Stock Market Today: Dow Falls On Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Threat; Walmart Takes A Dive (Live Coverage)
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Stock Market Today: Dow Falls On Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Threat; Walmart Takes A Dive (Live Coverage)

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major stock indexes traded sharply lower Thursday after President Donald Trump threatened Iran with the “most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country.” Meanwhile, Walmart (WMT) plunged on the stock market today after the discount retailer’s earnings report. Ahead of Thursday’s open, Dow futures…

Crypto shares climb after Treasury’s doubled buybacks boost risk assets
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Crypto shares climb after Treasury’s doubled buybacks boost risk assets

By Pritam Biswas, Arasu Kannagi Basil and Hannah Lang Aug 20 (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency-related stocks surged on Thursday, a day after the U.S. Treasury Department said it would support more long-duration bonds, boosting ‌risk assets, and as U.S. President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass legislation establishing clear rules ‌for digital assets. The Treasury’s move…

XPO upgraded by S&P, just one notch below investment-grade
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XPO upgraded by S&P, just one notch below investment-grade

LTL carrier XPO has had its debt rating upgraded by S&P Global Ratings, but except for one specific obligation, it remains below the cutoff line between investment and non-investment grade debt. In the most important rating for the company, S&P Global Ratings increased its issuer credit rating on XPO (NYSE: XPO) to BB+ from BB….

3 Harvard dropouts just hit a B valuation with a chip they say beats Nvidia’s best. Should NVDA investors worry?
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3 Harvard dropouts just hit a $21B valuation with a chip they say beats Nvidia’s best. Should NVDA investors worry?

It’s become a bit boring to hear stories of 20-something techies launching multi-billion-dollar startups from their dorms. However, these tales of online riches usually center around software. That’s what makes Etched different. Must Read Gavin Uberti, Robert Wachen and Chris Zhu — a trio of math whiz Harvard dropouts — founded this San Jose startup…

Shein postpones Hong Kong debut to September, SCMP reports
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Shein postpones Hong Kong debut to September, SCMP reports

Aug 20 (Reuters) – Shein has pushed back its market debut in Hong Kong until September following a ‌slight delay in taking investor orders for the ‌fast-fashion retailer’s IPO at a reduced valuation, the South China Morning Post ​reported on Thursday. Shein plans to introduce multiple cornerstone investors, although most positions will be taken up…

Stocks Slip Before the Open as Bond Rout Resumes; Walmart Sinks After Earnings
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Stocks Slip Before the Open as Bond Rout Resumes; Walmart Sinks After Earnings

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are down -0.37%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are down -0.48% this morning, pointing to a lower open on Wall Street as Treasury yields resumed their climb. Treasuries resumed their decline on Thursday as the boost from the U.S. Treasury’s decision to increase buyback volumes for long-end securities…

Morning Bid: Twist and shout
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Morning Bid: Twist and shout

By Mike Dolan Aug 20 (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Buybacks to the rescue? The surprising move by the U.S. Treasury to double the amount of bond buybacks in the two months before the midterm elections steadied ‌the shaky government debt market on…

Just How Useful Are Human-Looking Robots? Very, Unitree Robotics Investors Hope
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Just How Useful Are Human-Looking Robots? Very, Unitree Robotics Investors Hope

Concerned about an AI bubble? Sign up for The Daily Upside for smart and actionable market news, built for investors. Unitree Robotics’ humanoid robots may give M3GAN a run for her money.  The Hangzhou-based company’s product lineup includes bipedal bots that can do backflips, kung fu and more moves that plenty of humans (and their…

LG Energy Solution Starts Production at 35-GWh Michigan Battery Plant
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LG Energy Solution Starts Production at 35-GWh Michigan Battery Plant

LG Energy Solution has started production at its new battery manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan, as the South Korean company expands its North American supply base for both energy storage systems and electric vehicles. The 226-acre plant is designed to reach more than 35 gigawatt-hours of annual battery production capacity at full scale. LG Energy…

Citi, HSBC, StanChart adopt Ant International’s forex AI tool
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Citi, HSBC, StanChart adopt Ant International’s forex AI tool

By Selena Li HONG KONG, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Ant International launched an upgraded version of ‌its artificial intelligence model on Thursday, ‌signing up major global banks as financial institutions ​accelerate the adoption of specialised AI to manage liquidity risks. The Singapore-based fintech giant rolled out its Falcon Time-Series Transformer Model 2.0 ‌and has partnered…

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