U.S. Bank Business Shield Visa review: Solid 0% APR offer, but little long-term rewards value
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U.S. Bank Business Shield Visa review: Solid 0% APR offer, but little long-term rewards value

The U.S. Bank Business Shield™ Visa® Card is a 0% APR card with no annual fee. If you’re a business owner who wants to lower interest charges, you can use this card to transfer an existing debt balance or finance new purchases. The tradeoff? You’ll get little long-term rewards value. U.S. Bank Business Shield Visa…

U.S. Bank Smartly Visa Signature Card review: Earn 2% cash back or more on every purchase
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U.S. Bank Smartly Visa Signature Card review: Earn 2% cash back or more on every purchase

The U.S. Bank Smartly™ Visa Signature® Card makes it easy to maximize every purchase with 2% cash back. But if you have an existing U.S. Bank account with a qualifying balance, you can get even more: up to double the cash back on your spending. U.S. Bank Smartly Visa Signature overview Annual fee $0 Introductory…

Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Friday, August 21, 2026: Cryptos continue rally sparked by Treasury repurchase announcement
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Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Friday, August 21, 2026: Cryptos continue rally sparked by Treasury repurchase announcement

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $73,013 on Friday, August 21, 2026, 5.4% higher than Thursday’s opening price. As of 9:08 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $77,307.95. Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,326.60 on Friday, August 21, 2026, up 3.3% from Thursday’s opening price. The price of ethereum moved higher this morning…

Silver prices today, Friday, August 21, 2026: Silver pushes higher on weaker dollar
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Silver prices today, Friday, August 21, 2026: Silver pushes higher on weaker dollar

Silver (SI=F) September futures opened at $68.20 per ounce on Friday, August 21, 2026, up 0.1% from Thursday’s closing price. The silver price moved higher this morning, reaching $69.49 as of 9 a.m. ET. The opening silver price was up nearly 5% since last week as traders reacted to a record high in U.S. debt…

Gold prices today, Friday, August 21, 2026: Gold remains strong amid U.S. debt concerns
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Gold prices today, Friday, August 21, 2026: Gold remains strong amid U.S. debt concerns

Gold (GC=F) December futures opened at $4,577 per troy ounce on Friday, August 21, 2026, up 0.1% from Thursday’s closing price. The price of gold is up this morning at $4,633.90 per troy ounce as of 9 a.m. ET. Gold continued to rise Friday morning amid concerns about U.S. debt. Earlier in the week, the…

Hyundai considers Georgia Metaplant expansion to 800,000 units
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Hyundai considers Georgia Metaplant expansion to 800,000 units

Hyundai Motor is considering expanding production capacity at its Georgia assembly plant from 500,000 vehicles annually to between 700,000 and 800,000 units by 2028, CEO José Muñoz told CNBC on Thursday. The South Korean automaker said following publication of the interview that the plans are under consideration but not yet confirmed. At the upper end…

China’s Oil Imports Set to Rebound as Refiners Hunt for New Supply
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China’s Oil Imports Set to Rebound as Refiners Hunt for New Supply

Crude oil imports into China are set to rise by about 1.2 million barrels per day in the final quarter of the year from the current one, although they will likely remain lower than pre-war levels, Bloomberg has reported, citing energy consultancies. Oil purchases by Chinese refiners are climbing back towards 10 million barrels daily…

Under pressure: Tracking the pain in G7 government debt
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Under pressure: Tracking the pain in G7 government debt

By Yoruk Bahceli, Ben Welsh, Dhara Ranasinghe and Rocky Swift LONDON/NEW YORK/TOKYO, August 20 (Reuters) – U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, underscoring the pressures on the world’s major economies to fund ever-increasing spending demands — from ageing populations to climate change and defence. This year, the Iran war has rekindled…

A date on the calendar could shape the BOJ’s endgame on interest rates
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A date on the calendar could shape the BOJ’s endgame on interest rates

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan has set next year’s July policy meeting just in time for its two hawkish board members to vote before their five-year terms expire, a scheduling quirk that could prove crucial ‌for how high Japanese interest rates may ultimately rise. Under a calendar of…

Treasury buyback renews dollar-debasement fears
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Treasury buyback renews dollar-debasement fears

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury’s move to expand purchases of older long-dated bonds has revived a familiar worry in foreign-exchange markets: if Washington will not let borrowing costs rise, will the dollar end up absorbing the adjustment instead? On Wednesday, Treasury said it would at least double the…

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