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AMD briefly surpassed a $1 trillion market capitalization after its shares rose 9%, putting the chipmaker among the industry's most valuable companies. The rally reflects investor confidence in AMD's growing role as Nvidia's closest rival in AI-focused graphics processors.
12:19 PMEconomic Times
The office-property downturn is moving from a vacancy problem to a refinancing crisis as billions of dollars in loans mature. New York and San Francisco show signs of recovery, while Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia face a more lasting deterioration in demand.
4:50 PMBloomberg Markets
Economists argue that the Treasury's bond-market proposal would not function as a meaningful national debt-management strategy. The episode nevertheless signaled to investors that market confidence and borrowing costs can pressure Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent into responding publicly.
3:01 AMFortune
Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and Tim Cook are expected to meet Xi Jinping as their companies seek different outcomes in China. Tesla depends on its Shanghai operations, Nvidia faces restrictions on advanced chip sales, and Citi is awaiting approval for a brokerage license.
3:46 PMMarketWatch
Goldman strategists say corporate earnings have been expanding far faster than the broader economy, a gap that has fueled concerns about an equity-market bubble. They expect S&P 500 earnings per share growth to slow to 11% in both 2027 and 2028.
6:13 AMMarketWatch
Oura and existing shareholders plan to offer 50 million shares in a US IPO priced between $40 and $44, potentially raising up to $2.2 billion. Eli Lilly and Dragoneer have indicated interest in buying shares, while Oura’s products track health metrics including heart rate and sleep.
11:44 AMEconomic TimesAMC Entertainment Holdings is offering new debt to refinance much of its first- and second-lien borrowings. The plan would also extend maturities across its capital structure.
8:44 AMBloomberg MarketsSummary
AMD briefly surpassed a $1 trillion market capitalization after its shares rose 9%, putting the chipmaker among the industry's most valuable companies. The rally reflects investor confidence in AMD's growing role as Nvidia's closest rival in AI-focused graphics processors.
AMD's valuation shows that investors now treat AI accelerators as a market large enough to
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AI infrastructure is expanding chip valuations and giving AMD greater financial and strategic leverage against Nvidia.
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The office-property downturn is moving from a vacancy problem to a refinancing crisis as billions of dollars in loans mature. New York and San Francisco show signs of recovery, while Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia face a more lasting deterioration in demand.
Loan maturities will force owners to refinance, sell or hand back properties that no longer
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The next phase of the office bust will spread from property owners to banks, municipal budgets and urban economies.
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Economists argue that the Treasury's bond-market proposal would not function as a meaningful national debt-management strategy. The episode nevertheless signaled to investors that market confidence and borrowing costs can pressure Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent into responding publicly.
The important shift is that the proposal exposed the Treasury's sensitivity to investor confidence rather
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Markets may treat Treasury efforts to manage bond sentiment as evidence of vulnerability, potentially raising the cost of future interventions.
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Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and Tim Cook are expected to meet Xi Jinping as their companies seek different outcomes in China. Tesla depends on its Shanghai operations, Nvidia faces restrictions on advanced chip sales, and Citi is awaiting approval for a brokerage license.
The guest list shows how deeply major US companies remain exposed to Chinese policy even
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The meeting could produce signals on whether commercial ties will be insulated from the broader US-China confrontation.
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Goldman strategists say corporate earnings have been expanding far faster than the broader economy, a gap that has fueled concerns about an equity-market bubble. They expect S&P 500 earnings per share growth to slow to 11% in both 2027 and 2028.
The key shift is from unusually strong earnings growth toward a still-robust but slower 11%
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Investors may need continued earnings gains, rather than economic growth alone, to justify current equity valuations.
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Oura and existing shareholders plan to offer 50 million shares in a US IPO priced between $40 and $44, potentially raising up to $2.2 billion. Eli Lilly and Dragoneer have indicated interest in buying shares, while Oura’s products track health metrics including heart rate and sleep.
The proposed deal would test whether public-market investors will value consumer health hardware as a
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Oura’s IPO will set a market test for wearable health companies seeking public capital.
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AMC Entertainment Holdings is offering new debt to refinance much of its first- and second-lien borrowings. The plan would also extend maturities across its capital structure.
AMC is using stronger box-office results to pursue debt relief rather than simply reduce borrowings.
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The refinancing could improve AMC’s liquidity while buying time to convert box-office gains into a durable balance-sheet recovery.
A curated list of other prominent stories from this day.
CarMax eliminated about 145 corporate positions, or 4% of its corporate workforce, in its third layoff round in 11 months. The company said the cuts are intended to make the organization leaner, faster and better aligned across teams, marking the first layoffs under CEO Keith Barr.
7:20 PMPYMNTS
A BNP analyst issued a positive view on AT&T’s stock, finding little to criticize in the company’s mobile business. The assessment positions AT&T favorably within the wireless sector.
5:57 PMMarketWatchJust Salad CEO Nick Kenner discussed the company's partnership with New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson, including how the deal was formed and how the chain plans to capitalize on the Knicks' championship win.
5:16 PMBloomberg MarketsGameStop shares rose 3% in postmarket trading after CEO Ryan Cohen disclosed a $26.4 million purchase of company stock in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
5:05 PMBloomberg Markets
Ascent Developer Solutions is expanding its Los Angeles headquarters after exceeding $3.7 billion in originations in just over two years. The private real estate lender is leasing 22,000 square feet in Encino, adding 13,000 square feet to its footprint.
4:55 PMHousing WireBank of America identified stocks it rates as buys based on business quality, free-cash-flow generation and dividend appeal. The list includes companies offering income alongside the potential for share-price gains.
3:45 PMCNBC
Researchers Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick used a decade of tax data to identify a less visible group of wealthy Americans. Their work examines how ordinary-looking business owners and professionals built substantial fortunes outside the celebrity billionaire class.
3:23 PMMarketWatch
Amazon plans to invest another $1.9 billion in its delivery service partner program in 2027. The funding is intended to raise delivery associates’ national average pay to nearly $24 an hour and support safety improvements, including fewer serious crashes.
3:20 PMPYMNTSIntel shares jumped 12% as CPU stocks rallied, with the move becoming the focus of an afternoon market update. The coverage examines the forces behind the sector-wide advance and what investors should watch next.
3:11 PMCNBCNissan is considering adding a third production shift at its Smyrna, Tennessee, assembly plant as it launches the new Rogue hybrid. The expansion could create hundreds or potentially thousands of jobs.
12:53 PMCNBC
Indeed’s CEO says qualified applicants are being screened out as employers contend with large volumes of AI-generated and fraudulent applications. The resulting bottleneck leaves genuine candidates unseen and makes it harder for companies to identify the people they need.
11:07 AMFortuneStrategy Inc. bought $75.7 million of Bitcoin, its first purchase in three weeks. The move comes as Michael Saylor seeks to rebuild investor confidence by reshaping the company’s balance sheet and expanding its reserves.
8:56 AMBloomberg MarketsFanDuel has cut its guidance four consecutive times, weakening the investment case for its parent company. Rothschild & Co. is therefore taking a more cautious view of the stock.
8:22 AMCNBCSouthern California is attracting a growing cluster of advanced manufacturing companies that produce precision metal parts, jet engines and space systems. Impulse Space founder Tom Mueller and Hadrian founder Chris Power describe how Los Angeles is becoming a base for in-space transportation and highly automated factories.
4:09 AMBloomberg MarketsImpulse Space founder Tom Mueller and Hadrian founder Chris Power discuss the growth of advanced industrial manufacturing in the Los Angeles region. Their companies are developing space transportation systems and automated factories for complex metal components.
4:00 AMBloomberg MarketsThe episode examines the expansion of advanced manufacturing in Southern California, including companies making precision components, jet engines and space vehicles. Impulse Space founder Tom Mueller and Hadrian founder Chris Power discuss the industrial ecosystem taking shape around Los Angeles.
4:00 AMBloomberg Markets
A survey of 526 US small businesses finds that companies tracking where customers originate report stronger growth than those that do not. The findings suggest that attribution data helps owners identify which marketing and sales channels produce results.
4:00 AMPYMNTS
California's median home price reached $887,680 in July 2026 while the state had roughly 10,500 fewer real estate licensees than a year earlier. The combination points to a smaller professional pool operating in a still-high-value housing market.
3:00 AMHousing WireSummary
CarMax eliminated about 145 corporate positions, or 4% of its corporate workforce, in its third layoff round in 11 months. The company said the cuts are intended to make the organization leaner, faster and better aligned across teams, marking the first layoffs under CEO Keith Barr.
Repeated reductions point to a sustained effort to lower overhead and reset CarMax's corporate structure,
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CarMax is tightening costs under new leadership as it manages a more difficult operating environment.
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A BNP analyst issued a positive view on AT&T’s stock, finding little to criticize in the company’s mobile business. The assessment positions AT&T favorably within the wireless sector.
The bullish case rests on AT&T’s mobile performance rather than a broad sector rebound. If
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A favorable wireless assessment strengthens AT&T’s position as a sector pick for investors prioritizing execution and defensiveness.
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Just Salad CEO Nick Kenner discussed the company's partnership with New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson, including how the deal was formed and how the chain plans to capitalize on the Knicks' championship win.
The championship gives Just Salad a timely platform to turn Brunson's endorsement into broader brand
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Just Salad is using a high-profile sports relationship to compete for consumer attention and potentially accelerate growth.
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GameStop shares rose 3% in postmarket trading after CEO Ryan Cohen disclosed a $26.4 million purchase of company stock in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Cohen's purchase gives investors a fresh bullish signal from GameStop's top executive and helped lift
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The purchase reinforces investor confidence in GameStop while leaving the company's underlying turnaround unproven.
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Ascent Developer Solutions is expanding its Los Angeles headquarters after exceeding $3.7 billion in originations in just over two years. The private real estate lender is leasing 22,000 square feet in Encino, adding 13,000 square feet to its footprint.
The expansion shows that Ascent is converting rapid lending growth into a larger operating base
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Ascent's growth reflects rising demand for private real estate capital and a larger competitive role for nonbank lenders.
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Bank of America identified stocks it rates as buys based on business quality, free-cash-flow generation and dividend appeal. The list includes companies offering income alongside the potential for share-price gains.
The screen favors companies that can fund dividends from operations rather than relying on debt
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Investors are being directed toward cash-generative businesses that may offer protection as markets become less forgiving of weak balance sheets.
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Researchers Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick used a decade of tax data to identify a less visible group of wealthy Americans. Their work examines how ordinary-looking business owners and professionals built substantial fortunes outside the celebrity billionaire class.
The findings shift attention from exceptional founders to repeatable wealth-building through ownership, income and long-term
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The research offers a more realistic map of American wealth than the billionaire stories that dominate public attention.
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Amazon plans to invest another $1.9 billion in its delivery service partner program in 2027. The funding is intended to raise delivery associates’ national average pay to nearly $24 an hour and support safety improvements, including fewer serious crashes.
The investment increases Amazon’s cost per package while shifting more support to the independent contractors
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Amazon is treating delivery labor and safety as strategic infrastructure rather than a cost it can leave entirely to contractors.
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Intel shares jumped 12% as CPU stocks rallied, with the move becoming the focus of an afternoon market update. The coverage examines the forces behind the sector-wide advance and what investors should watch next.
The rally signals renewed buying in the CPU group, but a one-day surge does not
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Intel’s move shows how quickly investor sentiment can reprice a challenged chipmaker when optimism returns to the semiconductor cycle.
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Nissan is considering adding a third production shift at its Smyrna, Tennessee, assembly plant as it launches the new Rogue hybrid. The expansion could create hundreds or potentially thousands of jobs.
The potential shift would turn the Rogue hybrid launch into a broader U.S. manufacturing bet,
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Nissan may be positioning hybrids as a near-term growth engine for both U.S. production and employment.
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Indeed’s CEO says qualified applicants are being screened out as employers contend with large volumes of AI-generated and fraudulent applications. The resulting bottleneck leaves genuine candidates unseen and makes it harder for companies to identify the people they need.
The hiring process is failing at the screening stage, not simply because employers lack open
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A broken application pipeline can suppress hiring even when employers still need workers.
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Strategy Inc. bought $75.7 million of Bitcoin, its first purchase in three weeks. The move comes as Michael Saylor seeks to rebuild investor confidence by reshaping the company’s balance sheet and expanding its reserves.
Strategy has resumed its core Bitcoin accumulation strategy after a brief pause. The purchase signals
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The purchase reinforces Strategy’s dependence on Bitcoin performance and investor appetite for its crypto-focused capital structure.
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FanDuel has cut its guidance four consecutive times, weakening the investment case for its parent company. Rothschild & Co. is therefore taking a more cautious view of the stock.
Repeated guidance cuts show that FanDuel’s turnaround is progressing more slowly than expected. The deteriorating
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FanDuel’s execution is becoming a direct constraint on investor confidence in its owner.
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Southern California is attracting a growing cluster of advanced manufacturing companies that produce precision metal parts, jet engines and space systems. Impulse Space founder Tom Mueller and Hadrian founder Chris Power describe how Los Angeles is becoming a base for in-space transportation and highly automated factories.
The shift is from viewing Los Angeles primarily as a consumer and entertainment economy to
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Los Angeles is emerging as a test case for whether American startups can turn advanced engineering into competitive domestic production.
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Impulse Space founder Tom Mueller and Hadrian founder Chris Power discuss the growth of advanced industrial manufacturing in the Los Angeles region. Their companies are developing space transportation systems and automated factories for complex metal components.
The companies represent a broader move toward vertically integrated hardware businesses that combine software, automation
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The region's industrial revival depends on whether startup-led automation can make US production faster and cost-competitive.
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The episode examines the expansion of advanced manufacturing in Southern California, including companies making precision components, jet engines and space vehicles. Impulse Space founder Tom Mueller and Hadrian founder Chris Power discuss the industrial ecosystem taking shape around Los Angeles.
The central change is the convergence of aerospace demand, autonomous production and a deep local
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A successful Los Angeles cluster could offer a practical blueprint for rebuilding US capacity in strategically important hardware industries.
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A survey of 526 US small businesses finds that companies tracking where customers originate report stronger growth than those that do not. The findings suggest that attribution data helps owners identify which marketing and sales channels produce results.
The decisive advantage is not simply collecting customer data but using it to reallocate limited
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For cash-constrained small businesses, knowing which channels generate customers can directly improve marketing efficiency and growth.
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California's median home price reached $887,680 in July 2026 while the state had roughly 10,500 fewer real estate licensees than a year earlier. The combination points to a smaller professional pool operating in a still-high-value housing market.
The decline in licensees reduces competition for the agents who remain, even though high prices
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California's real estate market may still support professionals, but consolidation is likely to reward experienced agents while pushing marginal entrants out.
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