Morning News: August 3, 2026

The Global Oil Cushion Isn’t Really Hitting ‘Tank Bottoms’

Trump Adds to China Forced Labor Blacklist

Trump Currency Wars Kick Off With US Support for Japan’s Yen

Why Japan Is Propping Up the Yen With US Help

Trump’s Iran Comments Still Rally Markets

US Futures Climb as Focus Shifts Back to Earnings, Oil Slides

Bessent Seen Rebuffing Wall Street on Guidance for US Debt Sales

Sahm: The Fed Needs to Start Listening to Normal People

The Death of Forward Guidance

Kevin Warsh and Christopher Waller Are Incorrect for Different Reasons

Leveraged ETFs Need to Be Reined In

Hedge Fund’s 439% Return Should Have Been the Warning

Capital One Says It Closed Trump Organization’s Accounts After Anti-Money Laundering Probe

Hackers Hit Bitcoin’s Safest Hiding Place in Ongoing Attack

A Wall Street Troll Reinvented Himself as the Groypers’ Pick for Governor. The GOP Can’t Get Rid of Him

Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Heaps Pressure on a Teetering CMBS Deal

Marriott Says Middle East Conflict Weighed on Sales

AI Is Turning Retail Traders Into DIY Hedge Funds

Apple vs. OpenAI: How Siri AI Stacks Up Against the New ChatGPT

Washington Is Guarding An AI Lead That Is Already Melting

What Are Companies Getting for All That A.I. Spending?

AstraZeneca Shares Fall on Deal Talks With Bristol-Myers

Employers Are About To Pay Twice For the Same Price Transparency

KKR to Buy Integer Holdings for $4.3 Billion

Summertime Blues Hit China’s Factories

Reshoring Invites Robots Into US Car Plants

SpaceX Investors Are Ready to Quiz Musk Over Ever-Closer Ties With Tesla

The Sheer Wonder and Meaning Found in a Tesla Ride

Under Amazon, Whole Foods Is Shedding ‘Whole Paycheck’ Reputation

Tyson Cuts Profit Outlook as Beef Recovery Remains Elusive

America’s Lettuce Crisis Has Shoppers Ditching Supermarkets for Farmers Markets

Americans Are Rethinking Their Love Affair With Plant Milks

Chinese Tea Chains Are Brewing a New US Obsession

New ‘Spider-Man’ Movie Scores Hollywood’s Second-Biggest Debut Ever

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Posted by on August 3rd, 2026 at 7:05 am


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