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The Bond Market Is Getting Closer to Sounding Alarm on Economy

The Bond Market Is Getting Closer to Sounding Alarm on Economy BloombergTreasury Yield Curve Bounces From 2026's Flattest Point to +0.36 pp 247wallst.comSmart Thought Of The Week: Beware The Smart InvestorThe Bond Market's Woes Are Getting Worse—and Stocks Are Struggling to Shake It Off Barron'sThe Bond Market’s Real Warning Is Showing Up at Paychex, General Mills and Cracker Barrel thewealthadvisor.com

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Boeing flags 737 Max software glitch affecting some automated approach functions

Boeing flags 737 Max software glitch affecting some automated approach functions CNBCA New 737 MAX Software Glitch Gives Boeing Investors a Fresh Headache Barron'sBoeing Identifies 737 Max Software Glitch That May Prompt Delays bloomberg.comBoeing scrambles to fix new 737 MAX software glitch that can knock out autopilot functions after missed landing New York PostExclusive | New Boeing 737 MAX Software Glitch Could Disrupt Navigation Feature WSJ

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Bitcoin ETFs Flipped From $5.8 Billion in Outflows to $800 Million in Inflows. Is Now the Time to Buy Bitcoin?

Bitcoin ETFs Flipped From $5.8 Billion in Outflows to $800 Million in Inflows. Is Now the Time to Buy Bitcoin? fool.comBitcoin ETFs have erased a $5.8 billion hole CoinDeskVinhtocdo(@HuynhChanVinh)'s insights BinanceBlackRock snags 1.97K BTC as inflows hit 6 days: Why Bitcoin’s $87K remains out of reach AMBCryptoCrypto ETF Flow Tracker [QuantAlgo]: indicador de QuantAlgo TradingView

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Smart Ring Maker Oura’s IPO Is About Four Times Oversubscribed

Smart Ring Maker Oura’s IPO Is About Four Times Oversubscribed Bloomberg.comSmart ring maker Oura eyes $15.6 billion IPO valuation in fall listings demand test ReutersNew York sues Polymarket, says it ran illegal gambling operation By Reuters Investing.comOura’s IPO Puts AI-Powered Healthcare on the Ticker PYMNTS.comOura Competitors: Samsung, Apple and the Smart Ring Market HackerNoon

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Uncle Sam coughs up $1.9B for grid upgrades as datacenters hit a power wall

Uncle Sam coughs up $1.9B for grid upgrades as datacenters hit a power wall The RegisterIndiana nabs $175M from feds to fix regional electricity ‘choke point’ Indiana Capital ChronicleDeWine announces $273M federal grant for Ohio energy yahoo.comSpeed to Power: Stakeholder Input and DOE Actions Department of Energy (.gov)Trump's Energy Department is spending $2 billion to squeeze more power from the aging U.S. grid qz.com

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Bond yields surge to fresh two-decade highs but oil prices buffeted by Iran headlines

Bond yields surge to fresh two-decade highs but oil prices buffeted by Iran headlines NBC NewsStock Market Today: Indexes Slip as Oil Prices, Treasury Yields Rise InvestopediaGlobal bond sell-off deepens, sending borrowing costs higher around the world CNNHere's what happens to the economy when Treasury yields soar like they are now CNBCTreasury Jitters Are Rising, Yet the Real Pressure Is Building in Diesel Investing.com

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US mortgage rates top 7% for first time in 20 months

US mortgage rates top 7% for first time in 20 months The GuardianShould you buy a home when rates are over 7%? Here are the best lenders for finding a deal CNBCThe average rate on a 30-year home loan crests 7% after a steady ascent that began in mid-August dailyrecordnews.comUS FREDDIE MAC 15-YEAR MORTGAGE RATE AVERAGES 6.42% IN LATEST WEEK VS. 6.26% LAST WEEK, 5.49% IN YEAR AGO WEEK TradingViewMortgage Rates Hit 2-Year Peak as War Continues to Hinder Economy RISMedia

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Treasury yields surge to near 20-year high as oil jumps back above $103 per barrel

Treasury yields surge to near 20-year high as oil jumps back above $103 per barrel NBC NewsStock Market Today: Nasdaq Pulls Back Sharply From Records as Treasury Yields Soar to Highest Level Since 2007 InvestopediaUS 10-year yield hits a 19-year high as Fed Governor Barr backs hikes FXStreetRates Jump, And Financials Feel The Pinch FinimizeHousing stocks sell off as surge in bond yields rekindles affordability fears MarketWatch

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Startup EnerVenue Wins First Major Battery Storage Deal in China

Startup EnerVenue Wins First Major Battery Storage Deal in China Energy ConnectsUS battery start-up launches China factory ahead of Trump-Xi summit in Washington South China Morning PostAn American startup ditched Kentucky for China. Here's why. YahooEnerVenue Secures 11 MWh Energy Storage Order for Northern China Oilfield solarquarter.comEnerVenue opens China battery factory after abandoning $264M Kentucky plant The American Bazaar

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As Trump and Xi meet, Chinese automakers could be a Pandora's box for U.S. auto industry

As Trump and Xi meet, Chinese automakers could be a Pandora's box for U.S. auto industry CNBCHyundai Motor CEO warns of Chinese vehicle surge in the US without guardrails ReutersXi-Trump summit: China’s state car has already proved a match for the US ‘Beast’ South China Morning PostTD Cowen Calls Chinese Car Fears Overdone as Lawmakers Urge Trump to Keep U.S. Market Closed CollisionWeekMichigan Senator Says Trump Should ‘Not Give an Inch’ to Chinese Carmakers eletric-vehicles.com

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EXCLUSIVE: IDB head working on $2.5 billion Venezuela loan, faces board pushback, sources say

EXCLUSIVE: IDB head working on $2.5 billion Venezuela loan, faces board pushback, sources say ReutersIDB president says ‘we need to look’ at Venezuela SemaforExclusive-IDB head working on $2.5 billion Venezuela loan, faces board pushback, sources say aol.comInter-American Development Bank drafts Venezuela engagement plan centered on electricity, social needs Traders UnionEXCLUSIVE: IDB drafts two-year Venezuela plan, says electricity and social needs are key Reuters

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Trump made over 1,000 July stock trades worth up to $270m, filings reveal

Trump made over 1,000 July stock trades worth up to $270m, filings reveal The GuardianTrump Traded 1,156 Times in July. He Wants Congress to Stop Trading. YahooJoe Scarborough: Trump’s stock trading could be ‘toxic’ for GOP in midterms MS NOWTrump discloses more than 1,100 July trades, including up to $25 million each in sales of Microsoft, Amazon CNBCTrump Discloses Over 1,100 New Trades, Including Major Amazon and Microsoft Sales Quiver Quantitative

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