Thursday, August 6, 2026
Afternoon
- Stocks fall as traders monitor Iran; Sandisk shares drop: Live updates
- Oil jumps $3 as Iran reviews bill to ban US, Israeli vessels from Hormuz
- FX Traders Brace for Dollar Volatility Ahead of US Payrolls Report
- U.S., Israeli ships blocked in Hormuz Strait under draft plan: Iran state media
- Houthis Attack Saudi-Backed Forces in Yemen, Escalating Tensions
- Trump's Iran dilemma: He's stuck in war with no exit in sight
- Alphabet’s Jumbo Bond Sale Draws $115 Billion of Investor Demand
- Trump may get a big, new tariff authority
- Furious pace of AI investment on some Fed officials' radar now
- Warsh’s Faith in Markets Sidelines More Nuanced Fed Policy Tools
- Mortgage Rates in US Increase to 6.69%, Highest Since July 2025
- Top US Mortgage Lender Plunges Most Ever After Pausing Dividend
- Hack of Supposedly Safe Bitcoin Tool Tries Faith of the Devoted
- Private Credit Funds Avert Worst Fears and Bounce Back From Lows
- Small Businesses Want More Workers
General
- Dow rises as traders monitor negotiations to reopen Strait of Hormuz: Live updates
- Oil gains as investors cautious over Iran-Oman talks
- Emerging Currencies Hold Near Record High as Carry Trades Revive
- ‘Sell America’ Debate Re-Emerges as US Policies Sow Some Doubts
- Alphabet Returns to Bond Market Despite AI Spending Worries
- Possible Strait of Hormuz deal, Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon and other news in the Mideast
- Iran Says Deal With Oman on Strait of Hormuz Agreed in Principle
- Iran warns Gulf states: tell Trump to desist or we hit you hard
- US weekly jobless claims edge up; planned layoffs decline in July
- US productivity rises faster than expected in second quarter
- U.S. workers' share of national income falls to a new low
- JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warns of high leverage: ‘Somebody will disrupt the market’
- FOMO-Driven Buying of S&P Calls Fuels ‘One-Way Flow’ of Orders
- Xi Flexes Expanding Legal Arsenal to Warn Trump Ahead of Summit
- How extreme heat is changing Americans’ lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll
- Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record
- Romania races to divert Danube water to nuclear reactor as shutdown looms
- Trump Said to Call Warsh In Latest Signal of Push to Remake Fed
- AI Hedge Fund’s Near Miss May Embolden Risky Bets
- AI’s Volatile Power Demand Is Damaging Its Own Data Centers
- BlackRock’s Troubled TCP Sells $523 Million of Loans to Pantheon
- Ukraine Says It Hit Two of Russia’s Oil Refineries Overnight
- Bessent Declares Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor ‘Dead’
- Trump Has Called Warsh Repeatedly Since He Became Fed Chair
- Scott Bessent’s Yen Trade Has Unintended Consequences for the Markets
- ‘Perps’ Are the Risky New Derivatives That Could Amplify Stock Blowups
- Water Crisis Deepens on the Colorado River
- Kevin Warsh to stick with lean Fed messaging despite market backlash
- Insurance and bank stocks slide amid China tax crackdown fears
