Morning News: August 17, 2026

Behind Peace Talks, Iran Hard-Liners Prepare for a Longer, Costlier U.S. War

Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman If It Gets in Way of US

That $100 Tank of Gas is a Problem for the GOP

How a False Nuclear Claim About Iran Ricocheted From India to Washington

China’s Economy Weakens on Several Fronts as Property Bust Worsens

German Companies Cut US Investment to Three-Year Low

Banks Cheer as Trump’s Regulatory Rollback Spreads to Europe

Beware, Broad Semiconductor Tariffs Would Make Everything More Expensive

Bonds Face Bigger Threat Than the Fed as Global Rates Climb

Dollar Falls Sharply as Prospects Dim for Fed Rate Rise

The Fed Can’t Provide ‘Price Stability,’ Nor Would It Be Desirable

AI Is Driving Up Treasury Yields: ‘It Just Touches Everything’

Gen Z Is Mistaking Sports Betting for Investing

Emerging Markets March Out of ‘Valley of Tears’ As Investors Diversify

The Beatings Will Continue Until Consumer Sentiment Improves

Skyrocketing Beef Prices Finally Have Americans Reaching Their Spending Limit

AI Giants Will Earn $1 Trillion This Year. It May Not Be Enough

Nvidia Looks to Wall Street to Finance Pricey Chips for AI Build-Out

With A.I. Riches at Stake, Pressures Mount to Share the Wealth

An AI Pause Will Not Make the Technology Safer

Big Manufacturers Find New Demand in Equipping AI Data Centers

How These Farmers Became the Face of the Data-Center Resistance

Washington Turned Apple’s Memory Problem Into a Loyalty Test

Advice That CEOs and Founders Have Ignored, for Better or Worse

How to Make a Robot Better at Its Job? Give It Eyes

Madison Air to Buy Airflow-Technologies Company for $5.4 Billon

China Hunts for Scientific Talent. The U.S. Is Making It Easier

Alibaba to Sell Videogame Business for at Least $1.5 Billion

‘I Hate Losing’: Walter Rushes Makeover as DOJ Probes His Empire

The Cutthroat Wearables Battle Is About More Than Tracking Your Fitness

How Burger King Revamped Its Whopper and Overtook Wendy’s

American Luxury Brands Have a Secret Weapon: $12 Tennis Socks

K-Beauty Has Conquered the World. China’s Proya Wants C-Beauty to Be Next

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