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- Economy
Gold price today, Thursday, September 17, 2026: Gold prices relatively stable following Fed rate increase
- Stocks
Iran Struggles to Shift Trade to Land From Sea
Plus, J.B. Hunt warns that costs will cut into profit, and U.S. retail sales rebounded in August.
- Companies
Daily Briefing: A-CAP Insurers Face Takeover Bid Over Risky Private Credit
Plus, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time in three years.
- Economy
The GDP-per-person slowdown threatens global living standards
Brazil, China, Germany and Russia have recently joined an unfortunate club…
- Earnings
Bilfinger Shares Fall 20% on Lowered Outlook, Job Cuts
Shares slumped after the industrial services provider lowered its outlook for the year and said it would cut up to 1,500 jobs, with postponed customer investments expected to weigh on results.
- Commodities
Saudi Arabia Has Another Option to Get Its Oil Out
A shuttle service that slips oil through the Strait of Hormuz now looks like the kingdom’s best fallback.
- Stocks
The trickle-down economics of the AI boom
How fast are AI investments translating into broader gains? Taiwan and South Korea offer hints…
- Stocks
Tata Sons to List, Tata Trusts Calls Chair Chandrasekaran's Extension ‘Illegal’
Tata Sons Pvt. on Thursday decided to pursue a stock listing and extend its chairman’s term by five years despite strong — and public — opposition from the founding-family patriarch, setting up a showdown at one of India’s oldest conglomerates. Group stocks dropped Friday.
- Earnings
OpenAI and Anthropic are making 10 times more revenue than all Chinese AI models combined, research group Rhodium says
Rhodium Group's latest analysis of Chinese and U.S. AI companies also found that low revenue did not necessarily correspond with lower valuation.
- Economy
UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar
The reading comes a day before the Bank of England updates its monetary policy.
- Personal Finance
I'm Downsizing for Retirement and Will Net $640k From My Home Sale. How Can I Reduce Capital Gains Taxes?
- Fintech & Payments
The Shift to Transactional AI: How UK Digital Banks Are Moving Past Informational Chatbots in 2026
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- Economy
Fed Policy Outlook Weighs on Yen Ahead of Bank of Japan Decision
Higher U.S. yields continue to bolster the dollar, keeping pressure on the yen despite widespread expectations that the Bank of Japan will raise its benchmark rate on Friday.
- Stocks
Analysis-From quarantine boxes to luxury cabins, China's prefab home factories pivot to exports