares jump

Celon Pharma's experimental semaglutide product Reduzek, a generic alternative to Novo ​Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic, matched ‌the blockbuster weight-loss drugs in an early-stage bioequivalence study,...

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How Micron's $50 billion Boise buildout is reshaping its hometown

Aug 20, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

How Micron's $50 billion Boise buildout is reshaping its hometown

With Micron's stock price up more than tenfold since the end of 2024, the company's hometown of Boise, Idaho has a growing crop of newly minted millionaires. The AI-driven memory boom is showing up in...

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Arizona Gold & Silver Closes $12 million CAD Strategic Investment by Evolution Mining

Aug 20, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Arizona Gold & Silver Closes $12 million CAD Strategic Investment by Evolution Mining

Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - August 20, 2026 – Arizona Gold & Silver Inc. (“Arizona” or the “Company”) (TSXV: AZS) (OTCQB: AZASF) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previous...

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Renforth Resources Completes Financing And Files Early Warning Report, Commences Parbec Gold Deposit Additional Stripping

Aug 20, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Renforth Resources Completes Financing And Files Early Warning Report, Commences Parbec Gold Deposit Additional Stripping

TORONTO, Ontario – TheNewswire - August 20, 2026 — Renforth Resources Inc. (CSE: RFR | OTC: RFHRF | FSE: 9RR) ("Renforth" or the "Company") is pleased to advise shareholders of the completion of its a...

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AMD is betting on dirt-cheap AI chips, but financing them is a major question mark

Aug 20, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

AMD is betting on dirt-cheap AI chips, but financing them is a major question mark

AMD just acquired a company whose chip is fast, inexpensive and a total mystery for lenders.

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Why Moderna Stock's Historic Surge Is a Big Lesson for Markets

Aug 20, 2026, 6:57 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Why Moderna Stock's Historic Surge Is a Big Lesson for Markets

Many Fed officials favor raising rates to combat inflation, bond prices surge, Trump meets crypto execs, and more news to start your day.

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German prosecutors file charges in tax fraud case against four former Commerzbank staff

Aug 20, 2026, 6:56 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

German prosecutors file charges in tax fraud case against four former Commerzbank staff

German prosecutors have filed charges against four former employees of Commerzbank over alleged tax evasion for activity in ​2008, the latest crackdown on an industry-wide scheme that ‌cost taxpayers ...

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Great Eight? Why SpaceX Stock Isn't Like the Magnificent Seven.

Aug 20, 2026, 6:50 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Great Eight? Why SpaceX Stock Isn't Like the Magnificent Seven.

Early in its life as a publicly traded company, SpaceX stock has shown little correlation with other large tech stocks.

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Advance Auto Parts Stock Sinks 15% After Earnings as Same-Store Sales Decline

Aug 20, 2026, 6:48 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Advance Auto Parts Stock Sinks 15% After Earnings as Same-Store Sales Decline

Advance Auto Parts stock falls after the company posts a surprise same-store sales decline in the second quarter as consumers cut back on spending.

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Deere's Profit Rises as Sales Climb

Aug 20, 2026, 6:44 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Deere's Profit Rises as Sales Climb

The company posted higher profit and sales in its fiscal third quarter, as continued growth in the company's construction equipment business helped to offset ongoing weakness in its production agricul...

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France fines Boohoo €2.3 million over deceptive discounts on website

Aug 20, 2026, 6:43 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

France fines Boohoo €2.3 million over deceptive discounts on website

France's consumer watchdog fined British ​fast-fashion retailer Boohoo €2.3 million ($2.69 million) for ‌deceptive practices such as fake discounts on its website, it said on Thursday.

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ServiceNow, Adobe, Workday stocks get BofA PT boost: what's driving optimism

Aug 20, 2026, 6:20 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

ServiceNow, Adobe, Workday stocks get BofA PT boost: what's driving optimism

Bank of America is growing more bullish on a group of software companies that it believes are well positioned to benefit from artificial intelligence, helping fuel a broader rally in the sector on Wed...

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Why Bessent's Treasury operations have breathed life back into the gold trade

Aug 20, 2026, 6:19 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Why Bessent's Treasury operations have breathed life back into the gold trade

Gold is the reciprocal of the dollar and consensus among strategists is that Bessent's yield curve control will have a detrimental impact on the U.S. currency

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Alibaba Posts Weaker Earnings Amid Heavy AI Investments

Aug 20, 2026, 6:14 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Alibaba Posts Weaker Earnings Amid Heavy AI Investments

Alibaba's earnings slumped in its fiscal first quarter, as the Chinese e-commerce titan continued to invest heavily in artificial intelligence, racing to preserve its lead in the AI sector.

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Bitcoin Soars Above $70,000 After Trump Calls For Passage Of Clarity Act At White House Crypto Event

Aug 20, 2026, 6:10 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Bitcoin Soars Above $70,000 After Trump Calls For Passage Of Clarity Act At White House Crypto Event

Several crypto executives gathered at the White House on Wednesday for an event a day before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is set to hold its first meeting of its Innovation Advisory Commit...

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Why Micron Investors Are Missing Out on the Great Memory Stock Buy Back

Aug 20, 2026, 6:05 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Why Micron Investors Are Missing Out on the Great Memory Stock Buy Back

Micron rivals are buying back stock at a rapid clip but the American company will have to wait to return capital to shareholders.

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Gains in AI company stakes juice second-quarter earnings for S&P 500

Aug 20, 2026, 6:04 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Gains in AI company stakes juice second-quarter earnings for S&P 500

S&P 500 companies are winding up a banner quarterly earnings season, fueled in large part by surging profits at AI-related companies.

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Focus: Green giant: How Taylor Farms became a top salad supplier before US diarrhea outbreak

Aug 20, 2026, 6:03 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Focus: Green giant: How Taylor Farms became a top salad supplier before US diarrhea outbreak

Taylor Farms, the produce supplier at the center of the massive U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak, changed the way that America eats after launching branded, prepackaged and washed chopped salads more than...

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Microsoft will pay up to $279K for a lawyer who can build AI

Aug 20, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Microsoft will pay up to $279K for a lawyer who can build AI

Microsoft is hiring a legal engineer — a role that blends legal experience and technical skills. The hire will help shape how Microsoft's commercial lawyers use artificial intelligence.

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Alibaba cloud revenue rises 45% even as AI spending weighs on profit

Aug 20, 2026, 5:51 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Alibaba cloud revenue rises 45% even as AI spending weighs on profit

Alibaba cloud revenue rises 45% even as AI spending weighs on profit

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Alibaba reports 9% rise in quarterly revenue

Aug 20, 2026, 5:35 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Alibaba reports 9% rise in quarterly revenue

China's Alibaba , on Thursday reported a 9% rise in quarterly ​revenue, as strong demand for AI services ‌fueled growth in its cloud business, while an extended "618" shopping festival boosted its cor...

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Labubu Maker's Revenue Momentum Slows After Explosive Growth

Aug 20, 2026, 5:28 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Labubu Maker's Revenue Momentum Slows After Explosive Growth

Pop Mart's business growth decelerated sharply in the first half of 2026, as the Chinese toy maker worked to find its next blockbuster character.

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Monte dei Paschi CEO to unveil strategy to fend off Intesa's €36 billion bid

Aug 20, 2026, 5:23 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Monte dei Paschi CEO to unveil strategy to fend off Intesa's €36 billion bid

Monte dei Paschi di ​Siena's CEO Luigi Lovaglio will present a strategy to the Italian bank's board on ‌Thursday to counter bigger rival Intesa Sanpaolo's €36 billion takeover bid, three people close ...

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China Sentences Evergrande Founder Hui to Life in Prison

Aug 20, 2026, 5:10 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

China Sentences Evergrande Founder Hui to Life in Prison

Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan has been sentenced to life in prison, bringing an end to one of the most dramatic rise and fall stories in China's corporate history. Bloomberg's Trista Xinyi Luo has the...

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Why Jeff Dean says he left Google after 27 years to build a 4-person AI startup

Aug 20, 2026, 5:04 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Why Jeff Dean says he left Google after 27 years to build a 4-person AI startup

Jeff Dean, the former chief scientist at Google, left the company earlier this month after 27 years. Dean is now building his own small AI startup called Discovery Loop.

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Inside OpenAI's plan to make ChatGPT the way you use your computer

Aug 20, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Inside OpenAI's plan to make ChatGPT the way you use your computer

OpenAI is rolling out its Computer Use tools into ChatGPT, part of a push to automate more work. The tools can perform actions in a computer's apps and work online inside a web browser.

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More SpaceX stock is about to hit the market. Here's what to know.

Aug 20, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

More SpaceX stock is about to hit the market. Here's what to know.

About 7% of SpaceX shares held by insiders are set to be made eligible for trading.

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Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': Witness

Aug 20, 2026, 4:40 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': Witness

A former employee testified Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defense strategy in a landmark trial in Californi...

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JD Sports Shares Tumble After Profit Guidance Cut

Aug 20, 2026, 4:35 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

JD Sports Shares Tumble After Profit Guidance Cut

The sport and fashion retailer cut its full-year profit guidance as second-quarter sales fell due to pricing pressure and a weak U.S. performance.

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College students can now pay tuition with PayPal or Venmo at some universities

Aug 20, 2026, 3:31 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

College students can now pay tuition with PayPal or Venmo at some universities

PayPal and Venmo tuition payments are launching at five major universities, but critics warn the digital wallets lack the security of traditional methods.

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Busting Those Misleading Myths About Anthropic AI Watermarking During Proofreading Or Fixing Typos

Aug 20, 2026, 3:05 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

Busting Those Misleading Myths About Anthropic AI Watermarking During Proofreading Or Fixing Typos

In today's column, I examine and bust or straighten out various misleading myths regarding the recently released AI text-oriented watermarking feature of Anthropic. The mainstream news and social medi...

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WSP Global presses ahead with Arcadis takeover after rebuffed bids

Aug 20, 2026, 2:56 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

WSP Global presses ahead with Arcadis takeover after rebuffed bids

Canada's WSP Global on Thursday reconfirmed its intention to ​take over consulting and engineering group Arcadis , after ‌the Dutch firm rebuffed the first two bids that had valued it at up to €5.4 bi...

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Danone's $1.2 Billion Huel Deal Gets U.K. Competition Clearance

Aug 20, 2026, 2:35 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

Danone's $1.2 Billion Huel Deal Gets U.K. Competition Clearance

The Competition and Markets Authority said it wouldn't refer the merger to a more in-depth investigation after it launched an initial probe.

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Britain's JD Sports cuts profit outlook as U.S. sales slump

Aug 20, 2026, 2:30 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

Britain's JD Sports cuts profit outlook as U.S. sales slump

British sportswear retailer JD Sports on Thursday lowered its ​profit outlook as it reported a steeper decline ‌in second-quarter underlying sales, particularly in its key north American market.

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Gold (XAU/USD) & Silver Price Forecast: Gold Eyes $4,595 as Bond Yields Fall

Aug 20, 2026, 1:57 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

Gold (XAU/USD) & Silver Price Forecast: Gold Eyes $4,595 as Bond Yields Fall

Falling Treasury yields support precious metals as gold breaks above $4,447 and silver reclaims $66.55, with Fed policy still a key risk.

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Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: Hormuz Risks Clash With Rising U.S. Crude Stocks

Aug 20, 2026, 1:42 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: Hormuz Risks Clash With Rising U.S. Crude Stocks

Oil markets balance rising U.S. crude inventories and softer demand against persistent Hormuz supply risks, while global LNG conditions tighten.

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SK Hynix to pay 60% of employee bonuses in company stock, says source

Aug 20, 2026, 1:27 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

SK Hynix to pay 60% of employee bonuses in company stock, says source

South Korean ​chipmaker SK Hynix ‌has agreed to pay ​60% ​of employee bonuses in ⁠shares ​and the remaining ​40% in cash under a ​preliminary wage ​agreement, a person ‌familiar ⁠with the matter told ...

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IBM unveils system for Quantum ‘colder than SPACE'

Aug 20, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

IBM unveils system for Quantum ‘colder than SPACE'

IBM fellow of Quantum-Centric Supercomputing Jerry Chow details the company's latest quantum computing breakthrough on ‘Making Money.' #ibm #quantumcomputing #quantum #technology #tech #innovation #co...

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Xiaomi share price analysis as smartphone sales severely lag Samsung, Apple

Aug 20, 2026, 12:58 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Xiaomi share price analysis as smartphone sales severely lag Samsung, Apple

Xiaomi share price has crawled back this week, moving from a low of HKD 25.32 on August 18 to the current HKD 28.45. This rebound happened after the company published its financial results, which demo...

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Trump Accounts will offer primarily S&P 500 ETFs to keep investing simple, Robinhood CEO says

Aug 20, 2026, 12:52 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Trump Accounts will offer primarily S&P 500 ETFs to keep investing simple, Robinhood CEO says

Robinhood, the official broker of Trump Accounts, said it wants to keep them "as simple as possible." The accounts currently offer only a State Street S&P 500 ETF.

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StanChart turns to hedge fund strategies to shield wealth clients from volatility

Aug 20, 2026, 12:47 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

StanChart turns to hedge fund strategies to shield wealth clients from volatility

Standard Chartered is helping its wealth management clients deploy a portion of their assets to hedge funds to better cushion the impact of ​heightened market volatility, a top executive said.

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Samsung Electroncis to announce more than $72 billion shareholder return programme, media reports

Aug 20, 2026, 12:44 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Samsung Electroncis to announce more than $72 billion shareholder return programme, media reports

Samsung Electronics is set to announce a new shareholder return policy ​later this month worth more than ‌100 trillion won ($71.75 billion), media reported on Thursday, as the company plans to share ​...

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China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison

Aug 20, 2026, 12:15 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison

The founder of China ‌Evergrande Group, the world's most-indebted property developer, was sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court on Thursday, five years after the firm's collapse shook the nat...

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Alibaba earnings today: can AI cloud growth finally break its losing streak?

Aug 20, 2026, 12:14 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Alibaba earnings today: can AI cloud growth finally break its losing streak?

Alibaba reports June-quarter results on Thursday with investors looking to its cloud business to end a four-quarter run of earnings disappointments. The company will release results before the US mark...

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Walmart will report second-quarter earnings before the bell. Here's what to expect

Aug 20, 2026, 12:01 AM EDT - 8 hours ago

Walmart will report second-quarter earnings before the bell. Here's what to expect

Walmart is expected to report its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday, offering a read on the consumer and the K-shaped economy. The retailer previously issued a worse-than-expected financial o...

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Samsung stock jumps 9%: why its 15% AI chip price hike matters

Aug 19, 2026, 11:40 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Samsung stock jumps 9%: why its 15% AI chip price hike matters

Samsung Electronics stock surged more than 9% on Thursday, rebounding from Wednesday's rout after reports that the company had raised prices on selected advanced foundry orders by up to 15%. The stock...

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Oil Price Forecast: Strait of Hormuz Risks Keep WTI and Brent Near Key Breakouts

Aug 19, 2026, 11:40 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Oil Price Forecast: Strait of Hormuz Risks Keep WTI and Brent Near Key Breakouts

Oil prices remain supported by Strait of Hormuz tensions, but rising U.S. inventories may limit gains as WTI and Brent approach important breakout levels.

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SK Hynix shares surge over 12% in Seoul after announcing massive stock buyback

Aug 19, 2026, 11:30 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

SK Hynix shares surge over 12% in Seoul after announcing massive stock buyback

The buyback reflects SK Hynix's confidence in its mid-to-long-term growth outlook despite current memory sector headwinds, according to Citi. News come after the company said earlier this month it wou...

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Hyundai's new flagship vehicle is a large luxury Genesis EV

Aug 19, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT - 9 hours ago

Hyundai's new flagship vehicle is a large luxury Genesis EV

The GV90 features a new design direction for Genesis and expands the Hyundai brand's lineup to seven vehicles in the U.S. It is the largest vehicle the brand has offered since entering the U.S. market...

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Kospi Index rebounds as EWY ETF inflows surge, Samsung and SK Hynix lead gains

Aug 19, 2026, 10:48 PM EDT - 9 hours ago

Kospi Index rebounds as EWY ETF inflows surge, Samsung and SK Hynix lead gains

The Kospi Index and the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) rebounded as sentiment in the market improved following the Treasury Department's intervention in the bond market. It jumped by over 6% on Th...

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China is defying the global bond yield surge, boosting its diversification appeal

Aug 19, 2026, 10:39 PM EDT - 9 hours ago

China is defying the global bond yield surge, boosting its diversification appeal

The low Chinese yields reflect how the world's second-largest economy remains insulated from global capital markets. That's driving the case for investors to diversify into the bonds.

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Citi, HSBC, StanChart adopt Ant International's forex AI tool

Aug 19, 2026, 10:06 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

Citi, HSBC, StanChart adopt Ant International's forex AI tool

Ant International launched an upgraded version of its ​artificial intelligence model on Thursday, signing ‌up major global banks as financial institutions accelerate the adoption of specialised AI to ...

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Gold Drops; Focus on Fed July Minutes

Aug 19, 2026, 9:47 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

Gold Drops; Focus on Fed July Minutes

Gold declined in Asian trade amid focus on the minutes of the Fed's July meeting which revealed broader support for interest rate increases.

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CK Hutchison Files Arbitration Against Panama, Seeking $1.5 Billion in Damages

Aug 19, 2026, 9:31 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

CK Hutchison Files Arbitration Against Panama, Seeking $1.5 Billion in Damages

The Hong Kong conglomerate has launched international arbitration proceedings against Panama, escalating a dispute over two strategically-important ports that have become caught up in U.S.-China tensi...

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Oil prices steady as investors assess US-Iran war outlook

Aug 19, 2026, 9:11 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

Oil prices steady as investors assess US-Iran war outlook

Oil prices steadied in early trade on Thursday as investors assessed the outlook for the U.S.-Iran war and the security ​of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Oil Edges Higher Amid Lingering Middle East Tensions

Aug 19, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT - 11 hours ago

Oil Edges Higher Amid Lingering Middle East Tensions

Oil edged higher in early Asian trade amid lingering tensions in the Middle East, which could lead to more supply disruptions.

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Inside India newsletter: Chip squeeze hits Chinese smartphones in India as Apple, Samsung gain an edge

Aug 19, 2026, 8:17 PM EDT - 11 hours ago

Inside India newsletter: Chip squeeze hits Chinese smartphones in India as Apple, Samsung gain an edge

The average selling price of smartphones has hit a record $315, up 14.4% from a year earlier in the Indian smartphone market. Chinese smartphone companies dominate India's $150-and-under market, but a...

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UK cinemas consider ban on Meta glasses

Aug 19, 2026, 8:16 PM EDT - 11 hours ago

UK cinemas consider ban on Meta glasses

Cinemas are considering a ban on Meta AI glasses amid piracy concerns.

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Japan exports growth accelerates for fifth straight month, beating estimates, on robust chip shipments

Aug 19, 2026, 8:01 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

Japan exports growth accelerates for fifth straight month, beating estimates, on robust chip shipments

Exports growth accelerated for a fifth straight month coming in at 23.2%. Economists polled by Reuters had estimated growth at 19.9%.

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Sarah Henry on TGT "Early Days" of Turnaround & WMT Earnings Preview

Aug 19, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

Sarah Henry on TGT "Early Days" of Turnaround & WMT Earnings Preview

Sarah Henry sees Target (TGT) in "the early days of its evolution" after the big box retailer posted a strong earnings beat. She explains how the company is capitalizing on inventory needs and digital...

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Stripe didn't really buy OpenRouter because of the ‘singularity'

Aug 19, 2026, 7:32 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

Stripe didn't really buy OpenRouter because of the ‘singularity'

Stripe confirmed on Wednesday that it was buying OpenRouter. While the company didn't disclose the deal price, sources told the New York Times that it paid $7.5 billion.

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Nvidia Weighs Investment in Round Valuing Mercor at $20 Billion

Aug 19, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

Nvidia Weighs Investment in Round Valuing Mercor at $20 Billion

Nvidia has discussed participating in a funding round that would value Mercor, a data labeling provider that supplies data that helps the chip designer develop open-source models, at $20 billion, The ...

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Hyundai Cuts Crash Test Review Time by 90% With AI

Aug 19, 2026, 7:04 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Hyundai Cuts Crash Test Review Time by 90% With AI

Hyundai Motor Group said in an Aug. 12 press release that artificial intelligence (AI) has cut the time its engineers spend searching for and reviewing historical crash test cases by 90%, a measurable...

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Paramount CEO David Ellison eyes Austin as potential new base after threatening to ditch California during antitrust battle

Aug 19, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Paramount CEO David Ellison eyes Austin as potential new base after threatening to ditch California during antitrust battle

As an antitrust battle threatens his Hollywood empire, Paramount boss David Ellison is eyeing a new base in Austin, Texas, The Post has learned.

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The Hidden Debt That Apple Owes to the CIA

Aug 19, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

The Hidden Debt That Apple Owes to the CIA

Without CIA funding that helped keep NeXT afloat in the '80s, Steve Jobs might not have made a triumphant return to Apple—and the iPhone might not have its foundational operating code.

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OpenAI CFO Tells Employees Public Debut Coming by 2027

Aug 19, 2026, 6:45 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

OpenAI CFO Tells Employees Public Debut Coming by 2027

OpenAI “will be a public company in 2027,” if not sooner, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar told employees Wednesday (Aug. 19) during an all-hands meeting, CNBC reported, citing unnamed sources. Fri...

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Why a Payments Giant Is Paying $7 Billion for the ‘Stripe of AI'

Aug 19, 2026, 6:37 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Why a Payments Giant Is Paying $7 Billion for the ‘Stripe of AI'

The Stripe deal for OpenRouter, founded by an NFT entrepreneur, is a bet on a future where users turn to a mix of AI models.

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Waymo's cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities

Aug 19, 2026, 6:25 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Waymo's cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities

Waymo has opened its next-generation robotaxi to all riders in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco — a notable milestone for the Alphabet company as it pushes to expand its fleet with vehicles tha...

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OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections

Aug 19, 2026, 6:10 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections

As AI models have become more powerful, the potential for those models to be misused has grown — as has a clamor for safety guardrails that can stop such abuse from happening. AI companies must now wa...

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Carvana Shares Rebound as Mark Walter Selloff Fears Ease

Aug 19, 2026, 6:09 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Carvana Shares Rebound as Mark Walter Selloff Fears Ease

Carvana shares climbed as much as 9.3% Wednesday (Aug. 19), after dropping 14% over the previous two days, when a report said billionaire Mark Walter wouldn't be able to immediately sell his stake in ...

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The chip-stock rally hits a speed bump — but these analysts see reason to be hopeful

Aug 19, 2026, 6:02 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

The chip-stock rally hits a speed bump — but these analysts see reason to be hopeful

Previous instances of short-term pressure on semiconductor stocks opened up opportunities for investors who bought the dip, according to one analyst.

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Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup

Aug 19, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup

Elon Musk's SpaceX attempted to acquire AI coding startup Cognition as it works to catch up to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google in the AI race, Bloomberg reported Wedesday, citing sources familiar with t...

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A Bullish Signal Could Point to Gains Ahead for These Big Tech Stocks

Aug 19, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

A Bullish Signal Could Point to Gains Ahead for These Big Tech Stocks

Some of America's biggest tech stocks have been flashing a bullish signal lately, according to Morgan Stanley.

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Stripe says the singularity has arrived. Here's what they told investors about it.

Aug 19, 2026, 5:46 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Stripe says the singularity has arrived. Here's what they told investors about it.

Stripe said the singularity, when AI surpasses human intelligence, has already arrived. Stripe executives told investors in a letter that it was already affecting their business.

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Opinion | Moderna's Road to a Cancer Vaccine

Aug 19, 2026, 5:45 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Opinion | Moderna's Road to a Cancer Vaccine

The company says a trial met its goal to prevent melanoma recurrence.

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ServiceNow's stock leads a software rally. Here's what's energizing investors.

Aug 19, 2026, 5:42 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

ServiceNow's stock leads a software rally. Here's what's energizing investors.

There's growing confidence in the idea that traditional software companies will be able to withstand AI disruption.

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Ultragenyx's gene therapy for rare metabolic disorder secures US FDA nod

Aug 19, 2026, 5:33 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Ultragenyx's gene therapy for rare metabolic disorder secures US FDA nod

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ​Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's gene therapy to ‌treat a rare metabolic disorder, the company said on Wednesday.

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What Advisors Should Weigh Before Buying Active ETFs

Aug 19, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

What Advisors Should Weigh Before Buying Active ETFs

For advisors, active ETFs raise a simple question: Pay up for a manager who's beating the market, or stick with the index and pocket the savings? In the $15.7 trillion U.S. ETF market, the answer spli...

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Major casino operator discloses ‘substantial doubt' over future as debt pressures mount

Aug 19, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Major casino operator discloses ‘substantial doubt' over future as debt pressures mount

Bally's raised substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern, citing its debt burden and pursuing financing alternatives.

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Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial

Aug 19, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial

Arturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products' potential harm to children

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Spirit Flight Attendants Fight Google's Data Bid for AI

Aug 19, 2026, 5:29 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Spirit Flight Attendants Fight Google's Data Bid for AI

The flight attendants want assurance that their confidential information will be removed from the sale of the defunct airline's digital records.

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Amazon expanding lightweight drone delivery to 500 US cities with potential 30-minute wait times for packages

Aug 19, 2026, 5:18 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Amazon expanding lightweight drone delivery to 500 US cities with potential 30-minute wait times for packages

Customers could receive the drone deliveries in as fast as 30 minutes, Amazon said in a news release.

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Global Energy Metals Highlights Advancement of Terra Balcanica's Athabasca Basin Uranium Portfolio

Aug 19, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Global Energy Metals Highlights Advancement of Terra Balcanica's Athabasca Basin Uranium Portfolio

Vancouver, BC - TheNewswire - August 19, 2026 - Global Energy Metals Corporation ( TSXV:GEMC | OTC:GBLEF | FSE:5GE2) ( “ Global Energy Metals ” , the “ Company ” and/or “ GEMC ”) , a multi-jurisdict...

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