Morning News: August 12, 2026

Economics 101 Explains Global Food Affordability Challenges

Norway Wealth Fund Posts Record $184 Billion Profit in First Half of 2026

Why Japan Is Struggling to Prop Up the Yen, Even With US Help

Bessent-Takaichi Divide on Optimal BOJ Path Threatens Yen Rescue

Benign Inflation Data Would Reduce Urgency Around September Rate Rise

Return to the ‘Trust Us’ Days of Central Banking? No Thanks

Opposite What Elon Musk Contends, Money Won’t Die of Abundance

US Consumer Prices Rise In Line With Forecasts for July

As Credit Card Debt Mounts, Home Becomes a Piggy Bank

College Grads Struggle to Find Jobs. Non-Grads Are Giving Up

Goldman Sachs to Acquire ETF Provider Neos in $2.3 Billion Deal

New York City Launches Sweeping Investigation Into Polymarket and Kalshi

Governments Don’t Spare Us “Chernobyl Moments,” They Create Them

Congress Should Leave the Railway Safety Act at the Station

Heat Wave and Solar Eclipse Send Europe Power Prices Soaring

Energy Prices Expected to Fall in Latest Inflation Data

Energy Startup Raises $750 Million for Rust-Powered Batteries

AI Giants Are Quiet on Climate in Sign of Post-ESG Wall Street

Foxconn Ramping Up Global AI Server Production to Ride Booming Cloud Investment

AI Spending Snuffs Out Tencent’s Profit-Growth Run

CoreWeave Shares Soar After Booming AI Demand Boosts Outlook

Don’t Buy Zuckerberg’s ‘Good Guy of AI’ Act

NIMBYism Could Save AI From a Bust Like the Dot-Com Era

Jumia Wins IFC, Axian Backing in $50 Million Equity Fundraising

Human-Shaped Robots at This Car Factory Can Perform Humanlike Tasks

G.M.’s ‘Car Guy’ Talks Electrics, China and Nepotism

Tata Group Erases $4.5 Billion in Value as Chairman Plans Exit

Lilly Escalates Its Fight Against Black Market Weight-Loss Shots

How Trump’s Vaccine Plan Puts More Children at Risk

Colombia Coffee Exports Largely Halted After Deadly Earthquake

David Ellison Floats Hollywood Exit as States Threaten His Warner Bros. Deal

Suno Says AI Is the Future of Music. Record Labels Say It’s Theft

‘Call Her Daddy’ Host Alex Cooper Raises Money at $500 Million Valuation

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Posted by on August 12th, 2026 at 7:08 am


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