U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse, ushering in wave of new tariffs
Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada fell apart on Friday, triggering a new set of 50% Trump administration tariffs.
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Iran lets Iraqi oil tankers pass Hormuz as Trump claims "total control"
About 20% of the world’s oil supply travels through the Strait of Hormuz. The Iran War threatens to cut it off. The history of the Strait of Hormuz, who controls it and how it became so critical to the global oil supply.
Read more →AI jobs advertise $177,000 salaries — more than double non-AI roles — yet women land just 26% of hires
Artificial intelligence may be rattling the job market, but for workers with the right skills, the disruption comes with a lucrative upside.
Read more →38-year-old runs a mobile pizzeria out of his Smart car in New York City: It's 'like a circus or a magic act'
I've been cooking professionally for most of my life. But if you'd told the teenager peeling potatoes after school that one day he'd have his own pizzeria —and operate it out of a Smart car, no less — I'm not sure he wo…
Read more →‘She’s desperate’: My friend was laid off and lost her health insurance. How can she find affordable coverage?
“Mom, they’re going to release me soon,” Ryan Matlock told his mother over the phone from his addiction treatment center. She remembered him sounding like he was crying. “I’m not strong enough to do this. I need help.”
Read more →Meta is the latest tech giant to land in her courtroom. Meet Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
The judge in the Northern District of California spent late April and much of May in her downtown Oakland courtroom, overseeing the high-profile battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
Read more →Warren Buffett Watch: It's Buffett, not Abel, who appears to be calling the shots on stocks
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Read more →Inside Coca-Cola’s secretive innovation labs: How the beverage giant wants to automate dirty soda and refreshers
Tucked away in an anonymous office park not far from its global headquarters here, Coke has been working on a flood of innovation at its secretive labs, including a way for its Freestyle drink dispensers to make dirty s…
Read more →Billionaire Leon Cooperman says today's AI boom echoes a big bust from the 1970s — a lesson from the 'Nifty Fifty' crash
Billionaire Leon Cooperman is issuing a stark warning for investors, laying out a troubling outlook for the U.S. economy that includes a recession sometime within the next year.
Read more →Ahead of tough new U.S. sanctions, Iran criticizes 'extraterritorial sovereignty'
Iran maintained its harsh rhetoric Saturday against the U.S.' plans to impose tough new sanctions.
Read more →Six investors reveal the biggest market risks — and one strategy they agree on
It has been a volatile year for global markets, rewarding some trades while punishing others.
Read more →Texas Roadhouse CEO Gerald Morgan sells $3.03m in TXRH stock
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (TXRH) director and officer Gerald L. Morgan reported selling 15,000 shares of common stock on August 21, 2026 at a weighted average price of $202.17 per share, in open-market transactions made und…
Read more →Corn Rallies into Friday’s Close Following Week of Weaker Tour Yields
Corn futures found late strength on Friday with contracts 2 ¾ to 6 ½ cents higher across the board. September was 24 ¾ cents higher on the week, with December rallying 25 ¼ cents. September options expired today. The Cm…
Read more →Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Oil Prices Stabilize
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.43% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up by +0.98%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +0.33%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) ro…
Read more →Cattle Pull off Early Friday Lows, as Cattle on Feed Shows Fewer Placements
Live cattle futures pull off early losses on Friday, with contracts closing down 30 cents to $1.15 higher. October was up 95 cents on the week. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360 dressed and $223-227. Feeder cat…
Read more →Judge narrows Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit over alleged silencing of activism
A federal judge in Manhattan has significantly pared down a lawsuit filed by Ben & Jerry's involving its former parent company, Unilever. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel dismissed seven claims and part of an…
Read more →Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Oil Prices Stabilize
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.43% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up by +0.98%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +0.33%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) ro…
Read more →Dollar Ends Little Changed as Stocks Rally
The dollar index (DXY00) fell by -0.02% on Friday, holding just above Thursday’s 3.25-month low. Strength in stocks on Friday reduced demand for dollar liquidity. The dollar is still weighed down by negative carryover f…
Read more →Soybeans Slipping on Friday, Ignoring Large Export Sale Announcements
Soybeans are trading with midday losses of 1 to 3 cents at Friday’s midday. September options expire today. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 3/4 cent at $11.98 3/4. Soymeal futures are back up $1 t…
Read more →Hot US Weather Forecasts Push Nat-Gas Prices Higher
Aug nat-gas prices settled sharply higher Tuesday as forecasts for hotter US weather sparked short covering in nat-gas futures. Forecaster Vaisala on Tuesday said that above-normal temperatures are forecast for the West…
Read more →Wheat Facing Friday Pressure
The wheat complex is in the red across the three exchanges on Friday. Chicago SRW contracts are 4 to 6 cents lower so far on Friday. KC HRW futures are trading with contracts 7 to 9 cents in the red. MPLS spring wheat i…
Read more →Stocks Climb as Crude Oil Stabilizes and Bitcoin Soars
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up by +0.37% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up by +0.67%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up by +0.10%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.30%, and…
Read more →ARS Pharma (SPRY) Cuts Spending As It Chases Neffy Market Share
On August 13, ARS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SPRY) held its second-quarter 2026 earnings call, the first for new President and CEO Donn Casale. He used it to lay out three priorities: sharper commercial targeting for neffy…
Read more →Anthropic IPO filing will show AI backlash as a risk factor, sources say
Anthropic is poised to hit the public market at a time when an increasing number of Americans are worried about artificial intelligence and are loudly opposing new data centers. That backlash is expected to be a key ris…
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