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Technology
Anthropic researcher claims AI extinction risk is over 10% within the next decade
Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic to expose concerns about AI safety, which company leaders like Evan Hubinger have confirmed as accurate.
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Markets
$99.49 per barrel: Brent crude closes up 1.6% as Iran strikes Jordan base
Oil prices surged to nearly $100 after Iranian Revolutionary Guards attacked US assets in the Gulf and a US base in Jordan, prompting Washington to vow continued pressure on tanker shipments.
Technology
OpenAI Unveils GPT-6 Astra; Nvidia CEO Claims AGI Era Has Arrived
Nvidia and Softbank shares rallied following OpenAI's release of the GPT-6 Astra model, which Jensen Huang declared marks the beginning of artificial general intelligence.
Policy & Regulation
Foreign investors pour in $3.9 billion to Brazilian stock market in September
Net foreign inflows reached R$ 3.9 billion during the first three trading sessions of September on the B3, reversing last month's massive outflows. The Ibovespa index climbed 1.55% to 188,022 points as external capital entered while institutional investors withdrew funds.
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$98.66 per barrel: US Treasury sanctions 27 Iranian airlines amid oil rise
Business
Visa Stablecoin Settlement Volume Hits $20 Billion Annualized Run Rate, 15x Year Over Year
Business
US Stocks Drop 664 Points Amid Trump Threat to Ban Bombardier and Canada's Tariff Escalation
Markets
Gold drops 0.5% to $4,405.47 after strong U.S. payrolls data
Central Banks
Dow Jones rises 627 points as Fed Governor Waller signals support for steady rates if inflation cools
- Fed Governor Christopher Waller urges rate hold as inflation progress continues at current 3.50%-3.75% level
- Dollar jumps 0.37% as US adds 162,000 jobs in August
- Trump threatens trade cutoff if Federal Reserve does not slash interest rates
- President Trump urges Federal Reserve to cut rates ahead of September meeting
- US dollar's reserve share drops to 56%, but study reveals concentrated decline by China and Russia
Commodities & Energy
Goldman Sachs warns Brent crude could rise to $120 per barrel if Middle East shipping attacks intensify
- U.S. National Gasoline Average Set to Hit $4.03 During Labor Day Weekend
- ADX Energy applies for third Sicily Channel gas permit covering 517km2
- Gold jumps 2.3% to $4,488.54 as Fed Governor Waller dampens rate hike expectations
- Chevron commits $7 billion to double Venezuela oil output to 600,000 barrels daily
- Argentina set to export record 10 million tonnes of corn in August and September
Crypto
Payward joins SoFi Exchange Network for round-the-clock US dollar settlement
- Liquid Network Pauses After $320 Million Withdrawal by Claimed White Hat Hackers
- Block seeks US trust bank charter for Bitcoin and stablecoin custody
- Harmony proposes shutting down its blockchain to migrate ONE tokens to Ethereum
- Bitmine acquires 28,086 Ether worth $69.5 million for a 97% accumulation goal
- Hyperscale Data shuts down Michigan Bitcoin mining to host 20-megawatt AI data center
Deals
Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion
- Trump threatens to ban US sales of Bombardier jets unless they manufacture in America
- Apple to Launch Foldable iPhone on Thursday, Overriding Tim Cook with New CEO John Ternus
- $11.75 billion deal: GE Aerospace buys Castings firm Consolidated Precision Products
Earnings
Campbell Soup cuts quarterly dividend by more than one-third on weak sales forecasts
- Lululemon shares fell 20% after full-year forecast cut and new CEO appointment
- Academy Sports Reports 3.0% Sales Growth and $2.17 EPS
- America's Car-Mart Q1 Revenue Dropped 57.3% Due to Capital Constraints and Reduced Inventory
- ODDY Tech reports Q2 net revenue of $181 million
- SailPoint Reports Fiscal Q2 2027 Earnings with Conference Call
Economy
US economy added 162,000 jobs in August
- US Jobs Add 162,000 in August, Unemployment Stands at 4.1%
- US Services Sector PMI Rises to 55.4, Highest New Orders in Three Years and a Half
- Oil crosses $100/bbl, US 10-year yield hits new high as inflation fears rise
- Producer price index rises 0.06% in August as food costs drive inflation upward
- Vodafone Idea among 4 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs after 22% rally
Markets
$99.49 per barrel: Brent crude closes up 1.6% as Iran strikes Jordan base
- OpenAI Unveils GPT-6 Astra; Nvidia CEO Claims AGI Era Has Arrived
- Circle agreed to acquire Tazapay in a deal closing by 2027 for approximately $400 million
Policy & Regulation
Foreign investors pour in $3.9 billion to Brazilian stock market in September
- $61 Coin Rolls: US Mint Releases First Dollar Featuring President Trump
- New Jersey Petitions Supreme Court on Kalshi Sports Betting Jurisdiction
- Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for WTI perpetual crude oil futures
- G20 Ministers Clashed Over 'Non-Market' Term in Trade Language Dispute
Business
$2,500 Foldable iPhone to be unveiled by Apple's first folding phone under new CEO John Ternus
- Nvidia agrees $12.93 billion purchase of Hugging Face to expand open AI platform
- Banco Central sells $50,000 swap contracts as Lula-Flávio vote dispute intensifies in Brazil polls
- Eurozone inflation rises to 3.3% in August driven by energy surge