US-China trade tensions could be a challenge for AI-powered sourcing software

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce added seven US companies, including Altana, to its countermeasures list amid US-China trade tensions.

Land O'Lakes wants in on the protein boom

It’s not just Khloé Kardashian trying to figure out protein. So are all the food giants—including some brands consumers probably aren’t thinking of as protein-forward just yet.

Government borrowing costs hit multi-decade highs

Fears over inflation and AI issuance spur bond sell-off, weighing on stocks

Reed Hastings says he learned why companies aren’t families after laying off one-third of Netflix: ‘You would never lay off two of your kids’

Long before becoming a Hollywood mainstay with a market cap of over $315 billion, Netflix was struggling to stay afloat. After the dotcom bust, the then DVD rental company was forced to make its first major round of layoffs in 2001, cutting roughly one-third of its workforce.

Home Depot rides America's housing affordability problem to sales increase on home DIY projects

Home Depot’s sales improved during its second quarter as customers focused on smaller projects during the summer months with the U.S. housing sector still mired in a slump.

The most in-demand skill of 2026 isn’t AI—it’s finance

Good morning. Finance skills are topping the list of what companies need most as AI takes center stage.

Forget the bond rout, fund managers are in party mode

Ain’t no party like a capex party, because apparently a capex party don’t stop

Current price of oil as of Aug. 18, 2026

As of 6:45 a.m. Eastern Time today, oil is trading at $92.42 per barrel, based on the Brent benchmark we’ll explain in a bit. That’s 89 cents above yesterday morning’s level and $25.68 higher than where it stood a year ago.

Current price of silver as of Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026

At 6:45 a.m. Eastern Time on August 18, 2026, silver stood at $65.12 per ounce. That marks a 36-cent decrease from this time yesterday and more than a $27 rise compared with one year ago.

UK employers shed jobs as labour market weakens further

Official figures also show unemployment slightly higher than forecasts

AI: like a debt machine

Credit (and rates) markets reel from rise and rise of hyperscaler issuance

The difficult truth about Jason Arday

From the beginning, investigations were accompanied by a cloud of excessive references to his race