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Energy ETF Outflows Hit $4 Billion, the Steepest Since Mid-2025

US energy sector ETFs have shed $4.0 billion over 65 trading days, the sharpest outflow since mid-2025 and a reversal from record inflows.

August 15, 2026

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Binance's Anthropic Pre-IPO Perpetual Implies $1.8T Valuation

Binance's ANTHROPICUSDT pre-IPO perpetual futures contract has traded between $1,600 and $1,842, implying a valuation of up to $1.84 trillion.

August 15, 2026

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Jane Street Posts First Losing Month Since 2016 on $15B AI Hit

Trading giant Jane Street lost roughly $15 billion in July after the collapse of an AI-focused hedge fund it backed triggered a forced sell-off.

August 15, 2026

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Iran and Oman Agree on Hormuz Shipping Routes, But Strait Stays Shut

Iran and Oman reached agreement on proposed shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran says the strait itself will not reopen yet.

August 15, 2026

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Record 4 Million SPX Call Options Trade as S&P 500 Tops 7,700

More than 4 million S&P 500 call options traded in a single day, a record, as the index topped 7,700 and the VIX rose alongside it.

August 15, 2026

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US Homebuyer Count Falls to Record Low as Sellers Pile Up

The number of active US homebuyers fell to a record low in July, with sellers outnumbering buyers by roughly 500,000 as mortgage rates bite.

August 15, 2026

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Grok's AI Stock Portfolio Turns $100K Into $148K, Beating the S&P 500

An AI-managed portfolio driven by Grok turned $100,000 into $148,485 in under nine months, outpacing the S&P 500 by more than 34 points.

August 15, 2026

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Hyperliquid Traders Price Unitree Robotics at 4x Its IPO Value

Hyperliquid perpetuals value Unitree Robotics near $38 billion, four times its $9 billion IPO price, ahead of its Shanghai STAR Market debut.

August 15, 2026

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Long Dollar Bets Hit $48 Billion, the Most Crowded Since 2015

Speculative long positioning in the US Dollar has climbed to about $48 billion, its highest level since 2015, as hedge funds and asset managers pile into the greenback.

August 15, 2026

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US Labor Force Participation Drops to Lowest Level Since May 2020

The US labor force participation rate fell to 61.4% in July, its lowest since May 2020, as the share of working-age Americans employed or job-hunting keeps shrinking.

August 15, 2026

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Trump Says US Will Claim the Strait of Hormuz as Territory After Iran War

President Trump said the US will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory once the Iran conflict ends, a claim over the world's most critical oil chokepoint.

August 15, 2026

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The GDP Input That Just Turned Negative: Retail Control Falls 0.4%

Retail control group sales fell 0.4% in July against expectations for a 0.3% gain, a miss on the metric that feeds directly into quarterly GDP estimates.

August 15, 2026