Best high-yield savings interest rates today, Monday, August 3, 2026: You can earn up to 4.15% APY
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Best high-yield savings interest rates today, Monday, August 3, 2026: You can earn up to 4.15% APY

If you’re looking to supercharge your savings, a high-yield savings account can provide a competitive interest rate to help your balance grow faster.  However, not all banks offer high savings account rates, which is why it’s important to shop around and find the most competitive savings interest rates available.  Read on to learn more about…

HELOC and home equity loan rates today, Monday, August 3, 2026: Just a 2-basis-point differential
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HELOC and home equity loan rates today, Monday, August 3, 2026: Just a 2-basis-point differential

The difference between the current home equity loan (HEL) rate and the average HELOC rate is just 2 basis points, according to Curinos, a real estate data analytics company. Especially when rates are this close, choosing the right option doesn’t come down to just rates. It’s how you plan to use your funds that will…

Stock market today: Nasdaq leads Dow, S&P 500 higher as Big Tech gains, oil prices ease
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Stock market today: Nasdaq leads Dow, S&P 500 higher as Big Tech gains, oil prices ease

Big Tech boosted US stocks as August began, kicking off a busy week of earnings and ahead of a fresh look at the health of the labor market. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the major indexes higher, rising 1.7%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 1.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) also increased…

Stock market today: Nasdaq leads Dow, S&P 500 higher as Big Tech gains, oil prices ease
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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as Trump calls off Iran attack, oil and bond yields ease

US stock futures advanced as August begins, kicking off a busy week of earnings and a fresh look at the health of the labor market. Futures on the Nasdaq-100 (NQ=F) and S&P 500 (ES=F) rose by about 0.5%, while contracts for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) increased 0.6% after a volatile July ended on…

Oil slides on Iran peace deal hopes and yen firms after intervention
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Oil slides on Iran peace deal hopes and yen firms after intervention

By Nell Mackenzie and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell sharply while European stock markets jumped on Monday as hopes of a peace deal in the Middle East grew, while the yen firmed to a three-month high after the U.S. and Japan confirmed ‌joint intervention to support the weak currency. Brent…

Exclusive-CXMT plans second chip plant in Beijing and is in talks on its funding, sources say
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Exclusive-CXMT plans second chip plant in Beijing and is in talks on its funding, sources say

Aug 3 (Reuters) – CXMT, China’s largest chipmaker by market value, is considering building a second memory-chip plant in Beijing and is in financing talks with a tech manufacturing hub backed by the local government, two sources familiar with the matter said. The move comes as CXMT seeks ‌to boost production amid a global chip…

Yen climbs for third straight session with traders on alert for intervention
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Yen climbs for third straight session with traders on alert for intervention

By Stefano Rebaudo and Rae Wee Aug 3 (Reuters) – The yen rose for a third straight session on Monday, keeping traders on alert for further intervention after Tokyo and Washington stepped into the foreign exchange market last week to support ‌Japan’s currency. Meanwhile, oil prices sank more than $4 a barrel after U.S. President…

Once-bankrupt Atari returns to profit with decade-high revenue
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Once-bankrupt Atari returns to profit with decade-high revenue

Aug 3 (Reuters) – Video game developer Atari reported annual revenue of €56 million ($65 million) on Monday, its ‌highest in more than a decade, as a ‌strategy built on reviving old franchises and buying up studios pulled ​the Paris-based company back into profit. Atari, the arcade and console pioneer that filed for bankruptcy protection…

Shein weighs cost reset for late-stage investors ahead of Hong Kong IPO, Bloomberg News reports
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Shein weighs cost reset for late-stage investors ahead of Hong Kong IPO, Bloomberg News reports

Aug 3 (Reuters) – Shein is considering lowering the cost of investment for some late-stage ‌investors as the fast-fashion retailer pursues a ‌Hong Kong IPO at a lower valuation, Bloomberg News reported ​on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company may offer a mix of cash payouts and additional Class B shares to…

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