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Retail Sales Fell 0.6%—Read the Number Before Calling a Consumer Slump
U.S. retail sales fell 0.6% in July 2026. Here is how to read the nominal, preliminary estimate and the category shifts behind it.
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Reddit Joins the S&P 500 Tuesday—What Changes for Index-Fund Investors
The August 18 addition creates mechanical buying by benchmark trackers, but it does not make Reddit an automatic buy or change its business risks.
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Nvidia's $21 Billion SpaceX Filing Is a Snapshot—Not a New Trade
Nvidia disclosed 122.8 million SpaceX shares worth $20.98 billion at June 30. Here is what the Form 13F confirms—and what it leaves out.
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Cisco Beat Earnings. Its 8.4% Drop Shows Why Expectations Matter More
Cisco's post-earnings selloff offers a practical four-step framework for reading results, guidance, expectations and valuation before reacting to a stock move.
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Before You Lock In a 5.216% 30-Year Treasury Yield, Check the Exit Risk
The 30-year Treasury auction cleared at 5.216%. Here is how coupon, yield, duration, inflation, taxes and early-sale rules affect the decision.
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Flat July Producer Prices Sent Stocks to a Record—but the Core Gauge Rose
July producer prices were unchanged and the S&P 500 closed at a record, yet underlying wholesale inflation rose 0.4%, keeping the Fed outlook uncertain.
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Hormuz Control Claims Leave Oil Markets Watching the Next Ship
President Trump's claim of U.S. control over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's rejection of that claim have turned the oil chokepoint into a test of shipping flows, insurance risk and diplomacy.
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Norway's $1.22 Billion SpaceX Stake Turns a Private Bet Public
Norway's oil fund reported a 9.4% first-half return and, through its updated holdings, disclosed a SpaceX stake that shows how private tech exposure is entering major public portfolios.
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CoreWeave's $104 Billion Backlog Turns AI Demand Into a Debt Test
CoreWeave's second-quarter report showed $2.575 billion in revenue, a $626 million net loss and a $104 billion backlog, giving investors a sharper test of AI infrastructure demand.
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CME's Compute Futures Turn AI Power Into a Price Risk
CME Group's planned compute futures would track Nvidia H100 and B200 GPU rental costs, turning AI infrastructure capacity into a hedging and pricing question.
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Nvidia's $500 Billion Wall Street Deal Turns AI Compute Into Collateral
Nvidia says Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR will help mobilize more than $500 billion for AI compute infrastructure, a deal that could reshape how data centers are financed.
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Berkshire's $359 Billion Cash Pile Turns Into Abel's First Test
Berkshire Hathaway's second-quarter report shows larger buybacks, Alphabet among its top holdings, and a still-massive cash position under CEO Greg Abel.
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Intel's $15 Billion Stock Sale Turns AI Demand Into a Dilution Test
Intel announced a proposed $15 billion common-stock offering on August 10, 2026, saying proceeds may support capital expenditures and working capital as AI-compute demand accelerates.
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Iran's Hormuz Demands Put Oil Back on the Inflation Watch
Iran's new conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz are pushing oil back into focus before this week's inflation reports.
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Lisa Cook Gets 21 Days as Trump Reopens a Fed Independence Fight
President Donald Trump is renewing his attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, giving her a three-week response window after the Supreme Court said she was entitled to notice and a chance to answer allegations.
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Gold Slips Before Wednesday's Inflation Test
Gold pulled back on August 10, 2026 after a sharp run-up, putting Wednesday's July CPI release at the center of the next market test.
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Berkshire’s Cash Hoard Is Moving Under Greg Abel
Berkshire Hathaway reported higher operating earnings, a larger buyback and a still-huge cash position in Greg Abel’s first year as chief executive.
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Texas Stock Exchange Is Live. Listings Are the Real Test.
The Texas Stock Exchange says it is trading all NMS symbols. The next tests are exchange-traded product listings, corporate transfers and whether Dallas can pressure NYSE and Nasdaq.
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Trump Gives Fed Governor Lisa Cook 21 Days to Answer Removal Claims
The White House is again moving toward removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, giving her 21 days to answer mortgage-related allegations after a Supreme Court ruling required notice and a chance to respond.
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U.S. Payrolls Fell 23,000 in July. The Revisions May Matter More.
The U.S. labor market lost 23,000 jobs in July 2026, while BLS revisions cut 103,000 jobs from May and June. Here is what the report means for workers, investors, and the Fed.