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For decades, allies worldwide rested in the comfort of the U.S. nuclear umbrella, confident they didn't need their own weapons of mass destruction. That belief is rapidly evaporating as President Donald Trump's latest National Defense Strategy for 2026 dropped any explicit mention of extended deterrence and has pressed allies to spend more of their own money on defenses. The change is prompting more governments to reconsider whether to acquire nuclear weapons of their own, raising the risk of a proliferation cascade, analysts say. Allies almost universally perceive Washington as becoming more "disengaged and unreliable," prompting "various flavors of strategic autonomy," said Ankit Panda, senior fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Most recently, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a reduction in joint military exercises with ally South Korea, saying that the exercises sent a signal that was "totally i...

There's something telling in how the smart money on Wall Street has started to think about socialism. The moral of the story isn't really about socialism, though, but about the very real pain in store for American households from the bond market if the actually-in-charge capitalists don't get their act together. The idea is that socialists are on the rise, but the problem will be self-correcting because the national debt is so crushing it will force whoever's on top to deal with it. "A democratic socialist, motivated by hatred of inequality, may be just determined enough to stake his or her political career on the idea that America can finally stomach some tax hikes," write Matt Gertken and Yushu Ma, analysts at research firm BCA, in a recent client note. Whether that is true about socialism who knows? But the bond market is already becoming a check on Americans' livelihoods, with the capitalists firmly in charge. A sell-off in recent days has been trigge...

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: TOL, KEYS, LZB Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics & Policy Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Toll Brothers Shares of the luxury homebuilder dipped 0.3%. Toll Brothers said it sees fourth quarter deliveries ranging from 3,450 to 3,550 versus the StreetAccount consensus estimate of 3,508. The company reported third quarter earnings of $2.97 per share on revenues of $2.65 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected per-share earnings of $2.93 on revenues of $2.61 billion. Keysight Technologies The electronic test and measurement company rose 2% after posting third quarter results that exceeded expectations on the top and bottom lines. Keysight posted earnings of $3.07 per share, excluding items, more than the $2.48 per share expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue of $1.85 billion beat the $1.75 billion consensus estimate. La-Z-Boy The ma...

Many S&P 500 investors don't pay much attention to the number of letters in their stocks' symbols. But maybe they should. S&P 500 stocks with four-letter ticker symbols are trouncing those of all other lengths this year, says an Investor's Business Daily analysis of data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. They're up an average of 21.8% this year. That tops… Copyright 2026 Investor's Business Daily, LLC. All rights reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 🔥 EXCLUSIVE PARTNER OFFER 2025New GT3 MAX Drone 8K HD 4.3" Remote Control Headless Mode Helicopter 360° Flip Quadcopter Toys Mini Drone Fors Kid Toy Gifts Special Price 🎁 Special promotion! Perfect gift idea at an unbeatable price. Shop now! 🛒 Buy Now on AliExpress → Affiliate link — Commission earned at no extra cost to you 📰 Original source: https://www.investors....

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Health insurers are dropping Medicare Advantage plans and nearly 3 million older Americans will be affected Vawn Himmelsbach Mon, August 17, 2026 at 3:00 AM PDT 5 min read Thousands of seniors are receiving notification that their Medicare Advantage plan won't be available next year, and there's nothing they can do about it except find another option. One in 10 Medicare Advantage policyholders face forced disenrollment this year, according to an analysis by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. That's as many as 2.9 million Americans . Must Read Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being one Dave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake. Here's what it is and 3 simple steps to fix it ASAP The tax breaks in Trump's 'big beautiful bill' expire after 2028. Here are 4 moves to make before...

Apple on Tuesday announced that alternative, third-party app stores in the European Union will be charged a 5% commission on in-app purchases, which the iPhone maker said will "resolve" disagreements with regulators stemming from the implementation of Europe's Digital Markets Act. Under the new rules, apps purchased through Apple's App Store using Apple's system will pay a commission of 26% on digital goods and services. Apps that use their own payment processing systems and take credit cards directly will pay Apple 20%. Apps that link out to a website to complete purchases will be charged 15%, and apps distributed through third-party app stores or the web will be charged 5%, which Apple calls a "Core Technology Commission." Some fees can be cut in half by participating in various Apple programs. It's a replacement for a more complicated system that Apple proposed last year. The new fee tiers take effect on Oct. 1. Historically, Apple charged either...

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: HD, TSLA, FN, DUOL Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics & Policy Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Home Depot Shares gained 1.5% after the home improvement retailer posted fiscal second-quarter results that beat expectations on the top and bottom lines , and reaffirmed its full fiscal year guidance. Adjusted earnings of $4.92 per share topped the $4.73 expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Revenue of $47.86 billion exceeded the forecast $47.27 billion. Tesla Shares dipped 1.2%. The Information reported that the electric vehicle maker is preparing for an August launch of its Cybercab , a robotaxi without a steering wheel. Fabrinet The optical product manufacturer dropped more than 9% fourth-quarter earnings and revenue exceeded expectations, and it issued rosy guidance. Fabrinet said usual Q1 expense seasonality is expected to create a temporary m...

Prediction market platform Kalshi in a regulatory filing on Tuesday revealed it is seeking to launch perpetual futures tied to equity indexes. The filing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is the latest move by the company to expand beyond just its prediction markets offerings, which started in late May when Kalshi first received approval for perpetual futures tied to cryptocurrencies. Perpetual futures, colloquially known as "perps," are futures-style contracts where there is no expiration and traders do not need to own the underlying asset. Contracts instead track the price of an asset continuously, with funding payments to keep the contract price aligned with that of the market. Kalshi's "US500" perp, according to the filing, would be tied to the MerQube U.S. Large Cap Index , which tracks the largest 500 companies listed and based in the U.S. Last month, Kalshi filed with the CFTC a proposal to launch perps tied to precious metals, like gold and ...

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, An increased demand in wool has meant prices have increased more than 70% in the last year By Hywel Griffith Wales correspondent Published 3 hours ago The price of wool has increased more than 70% in the last year, helped in part by a smaller British flock of sheep and a dwindling of the global stockpile produced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Prices reached a 10-year high earlier this year, and comes after some farmers burnt fleeces in protest against how little they were being paid. On average, a kilogram of clean shorn wool sold for 2.54 in the most recent sale, compared with less than 1.50 a year ago. The rising cost may not be welcomed by shoppers seeking woolly socks and jumpers this winter, but it does mean farmers are more likely to cover the cost of shearing. And while most people associate the versatile fibre with jumpers and blankets, it is also used in products ranging from flood protection systems to slug pellets, further helping f...

U.S. and European stocks are scaling record highs as investors pile into the AI boom , but economists at the European Central Bank warn that history points to a sharp downturn ahead. "Economic research on past technological revolutions points to a worrisome conclusion: a correction of current stock market valuations is likely," the economists wrote in a Monday blog , citing two potential scenarios. A correction could occur because "overconfident, overoptimistic investors" push prices up beyond their fundamental worth, leading to a crash when that exuberance fades, they said. But a fall in prices should be expected, even if current valuations are an accurate reflection of AI's capacity to reshape the global economy and boost corporate profits, they add. The economists cite parallels with the 19th century railway boom, the expansion of electricity and radio in the 1920s, and the rise of the internet in the 1990s not the first time the current AI wave has been com...

Image source, Getty Images By Mitchell Labiak Business reporter Published 18 August 2026, 10:46 BST Updated 1 hour ago Wetherspoons has banned its customers from playing music out loud or taking calls on speaker, saying the noise from phones and tablets was an increasing problem driving people "nuts". The company which runs 792 pubs and bars across the UK said that following complaints it has asked customers to switch their devices to silent or to use earphones. Polling in recent years by various organisations suggests people are largely opposed to others playing music or taking calls on speaker in public spaces. Wetherspoons told the BBC that staff would be asked to use "common sense" when enforcing the ban. "We are not looking to ask anyone to leave a pub if they go against the ruling, but it is an option for managers if they refuse to do so," the company said. The British Beer and Pub Association, which represents Wetherspoons and several other pub com...

Home Depot on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom lines and reaffirmed its full fiscal-year guidance. "We continue to operate in what I call 'frozen housing market' conditions, but we also know that we're taking share and that we're serving our customers better every day," CFO Richard McPhail told CNBC. "It's a reflection of the continued investment we've made and the focus on executing our strategy." McPhail said Home Depot saw "broad engagement" across its categories, including in both its pro and do-it-yourself businesses, but the greater uncertainty in the market led the company to reaffirm rather than raise its guidance. He added that Home Depot's customer is "a healthy cohort," though he said the company has still not seen consumers return to big projects. "They've told us they have the means to spend, they're just hesitant," h...

Russian government officials told CNBC that the economy is strong and healthy despite "unprecedented foreign pressure" following the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. That message sits in stark contrast with the views of the former chief economist of Russia's state-controlled development bank VEB, who was dismissed on Sunday after comments he made earlier in the year were reported in Russian-language media . Andrei Klepach, a former deputy economy minister, was reportedly fired after presenting a report warning that Russia could not win a prolonged war of attrition with Ukraine and predicting a major social crisis. Klepach's dismissal was directly linked to his scathing economic assessment, according to exiled independent Russian outlet The Bell, which cited unnamed sources familiar with the matter when it first reported the news. CNBC could not independently verify the report. "In this war of attrition, we will not win the competition....

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After Being Left for Dead, These High-Yield Stocks Look to Rally Again. Here's How to Play It. Rob Isbitts Sun, August 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT 3 min read ARCC ETF with up arrow_Image by CL STOCK via Shutterstock When it comes to the market sub-segment devoted to investing in business development companies (BDCs) and the VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD), which collects them into one tidy stock basket there's a situation going on. I'd say these stocks are again catching a bid. But not after a first-half shellacking. The chart below is a solid, optimistic chart to me. There's some rediscovery of this beaten-down market area. But don't kid yourself. As I'll discuss below, there are some major overhangs here, which can appear again at any time. For now, the upward price trend is heartening. And the PPO recently crossing above the important zero line has been correlated with nice up moves in the past. More News from Barchart A $210 Billion Reason to Buy AMD Stock Here Co...

A cargo vessel was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations agency said Tuesday, signaling persisting navigation risks in the waterway as Washington and Tehran harden their positions. The attack caused damage to the engine room and resulted in a crew casualty, the maritime agency said, adding that the remaining crew were being assisted by the Omani Coast Guard. The incident came after an Iranian military official repeated threats that the Islamic state won't back down over the Strait of Hormuz. Fox News reported Tuesday that Ebrahim Zolfaghari, Iranian military spokesperson, said vessels attempting passage through the strait will "find several beautiful holes in their hulls." Washington and Tehran have rejected further talks after the 60-day negotiating ceasefire deal, reached in mid-June aimed at opening space for diplomatic engagement, expired on Monday without a formal follow-on agreement. "Both sides will d...