Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 9 PM ET: AI Jitters and Geopolitical Threats Mark Start of Busy Week in Markets | Trump ...
Dow Jones2026/08/25 01:00AI Jitters and Geopolitical Threats Mark Start of Busy Week in Markets
Chip makers and other tech stocks weighed on major U.S. indexes.
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Trump Threatens 50% Tariff on Vehicles and Parts From Canada
The move, which would take effect in January, is the latest in the rapidly escalating trade war between the two neighbors.
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Bessent Launches 'Operation Economic Outcast' to Isolate and Squeeze Iran
The Treasury secretary announced new sanctions meant to target Tehran's enablers and devastate the regime economically.
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Bessent Faces an Uphill Battle to Lower Bond Yields Through Treasury Buybacks
The proposed increase in buybacks isn't enough to greatly change yields or lower federal borrowing costs.
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Bond Yields Fall with Oil, Prospects of Further Treasury Action
Global government bond yields fell amid declining oil prices and as investors anticipate that further measures from the U.S. Treasury are possible to tame high yields.
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Bitcoin has beaten stocks and gold over six months. Now it's closing in on $80,000.
Bitcoin was rising Monday near the $80,000 level that it last touched in May, after the cryptocurrency surged last week on the Treasury Department's plans to buy back longer-dated Treasurys.
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U.S. Says Oil Is Pouring Through Hormuz. Trackers Can't Find It.
Firms that count ships, oil output and imports aren't able to verify U.S. claims about the volume of oil getting through Iran's chokehold.
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Wall Street Is Counting on Nvidia to Keep the AI Party Going
Nvidia's results could send shock waves through the tech sector-and the broader stock market.
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How Trump's Crypto Push Is Linked to Bessent's Treasury Moves
Stablecoins could drive demand for Treasury bills.
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Inside Indonesia's Push to Boost Commodity Market Credibility
State-owned Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia's role is to monitor the resources market and maintain the flow of exports, not to take ownership of goods, CEO Luke Mahony said.
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Private Credit's Chills Draw Bargain Hunters Offering Cash to Trapped Investors
Business-development company investors snubbed earlier discounted cash-out offers, but some could now have a second chance as industry woes mount.
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The AI Spending Boom Is Outrunning Wall Street Estimates
Big Tech is shoveling billions of dollars into the AI buildout, leaving investors spooked and analysts behind. Can they catch up?
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 24, 2026 21:00 ET (01:00 GMT)
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