The big lesson from this week's earnings: The AI buildout is not a zero-sum game
Salesforce, CrowdStrike, and Nvidia all faced major tests with investors and crushed expectations.
Stock market news — Saturday, 29 August 2026
86 headlines. Of the 56 with a specific market target, 19 were positive, 27 negative and 10 neutral — overall mood leaning cautious. Most mentioned: BTC, META, NVDA.
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Nvidia’s AI boom just ran into a new $96B question
Success after a century of failures: Inside Moderna and Merck’s cancer vaccine breakthrough
A $1.1 million crypto card hack crashed a neobank's token 49%
The exploit caused the neobank's AVICI token to drop 49% from a 24-hour high, hitting a record low before paring some of the losses.
Glencore takes $480 mln provision on Radiant World exposure - Bloomberg
America’s Electricity Boom Is Outrunning Its Power Grid
The United States’ energy grid is under extreme duress as rapid electrification and energy demand place increasing and unprecedented demand on transmission infrastructure. The artificial intelligence boom is sending energy demand rates…
Indian bank stocks show widest exchange price gap in decades
Stocks Fall as Hawkish Warsh Boosts Fed Rate Hike Chances
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.25% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -0.70%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) fell…
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A $1.1 million crypto card hack crashed a neobank's token 49%
The exploit caused the neobank's AVICI token to drop 49% from a 24-hour high, hitting a record low before paring some of the losses.
Hogs Rally into the Weekend
Lean hog futures were 90 cents to $1.27 higher to close Friday, with October up $1.02 on the week, led by the Friday strength. USDA’s national base hog price was at $89.57 in the Friday PM report, down 19 cents from the day prior. The…
Cotton Sees Profit Taking Pressure to Close the Week
Cotton futures faced pressure to close the week with Friday losses of 19 to 114 points across the board. December still held up for a weekly gain of 303 points. Crude oil was down 9 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.533…
Wheat Extend Rally to 3-Year Highs into the Weekend
The wheat complex extended the move to 3-year highs for the winter wheats into the weekend. Chicago SRW contracts rallied 10 ½ to 24 ¼ cents across the board on Friday, with September 85 ½ cents higher on the week. KC HRW futures saw…
Cattle Face Friday Pressure to Close Week of Losses
Live cattle futures faced weakness on Friday, with contracts down 45 cents to $1.30, as October fell $6.20 on the week. Cash trade picked up later on Friday with $222 sales surfacing across the country. The Friday morning Fed Cattle…
Cotton Facing Friday Weakness
Cotton futures are falling back at the end of the week, with contracts down 100 to 111 points across the front months at midday. Crude oil is up 4 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.533 higher. Export Sales has the 2026/27…
Wheat Rallying into the Weekend
The wheat complex is trading with the three exchanges extending gains on Friday. Chicago SRW contracts are showing 22 to 23 cent gains so far on Friday. KC HRW futures are showing 25 to 26 cent gains on the day. MPLS spring wheat is in…
Stocks Fall as Hawkish Warsh Boosts Fed Rate Hike Chances
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.25% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -0.70%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) fell…
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Glencore takes $480 mln provision on Radiant World exposure - Bloomberg
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Patients with the deadliest cancer finally have something that works
A Magnite Director Sells Nearly 50,000 Shares Worth $1.2 Million Amid a Rising Stock Price
Alico Maps Shift From Citrus to Florida Land Development at IDEAS Conference
Coinbase CEO Says Crypto Is 'Updating the Financial System' as Trump Pushes CLARITY Act
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Personal Loan Application: 5 Reasons You Can Get Denied -- and How To Avoid Them
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America’s Electricity Boom Is Outrunning Its Power Grid
The United States’ energy grid is under extreme duress as rapid electrification and energy demand place increasing and unprecedented demand on transmission infrastructure. The artificial intelligence boom is sending energy demand rates…
HDFC Bank CEO Jagdishan to step down in October as governance pressures mount
U.S. Eyes 18th-Century Law to Seize and Sell Iranian Oil
The US government is exploring an unusual legal route for dealing with Iranian oil and ships captured as part of its blockade: bringing back a wartime maritime system that has barely been used for generations, according to Bloomberg.…
72% of homebuyers have paused their search waiting for lower mortgage rates — and 41% already regret it
Ditching 'digital gold': BPI study suggests everyday Americans prefer control and micro-investing
A new survey suggests some of bitcoin's most familiar sales pitches of changing the world may be poorly suited to a majority of prospective buyers.
Swift’s $1.5 quadrillion network faces a blockchain test
Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network gives it the power to absorb the technology instead.
The next trillion-dollar currency may not be a stablecoin — it might not even have a name yet
AI agents are coming. They will need to pay each other. Crypto executives agree on the problem but disagree sharply on the solution, and one thinks the answer has not been invented yet.
Oil-Rich Azerbaijan Bets Big on a Clean Energy Boom
Azerbaijan is one of the world’s oldest oil producers and exporters, having pumped crude since the mid-19th century, and remains a major global oil producer. It has long relied on oil and gas to meet its energy needs and as a major…
Kevin O'Leary, worth $400 million, compares paper towel prices at Walmart as grocery costs climb 5.9%
Nepal resumes flood rescue, seeks technical help and billions of dollars
The Himalayan nation called for specialist foreign assistance and its finance minister told Reuters it would also need up to $5 billion to rebuild.
Fed Chairman Warsh shows courage with Jackson Hole speech, defying political pressure, says Harvard's Rogoff
Goodyear burning rubber and cash as turnaround plan continues
The tire maker has an ongoing turnaround plan as the company tries to restructure its business, refinance and pay down years of debt.
Suze Orman says your annuity guarantee is 'only as good as' the insurer's balance sheet — here's why
The big lesson from this week's earnings: The AI buildout is not a zero-sum game
Salesforce, CrowdStrike, and Nvidia all faced major tests with investors and crushed expectations.
Stock Market Week Ahead: Chips, Cybersecurity And Jobs
Gen Zers quit their jobs to start a pickle company—now it’s valued at $8.5 million
Good Girl Snacks founders Leah Marcus and Yasaman Bakhitar built their startup's multimillion-dollar valuation with pickle jars and Gen Z branding strategies.
Why would someone lock up money by rolling it into a 401(k)?
When done right, rollovers can be a great tool.
Tokenized assets are busier than the data shows
When you strip out what was never mobile, correct for who's holding what and why, add back what works off-contract, the utilization of tokenized assets looks close to 20%, argues Katana’s Matthew Fisher.
5 affordable cities to retire in the U.S. right now
You don’t have to leave the country to find an affordable place that matches your retirement vision.
Tim Cook wasn’t a ‘product guy’ — so he re-engineered Apple instead
Dismissed as “not a product guy,” the outgoing CEO proved that supply-chain mastery could take Apple to new heights.
K, C or E? Why economists can’t agree on the shape of today’s economy
Economists have long viewed the post-pandemic economy as "K"-shaped. That consensus has now evaporated.
Tech backlash reaches fever pitch as AI angst collides with social media fears
With data center concerns becoming a major election issue and Meta reaching a landmark settlement in a social media case, the tech backlash is gaining steam.
Bank of America says these stocks have upside heading into September
Several stocks offer plenty more room to appreciate in September, Bank of America said this week.
Stocks eked out a winning week. Here are the names that are now overbought
Investors may have gotten overenthusiastic on a couple big names.
Iran trade falls as Supreme Leader Khamenei urges less reliance on the U.S. dollar
Iran's president says sanctions are hitting imports and exports, as its supreme leader urges less reliance on the U.S. dollar.
Where are all the new jobs? Hiring slows again — and it probably won’t speed up soon.
The U.S. labor market seemed to be on upswing after a surge in new employment early this year — but a summer slowdown in hiring and fewer help-wanted ads suggest it won’t get any easier to find a job.
Sugar Prices Erase Early Gains as Real Strength Spurs Long Liquidation
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is down -0.64 (-3.52%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is down -13.20 (-2.52%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance today and sold off sharply, as weakness in the Brazilian…
Buffett remains active at 96, but Berkshire's shares aren't doing much
Warren Buffett will be celebrating his 96th birthday on Sunday, but Berkshire Hathaway investors aren't celebrating the stock's anemic performance.
Russian strike on Kyiv-area warehouse causes detonation, killing 27
Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Saturday, August 29, 2026: Fixed rates move slightly higher into the weekend
Corporate earnings have been growing at a blistering pace. Here’s why that’s not likely to last.
The recent blistering pace of earnings growth is unsustainable.