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U.S. Tech Stocks Slip as Bond Yields Hit Decade Highs; Iran Truce Expires

U.S. stocks fell as a worldwide bond selloff pushed long-term yields to their highest levels in years.

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Iran's Attacks on Ships in Hormuz Mount, Testing U.S. Military Restraint

The Trump administration, following a strategy of economic pressure, has sidestepped provocations in the Strait of Hormuz that are keeping traffic to a trickle.

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Bonds Are Getting Hammered, and Wall Street Says the Rout Won't End Anytime Soon

With yields on 30-year U.S. Treasurys at 19-year highs, investors predict a new era in the bond market. And it looks a lot like 2007.

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SEC Proposes Rules to Make It Easier to Raise Money Through Crypto Sales

The proposal would essentially allow crypto firms to avoid traditional securities registration requirements when offering tokens that meet certain conditions.

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The National Debt Is Wreaking Havoc With Bonds. Where We Go From Here.

The U.S. shows no sign that its borrowing will let up anytime soon. Combined with market volatility and inflation, it's a potent mixture.

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Why Canada's Booze Ban Is Such a Sore Point in Trade Talks

U.S. politicians are crying foul as California Merlots, Kentucky bourbons and Tennessee whiskeys​ disappear from Canadian shelves.

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Investors Slam SEC Plan to Remove Best-Price Rule

A proposal to eliminate the decades-old protection draws criticism from Wall Street and individuals.

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U.S. Import Prices Fell in July

U.S. import prices decreased in July, driven by lower prices for fuel imports, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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U.S. Housing Starts Dropped in July

Housing starts fell sharply below expectations in July as home-builder sentiment remained muted.

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Canada Housing Starts Drop in July Even as Home Sales Continue to Rise

Housing starts across Canada came in at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 229,074 units, a 4.9% decline from the month before and below expectations of about 250,000 residential housing projects.

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Diesel Buyers Compete for Shrinking Supply Pool

Diesel buyers are competing for shrinking supply amid disruptions in Russia and the Middle East, with the U.S. at the center of a scramble that could intensify into the winter.

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German Investor Confidence Rises for Fourth Straight Month

Sentiment climbed again on a bumper earnings season, while the economy overcomes some of the shock of the war in Iran.

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Auto Insurance Premiums Have Room to Keep Falling

The soft insurance market is pleasing to inflation watchers but less so to shareholders.

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Trump Administration Moves to Open Millions of National-Forest Acres to Logging

The U.S. Forest Service intends to rescind a 2001 rule that blocked most development and timber harvesting in certain national forests.

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August 18, 2026 21:00 ET (01:00 GMT)