Scott Bessent said he expects Japan’s government and the Bank of Japan to take steps that lead to a stronger yen, reinforcing expectations for a BOJ rate hike in September.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
El Niño’s eastern Pacific events have reached the highest intensity in the Galápagos region in at least the past 1,000 years, with temperature variability since 1984 running 36.5% higher than during 1000–1850 CE (preindustrial) and 16.2% higher than during 1851–1982 CE, and with warmer events showing a positive skew that indicates they strengthened disproportionately.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Warren Buffett said the U.S. could end its deficit crisis “in five minutes” by passing a law making all members of Congress ineligible for reelection whenever the deficit exceeds 3% of GDP—an idea that would target lawmakers under the stated threshold.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
AI models that can find security vulnerabilities at scale could make software so secure that governments struggle to lawfully hack targets anymore, potentially reviving pressure for backdoors—reducing everyone’s security by design.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
A U.S. judge ruled that SVB’s former parent cannot pursue a $1.71 billion claim against the FDIC stemming from Silicon Valley Bank’s March 2023 collapse.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Swiss lawmakers are expected to debate a banking-reform compromise that would reduce how much additional Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital UBS must hold after the Credit Suisse collapse, with some versions allowing foreign subsidiaries to be backed by 50% CET1 (others 75% or 80%) instead of 100%.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Saudi Arabia’s National Debt Management Center is seeking a five-year, U.S.-dollar syndicated loan of at least $6–8 billion to finance maturing debt and keep borrowing lines open.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Kalshi permanently banned former U.S. congressman George Santos from its platform and imposed a $71,356 penalty after finding reasonable cause that he engaged in insider trading.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 300 points in early action after U.S. strikes against Iran for the first time in a month, with Tehran’s retaliatory action also weighing on the market.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she will “get ahead of” 3D-printed gun creator Cody Wilson and defended New York’s ban on 3D-printed guns, calling it illegal to have a gun in the state without background checks, regulation, and registration.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
The Verge
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she wants AI to be “less evil,” while discussing tech-policy tradeoffs including teen protections that rely on widespread age verification that would also require adults to show ID to access the internet.
Aug 31, 2026 ·The Verge
The CME FedWatch tool shows investors are split on September, pricing a 43% chance of no change to the 3.50%-3.75% federal funds rate and a 57% chance of a 25-basis-point hike.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
ChatGPT was designated a “Very Large Online Search Engine” under the EU Digital Services Act, bringing new obligations tied to risks for minors, user mental health, and illegal content, with compliance required by the end of December 2026.
Aug 31, 2026 ·The Verge
US annual interest expense is up to a record 18.5% of federal government revenue, exceeding the prior 18.4% record set in 1991.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Edison International (EIX) fell 10% and PG&E (PCG) dropped 15% after Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislators reached a deal on legislation that would effectively limit insurers’ liability for wildfire damages.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Mansfield Oil Company sued KRSM Inc. and its president Syed Kazmi for failing to pay for about 1,124,594 gallons of gasoline KRSM allegedly took from Mansfield between May 21 and July 7, valued at $3,998,868.46 and later sold through stations in the Trump-promoted Freedom Fuel Network.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Instagram will require profiles that “feature an AI-generated person” to use a new “AI-generated profile” label, or else have their reach reduced.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
Engadget
Gold December futures opened at $4,483.20 per troy ounce on Monday, August 31, 2026, down 1.0% from Friday’s close and down 3.3% versus a week ago.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Kalshi is partnering with Alpaca so Alpaca’s brokerage users can trade Kalshi’s event contracts using Alpaca’s brokerage infrastructure and technology.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
CNBC
US stock index futures fell as renewed US strikes on Iran boosted oil prices and increased bets the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 25 basis points at its September meeting (62% vs about 40% a week ago).
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
