Middle East tensions stay high as US and Iran trade new strikes and claims Strikes and retaliatory attacks continued this week in the region, six months into a conflict that began with coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iran, as officials in Washington and Tehran offered differing accounts of recent casualties. Full story → · 6 sources
Brazil's presidential race tightens as October election approaches Polling shows President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's lead narrowing over challenger Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, and investors are taking notice as Brazilian assets rally. Full story → · 2 sources
Europe's nuclear power expansion runs into a hot, dry summer European governments are pushing to build more nuclear power to meet climate goals and rising electricity demand, but this summer's heat waves and drought showed how vulnerable that plan can be to a warming climate. Full story → · 1 sources
Fed leaders split publicly over rates as September meeting nears With the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting two weeks away, top officials are sending different signals on whether interest rates should rise, hold steady, or fall, and Vice President Vance has added his own public pressure for cuts. Full story → · 4 sources
August jobs report set to cap off a quiet summer for hiring Economists expect Friday's employment report to show modest payroll growth for August, the latest sign of a labor market that has been neither booming nor breaking down this year. Full story → · 4 sources
Wall Street closes higher as bond yields retreat from multi-year highs The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all rose on Thursday as Treasury yields eased after a Fed governor signaled comfort holding rates steady, with strong earnings adding to the upbeat mood. Full story → · 3 sources
Oil markets stay on edge as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slows Renewed fighting involving Iran has kept oil traders watchful, after tankers were struck this week and shipping through one of the world's most important energy corridors slowed. Full story → · 2 sources
Snowflake and HPE beat expectations as tech earnings season winds down Cloud data company Snowflake and computing hardware maker Hewlett Packard Enterprise both topped quarterly estimates this week, while cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks slid despite a beat of its own. Full story → · 2 sources