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Oil Prices And Treasury Yields Kept Climbing. Stocks Fell Again.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels took the port city of Mokha from the internationally recognized government on Thursday, potentially threatening traffic through the Red Sea further.

Iran-Backed Houthis Take a Key Port City In Yemen. Traffic Through The Red Sea Could Be Threatened Further.
Oil Prices Keep Soaring And Treasury Yields Remain High. Chances Of A Fed Hike Are Greater.
Dieself Prices Are Close To Reaching $6 A Gallon. The Energy Department Raised Its Price Outlook For Next Year.

Iran-Backed Houthis Take A Key Port City In Yemen. Traffic Through The Red Sea Could Be Threatened Further.
Oil prices climbed further on Thursday following the development.
AI Researcher Warns Humanity Could Be At Risk By 2030. Lawmakers Demand Congress Act Before It's Too Late.
The latest catalyst was the resignation of Jacob Coxon, who accused OpenAI and Anthropic of racing toward self-improving superintelligence while failing to adequately address the risks.
Most Americans Don't Believe Government Agencies, Say It's Becoming Hard To Know What Is True: Poll
The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that a majority of Americans now do not trust information that is coming out of government agencies.
Top Trump Advisers Reportedly Discussed Chances Of A Prolonged War In Iran. Oil Is Soaring Further.
Trump and advisors have talked about the possibility that the war could drag on past the end of his term in January 2029.
Trump Wants To Send Americans $5,000 If Republicans Win The Midterms. Questions About The Deficit Arise.
The president tied a new "Trump dividend" to Republicans keeping control of Congress, a payout that would cost more than $1.2 trillion if extended to every adult citizen.
Concerns About The Dangers Of AI Are Growing. Now The Senate Is Investigating OpenAI.
AI agents broke out of testing environments and compromised Hugging Face in July, in one of the most high-profile cases illustrating how the technology can go rogue.

JPMorgan Turns Bullish On Meta. Muse AI Agent Fuels 30% Upside Call For Its Stock.

The upgrade follows a burst of AI product announcements from the company, including the Tuesday launch of its Muse personal AI agent app.

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Economy in Focus

Airfares Will Spike If Oil Prices Continue To Climb, Top Industry CEO Warns
Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary said consumers should expect "significant" price increases if prices remain elevated into 2027.
- ECB Conducts Widely Expected Rate Hike. The Next Move Is Less Clear.
- Oil Prices And Yields Climbed Again On Wednesday. Stocks Dropped.
Investors Are Feeling Calm At The Moment. UBS' CEO Says They Should Be Worried.
Sergio Ermotti said markets are showing too little volatility even though wars, trade tensions and persistent inflation add to global risks.
- UBS CEO Says The Ongoing AI Pullback Is Healthy. But Another Risk Could Be the Next Big Threat for Investors
- Gold Keeps Climbing Over Concerns About U.S. Debt Levels. UBS Says It Has Plenty Of Room To Run.

A Bitcoin Network Lost $320 Million In A Hack. The Attackers Say They're The Good Guys

The breach adds to a string of major crypto security incidents that have put exchanges, wallets and blockchain infrastructure under scrutiny.

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The Internet Is Going Live. Trust and Safety Has to Catch Up

The technology to analyze live video already exists. What no platform can do is watch every stream, continuously, in full detail. That gap is the real problem in live moderation.

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Why 100 Million Downloads Can Still Leave a Game Studio Fragile
In Durable Advantage, Xsolla president Chris Hewish argues that downloads and launch revenue tell only part of the story. What matters after the initial success is how much of the player relationship, commerce, and intelligence a studio actually controls.
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Online Content Removal Services That Actually Delete Negative Results (2026)
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