Wednesday, August 19, 2026
General
- Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 posts third straight losing day: Live updates
- Oil edges up on uncertainty over exports through Hormuz
- Japan bond yields near 3% as inflation, fiscal worries mount
- Hormuz traffic slows as uncertainty over waterway persists
- Trump pauses tariffs on Canadian imports, Carney says key work remains
- Korea Bears Brunt as Higher Bond Yields Weigh on Chip Stocks
- Japanese Stocks Slide as Bond Market Anxiety Hits AI Sentiment
- Ocean Heat Waves Threaten to Supercharge Storm Season in Europe
- Threatening Friends and Courting Enemies in Trump’s ‘Upside-Down World’
- Bonds Are Getting Hammered, and Wall Street Says the Rout Won’t End Anytime Soon
- Iran’s Attacks on Ships in Hormuz Mount, Testing U.S. Military Restraint
- Inside Big Tech’s Frantic Race to Quell the Growing Backlash to AI
- America’s brands lose their magic
