The 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield is just under 4.7% and has traded in the 3.6%–4.8% range over the past four years, placing it toward the high end of that period.
Aug 15, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
About 26% of U.S. Gen Z investors say they treat sports betting as a “deliberate, ongoing component” of their wealth plans, versus 14% of millennials, 6% of Gen X, and 1% of baby boomers.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Greg Abel invested $4.2 billion into Warren Buffett's all-time favorite stock during the second quarter ended June 30.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Omdia estimates global semiconductor revenue could rise 94% in 2026, with computing and data storage chips generating just under $1 trillion and high-performance/AI computing chips reaching a $2 trillion market by 2030 (per AMD).
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Nvidia disclosed a roughly $21 billion stake in Elon Musk’s SpaceX after its $10 billion investment in xAI was converted into SpaceX shares in a February all-stock deal valued at $1.25 trillion and then marked to a June 30 close of $170.86.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Trian Fund Management, led by Nelson Peltz, is reportedly preparing a potential bid to take Wendy’s (WEN) private, with a formal offer potentially coming within weeks.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Piper Sandler initiated coverage of Unusual Machines (UMAC) with an “Overweight” rating and a $38 price target, implying 39.5% upside from current levels.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A failed 12-volt auxiliary battery can prevent a hybrid from entering its READY state even if the high-voltage traction pack is fine, while a faulty traction pack can trigger warnings, cut electric assistance, limit acceleration, and in some cases stop the hybrid from restarting.
Aug 15, 2026 ·
Engadget
Commonwealth Fusion Systems closed a July round adding $1 billion to bring its committed funding total to $3.94 billion, with its SPARC reactor aiming for scientific breakeven (Q>1) in 2027.
Aug 15, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
The FT Nasdaq Aba Community Bank Fund (QABA), which holds stocks of more than 150 community banks, has a setup suggesting bank-consolidation merger momentum may be ending as margin pressure, weak loan demand, and commercial real estate (CRE) maturity exposure weigh on net interest margin (NIM).
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Birkenstock shares rose 11.59% on Aug. 13 after fiscal 2026 third-quarter results showed stronger-than-expected revenue, solid online growth, and management lifted its full-year guidance.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said AI compute is becoming an “investable asset class,” with Nvidia working with major financial institutions to mobilize more than $500 billion in third-party capital for AI data centers and Nvidia hardware.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
USB-C is the connector, while USB4 is the newer USB standard; USB4 cables use USB-C but older USB-C ports won’t support USB4’s higher speeds, so using a USB4 device on a USB 3.2 port can cap bandwidth at USB 3.2’s 10 or 20 Gbps (depending on generation) instead of USB4’s 40 Gbps (first-gen).
Aug 15, 2026 ·Engadget
Xteink’s X3, X4, and X4 Pro e-readers can access DRM-protected ebooks borrowed through OverDrive’s Libby (and purchased books from stores like Kobo) via the CrossPoint Reader “Protected Content” plug-in running through the device’s web server.
Aug 15, 2026 ·
The Verge
SpaceX acquired Cursor, paying $60 billion for the startup that built its AI coding tool.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Engadget
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan bought 105,263 Intel shares at $95 in the open market in connection with the company’s concurrent $20 billion secondary offering, valuing the purchase at $10 million.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Utility-scale solar led new US power capacity additions in the year, adding 11,458 megawatts, followed by batteries at 8,207 megawatts and onshore wind at 5,473 megawatts.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Ars Technica
A ChainDrop variant of the Shai-Hulud npm worm infected 444 packages from multiple publishers, affecting dependencies collectively downloaded about 2 billion times a month.
Aug 15, 2026 ·
The Register
Victrola Soundstage is designed to sit under a turntable, delivering a warm, bass-forward sound with deep, punchy bass and minimal distortion while adding space-saving convenience versus a full vinyl speaker setup.
Aug 15, 2026 ·
ZDNet
Lego released a 1,252-piece Icons Hubble Space Telescope set that is 32 cm tall, includes one astronaut minifigure, and costs £119.99.
Aug 15, 2026 ·The Register
