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Bonds, Chip Stocks Steady Ahead of Fed Meeting Minutes
Chip stocks were flat premarket and Nasdaq futures edged higher after the sharp rise in borrowing costs added to an AI-related selloff, dragging on blue-chip indexes across Asia.
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Stocks Are Sizzlin'-and Fall Will Be Even Hotter
Strong earnings reports have helped the S&P 500 reach record levels this quarter. Analysts see more gains ahead, with one saying the index can reach 8100.
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U.K. Inflation Surges as Iran War Threatens Further Price Pressures
Inflation was driven by a surge in household energy costs and reached the highest annual rate since March, when prices spiked following the outbreak of the war in Iran.
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Trump Pauses 50% Tariff on Some Canadian Products
The levies were set to affect 5% of Canadian exports to the U.S. and risked escalation into a broader trade conflict.
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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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The Fed minutes are coming -and they're more crucial now as Warsh limits his communication
Investors are starved for information in a new world of "terse" communication from the central bank.
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Bank Indonesia Holds Rates Steady as Rupiah Pressure Eases
Bank Indonesia kept its benchmark seven-day reverse repo rate unchanged at 5.75%, as the rupiah stabilizes and it gauges the impact of prior interest-rate hikes.
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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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Nasdaq Moves Closer to 23-Hour Stock Trading With December Launch
Nasdaq plans to add an overnight trading session starting Dec. 6 as U.S. exchanges move toward nearly around-the-clock stock trading.
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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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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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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.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 19, 2026 05:00 ET (09:00 GMT)
