Morning News: September 8, 2026

Russia, India Seek BrahMos Upgrades as Putin, Modi Set to Meet

The US Is Running Out of Weapons. Blame Congress

Oil Climbs Toward $100 a Barrel Following Houthi Attacks

Before ‘Drill, Baby Drill’ In Venezuela, Better ‘Underground Eyes’ Needed

Tamarack Valley to Merge With Headwater Exploration in Over $7.24 Billion Deal

China’s Surging Exports Loom Over Trump’s Talks With Xi

Three Numbers That Show Just How Big China’s Export Boom Is

German Exports Decline for First Time in Six Months

Canada Imposes New Tariffs on U.S. Goods, as Trade War Intensifies

How US Tariff Fears Are Driving Record Copper Prices

Why the BOJ Will Bet Small on Rate Hikes Now to Avoid a Bigger Shock Later

Sahm: The Fed’s Credibility Depends on Resisting Politics, Not Playing It

Why Stocks Are Defying Gravity and What Could Bring Them Down

How Almar Latour Steers Dow Jones Through Disruption

US Earnings Upgrades Are on Their Longest Run in Five Years

You Bought the Stock, But Who Gets to Call the Shots?

Millennium Nears $100 Billion in New Era for Giant Hedge Funds

Bobby Jain’s Hedge Fund Made $1.8 Billion as Millennium Cash Rolls In

India Eyes AI for Next Finance Leap After Digital Payments Boom

EverBank to Combine With WaFd to Create $75 Billion Bank

Robinhood Wins a New Role in the Oura IPO: Underwriter

Why Labor’s Share of Wealth Is Shrinking

French A.I. Start-Up Mistral Raises $3.5 Billion as Part of Strategy Shift

AI Models Buy Time for Forecasters Tracking Hurricanes

Apple’s $2,000-Plus Foldable iPhone Was a Decade in the Making

SpaceX Set for Boost From Potential Jump in Nasdaq 100 Weighting

The U.S. Is Losing Its Ability to Store Water When It Needs It Most

A Loyal Dissent On the U.S. Manufacturing “Boom”

Canadian Jet Maker Is Target in Trump’s Trade War

GE Aerospace to Buy Consolidated Precision Products for $11.75 Billion

Seaweed Is Their Way of Life. A Company’s Sweeping Plan Threatens It.

The World Can’t Get Enough of These Japanese Sneakers

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Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on September 8th, 2026 at 7:12 am

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