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US investment-grade bond sales hit third straight monthly record as AI spending reshapes corporate debt markets

Crypto August 18, 2026

Hyperscale tech companies are borrowing at a pace never seen before, and artificial intelligence infrastructure is the reason Corporate America just set another borrowing record, and the reason has l�...

Trump demands $10B from South Korea amid talks with Kim Jong Un

Crypto August 18, 2026

The president ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises while pushing Seoul to pay nearly ten times its current contribution for US troop support. President Donald Trump told the Pe�...

US Energy Secretary Wright says SPR will exceed 300 million barrels by end of Iran conflict

Crypto August 18, 2026

The strategic petroleum reserve has been drained by roughly 100 million barrels since the Iran crisis began, but a zero-cost replenishment plan is already in motion. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright �...

Anthropic CEO claims AI could cure most diseases in 5-10 years

Crypto August 18, 2026

Dario Amodei doubles down on his boldest prediction yet, even as he concedes the AI industry hasn't delivered on its biotech promises so far Dario Amodei wants you to believe that artificial intellig�...

US government bond market selloff opens lucrative trading opportunities

Crypto August 18, 2026

Hedge funds are piling into the cash-futures basis trade as Treasury market dislocations widen, with exposures reaching $4 trillion When Treasury yields spike and bond prices tumble, most investors w�...

Russian firm asks Kremlin to place Nestlé’s $2B Russian operations under state management

Crypto August 18, 2026

A logistics company called KS Logistics has petitioned Putin to seize temporary control of five Nestlé subsidiaries, following a playbook Moscow already used against Danone and Carlsberg. A relativel...

Big Tech holds $3T in off-balance-sheet AI commitments, dwarfing reported spending

Crypto August 18, 2026

A Wall Street Journal analysis found nine major tech firms have roughly five times more AI-related obligations than their reported capital expenditures suggest The AI spending boom has a shadow. Nine�...

Donald Trump’s executive order triggers 36% drop in military supplier shareholder rewards

Crypto August 18, 2026

Lockheed Martin, RTX, Northrop Grumman, and General Dynamics slashed buybacks and dividends by $1.5B in a single quarter after White House crackdown on defense contractor spending priorities The four�...

Gold steady as traders assess US economic data, inflation pressures

Crypto August 18, 2026

Bullion holds near $4,379 after July CPI data cools rate hike fears, keeping the metal's nine-percent monthly rally intact Gold is doing what gold does best during uncertain times: sitting tight and �...

US claims Middle East oil flows rebound to 15M bpd amid scrutiny from independent trackers

Crypto August 18, 2026

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says Gulf exports have recovered to 75% of pre-conflict levels, but tanker-tracking data tells a very different story. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced on Augu�...