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August imports rose faster than exports, widening the monthly trade gap by 13.7%, even as the deficit remained smaller than a year earlier on a year-to-date basis.

AI-linked stocks pushed the benchmark to an intraday record, while Treasury yields eased from recent peaks and the rally remained uneven across sectors.

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Learn what artificial intelligence is, how AI learns from data, how machine learning and neural networks work, and how generative AI, LLMs and AI agents produce results.

Learn what an ETF is, how ETF shares work, what ETFs own, how they track indexes, and the differences between ETFs, stocks, mutual funds and index funds.

Learn what semiconductors and computer chips are, how transistors work, how chips are designed and manufactured, and why they matter for AI, cars, smartphones and the global economy.

Learn what an IPO is, why companies go public, how IPO shares are priced and allocated, what underwriters do, and what happens when a stock starts trading.

Learn what bonds are, how bond interest and yields work, why bond prices rise and fall, and the differences between government, corporate and other bonds.

Learn what the stock market is, how stocks are bought and sold, why share prices move, how exchanges and brokers work, and how investors can make or lose money.

Learn what Bitcoin is, how it works, where bitcoins come from, why its supply is limited, how mining and wallets work, and what gives BTC value.

Learn what interest rates are, why they rise and fall, how central banks influence them, and what higher or lower rates mean for loans, savings, mortgages, bonds and inflation.

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South Korea is probing whether AI helped turn recent bank hacks into faster, automated attacks capable of hitting multiple targets at scale.

Nokia says AI demand is still running far ahead of supply, with customers ready to build data centers twice as fast if chips and power were available.

SpaceX’s latest rally has put Elon back above the trillion-dollar mark as Wall Street, Washington and the company’s expanding space-and-AI business all stay in focus.

Iran says Trump is sending peace offers through intermediaries while publicly threatening tougher action against Tehran.

Sam Altman says society should tolerate some AI harm rather than let a few companies control access to the technology. His stance now puts OpenAI at odds with Anthropic as both companies focus on AI safety rules.

Saylor is pitching Bitcoin, MSTR, and STRC as three very different ways to play the same crypto bet. With MSTR volatility near 94%, the upside is huge... but so is the risk.

Anthropic nearly walked away from Pope Leo XIV’s AI event after the two sides collided over whether machines could ever become conscious.

Annie Altman says her home was broken into one month after she publicly spoke out against Sam Altman, as her lawsuits against him continue to play out.

XRP is down by more than 50% in a year as rising tradable supply and weak leverage keep pressure on price. New yield options may help utility, but traders still look far more cautious than they did a year ago.

The White House is turning up the heat on Jerome Powell, with Kevin Hassett now openly calling for the former Fed chair to leave the central bank’s Board.

Elon Musk is dropping “AI” from SpaceXAI and replacing it with “SI,” echoing Trump’s push to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence.”

Apple and Google are pressing states to make app stores verify users’ ages while shielding the companies from some private lawsuits, setting up a fierce clash with Meta and child-safety advocates.