XPeng said on August 24, 2026 that its robotics business entered share-purchase agreements to raise more than $900 million at a post-money valuation above $6.3 billion. The financing gives Dogotix a …
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Hyundai Motor’s union in South Korea staged its first full-day strike in a decade on August 21, 2026, as wage talks stalled and demands expanded into job protections against AI and automation. The di…
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Alibaba announced the pricing of a HK$80 billion placement of 710 million new ordinary shares at HK$112.70 each, with closing expected on August 26, 2026, subject to customary conditions. The company…
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Treasury said it will raise maximum liquidity-support buybacks in the 10-to-20-year and 20-to-30-year nominal coupon sectors from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation beginning September 9…
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The U.S. and Iran traded warnings before a planned Monday sanctions announcement by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Reuters, AP and Bloomberg report that Washington is preparing a wider secondary-s…
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Securitize and Neuberger launched the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund, or HINC, on August 18, 2026, with exposure to high-yield bonds, CLOs, leveraged loans and related fixed-income a…
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AI data centers are moving from economic-development trophy to midterm liability. AP reported that President Donald Trump continues to champion data centers as strategic infrastructure while candidat…
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Amazon says Prime Air plans to expand to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026, a sixfold increase from its current footprint. The verified story is bigger than 30-minute delivery: FAA …
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Marvell disclosed that it entered a July 29, 2026 commercial agreement with Google to develop custom semiconductor products tied to the TPU ecosystem. The August 19 filing also says Marvell issued Go…
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PJM’s proposed Interim Resource Adequacy Service framework would treat some new 50 MW-plus data centers and other large loads as curtailable unless they secure qualifying capacity. The move follows a…
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AP reported on August 17, 2026, that Trump again threatened Oman while Iran said it had reached an understanding with Muscat over a Strait of Hormuz transit route. A separate AP analysis said the 60-…
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President Trump extended a Jones Act waiver for another 90 days, with the new window taking effect on August 17, 2026, after the prior waiver period expired on August 16. The waiver allows foreign-fl…
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