Morning News: August 11, 2026

Pakistan Says US, Iran Close to Deal Despite Trump Rhetoric

Oil Prices Rise to $90 a Barrel Over U.S.-Iran Stalemate

An Oil Refiner That Fled California Is Back—With a Giant Pipeline From Texas

‘Chronic’ Heat Risk in Europe Draws Warning From Swiss Re

Trump’s Anti-Wind Crusade Is Boosting US Gas

In a Summer of Climate Misery, Businesses Confront the Need to Adapt

Gold Has Rebounded Strongly. Will It Last?

Trump Is Back to Pressuring the Fed. What Leverage Does He Have?

Inflation Reports Could Test Warsh’s Tough Talk

Warsh Has Deeper Problems Than a Rocky Start at the Fed

Defending the Yen Is Treasury’s Job. The Fed Shouldn’t Take It

Why GDP Is the GOAT of Economic Statistics

Balanced Budget Hagiography Plays Into the Hands of Big Government

Crypto Bill Faces Long Odds After Senate Punts Vote to September

America’s Mortgage King Lost $600 Million and Needed a Rescue

TikTok Influencers Are Selling Everyday Investors the Tax Playbook of the Ultrawealthy

Your Portfolio’s Biggest Threat Isn’t the Market, It’s You

With EV Sales Slowing, Hybrid Cars Are Hot Again

Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its Glitches

Trump’s Vaccine Order Puts Parents In a Bind

ICE Arrests Are Pushing Immigrant Families Deeper Into Poverty

Almost All Top US Companies Had Board Diversity Rules. Now Most Are Gone

Shareholder Proposal Filings Are on the Wane

Amazon Is in the Crosshairs of Mamdani’s Worker Agenda

AI-Dominated Leveraged ETFs Are Rattling Markets

Sequoia Raises Its Comfort With Risk in AI Bets

The Perils of Wall St.’s Race to Pour Billions More Into A.I.

Nvidia Taps Wall Street for $500 Billion Funding Commitment

Intel Raises $20 Billion in Upsized Share Sale for AI Plans

Five Takeaways From Zuckerberg’s 6,500-Word Manifesto on AI

Spanberger’s Lonely Data-Center Gamble

How Social Media Spurred a Refugee Crisis Between Spain and Morocco

How Candy Crush Beat the Mobile Game Curse

Vintage Fashion Is Changing the Economics of Desirability

On Holding Tempers Outlook as Running-Shoe Sales Underwhelm

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