Stocks rallied to near-record highs as Powell signaled upcoming rate cuts at a Jackson Hole speech.

The S&P 500 climbed within 1% of its record close on Friday, with all major indexes gaining over 1% for the week.

Nvidia's Wednesday earnings report looms large, with Wall Street expecting 109% year-over-year profit growth.

The PCE price index is set for release on Friday and is expected to show the slowest year-over-year inflation since March 2021.

The Kroger-Albertsons merger, the largest in US grocery history, is facing FTC court challenges over competition concerns.

Boeing announced its Starliner will return from the ISS without astronauts, with NASA instead using SpaceX’s Dragon capsule for their February 2025 return.

Home insurance affordability stress hit 15% of Australian households, up from 11.6% last year, as climate risks drive premiums higher.

AI's energy appetite surged 64%, reaching 134 terawatt hours annually by 2027, equivalent to Sweden's electricity usage.

The Harris campaign raised $40 million since her convention speech, bringing total election efforts to $540 million.

Former President Donald Trump called for increased legal immigration, citing AI and labor needs.

🇵🇸 🇮🇱 Hamas rejected new Israeli conditions in Gaza ceasefire talks, casting doubt on the latest U.S.-backed effort to end the 10-month-old war.

🇲🇲 Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied in Bangladesh camps on the seventh anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar, demanding an end to violence and safe return.

🇧🇩 Floods in Bangladesh killed at least 20 people and affected over 5.2 million, prompting urgent calls for humanitarian assistance.

🇲🇱 Drone strikes killed at least 21 people, including 11 children, in Mali's northern town of Tinzaouaten, according to Tuareg rebels.

🇮🇱 🇱🇧 Israel and Hezbollah exchanged their heaviest fire in months, with Hezbollah claiming to hit an Israeli military intelligence site near Tel Aviv.

🇮🇱 Israel's cabinet approved a $923 million expansion in the 2024 state budget to help fund evacuees until the end of the year.

🇺🇦 🇮🇳 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would support India hosting a second summit on peace.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $64.91 million in net inflows on Thursday, marking six consecutive days of positive flows.

Sony Group unveiled plans for Soneium, an Ethereum Layer-2 network, aiming to bridge Web3 with everyday internet services.

A US District Judge denied Kraken's motion to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit, allowing the case against the crypto exchange to proceed.

Thousands of redheads gathered in the Netherlands for the annual Redhead Days Festival, celebrating their rare 1-2% of the global population.

Italian authorities opened a manslaughter probe into a superyacht sinking off Sicily that claimed seven lives.

Dr. Anthony Fauci caught West Nile virus and was hospitalized.

Hackers compromised McDonald's Instagram account, conducting a $700,000 rug pull with a fake GRIMACE token.

The electric-plane future has taken off, with Beta Technologies flying people in a 250-mile range aircraft that's quieter and 40 times cheaper to operate than jet-fueled planes.