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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
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
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
South Korea's Bond Market Becomes the World's Worst Performer
Korean government bonds are down 7.5% this year, the weakest showing among 44 sovereign markets tracked by Bloomberg, as long-end yields hit record highs.
August 15, 2026
Anthropic's Revenue Soars 14x to $11.5B as Run Rate Tops $47B
Anthropic's quarterly revenue jumped more than 14-fold year over year, extending a growth run that has already pushed its annualized run rate past $47 billion.
August 15, 2026
SpaceX's Wild Post-IPO Swing: A $1,000 Bet Two Months Ago Is Down 29%
A $1,000 investment in SpaceX stock made on its second trading day is worth about $714 today, as shares whipsaw between AI-spending fears and earnings beats.
August 15, 2026
Reddit Shares Jump 15% as Company Set to Join S&P 500
Reddit will join the S&P 500 on August 18, replacing AvalonBay Communities, sending shares up as much as 15% on the announcement.
August 15, 2026
France's 10-Year Bond Yield Hits Highest Level Since 2009 Crisis
France's 10-year bond yield climbed to 4.054%, its highest since the 2009 financial crisis, as the country's deficit runs double the EU's limit.
August 15, 2026
Senators Push Apple to Drop Chinese Memory Chip Suppliers Over Security Fears
A bipartisan Senate group is demanding Apple commit by August 21 not to buy memory chips from China's CXMT and YMTC over military-tie concerns.
August 15, 2026
Jane Street Took a $15 Billion Hit in July as AI Stock Selloff Hit Home
Jane Street lost roughly $15 billion in July tied to the AI-driven Situational Awareness fund collapse, its first negative month since 2016.
August 15, 2026
SanDisk's AI Memory Rally Spills Into Leveraged ETF Demand
SanDisk shares are up 70% in 13 sessions on the AI memory boom, and a 2x leveraged SanDisk ETF has pulled in $1.5B, the biggest gain of any ETF launched in 2026.
August 14, 2026
US Student Loan Delinquencies Hit Highest Level Since 2020
Serious student loan delinquencies rose to 10.6% in Q2 2026, the highest since Q1 2020, marking a third straight quarterly increase in consumer stress.
August 14, 2026