Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Evening
- Stock futures inch higher after blue-chip Dow posts new record close: Live updates
- Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
- Iran and the US say a Strait of Hormuz deal is close, but one or both would have to back down
- Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if US launches new strikes
- Major Wall Street firms targeted in attempted cyberattacks, sources say
- AI's bottomless pit problem: Investors are scrutinizing costs
- Meta's AI model hacked another company during testing, The Information reports
- Heavy interest in US swap futures signals worry about higher rates for longer
- Fed's Cook ready to raise rates if inflation doesn't start easing
- North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says
- Hedge Funds Take Big Hit in July After Bruising AI Selloff
- JPMorgan CEO Dimon Says Leverage in Market Is ‘Pretty High’
- Blue Owl BDCs Buy Back $90 Million of Shares to Support Value
- Trump’s Battleship Fleet Could Cost $275 Billion, CBO Says
- Brazil Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate to 14% After Inflation Cooled
- What the Stock Market’s Record Rally Has to Do With Rescuing the Yen
- Iran says it has reached agreement with Oman on Hormuz shipping route
Afternoon
- S&P 500 gives up gain as 4-day rally loses momentum; Dow boosted by Nvidia: Live updates
- Oil prices ease on Hormuz reopening hopes, despite Houthi threats
- Iran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Route Reached With Oman
- Here are the latest developments in the Middle East
- Situational Awareness hedge fund meltdown was a warning shot for leveraged markets, BofA CEO says
- Major Hedge Funds Targeted in Wave of Attempted Cyberattacks
- US Services Activity Continues to Expand on Resilient Demand
- Kashkari Says Fed Should Raise Rates Now to Bring Down Inflation
- SpaceX’s $101 Billion Unlock Heaps Pressure on Battered Shares
- Some 64% of Young Men Day Trading Stocks Feel Like Failures
- China’s A.I. Is Surging Across Africa. That Should Worry Silicon Valley.
- Home-Building Is Sputtering, but Lumber Prices Haven’t Been So High in Years
- Trump’s Days-Old Hamas Disarmament Deal Is Already in Danger
- Taiwan Tests War Plans to Thwart Chinese Invasion
General
- S&P 500 and Dow tick higher after record day on Wall Street: Live updates
- Gold scales one-month peak as US-Iran peace hopes ease inflation worries
- Oil prices rebound after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker
- Tech Melt-Up Drives $3.5 Trillion Nasdaq 100 Gain in Four Days
- Carry Trade Is Powering On as Investors Sidestep Yen’s Gains
- Trump Fuels Hopes of Hormuz Reopening With Hints a Deal is Near
- Trump says deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday
- Gulf shipping traffic steady amid uncertainty of peace talks
- Fed’s Kashkari says ‘now is the time to start slowly moving’ rates up
- Fed's Kashkari: Communicating Fed's reaction function is helpful
- Kansas City Fed's Schmid favors higher rates to bring down inflatio
- Manufacturing survey shows inflation worries ‘worse than pandemic era,’ adding to Fed pressure
- Private companies added just 44,000 workers in July, below expectations, ADP reports
- US Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.81%, Highest Level in a Year
- Defense startups raid auto and fracking sectors for parts to speed weapons output
- Hedge fund Millennium looks to raise record $20 billion in new capital, source says
- Pentagon War Game Exposed a Critical US Aluminum Risk Months Before Iran Attacks
- North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says
- Yemen’s Houthis Say They’ll Target Tankers in Northern Red Sea
- Kevin Warsh Has Some Explaining to Do
- US Signals Steady Debt Sales to 2027, Offers ‘Subtle Change’
- Why Do Data Centers Use So Much Fresh Water?
- Some 64% of Young Men Day Trading Stocks Feel Like Failures
- Private Capital Rushes to Fund AI Buildout in Emerging Markets
- China’s Services Gauge Hits Two-Year Low as Firms Turn Cautious
- Record El Niño Threatens Fragile Economies Squeezed by War
- As the Danube Hits Record Lows, Every Centimeter of River Counts
- An Angry Trump Struggles to Understand Iran’s Defiant Leaders
- Iran Is Staking Everything on Controlling the Strait of Hormuz
- AI Just Went Rogue Again. This Time It Turned to Deception.
- The Investing Heavyweights That Backed Situational Awareness Before It Blew Up
- Bankers Are Betting on Supersize Bonuses This Year With Profits Surging
- Donald Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms
- China hits back at US with sanctions and tighter drone export rules
- Remember when the US Treasury caused that major yen rally in ‘98?
